How devastated would you be if you got rejected everywhere?

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HriRish said:
OMG that persian guy is HILARIOUS. That one picture with the gold plated toilet seat and San Pellegrino water to wash his a**? Priceless.
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Strong trolling bro. Nice hijack of the main thread into some random conversation. Well done. 10/10.
 
Rik1111 said:
I applied last year to 8 schools.

I have a 3.9 GPA, 36 MCAT.
I worked as an EMT, phlebotomist, and have service awards coming out my wahoo.

Sometimes you get unlucky. Getting rejected isn't so bad. It gives you a year off to do whatever you want. I'm actually quite enjoying myself.
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Service awards coming out your wahoo? The reason you got rejected was likely that demeanor.

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jakobinarino said:
Service awards coming out your wahoo? The reason you got rejected was likely that demeanor.

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I wasn't an idiot during my interview. I know to keep my humor in check somewhat.

I didn't get accepted because I applied late.
 
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After reading this thread, i feel even worse than I already do.

applied to 26 schools this past cycle...26 rejections.
 
premed2000 said:
After reading this thread, i feel even worse than I already do.

applied to 26 schools this past cycle...26 rejections.
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Just think of it as an extra year off before you have to begin working every day. There are plenty of people that didn't get accepted their first cycle. Improve your app, enjoy yourself, and come back stronger next application. 🙂
 
I think it would cut deep, but honestly I have already prepared myself for a rejection ahead of time. Not saying I am not going into this confidently though. I am a transfer student that decided on medical school later in life. So I was caught off guard on the intricacy of the whole process and now I am applying "early". Early in the sense that I am kinda squeezing into this application cycle. If I do not get in this year, then I will have to apply next year stronger and take part in the typical year off that many students have to do. I will find a job and build up some more volunteering hours while waiting to matriculate.

Right now I am applying to my state schools and many low tier medical schools. Next year I will do the same, but broaden my applications and include DO schools. In the end its all about practicing medicine. Just thought that if I am going to plan on applying early, then I will attempt just MD my first cycle.

Good luck to all! Just keep at it is the key of course.
 
It's a weird thing, because you get your rejections slowly over months. I don't know about you guys, but I got used to it. By the last one, I was already ready for it.
 
I'd be depressed honestly. I'm almost 25 and it would have been painful to wait another yr. I imagine reapplying kind of sucks. And retaking the McAt sucks.
 
KnuxNole said:
By answering with alternate options, other careers that you have thought about, etc. Basically, they want to see if this kid isn't some one trick pony.
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You can't do much with a degree in biology
 
Applied to 16 schools last year: all rejections. I was heartbroken to say the least. I spent my time after gaining new experiences and focused harder in my remaining classes.

I reapplied this past cycle.

Results? Accepted to my top choice 🙂

As much as the rejections sucked, it made me more motivated to work harder.
 
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mnhockeyfan said:
Applied to 16 schools last year: all rejections. I was heartbroken to say the least. I spent my time after gaining new experiences and focused harder in my remaining classes.

I reapplied this past cycle.

Results? Accepted to my top choice 🙂

As much as the rejections sucked, it made me more motivated to work harder.
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Congrats mnhockeyfan! hopefully my reapplication this coming cycle will be as successful as your reapp!
 
amazing tekkers said:
You can't do much with a degree in biology
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You can do medical device sales if you don't mind toughing out 3-5 years of general business to business sales. Halfway decent medical device salesmen can pull down $120k/year.
 
amazing tekkers said:
You can't do much with a degree in biology
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If you have a biology degree, there are options out there. In addition, you can branch out, maybe do extra schooling, etc. if you need to get to a certain goal.

To be honest, when I hear new college graduates say "I have a degree in XXX, there are obviously no jobs for this!", my response in my head is "How hard did you try, and how creative were you in the job search?" You also don't have to go into a profession that directly deals with your degree, but your talents can help land a job....this is a point that sadly fine art majors don't seem to understand.

People made the personal choice to select biology, so there is interest in that field somewhere and diligence is key...much like applying to med school 😛
 
mnhockeyfan said:
Applied to 16 schools last year: all rejections. I was heartbroken to say the least. I spent my time after gaining new experiences and focused harder in my remaining classes.

I reapplied this past cycle.

Results? Accepted to my top choice 🙂

As much as the rejections sucked, it made me more motivated to work harder.
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Congrats
 
KnuxNole said:
If you have a biology degree, there are options out there. In addition, you can branch out, maybe do extra schooling, etc. if you need to get to a certain goal.

To be honest, when I hear new college graduates say "I have a degree in XXX, there are obviously no jobs for this!", my response in my head is "How hard did you try, and how creative were you in the job search?" You also don't have to go into a profession that directly deals with your degree, but your talents can help land a job....this is a point that sadly fine art majors don't seem to understand.

People made the personal choice to select biology, so there is interest in that field somewhere and diligence is key...much like applying to med school 😛
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nah man id LOL then go get yucky with the boys
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Haha, I totally inferred this in a sexual tone on the first pass. Also, love the sig.
 
the answer, for me anyway, was very.

And then the second time, it was very very.

Thank goodness that was the end of that though.
It feels bad and it's a bad situation because it's like you've done all this work and invested all this time and money and then to wind up with nothing for it.... I mean you are essentially, tangibly (though not really) no closer at all to what you are after, The natural conclusion it seems, is that you are being told (either by the schools or yourself) that, "well, I just don't want this bad enough, my commitment isn't strong enough or I'm just not invested enough." And then this can lead toward extremes where the whole thing become more important than it "should" be. I say "should" in quotes because really who is to say how intense someone else's feelings should be?

Everyone is on their own journey, so while one person may brush off unanimous rejection, someone else might be pushed to the limit. Neither is right or wrong, just peoples different reactions or feelings toward it. There really isn't any point in comparing your progress to someone else's or this person's to that person's.
Everyone is on their own journey. Some people might get there younger or older with higher or lower scores and different experiences, but what difference does that make? Everyone will have challenges and life is going to leave everyone with some scars. The fact that I may do life a little "better" than some doesn't give me satisfaction. The fact that I may do life a little "worse" than others doesn't give me concern. You have to know what you want and keep going after it. Push yourself to be better than you are.

As a side note, I was able to isolate a few key things that I wanted from a career and actually came up with some possible alternatives to medicine. Actually, I tried my best to stay as open-minded as possible. It felt weird to stay so intensely focused on medical school admission, while hoping on the side that something else might smack me across the face that would be maybe even more interesting or more fulfilling...I mean, more fulfilling and almost certainly easier to get started, win-win.

Rejection and failure don't feel good. To me, it felt like mentally driving through a really bad neighborhood or a dangerous tunnel or something. You just have to give yourself every chance and do whatever you can to keep going to get through it.

Btw, if you do feel like super depressed about it; it's not right or wrong. Keep doing what you can for as long as you can. That's what I think anyway.
 
eyebrowdoc said:
for me life would not be the same afterward I think. I would feel lost
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I think I would reapply again one more time. If I still couldn't get in, I would look towards a different career path. Maybe teach high school science.
 
10/10 would read this thread again. I cried, then I laughed, then I cried some more.

Also, if I get rejected I will seriously consider PA school. Ain't no shame in being a little lower on the totem pole! 2 years, come out making $85k/year with only $50k in debt instead of $250k. 2 years of school instead of 7-11 years. Or maybe I'd do nursing or even teach. There are always options.
 
VictorAlpha said:
the answer, for me anyway, was very.

And then the second time, it was very very.

Thank goodness that was the end of that though.
It feels bad and it's a bad situation because it's like you've done all this work and invested all this time and money and then to wind up with nothing for it.... I mean you are essentially, tangibly (though not really) no closer at all to what you are after, The natural conclusion it seems, is that you are being told (either by the schools or yourself) that, "well, I just don't want this bad enough, my commitment isn't strong enough or I'm just not invested enough." And then this can lead toward extremes where the whole thing become more important than it "should" be. I say "should" in quotes because really who is to say how intense someone else's feelings should be?

Everyone is on their own journey, so while one person may brush off unanimous rejection, someone else might be pushed to the limit. Neither is right or wrong, just peoples different reactions or feelings toward it. There really isn't any point in comparing your progress to someone else's or this person's to that person's.
Everyone is on their own journey. Some people might get there younger or older with higher or lower scores and different experiences, but what difference does that make? Everyone will have challenges and life is going to leave everyone with some scars. The fact that I may do life a little "better" than some doesn't give me satisfaction. The fact that I may do life a little "worse" than others doesn't give me concern. You have to know what you want and keep going after it. Push yourself to be better than you are.

As a side note, I was able to isolate a few key things that I wanted from a career and actually came up with some possible alternatives to medicine. Actually, I tried my best to stay as open-minded as possible. It felt weird to stay so intensely focused on medical school admission, while hoping on the side that something else might smack me across the face that would be maybe even more interesting or more fulfilling...I mean, more fulfilling and almost certainly easier to get started, win-win.

Rejection and failure don't feel good. To me, it felt like mentally driving through a really bad neighborhood or a dangerous tunnel or something. You just have to give yourself every chance and do whatever you can to keep going to get through it.

Btw, if you do feel like super depressed about it; it's not right or wrong. Keep doing what you can for as long as you can. That's what I think anyway.
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well said👍
 
TheShaker said:
Lost, adrift, cheated, ashamed...You work hard over the years to get to this moment and 20+ schools unanimously agree that you're not fit to go medical school. You are among the 8% of 3.8/34 applicants who managed to **** this up badly enough to not get in. You then try and find a job to support yourself over the year only to find that a degree in the life sciences is complete **** in the job market and the kicker is that you only have one year to commit which makes any meaningful job virtually impossible to find. It doesn't even matter that you spent 4 damn years of your undergrad working 20 hours/week in your research lab, that starving Masters graduate or newly minted PhD is going to take your entry level job because that's apparently how things work now. You were one of "the smart ones" in your class, the one who people actually looked to because you always seemed to know things, yet now you're graduating unemployed with absolutely no idea what you're going to do, but at least it's with honors right?! Meanwhile, your "support structure" is now telling you to try and choose an easier career..."why not podiatry or pharm or opt?? Why are you wasting your time and money trying to chase a goal that you can't reach??" when they can't even tell you the basic process of application. Thank you for imparting your infinite wisdom upon me. Say, would you mind if I return the favor by teaching you how to fly a plane? No, I've never flown a plane before, but that apparently fits with your backwards standard of qualification.

So yeah, in my experience....it doesn't really feel too good...🙄
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Oh sh** , dude I feel the same way, but atleast I have strong support. Seriously man, your going to get this, 5 waitlist with good stats. I seriously think your going to get in this cycle!


Who knew after all this work that we would be defeated, I was also in the like 10% of people with my stats that f***ed things up.

Not to mention, many of the aunts and uncles in my extended family went to top medical schools (UCSF/PENN/UCLA) and I couldn't even get into one :/
 
When I finally got the rejection from my only interview in my first cycle (wait listed, then rejected) I drank heavily by myself, puked and passed out. The next day I picked myself up, started looking for clinical jobs that would improve my app while paying the bills and set a two year plan of action to do everything in my power to get in the second time I applied (I took a year off between cycles). I let myself have one day of wallowing in self pity and then I never looked back. I followed my plan almost exactly and here I am now, about to start medical school in 2 months. Feels great, man. Yeah, it took me a little longer than ideal, but honestly I'm a better person for it, my ego needed a little trimming, and I had some really cool experiences that I wouldn't have had otherwise.
 
nabilesmail said:
Oh sh** , dude I feel the same way, but atleast I have strong support. Seriously man, your going to get this, 5 waitlist with good stats. I seriously think your going to get in this cycle!


Who knew after all this work that we would be defeated, I was also in the like 10% of people with my stats that f***ed things up.

Not to mention, many of the aunts and uncles in my extended family went to top medical schools (UCSF/PENN/UCLA) and I couldn't even get into one :/
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I am also in that 10ish percent (stats were 3.6<GPA<3.9, 35< MCAT< 38). I never felt entitled to an acceptance just due to having decent numerical stats, but the rejections nevertheless felt like a kick in the teeth (every time the schools where I'm wait listed accept people off the wait list who are not me, I feel a bit worse).

I'm starting to get more perspective on having another gap year. Aside from just having more time to "strengthen my application" and put nose to grindstone, I'm realizing that I now have another year of my life where I'm not indentured to medicine and can actually achieve some of my other life goals (like improve my foreign language skills, travel, train for a marathon, etc) -- as desperately as I wish I was starting medical school this fall, having a little more free time isn't so bad. 🙂
 
Who else is actually happy to have a year "off"?

If I got a scribe job, I would be so happy. I would work 4-6 days a week, start working out, start reading some books, watch all the tv shows I have hoarded but never had time to watch due to school...
Then imagine getting an acceptance in November or December. You'll have 8 or 9 months to just chill and relax after sacrificing so much time, sleep, health, friends...
I'm tearing up just thinking about it
 
positivityrocks said:
Getting rejected last year was probably the best thing that has ever happened to me. Disappointing and humbling, yes, but there is a lot that can come from knowing that you just pick yourself up, learn from your mistakes, and try again. Not nearly as devastatingly life-shattering as I imagined it would be.
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<3 me too, bruh.
 
chillaxbro said:
Who else is actually happy to have a year "off"?

If I got a scribe job, I would be so happy. I would work 4-6 days a week, start working out, start reading some books, watch all the tv shows I have hoarded but never had time to watch due to school...
Then imagine getting an acceptance in November or December. You'll have 8 or 9 months to just chill and relax after sacrificing so much time, sleep, health, friends...
I'm tearing up just thinking about it
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The problem, really, is getting a job. :/ I've been applying to tons of university research jobs since March with no luck (and I worked for 2yrs in a bench med school lab during undergrad) and scribe jobs are at least an hour away from my house. :/

Gap years are great if you have something planned. I, on the other hand, didn't foresee myself being without a job almost a month after graduation--and am now getting nervous for the typical "what are you doing if not in school" secondary question.

/pity party
 
I'm not quite sure how I wandered into this thread and read the whole thing, but my advice for people who didn't get in is to take 2-3 years off and go do something else. Your application in all likelihood is not going to be greatly improved in 1 year. The gap years will be helpful - you get some perspective, some maturity, and learn how to navigate the workplace. And you don't burn out.

The top 10% of my class were ALL people who entered when they were >25 years old. I don't think that's a coincidence.

Just some food for thought.
 
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