I think I'm ADDICTED!

[dentintraining]

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Ok, so I may need to check into the Pre-Dental Anonymous clinic. I have become obsessed with getting accepted into Dental School. My friends all tell me I need help, and my girlfriend says I've been very distant lately. Whenever I am asked to hang-out, play basketball or softball with friends, I always tell them "tomorrow -- I'll hang out tomorrow."

LOL, ok, its not that bad, but I spend a good hour daily; researching various aspects of dental school acceptance. I know my time would be spent better studying for the DAT or something, but I can't seem to break the habit.

HELP!

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[zacky2005]

Ok, so I may need to check into the Pre-Dental Anonymous clinic. I have become obsessed with getting accepted into Dental School. My friends all tell me I need help, and my girlfriend says I've been very distant lately. Whenever I am asked to hang-out, play basketball or softball with friends, I always tell them "tomorrow -- I'll hang out tomorrow."

LOL, ok, its not that bad, but I spend a good hour daily; researching various aspects of dental school acceptance. I know my time would be spent better studying for the DAT or something, but I can't seem to break the habit.

HELP!

:::

That's very normal. But make sure the daily hour devoted to that search continues to be fruitful and informative ...

 

[L8DYV]

lots of sdn eh? 😉

 

[drdoodle]

I totally feel you on this...

It's really hard to explain to people who haven't been through this nightmare application process how nervous, frustrated, terrified, etc etc you are and why you'd rather sit at home memorizing the details of DNA synthesis than taking an hour out of your precious time to be a fraction of how social you were before you first logged into AADSAS.

It's also really hard not to smack the bejebus out of every kid worrying to you about his LSAT or CPA exam, lol

 

[pmantz]

I totally feel you on this...

It's really hard to explain to people who haven't been through this nightmare application process how nervous, frustrated, terrified, etc etc you are and why you'd rather sit at home memorizing the details of DNA synthesis than taking an hour out of your precious time to be a fraction of how social you were before you first logged into AADSAS.

It's also really hard not to smack the bejebus out of every kid worrying to you about his LSAT or CPA exam, lol

I heard one definition of insanity is repeating the same action over and over and getting the same result. So I have noticed a pattern in my behavior over the past month checking my email about 1000 times a day, then going to AADSAS and checking my status(like it would change anyway), and then coming here to SDN. I do believe I have gone over the deep end, I can wait for my semester to start so I distract myself with school.

 

[dentintraining]

EXACTLY!!

Good to hear others are in my situation. Its bad enough, last night after I posted the original message, I had a dream that I was accepted to Case Western, then when I went to the first day of class they told me I wasn't registered (very wierd dream, I know).

Thanks guys!

 

[PChemGrad]

I heard one definition of insanity is repeating the same action over and over and getting the same result. So I have noticed a pattern in my behavior over the past month checking my email about 1000 times a day, then going to AADSAS and checking my status(like it would change anyway), and then coming here to SDN. I do believe I have gone over the deep end, I can wait for my semester to start so I distract myself with school.

I think I have gone insane then, according to your definition. I do the same thing over and over and yet the result doesnt change. Yet my PI says it should be there it should work. Well maybe I should just focus on my Secondarys instead of my research, then I would get something done.

 

[pmantz]

I think I have gone insane then, according to your definition. I do the same thing over and over and yet the result doesnt change. Yet my PI says it should be there it should work. Well maybe I should just focus on my Secondarys instead of my research, then I would get something done.

Oh the joys of research.

 

[Lidopaine82]

I heard one definition of insanity is repeating the same action over and over and getting the same result. So I have noticed a pattern in my behavior over the past month checking my email about 1000 times a day, then going to AADSAS and checking my status(like it would change anyway), and then coming here to SDN. I do believe I have gone over the deep end, I can wait for my semester to start so I distract myself with school.

its doing the same thing over and over and expecting a DIFFERENT result

the cure for pre dent addiction is dental school... now i dislike pre-dental

 

[beannaithe]

its doing the same thing over and over and expecting a DIFFERENT result

the cure for pre dent addiction is dental school... now i dislike pre-dental

Amen on that one!

 

[Mustt Mustt]

To the OP, At one point I was addicted to SDN, right around september of last year when the interviews started coming. I would check SDN 3 times a day to see if anyone receieved new interviews from the schools I applied to or not but after december my addction was gone once I got accepted. So I thnk it is normal to the limit but make sure you do everything else that needs to be done to get into Dental school other than researching and checking SDN.