I've lost the will to do secondaries . . .

[TravellinDoc]

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I've done so many I think I'm just not going to turn in OHSU and Drexel. I mean, why not, right? I've already done 22, why not save a few bucks and some heartache and just say the hell with it? I know medicine is my dream, but I need further motivation to spend another $150 on schools I'm only half excited about attending. Anyone else finding themselves going "ehh, whatever" ? Anyone else feel this way? 😴 😳

 

[elee20]

I've done so many I think I'm just not going to turn in OHSU and Drexel. I mean, why not, right? I've already done 22, why not save a few bucks and some heartache and just say the hell with it? I know medicine is my dream, but I need further motivation to spend another $150 on schools I'm only half excited about attending. Anyone else finding themselves going "ehh, whatever" ? Anyone else feel this way? 😴 😳

I don't know about OHSU but the Drexel secondary is so easy. I'd at least do that one. But then again, it's your call!!

 

[MsEvolution]

I've been kind of feeling this way, too. Something interesting happened to me, though.

When I first chose my list, (21 schools... 15 allo and 6 osteo) I chose based on admissions criteria, geographic location, deadline, etc... Once I had to start working on secondaries and I was hit with THE question... "Why have you chosen to apply to our school?", I began to go through the motions of researching their curriculum to try and find it's strong points... and was surprised to find a handful of schools that I realized I really wasn't impressed by... I had a hard time finding something I DID like... so, I had to come up with some wishy-washy reasons, but I have a feeling they'll see through it... and my $$ will be wasted.

😡

 

[wxl31]

I've been kind of feeling this way, too. Something interesting happened to me, though.

When I first chose my list, (21 schools... 15 allo and 6 osteo) I chose based on admissions criteria, geographic location, deadline, etc... Once I had to start working on secondaries and I was hit with THE question... "Why have you chosen to apply to our school?", I began to go through the motions of researching their curriculum to try and find it's strong points... and was surprised to find a handful of schools that I realized I really wasn't impressed by... I had a hard time finding something I DID like... so, I had to come up with some wishy-washy reasons, but I have a feeling they'll see through it... and my $$ will be wasted.

😡

THAT QUESTION IS KILLING ME! I saved Creighton, USC, and Loma Linda for last b/c I just can't come up with an answer that's solid.

I just want to be done and for some reason I can't get there.

 

[PositivePostBac]

a little advice from someone who did 25 secondaries, including multi-essay ones like U Chicago, Northwestern, Duke, etc... take some time off... like a week or so... get it off your mind for a while, then come back after you feel a little refreshed...

 

[wends]

yeah...my last sec was teh hardest to do!!! it took me forever to write 100 words....man, so glad its over...






its over right?...

 

[MsEvolution]

THAT QUESTION IS KILLING ME! I saved Creighton, USC, and Loma Linda for last b/c I just can't come up with an answer that's solid.

I just want to be done and for some reason I can't get there.

Yes, Creighton was the most difficult one for me... I ended up giving some hokey reasons like, the rich cultural resources, the relative proximity to IL and Iowa where I have friends and family, and Creighton's morally responsible approach to medical training (read: religious)... but, I would think EVERY medical school strives to be morally and socially responsible. So, that doesn't really set them apart. I didn't find almost anything in their curriculum that stood out... *sigh* I have a feeling I just spent money there for the sake of spending it.

 

[wxl31]

yeah...my last sec was teh hardest to do!!! it took me forever to write 100 words....man, so glad its over...





one word: jealous!!!

 

[BlueMagpie]

I just finished my last secondary last night, and what's weird is, is that I actually feel more nervous than when I was working on them 🙁

Then I just had this debacle with EVMS and in-state forms, the woman who answered the phone was really rude and kept interrupting me.

I'd like to turn my brain off for a week. 😴

 

[MsEvolution]

I know the feeling! After the secondaries, I'm going to have about 1 1/2 weeks to be free from school-related stuff... what should I do in that time... hmmm... maybe I'll be a mom to my kids... at least they can say they had a mom for 1 1/2 weeks when they were young! 🙄

 

[IndyZX]

I should really finish Duke right now; I don't have any excuses. Chicago is a pain in the ass, and I can understand why I'm not doing it, but I gotta get movin'.

 

[leechy]

I'm in this position too - my inertia is continually increasing. At least one, maybe three more to go, depending on whether I drop two more of my schools (I've already dropped 4 of my schools, two of which I paid the secondary money and did the essays for 😡 ).

 

[wends]

well, i spoke too soon....i may be done with secondaries, but i have to write another 4 page essay for mcgill 🙁 🙁 😡 ..... BAH, my mind is blank and white as snow....


help me.....

 

[leverp2000]

I'm done with all of mine except for UChicago. I'm debating whether its worth the hassle ...

 

[Senor.Frog]

Guys and Gals,

Don't feel flustered by all of the secondaries. Come on, if you've come this far might as well finish the rest off. For me, I've done 28 secondaries. Some have been a pain whereas some have been easy, I'm just glad to have them out.

Anyways, the real waiting game begins once you're complete. SO, don't get too anxious quite yet.

 

[PreMedAdAG]

argh... i only have two full secondaries to finish.. stanford and USC.. damn.. anyway.. going to mail out tulane tonight, mail out U of Chicago tomorrow and Stanfor and USC on friday.. then I'm saying F it.. and getting hammered for the entire three day weekend!

 

[wends]

I'm done with all of mine except for UChicago. I'm debating whether its worth the hassle ...

just do it....you never know, prolly next month you'll have an interview which im drooling for lol

 

[TravellinDoc]

Well, it's good to hear I'm not alone on this one, though I feel for all you guys. I think I'll pound out the Drexel secondary, but OHSU, dunno, I really don't think 38k per year is reasonable even if I was accepted (though, if it was the only one, yeah, it would be). I just can't can't can't get myself to do their stupid one-page essay and ANOTHER list of EC's/Work experiences. Why why why don't these people just READ MY AMCAS!!!! I WORKED MY A$$ OFF ON IT FOR A REASON!!!! 😡 😱 :explode:. Ok, pant pant, done. sorry for the breakdown, but honestly.
PremedAdAg, I'm totally with you. This weekend will be a blur (esp since I'm going to portland on a roadtrip with some friends, yeah!). Screw these schools, I'm going home . . . (south park, eric cartman voice).
td

 

[MsEvolution]

Trav, are you applying to UW, too?

 

[PreMedAdAG]

Well, it's good to hear I'm not alone on this one, though I feel for all you guys. I think I'll pound out the Drexel secondary, but OHSU, dunno, I really don't think 38k per year is reasonable even if I was accepted (though, if it was the only one, yeah, it would be). I just can't can't can't get myself to do their stupid one-page essay and ANOTHER list of EC's/Work experiences. Why why why don't these people just READ MY AMCAS!!!! I WORKED MY A$$ OFF ON IT FOR A REASON!!!! 😡 😱 :explode:. Ok, pant pant, done. sorry for the breakdown, but honestly.
PremedAdAg, I'm totally with you. This weekend will be a blur (esp since I'm going to portland on a roadtrip with some friends, yeah!). Screw these schools, I'm going home . . . (south park, eric cartman voice).
td

Hells ya.. here's to a redbull and vodka kind of weekend!

 

[hy2026]

I am very close to my premed advisor, and she used to be the director admissions of a medical school.

She told me that there are so many applications, that the committee only reads about 40 - 50 % of applications. They look at the GPA and MCAT scores and chuck the rest of the applications in the trash bin without reading any essays.

It is depressing but it reality. I applied to Yale, Columbia, Stanford and other top schools, and spent hours and hours on applications, but I know that they will throw away my applications without even reading them, because of my average grades and scores.

Depressing, very depressing but you try, fail and move on.

 

[wends]

..but you try, fail and move on.

thats the attitude! 👍

 

[rockstar2525]

She told me that there are so many applications, that the committee only reads about 40 - 50 % of applications. They look at the GPA and MCAT scores and chuck the rest of the applications in the trash bin without reading any essays.

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Seems like this is where SCREENING would help. Don't send me a secondary if you're going to throw my application out. Money grubbing jerks 😡

 

[TravellinDoc]

Hey Ms. Evolution, yeah, I'm applying to UW, of course. They're my number one . . . AGAIN!! I'm so sick of their attitude, much like that of Harvard's (see thread posted about a woman's experience interviewing at Harvard). Are you, I'm sure you are and if you aren't, well, anyways, you should. I think I have a shot at getting in this time. But if they reject me, at least I already have an interview lined up elsewhere.

I'm not sure why hy2026 is applying to so many ivies when he/she knows he/she will be rejected. Be your own screener. If you don't see a chance in hell, don't bother. I agree with you all though, it's pretty sick how they don't screen and simply reject after paying. If you don't like my numbers, then don't make me write 4 essays and pay 100 bucks if you're just going to throw it all out without reading it (see U chicago - I applied last year and got rejected 2 weeks later, it was amazingly fast considering the beaurocracy and notoriously slow pace of the ADCOMs ).

 

[hy2026]

I'm not sure why hy2026 is applying to so many ivies when he/she knows he/she will be rejected. Be your own screener.

Hope, I guess, false sense of hope, but still hope. I mean it took 10 seconds to apply to those schools through AMCAS, and since I received the secondary applications, I was like what the hell, may be, just may be, the door will open for me.

Without hope life is meaningless. Like I said before, you try, you win great, but if you fail, stand up again, and move on.