medical school thoughts

[arkroyal]

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so am i the only one who after total elation of finding that i was accepted now have this 'what the heck have i gotten myself into' feeling?

 

[toady3]

I know exactly what you are saying. It's a long haul, but if you really want it then go for it. If you aren't sure you'll find out quickly when you start med school...

 

[Law2Doc]

so am i the only one who after total elation of finding that i was accepted now have this 'what the heck have i gotten myself into' feeling?

Wait until mid August, then you'll really be feeling it.

 

[silas2642]

so am i the only one who after total elation of finding that i was accepted now have this 'what the heck have i gotten myself into' feeling?

Yup. I was so excited to be accepted, but then right after I was like, "oh my God, what if I'm the dumbest person in the entire school, what if I can't cut it at med school, how am I going to pay back this debt, what if the acceptance letter was all a big mistake and they really meant to send me a rejection letter..." Then I smacked myself back into reality.

I don't know why you are going into medicine; people go in for different reasons. I know this sounds cheesy, but I really want to make a difference in people's lives, and I've found that when I try really really hard to keep everything in perspective, knowing that if I put 100% into becoming a good physician I can, remembering that this is my dream, and what the purpose of this goal is, I find that it helps and I'm not so scared. This may all change by first or second year, though. 😉

 

[potato51]

My feeling too, added on to the "holy crap, I'm going through 4 years of more schooling" feel. I applied and waited and went nuts over an acceptance... for that?

 

[GuzzyRon]

so am i the only one who after total elation of finding that i was accepted now have this 'what the heck have i gotten myself into' feeling?

Just whack yourself in the head and you'd be normal again. 🙄

 

[kirexhana]

so am i the only one who after total elation of finding that i was accepted now have this 'what the heck have i gotten myself into' feeling?

can we trade feelings? i'd rather have the insecure/exciting feeling of going to med school, rather than just the insecure feeling of not know where i'm going to be in the next 4 years. 😛

 

[rugtrousers]

News flash: The "what the heck have I gotten myself into" feeling doesn't ever necessarily go away.

For me, I remind myself of why I got into the field in the first place, and how much more I love what I'm doing than what I could be doing. This helps, especially when you find yourself manually disimpacting someone's bowel or about to faint from retracting in the OR.

 

[loveumms]

News flash: The "what the heck have I gotten myself into" feeling doesn't ever necessarily go away.

For me, I remind myself of why I got into the field in the first place, and how much more I love what I'm doing than what I could be doing. This helps, especially when you find yourself manually disimpacting someone's bowel or about to faint from retracting in the OR.

Agreed - the what the heck feeling will NEVER go away. I'm half way through my third year and I still think that to myself quite often. Only, now I think holy crap, in a little over a year I am going to actually be responsible for a patient. I have to say that is one of the scariests doubts I've had yet.

If you got into med school then you are smart enough to make it and you need to start believing in yourself. You deserve to be there - you've worked hard and have made sacrafices so, enjoy the admission and don't keep doubting yourself. Make sure you enjoy the next six months. Do some traveling, spend lots of time with family and friends and enjoy the end of college (or whatever you are doing right now).

Congrats!

 

[p00psicleSTICK]

Gee I'd love to have that feeling... there are lots of us who haven't even gotten accepted yet, and probably won't get accepted until after a few months of wait, if ever. 😀

 

[Hollaback Girl]

I kinda feel like I'm going off to college again. I'm both scared and excited.

 

[nrut88]

When do people being "waitlisted" start getting accepted... Around March, April, May?... or is it just whenever?

 

[heisenberg]

i like the last one.....whenever. SDN is the best. a lot of us are in the whenever boat. so cheers!

When do people being "waitlisted" start getting accepted... Around March, April, May?... or is it just whenever?

 

[zero2hero]

When do people being "waitlisted" start getting accepted... Around March, April, May?... or is it just whenever?

Typically after the May 15th deadline.