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I started this (my first application cycle) full of enthusiasm, and thinking that I had a pretty neat application package. As the months went by, and those rejection letters started rolling in, I got demoralized and depressed. I slept a lot, gained weight, and generally was an unhappy person. I pondered the idea of re-applying and I wondered if I could go through this application a second time... what with the heartache and angst this whole process inspires.
In several of my interviews there were a few reapplicants, one of which was applying for his FOURTH cycle and had just finished a masters program. I was inspired by those reapplicants' dedication, they had an edge at the interview, with prior experience and yet you could see the pressure was there too, having already applied once.
I applied to a wide range of schools, both MD and DO. My mentor is the Chief of EM at a large urban hospital and is also a DO, so I was inspired by his story early on. Yesterday I was accepted by Touro-MI, and I'm quite excited about it... especially this late in the game.
There is SO MUCH of this process that is out of our (the applicants) hands, and for hard-charging, control-freaks... this external locus of control is a miserable experience. So much of this process is random, and I'm so proud to see this group within SDN which perseveres. My hat is off to you. Unless you've got a killer application (an over-represented minority on SDN, I suspect) applying is a rough, rough process... it has emotional tolls that no one ever tells you about before hand.
Anyone who loves this profession enough to go through this process TWICE deserves a second look by schools. Keep it up, you inspire me.
In several of my interviews there were a few reapplicants, one of which was applying for his FOURTH cycle and had just finished a masters program. I was inspired by those reapplicants' dedication, they had an edge at the interview, with prior experience and yet you could see the pressure was there too, having already applied once.
I applied to a wide range of schools, both MD and DO. My mentor is the Chief of EM at a large urban hospital and is also a DO, so I was inspired by his story early on. Yesterday I was accepted by Touro-MI, and I'm quite excited about it... especially this late in the game.
There is SO MUCH of this process that is out of our (the applicants) hands, and for hard-charging, control-freaks... this external locus of control is a miserable experience. So much of this process is random, and I'm so proud to see this group within SDN which perseveres. My hat is off to you. Unless you've got a killer application (an over-represented minority on SDN, I suspect) applying is a rough, rough process... it has emotional tolls that no one ever tells you about before hand.
Anyone who loves this profession enough to go through this process TWICE deserves a second look by schools. Keep it up, you inspire me.
