need to vent

[nrddct]

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Life sucks.
I've been wait-listed to TCOM and Texas A/M which was a huge dissappointment. I felt that my interview at TCOM (DO) went pretty good (my first choice). They invited me to interview within 2 wks of me turning in my secondaries. My best friend got invited and accepted to Galveston w/o even finishing his application!!!

I feel like I have sacrificed soo much to get to this point. My life for the past 4yrs consists of going to class and the library, I pratically live there! On the weekends I put in 32 hrs of work as a patient care tech at the hospital. So much for a social life huh?!?! 😡 With all my friends already getting accepted and preparing for a bright future, I feel truely alone in this endeveor to fullfill my dream. Sometimes I think if its really worth all this hardship. I'm 23 and feel as if time is flying by and I'm not getting anything accomplished. I'm really getting disallusioned about this whole process of which candidates get invited to Med school and also starting to even doubt if I have the "right" stuff to become a doctor.

Anyone ever have these doubts enter their mind?

 

[daverad]

I feel you PAIN. It is very easy to get disillusioned in this race for MD/DO. I have been struggling with it for 3 years now and have at least 5 more to go before I can even think about applying. I have to get out of Korea (where there are no science classes) and out of Germany (where imagine that, there are 3 science classes, WOW) and then finish the pre-reqs, study for and take the MCAT and then begin applying, by the time all that happens I will be pushing 35 . But I keep on pushing, everyday, reading these da$# SDN threads about who has got in where and how this person's interview went, knowing that one day, when I am the oldest SDNer on earth, I too will be able to say that I got 2 waitlists, 3 rejections, and 45 acceptances (you have to stay positive 😀 ) So what I am trying to say is, keep your head up, there is always a light at the end of the tunnel, you just may have to go around a few curves to find it.

Dave

 

[Fenrezz]

I hear ya, man. The application process is a painful one for a lot of people. My old roommate had to take the MCAT 4 times, get rejected from 50+ schools over 2 years before getting accepted through a pilot program. Although I only went one year, I was on 3 waitlists and started studying for the August MCAT when I got the FedEx package from OSU. Before that I had those same thoughts as you; exactly the same, actually. My roomie and I would down some beers and just shred the application process as one giant evil endeavour. Always we questioned whether it was worth it, especially him.

The main thing to remember is, it's not over yet. It was around this time last year that I actually found out I was on the waiting list at OSU, and didn't get off of it until near the middle of May. One of my classmates didnt get off the waitlist until 2 weeks before schools started. There's always movement on the waiting lists as people start taking their names off because they got accepted elsewhere. Sometimes, if someone doesn't show up for orientation, student affairs office whips out the waiting list and starts calling people. So until you actually get a rejection letter, keep in mind it's not over yet.

One thing I'll tell ya, you have PLENTY of time. I was 25 when I dropped out of college for a few years. I'm 31 years old now, in my first year at OSU-COM. At 23 and already applying you're not even near the average student age at some medical schools. So I wouldn't worry too much about your age. Someone told me the average at here is aroun 27, and I have no reason to question it.

Having to go another application cycle is the worst shyt in the world, no doubt about it. I had to watch my roommate do it, and for a time, I had the same mindset myself. It's depressing as hell. Unfortunately, with medical school being so competitive, some people will have to suffer the indignity, but if being a doctor is what you really want, you do what you have to do, period.

Anyway, good luck with the waiting list, and let us know what happens. I, for one, am rootin' for ya!

 

[DrInW8ing]

Part of the whole application process is to determine who is dedicated to practicing medicine for life. As you know, you will be giving up a large portion of your life during med school and after.

I am not questioning your commitment! You obviously put a lot of work into chasing your dream. You will get there.

Unfortunately, some adcoms will question a person's commitment and want to see more from an individual. This happened to me at my #1 choice. Fortunately, my second choice was able to recognize that all my health related work experiences count as being commited.

Some people have to apply twice to prove that they are willing to make sacrafices.

At 23, you should have no doubt that you will one day get into medical school. It just may not happen at the age you want it to.

I will be 35 and finally on my way to my dream. You will get there before this age. Just keep a good attitude and do what you feel you need in order to make your application stronger the next go around.

Good luck!

 

[jekel]

A lot of people do not get in the first year they apply. I went through two application cycles before I got accepted anywhere. Last year, at one of my interviews, a 3rd year student said that he applied three years in a row before getting accepted. Don't give up hope!🙂

 

[JMJ]

I would have to agree with the above poster. There are many people who don't get in the first application cycle, I am one of them. I applied to two school last year and didn't receive an interview from either. This year, I applied to six school and was accepted to four. It's all about your desire to become a physician. I would gladly go through the application cycle one more time if I knew I would receive an acceptance the following year. This is the attitude I carried when I applied this year... it paid off. But, You should be absolutely positive this is the career for you. If you are not sure, I would suggest gaining more experience before applying. I have heard that medical school is a life filled with misery for those who don't want to become a physician with every beat of their heart. I can't wait...

Follow your heart and everything will fall into place. Best wishes.

JJ

 

[monchiormeno]

I understand you. I've been feeling the same way. I'm also 23 and I really want to be a DO. I got waitlisted by my second choice and my first choice has not even given me an interview!!!! The other two schools I interviewed with have not given me an answer, yet. Considering the fact that my interviews were more than three weeks ago, I don't think I'll be getting an acceptance letter from any of them. I also felt I did pretty good at the interviews 😕 I guess I'll just have to keep waiting. Good luck! And remember that being waitlisted is not that bad. You can still get pulled out of the waitlist. Best wishes!!!! Stay cool. 😎

 

[nrddct]

Thanks for the words of encouragement everybody. My philosophy in life is to never settle for anything less that what I set out to achieve. However this has truely been a major dissappoinment in my life and I loath to think about the next application cycle. 🙁 I am sooo tired of school right now and can't wait to graduate from this hell hole (UT Dallas). If it comes down that I have to reapply you bet I'm gonna...

For right now I can't wait to get off the waitlist and for my life to begin....

monchiormeno, and daverad I hope ya'll the best of luck too! and keep us posted!

 

[nrddct]

I'm a neuroscience major and this is my last semester. 😛

Idiopathic, did you get into med school?

 

[OMMFellow06]

Just remember that we might not always get what we want, but we get what we NEED.
I didn't get in on my first try and it was the best thing that could have happened to me. I got some time off between college and medical school and it was great for me because it allowed me to get back in touch with some people that I hadn't spent enough time with during college(that includes friends and family) and they were a major part of my support system during my first two years in med school.
Just keep on trying and remember that whatever happens will happen for a reason.

 

[nrddct]

Yeah, Burr still wears his "patented" socks with burkenstocks; worked in D'mello's lab (heard he was a hardass); don't know about Rippel though.

Idiopathic, did you only apply once? Were you a tx resident? Where else did you apply since you didn't seem to have luck with tx? I want to get out of state too.

 

[Dr Sum Day]

When I lived in Texas, a co-worker of mine was waitlisted at TCOM but was called off the list almost at the start of school. He was packed up to drive to Galveston to attend there. He preferred DO school so he chose TCOM. Hang in there! 😉