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I'm starting to feel like a loser now, especially after last night when I spoke to a good friend of mine that is a first year MD-Ph.D student at Vanderbilt right now. Telling him that after 7 (1 more to go) interviews I have no acceptances yet made me feel like a loser.

I did not realize that it was only 1 month and 11 days til May 15. That makes it a little easier to deal with not getting in anywhere yet.

I sent my letter of intent to my top choice and a couple of letters of interest, hopefully it helps out. It's only a matter of time right now, but time is moving so damn slowly.🙁
 
I am a bit more upbeat since my waitlist numbers have increased...from 1 to 4 now.

Good luck to you lola, but you have so many interviews, I'm sure you will get in. I am pulling for all of us here...I try not to count the days, so they pass more quickly, like every 10-12 days I say hey only x number of days left and it looks like time has passed by.😛

I will support you all, even if (gulp) this carries over into the summer months of june and july.🙄

There are no losers here, only last-minute winners...Much love to my NAYs😍
 
Good luck guys!!! I am pulling for all of you!
 
Originally posted by lola
anyone else feeling like a loser today?
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lola, you must have ESP! I'm feeling EXACTLY like that! Today, someone asked me if I've heard, and to sort of hint that I'd had enough of those questions, I said, "Everybody's been asking me that lately." It's so bad, I just wanna hide when I see those people! I'm just going to start saying, "Ask me in one year". 😛

I've never officially joined this club b/c the thought of reapplication is such torture, but what the heck. Only 3 interviews out of 23 apps--Waitlisted @ UCLA, and still waiting post-interview from UCLA/Drew and UCSF.

It's reassuring to see that this club has more members than I thought by this time. Hi, waiting-room companions! 🙂
 
Originally posted by Nefertari

I've never officially joined this club b/c the thought of reapplication is such torture, but what the heck. Only 3 interviews out of 23 apps--Waitlisted @ UCLA, and still waiting post-interview from UCLA/Drew and UCSF.
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Wow...thats pretty odd...You have interviews at 3 of the toughest UC programs to get into and you have had no other interviews at the other 20 schools? What were theother 20 schools if you don't mind me asking.
 
Originally posted by UCLAMAN
Wow...thats pretty odd...You have interviews at 3 of the toughest UC programs to get into and you have had no other interviews at the other 20 schools? What were theother 20 schools if you don't mind me asking.
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Hey, SuperUCLAMAN!

Yeah, I have no idea what to make of it either. I applied to a wide range of schools--every CA school, all of the philly/Pennsylvania schools, all the ones I was eligible for in New England, threw in a couple of biggies . . . .

The only factors that make sense to me is that the UC's are so slow that my Aug mcat scores didn't make a big difference, whereas all the eastern schools go through apps faster and us Aug mcaters are definitely at a disadvantage. Also, I submitted my UC apps really early (in July, if i remember), and had completed all those 2ndaries by the time Aug scores came out.

Another thing is that I added the philly schools at the end of last Sept. when I freaked out @ not applying to enough schools as a CA resident. So I noticed that the AMCAS app does record the date when you submitted, and the schools I added later must have wondered why I submitted amcas early in the summer and then added their schools so late. I didn't finish 2ndaries for east coast schools til mid-oct or so.
 
C'mon lurkers, wait it out with the rest of us...then when you post your "I got in" no one will care if they don't know you...

Oh well, gonna move the date up to Monday, April 7 is soon and then only 39 days to go...!:clap:
 
OK...I need some comforting...Can I join your club?

I've interviewed at 9 schools and I am officially on 4 WLs, 3 Holds, and waiting for a response at the last 2.
I think I'm slowly losing my mind...

I could really use a wine cooler right about now 😛
....Good luck to All
 
nefertari,
what the heck??!! that SUCKS you got all those great uc interviews but no other interviews. hopefully you will hear some good news from one of the uc's soon. i am pulling for you!!! this process makes NO sense. i added a school late (tufts) and received no love from them, so maybe there is something to your theory.
i just found out i was waitlisted at loyola, which was quite a shock to me since i interviewed when the class was full (for waitlist or rejection), and i felt like i had pretty bad interviews. i mean, i just couldn't talk that day. i don't know what was wrong with me, but i couldn't find the right words for anything i wanted to say! that puts me at 2 post-interview rejections, 2 waitlists, and waiting on 4 more schools. plus 1 acceptance to trinity college dublin and 1 more interview.
anyway... today i am feeling much better, maybe because i've decided i will do the foreign md route rather than reapply to U.S. schools. WE ARE NOT LOSERS! even if we don't get into any U.S. schools, we are still not losers. this process stinks, and i think a lot of people end up shafted who probably deserve to get in.
 
welcome to the NAY club mef007!! we're here for support so feel free to post anytime and let us know how things are going , or even if you're just frustrated and stuff. i know how you feel though, i wanna just know where i'm gonna be living already😡 well keep us all posted on how everything is going...
 
It is not good when our club grows, but it is even better when they leave our little painful club...

I really think you mef...7 will leave soon, 9 interviews is awesome. You should not worry so much. I am more positive this time around, but I was rejected last year and can relate to the pain and "End of World Syndrome" (EWS).

I am taking the weekend off for sure and gonna party it up...I will post at work...'till Monday. Good luck to all waitlisted and post it up AS SOON as you hear, we want to know any waitlist movement especially and celebrate!😀
 
Thanks, lola! I force myself to look @ the positives of my situation--maybe the other schools didn't give me a chance b/c they're thinking it'll work out for me @ one of the places I interviewed. Also, I didn't have to spend $$ interviewing on the east coast, which would have totally crippled me financially this year.

Congrats on your acceptance in Dublin! I read a book a few months ago by Bob Marion, and if I remember right, I think he spent his first year there (or @ a British school). Then for the 2nd year, he only applied to Einstein and got in.

I'm hoping that you will end up @ Davis or Irvine! And maybe you'll have several options in a few months with your numerous interviews.
 
I'm about to puke.

If one more person starts a new thread with their first post asking "What are my chances with a GPA >3.7 and an MCAT >36?" I'm gonna' tell them ... "Run! Save yourself and your money. You have NO chance at ANY US med school!"

And if one more person posts a thread asking us to vote on whether they should attend Harvard, Hopkins, or UCSF, I'm gonna tell that person to go f* .... well, you know.

Okay, with that off my chest, I feel much better.
 
Originally posted by ShaylaFinn
I'm about to puke.

If one more person starts a new thread with their first post asking "What are my chances with a GPA >3.7 and an MCAT >36?" I'm gonna' tell them ... "Run! Save yourself and your money. You have NO chance at ANY US med school!"

And if one more person posts a thread asking us to vote on whether they should attend Harvard, Hopkins, or UCSF, I'm gonna tell that person to go f* .... well, you know.

Okay, with that off my chest, I feel much better.
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LOL those people need to be taken outside and beaten with a stick; I thought the interview process was supposed to eliminate such arrogant candidates, but i guess they are good at faking humility....
 
You guys are great, and hang in there. Got nothing but love for all of you!
 
Originally posted by Nefertari
Also, I didn't have to spend $$ interviewing on the east coast, which would have totally crippled me financially this year.
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the amount of money i've spent on interviews/applications is absolutely disgusting. i just can't imagine doing it again. i don't understand how they expect people to make multiple trips across the country. it's crazy!

hopefully we will all be sitting pretty come mid-late may 🙂! i'm getting up there in years, as i'm sure you can relate to nefertari 😉, so reapplication really is not something i would want to do. well, i'm sure it's not something anyone *wants* to do, but i would have been much more welcoming of it if i were younger.

i hope at least one person will get out of this club each week until classes begin!!
 
I just got put on my 5th waitlist. I am so bitter.

What kind of "dilemma" is it to have to choose between a good cheap state school and Harvard? Just f***ing make the decision - spend alot of money or don't.
 
Hi Everyone!

I've been lurking around these parts for a while now and decided that I should just stop and join the club. Its just so awful waiting!!! I avoid checking the mail everyday...it breaks my heart! I don't even want to come home because I'm scared that I have some rejection/waitlist letters waiting for me!!
I have one acceptance into USUHS and I'm so scared of joining the ARMY!! I really wanted my state school to pull me through but they just put me on a waitlist!! I'm so tired of all these interviews!! I had an interview at PITT a few weeks ago and I absolutely fell in love with the school!! But I'm pretty sure they're sending out that "sorry but you're too much of a loser to come to our prestigious institution" letter soon. AGH! I just wanna crawl into a hole and wait for summer to come along when I can come out and face the beautiful world again!
Thanks for reading.

Enjoy the weather if its sunny out!
-=.(

Later gators!

🙁 🙁 🙁
 
Lpgovard: i know getting waitlisted at your top choice isn't what you wanted but you have an acceptance... YOU'RE GONNA BE A DOCTOR!!!!
 
Yup. You're right, I'm going to be a doctor.
I guess I'm just scared of joining the military.
But you gotta take what you get right?
I guess I'm just being picky!
Thanks!
Everyone keep your chin up! Hopefully, those acceptance letters are coming!
 
can i be in the club? here are my stats (*not* GPA/MCAT/a/s/l 🙂)

2 wait-list
4 post-secondary rejections
1 "just kidding!" rejection which is now an interview the day after tomorrow
1 never received a secondary

this has been quite a month, to say the least...😕

i feel a whole lot better after visiting these boards though. last night, i went to a second look weekend dinner at my fiance's med school (where i received my first rejection from) - it was just weird to be sitting there amongst all the accepted people. "hmmm...should i go here or harvard?" grrrrr. at least i got free food. 🙂
but this puts things back into perspective. good luck to everyone, especially those on wait-lists. we still have 4 months to get in! 😍
 
Hey guys, It feels like I haven't posted here in a while, but as dumb as it sounds, it seems like I'm rooting for you guys/gals as much as I'm hoping that I get in. God, I can't imagine going through this again next year, I don't think I'll be doing it again if I don't get in. It's going to be awhile until I can pay off my credit cards from this cycle. as much as my hope seems to be fleeting, I don't think I'll be giving up until september. Its wierd because I'm not really friends with any premeds, so I don't know anybody else thats going through this, so Its really nice to be able to see and share what you guys are going through and not go crazy because I'm the only one thats not in yet. anyways best of luck everyone, I'm really, really hoping that a couple of you in particular make it, it'll make me very happy to see some of you get in even if I don't.
 
Gosh GOLLY! The support in here is so awesome!
You kids are really something!
😍
 
1 interview, am on the wait list. It looks like i am heading for the carribean this september 2003.
 
atman_shah: it only takes 1. Definitely write a letter of intent. Best of luck! 😉
 
Hey I'm in the same boat too, with one interview and 1 waitlist. For those of you waitlisted, what do you think we should do to get ourselves in? I've done the letter of intent already. I will send in Spring semester grades . . any other ideas?
 
Hey Guys--

I'm still waiting. I imagine I'll get a nice thin envelope from UNC any day now, and ECU is still taking its sweet time in making any kind of decision (this week makes it 7 months since my interview 🙄). In the meantime, I'm quitting my job soon and starting a master's program (one year), and I need to start working on my AMCAS so I can apply EDP to ECU this summer.

BEST OF LUCK TO ALL MY FELLOW CLUB MEMBERS!!!! :clap: :clap: :clap:
 
La la la. Still here.

For those of you newbies, here is where I stand:
-CA applicant
-applied to 21 schools
-2 interviews (Drexel on 2/13 and Wake Forest on 3/26), waiting to hear
-3 schools who took my secondary app fee and ran w/ it, never to be heard of again...
-the others? well, you can guess

Booo. 🙁 You know the worst part? I have signed up to take the MCAT in a few weeks, just in case I need to reapply this cycle. Since I work fulltime, the most logical way to strengthen my app is to improve my scores if I can. But I will hear from both Drexel and Wake before the test, and I'm crossing all my fingers and toes that it will be good news!! Problem is, though, I am in the throes of MCAT studying hell right now....

I love you all. I have faith that my fellow NAYers will be some of the best doctors--we have such an appreciation for hard work and definitely a dose of humility.

Send updates as they come! (good news, hopefully...)
 
Originally posted by mgw519
La la la. Still here.

For those of you newbies, here is where I stand:
-CA applicant
-applied to 21 schools
-2 interviews (Drexel on 2/13 and Wake Forest on 3/26), waiting to hear
-3 schools who took my secondary app fee and ran w/ it, never to be heard of again...
-the others? well, you can guess

Booo. 🙁 You know the worst part? I have signed up to take the MCAT in a few weeks, just in case I need to reapply this cycle. Since I work fulltime, the most logical way to strengthen my app is to improve my scores if I can. But I will hear from both Drexel and Wake before the test, and I'm crossing all my fingers and toes that it will be good news!! Problem is, though, I am in the throes of MCAT studying hell right now....

I love you all. I have faith that my fellow NAYers will be some of the best doctors--we have such an appreciation for hard work and definitely a dose of humility.

Send updates as they come! (good news, hopefully...)
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Were your mcat scores the problem this cycle? Are you pretty confident they will improve if you take them again?

Studying for the mcat and working fulltime is tough. Hope you hear some good news soon!
 
My problem was that I took the MCAT in August, and got good scores (30S) but not stellar enough scores to rocket me out of the August MCAT late pile. I know I can raise my scores (based on previous results from practice tests--chalk it up to test day nerves, I suppose), so that was the logical choice. I'm kicking myself now though.

Plus, I didn't "cast the net" wide enough. Thought I was applying to a wide range of schools, but in retrospect, I didn't really... I was definitely clueless about some things this application cycle, but then again, I didn't know about SDN yet. 🙂
 
Hey guys, what would you say if you just want to update an adcom but you haven't done anything remarkable as of late ---just them know that you are very interested?

Any ideas?

It's a wait list situation.

Gumshoe
 
4 interviews, waitlisted at my top choice, 2 more interviews to go, over 20 rejections, and a bunch of others that ran away w/ my money...i know i should be grateful, at least i'm interviewing...i know i shouldn't be comparing... i feel miserable and mediocre..i'm in limbo
 
Hey all fellow NAYCers! Those on WL with schools that have 2nd Look Days, have you gotten invites to those visits??
Just got an invite to Upstate's and I dont know what to make of it...it seems strange to me. Anyone with a similar situation.
I figure I can go and beg for an acceptance...😀

Thanks and Good LUCK!!!
Spin😀
 
I'm in your exact situation, invited to 2nd look when I'm on the waitlist. It means either 1)your name (and mine) are very close to the top, or 2)they want to see how interested you are in their school, or 3)they are interested in you (and you and me will have good chances of getting off the waitlist.)

I am definitely going, but I'm not treating this as a "second interview session" I'm going t go to have fun and if they ask me I will tell them I really want to go there, but don't ruin it by being uptight and nervous.

Congratulations, BTW, not everyone on a waitlist is invited to 2nd looks, so take it as a sign...they are interested in you (and me... )

😀
 
Hey goodluck guys, that seems wierd to me , but hopefully its a good thing. If nothing else, it will give you something to write about in update letters, "After attending the Second Look Day, I'm more convinced than ever that I want to attend......."
 
I just want to get in somewhere. I have a waitlist at loyola and that is kinda my only hope for this year. oh yes and i had around 10 billion rejections. so i am hoping but trying not to get my hopes up!
 
Another day, another empty mailbox. Well...perhaps not completely empty. A bird keeps trying to build a nest in it. Hmmm... maybe the bird ate an acceptance letter? I guess that is wishful thinking!
 
I wish my mailbox had been empty today. 🙁
 
uh oh, polar girl. what happened? 🙁
another day, another empty mailbox here.
 
I got a Creighton rejection. I guess I shouldn't really be surprised, since I don't think my interview went well (it had a half hour time frame and started 15 minutes late, and I think the guy was half-deaf. I was talking super loud and still had to repeat all my answers 2 or 3 times).

But I thought my student interview went well.

I wish schools, if they're going to reject you, would do it within a couple of weeks of your interview. It really sucks to wait months, finally get the letter, and have it be a rejection.
 
Originally posted by Sweet Tea
i wish my mailbox had been empty today, too. 🙁

siiiiiiiiiigh...one chance left. go pirates!!!
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Sorry about the bad news that you guys got today🙁 ! Sweet Tea, I hope that ECU comes through for you soon!
 
Originally posted by Polar girl
I got a Creighton rejection. I guess I shouldn't really be surprised, since I don't think my interview went well (it had a half hour time frame and started 15 minutes late, and I think the guy was half-deaf. I was talking super loud and still had to repeat all my answers 2 or 3 times).

But I thought my student interview went well.

I wish schools, if they're going to reject you, would do it within a couple of weeks of your interview. It really sucks to wait months, finally get the letter, and have it be a rejection.
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Sorry about your Creighton rejection also, Polar Girl! I agree with you, if a school knows that they are not going to accept someone, I wish that they would go ahead and send out the rejection in a timely manner. I still have not heard from 7 schools post-secondary. At this point, I am sure that I am going to be rejected by them, but why drag it out? If they are still remotely considering me, I wish they would send a letter telling me so or something rather than giving me the standard "your file is under review."
 
much love and sympathy for all those in the club.
I'm throwin myself in-

6 interviews so far
4 excruciating waitlists
2 i'm still waitin on....
which leaves twenty or so rejections/robberies

my top choice WLed me today. i know i am still in the game, but MAN when i saw that teeny envelope i almost had a panic attack right there at the mailbox.

much thanks for the good vibes on this forum. wanted to let all you old-timers know that you rock and definately
***keep hope alive!***
 
Stay positive guys!!! I KNOW it is hard. I struggle everyday with hope.
BUT it's not over yet...all with WLs, May 15 is 'round the corner.
This is a painful process but the rewards will be sweet...so hang in there!!! And those who are still waiting on decisions there is always a chance so dont give up!!!
Have a great weekend everyone!!!!
Spin
🙂 🙂
 
I just want to have SOME sort of decision--I'm still waiting! I hope that everyone's mailboxes are fruitful today. 🙂
 
well, guys, I am still here.

3 interviews down, 1 to go.
2 waitlists
no acceptances yet....

Good luck! We will make it!
 
okay, guys, here are my stats with a few updates:

6 interviews (umass, BU, Case, Tufts, Meharry, NJMS)
1 waitlist (BU)
5 rejections

recently though I got another interview invite to Drexel and I'm considering now whether or not to go.

Today, I also learned from NJMS that I've been placed on their alternate list.🙁 well, at least its not a rejection...but I hear that the list doesn't move that much and since I was the last to interview maybe I've been placed at the very bottom.🙁

somehow I have a sinking feeling that I'm not going to get accepted anywhere and that if I do get in it will only be by the grace of god...or from off a waitlist.

Yo, lilnix, and all the other feb/march NJMS interviewees, did you guys here back yet?
 
why would you not go to the drexel interview??!!! you are not in anywhere! you *must* go unless you don't care about getting in this year. as i've said before, i really liked drexel despite its reputation on this board. go for yourself and decide if you like it.
 
I joined this club many many posts ago and haven't updated in the longest. Anyways i am still a member.... still on hold at Cincinnati and waiting to hear from Drexel and NYMC. Sigh. I just want to hear from these schools and it really doesn't matter if i'm rejected or not. I just want to know where I stand.

Anyways....lakun, u should definitely go to the Drexel interview. I really liked it there and it made it difficult for me to understand why there's so much bad talk about the school. The students seem relatively happy there, the facilities are pretty nice, and the administration seems pretty helpful.
 
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