No Interviews yet and addicted to my email

[Mitch556]

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[Food]

Yea last year I spent all my time obsessively wondering when I would get interviews. Then I realized I actually had to apply first.

To all of you guys worried, just remember the worst that happens is you don't get interviewed. Big deal. Who wants to interview anyway?

Me.

 

[JazB]

I'm in the same boat. It makes me sick to even look at my email these days, just knowing it's going to be some sort of notification from a school that they've received my primary/secondary app :-(. All I need is one acceptance!!!!!

 

[ProtonatedAlchy]

well remember... its always better to wait a long long time and get an interview than a quick notification of rejection

 

[tea1018]

True, but I'm thinking this long notification of rejection is even worse.

Glad this thread is holding up so I'm not the only loner out there drowning in self-pity....or frustration!

 

[mirrorpair]

Part of me is tempted to rip out my internet connection. Going on these forums has helped but I get paranoid everytime I log on. And I'm constantly checking those online status pages.

7:01, status check: no news from UC Davis.
7:04, I wonder if UC Davis has changed my status.
7:06, nope.
7:08, I wonder if anybody has said anything interesting about the schools I've applied to on SDN.
7:09, nope.
7:10, time to watch Family Guy...

I know, I know--I'm lame and you say "just stop hanging around here so much, then you'll feel better" but this site is Pandora's Box and its been opened already.

 

[TopSecret]

OCD seems to be fairly common among pre-meds.

 

[vinniekan]

OCD seems to be fairly common among pre-meds.

I have to blame SDN for this one...

 

[vinniekan]

Part of me is tempted to rip out my internet connection. Going on these forums has helped but I get paranoid everytime I log on. And I'm constantly checking those online status pages.

7:01, status check: no news from UC Davis.
7:04, I wonder if UC Davis has changed my status.
7:06, nope.
7:08, I wonder if anybody has said anything interesting about the schools I've applied to on SDN.
7:09, nope.
7:10, time to watch Family Guy...

I know, I know--I'm lame and you say "just stop hanging around here so much, then you'll feel better" but this site is Pandora's Box and its been opened already.

totally true

SDN = double edged sword, so useful, yet so addicting and time consuming...

Before I took the MCAT, I was coming onto here like once every week

Then MCAT happened and SDN became bookmarked

AMCAS submitted SDN became homepage

Secondaries submitted and I go on SDN at least 10x a day (no joke)

 

[BerlinDude]

Me.

I can interview you if you want, and save you the hassle of making travel plans, going to a different school, getting dressed up, having some douchebag ask you stupid questions, etc.

Actually, scratch that last one, that's actually a prominent feature of my interviews.

 

[Food]

Well part of my anxiety is failure last cycle. It went terribly for me last cycle so this year I'm extra nervous about how it's going to work out. I think re-apps are justified in being OCD about applications - I wish I had been this OCD last year, maybe I would have done okay.

 

[tulli]

Part of me is tempted to rip out my internet connection. Going on these forums has helped but I get paranoid everytime I log on. And I'm constantly checking those online status pages.

7:01, status check: no news from UC Davis.
7:04, I wonder if UC Davis has changed my status.
7:06, nope.
7:08, I wonder if anybody has said anything interesting about the schools I've applied to on SDN.
7:09, nope.
7:10, time to watch Family Guy...

I know, I know--I'm lame and you say "just stop hanging around here so much, then you'll feel better" but this site is Pandora's Box and its been opened already.

LOL this post made my day. I freak out every time my iphone buzzes. I should tell everyone to stop texting me, or else I may have a heart attack. I wish notification time was faster - like everyone else I'd rather just know if I'm rejected 🙁

 

[brooklynblunder]

well remember... its always better to wait a long long time and get an interview than a quick notification of rejection

i guess. but what if you interviewed and got rejected. i would want that money back.. thats like $400+ for a rejection compared to $30 + $25-$100 for the secondary. grass is always greener on the side we aren't facing i guess

but anywho, the takehome message is that you guys should use your time to get involved in activities that you really enjoy and feel like you would be able to interest others in. not only does it keeps you busy, happy and away from your emails, it will give you selling points at the interviews you will eventually get/update letters.

and of course, if we have to reapply next year, we would be making sure that we improved our app right? for those that are in their last year of school should start to think about lining up a job. your loan program will ask for repayment in november if you do not go to school directly. its not being pessimistic, but planning and marketing oneself. job interviews will surely make you more comfortable with your md interviews as well. it keeps you honest and, plus, you would be staying proactive asking the question of if medicine is right for you until the end. which is important because you want to do whats right for you and whats right for others, stay fly fellas like the wright brothers

 

[LiveUninhibited]

haha, I've been complete at 20 schools ranging from 3 weeks to 2 months, and most of them have been handing out interviews like candy. I on the other hand have NONE from those schools. And to make matters worse, I have very decent stats ( lots of ppl with similar or lower stats have multiple interviews), and I have a Iphone to constantly disapoint myself with.

Alas, I work and go to the gym as much as I can to try and forget about this whole thing. I HATE waiting. And I think all med schools hate me lol

They don't hand out interviews like candy. They don't have time for that. SDN is just full of overachievers.

Don't worry. Worrying won't help.

But honestly it is still very early. Plenty of interviews left to be had.

 

[casillas]

are you guys willing to pay for interviews?

I think i would pay for a gauranteed acceptance to my top choice.

(but... in the back of my head i would always wonder if I would have made it on my own)

 

[BerlinDude]

I think i would pay for a gauranteed acceptance to my top choice.

(but... in the back of my head i would always wonder if I would have made it on my own)

Well you're paying for a shot at acceptance, so it's implied that you would pay for guaranteed acceptance.

PS. As long as you're paying with your money, you would be making it on your own.