It's not a matter of whether or not I think they deserve it...if you get into medical school, I'm sure you deserve it. And I freely admit that I am jealous of people who get in. But above all else, I just find it tasteless. To each their own, though.
Nah son you're gonna get in this time around.I don't get jealous of other applicants who got an interview and/or acceptance. Good for them! When I see someone with lower numbers than mine getting ahead, it makes me question what they could have possibly done outside of academia that makes them more attractive. I guess for the next cycle I'll cure cancer to ensure my acceptance.
Do you any particular reason for not liking people posting their med school acceptances to facebook, or is this an unabashedly irrational hatred?
Everybody has their weird bugaboo, and this is mine. A part of it is just how I was raised and another big component is that I know tons and tons of people who are tremendously qualified for medical school, who aren't having any success at all in their applications. A good friend of mine literally has a 4.0 GPA and a 32 MCAT and hasn't gotten a single interview, for example. Telling people about this in person allows one to be attuned to different personal contexts, etc. Posting it on Facebook just seems too ostentatious for me. But to each their own.
Tell that to my ex-girlfriend.
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Not yet. Current status: not going to class and playing sad songs on the piano.
Yeah, that's exactly what I deal with. There's a girl that I work with who posted on Facebook when she was first accepted. (Side note, I hate when I am obligated to like something on Facebook). And every time she needs us to cover a shift for her, which is all the time, she texts our group and says "Hey guys, could you cover my shift? I'm out of town for an interview." And everyone hates it. We get it, you're getting interviews.
Neither did I... are we sure it's over for VTC?
not sure at all. That's why I have been calling to find out.
Good Luck!
Its been 46 hours, anything???
Not a peep!
nvm, just saw your update from 25 minutes ago...guess I'll wait patiently
Don't cry 🙁 Hang in there!
Its going to be so hard financially!!!
Agreed, I know that the areas in which my application are weak will cost me money to fix and I don't think I can afford to go about completing this process again... I still have a few more schools alive but it may be time for me to consider the Caribbean unfortunately...
I get it.
I am really trying, but to have gone through applying three times, without a single interview and knowing that it's almost February is one of the worst feelings in the world. This entire process does make you feel worthless. I know I should be positive, I really am. But, for god's sake medicine is my absolute passion and everyone says, if you work hard, you'll make it. Just continue pursuing your dreams. Everyone has setbacks and I completely get that but at the same time, applying to medical school, spending the money, doing all those essays, literally making myself feel like I am not worth going out or having fun because I am "nowhere" in life, is mentally exhausting and just honestly, it makes me feel so beyond sad. This is all I have wanted since I went through that medical nightmare in college and everyone says if you want it so bad, do everything you can to get it/you'll get it and I have but I still am not where I want to be.
I have applied to MD and DO. Yes, the dream is to be an MD, but god's honest truth, I just want to be a doctor, and I will go anywhere in the United States to be a physician. The letters at the end don't mean anything to me anymore, as long as I am a doctor and can help a person in medical need, in anyway I possibly can.
if you do a DYI program, please research the program and make sure it's a good one. My friend did a DYI program, and it actually ended up hurting her than benefitting here because the program wasn't so great. Really get a feel for it.
will do, thank you. Right now ,I don't know much about them, will start researching Feb 1st. Didn't think I was going to have to, (sigh.)
Since you already have the pre-reqs completed, you should consider graduate level work over retaking undergraduate courses. Schools will want to see that you've moved on, not taken O-Chem again.
Most schools will allow you to submit MCATs that are less than three years old, but with the recent switch to the 2015 MCAT, some schools will not accept any MCAT scores that aren't the new 2015 format. There's a document from the AAMC that lists each school's policy on this.
This is a good idea.
I don't know that this is such a good idea. You should focus your efforts on schools within reach for your application, certainly, but narrowing it to 10 may be shooting yourself in the foot.
Thank you. For what it's worth, I did notice last year,some schools did still give out IIs in Feb and March. I'm not saying alot of schools, but some did.
I gave up on being patient and started calling schools. SLU and MCW are still giving out interviews (and have been sending out rejections on a rolling basis) so if you're still alive there then there may be hope.
