Official 2015-2016: Oh no, I don't have a single Interview Invite thread!

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catie_jane said:
Hey I haven't seen you posting in a while! Hope you are having some luck this cycle! 🙂
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It has been a while! Decided to go radio silent for a while after getting my MCAT score back haha..congrats on your II!! 🙂 That's awesome, you'll do amazing!! Definitely makes going into a long shift so much better. Where are you interviewing? I have a whole lot of silences and a handful of rejections but 2 interviews coming up within the next two weeks so just crossing my fingers. Received these pretty recently so I guess it's not too late.
 
casually constantly checking my email every 10 seconds for some good news, oh just a normal day in the life of a "waiting for a single interview" med student.

in other news - anyone see that hopkins is the first to get approved to do HIV+ organ transplants - the moves medicine is making is pretty spectacular
 
chocolate23 said:
casually constantly checking my email every 10 seconds for some good news, oh just a normal day in the life of a "waiting for a single interview" med student.

in other news - anyone see that hopkins is the first to get approved to do HIV+ organ transplants - the moves medicine is making is pretty spectacular
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Saw that! Will go a long way to cutting down wait times for transplant recipients. They still aren't able to do live donors as yet but this is a great step in the right direction 🙂
 
mavric1298 said:
Going to give DO a shot next cycle - but wanted to try an MD only cycle because I didn't want to limit my chances at super competitive residencies (I've worked in surgery these past years and love it).
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To anyone who thinks DO means you can't do your dream residency, I have personally encountered a dermatologist with a DO degree, a neurosurgeon who is doing cool research with a DO degree from Midwestern, and a cardiothoracic surgeon with a DO degree. Yes, you will have to work your ass off to score one of these residencies as a DO, but you were going to have to do that no matter what. It's what you make of it, DO or MD student. If you're wanting to do surgery, go for it. And see if there are any DO surgeons who could mentor you towards that goal! You can make it happen.
 
ifnotnowwren said:
To anyone who thinks DO means you can't do your dream residency, I have personally encountered a dermatologist with a DO degree, a neurosurgeon who is doing cool research with a DO degree from Midwestern, and a cardiothoracic surgeon with a DO degree. Yes, you will have to work your ass off to score one of these residencies as a DO, but you were going to have to do that no matter what. It's what you make of it, DO or MD student. If you're wanting to do surgery, go for it. And see if there are any DO surgeons who could mentor you towards that goal! You can make it happen.
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this is 1000000000000% true! =)
 
ifnotnowwren said:
To anyone who thinks DO means you can't do your dream residency, I have personally encountered a dermatologist with a DO degree, a neurosurgeon who is doing cool research with a DO degree from Midwestern, and a cardiothoracic surgeon with a DO degree. Yes, you will have to work your ass off to score one of these residencies as a DO, but you were going to have to do that no matter what. It's what you make of it, DO or MD student. If you're wanting to do surgery, go for it. And see if there are any DO surgeons who could mentor you towards that goal! You can make it happen.
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This couldn't be more true! A good friend of mine is currently shadowing with a cardiothoracic surgeon with a DO.
 
keesMD said:
I was surprised by how closely Creighton considers individual courses versus the overall GPA itself. Despite being a non-trad applicant, they really analyzed each course and the grade I received all of the way back to my Freshman year (which is now just about 10 years ago) based on its complexity and connection to medicine.
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I was rejected too. Yikes maybe they saw that my worse grade was in a religion class, and them being a Jesuit school, ran for the hills! I'm not intolerant, I just made a mistake plugging the online test into my calendar and missed it by a day, so received half credit! It was sophomore year and I learned from that, otherwise I would have gotten an A in the class. :eggface:

I doubt that's it, but I guess I will be calling. When you called to set up the appointment did you just say "I was rejected and I was wondering if you give out individual feedback"? Or is there a more formal process?
 
ifnotnowwren said:
I was rejected too. Yikes maybe they saw that my worse grade was in a religion class, and them being a Jesuit school, ran for the hills! I'm not intolerant, I just made a mistake plugging the online test into my calendar and missed it by a day, so received half credit! It was sophomore year and I learned from that, otherwise I would have gotten an A in the class. :eggface:

I doubt that's it, but I guess I will be calling. When you called to set up the appointment did you just say "I was rejected and I was wondering if you give out individual feedback"? Or is there a more formal process?
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Ha! I can't imagine that would be it... But I suppose you never know! I called before I was formally rejected, so I just asked to take advantage of their Open Door hours. They were very receptive and scheduled me an appointment right away.
 
Hope everyone here is doin' okay.. Just want to say keep at it, no matter what. I am 20 rejections into this cycle, with 2 acceptances. Definitely am fortunate this cycle has gone very well for me. but this is at least the 3rd time applying for me (4th if you count a misguided attempt in my last year of undergrad).

Also - still 11 silences, of which 5 have done rejections.. silly schools.
 
bearintraining said:
Hope everyone here is doin' okay.. Just want to say keep at it, no matter what. I am 20 rejections into this cycle, with 2 acceptances. Definitely am fortunate this cycle has gone very well for me. but this is at least the 3rd time applying for me (4th if you count a misguided attempt in my last year of undergrad).

Also - still 11 silences, of which 5 have done rejections.. silly schools.
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Same here with third attempt but still at no interviews - honestly it's really pathetic how every single day I keep looking at the clock, my email, and sdn every ten seconds. I wish the schools who haven't rejected me yet know how badly I want this.

I hope others are getting good news this week =)
 
chocolate23 said:
Same here with third attempt but still at no interviews - honestly it's really pathetic how every single day I keep looking at the clock, my email, and sdn every ten seconds. I wish the schools who haven't rejected me yet know how badly I want this.

I hope others are getting good news this week =)
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I know it's easy to say and hard to do but maybe you should take a break once in a while and do something that you enjoy- read a book, take a walk, go for a run. I really hope you will get some good news soon!
 
ssgps said:
I know it's easy to say and hard to do but maybe you should take a break once in a while and do something that you enjoy- read a book, take a walk, go for a run. I really hope you will get some good news soon!
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I am at work and all I think about is school. I do do things I enjoy but truth be told, med school always manages to creep back into it - it just shows you how passionate I am about medicine! Thanks so much and congrats to you!!!!
 
The worst part about this is when people ask you how it's going. If it's another pre-med student, you know that they wouldn't ask that unless they had gotten in somewhere. So then you have to put on that fake smile, pull out of one those lines like, "No news is good news!" or "Still waiting!" with a fake laugh and prostrate yourself in front of them. And then, of course, there are the family, friends, and strangers who have no idea how the process works. And you can see their concern and disappointment quickly turn into a saccharine "I'm sure it will all work out!" I wish nobody knew I was a pre-med student. I don't like how it instantly becomes such an enormous portion of your identity, regardless of how much you try to distance yourself from the pre-med culture and do other things.
 
bananafish94 said:
The worst part about this is when people ask you how it's going. If it's another pre-med student, you know that they wouldn't ask that unless they had gotten in somewhere. So then you have to put on that fake smile, pull out of one those lines like, "No news is good news!" or "Still waiting!" with a fake laugh and prostrate yourself in front of them. And then, of course, there are the family, friends, and strangers who have no idea how the process works. And you can see their concern and disappointment quickly turn into a saccharine "I'm sure it will all work out!" I wish nobody knew I was a pre-med student. I don't like how it instantly becomes such an enormous portion of your identity, regardless of how much you try to distance yourself from the pre-med culture and do other things.
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@bananafish94, once I withdraw from probably not getting scholarship money and take that new job, I hope my acceptance only goes to you!
 
bananafish94 said:
The worst part about this is when people ask you how it's going. If it's another pre-med student, you know that they wouldn't ask that unless they had gotten in somewhere. So then you have to put on that fake smile, pull out of one those lines like, "No news is good news!" or "Still waiting!" with a fake laugh and prostrate yourself in front of them. And then, of course, there are the family, friends, and strangers who have no idea how the process works. And you can see their concern and disappointment quickly turn into a saccharine "I'm sure it will all work out!" I wish nobody knew I was a pre-med student. I don't like how it instantly becomes such an enormous portion of your identity, regardless of how much you try to distance yourself from the pre-med culture and do other things.
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try having family friends know you've been pre-med since college and repeatedly ask why aren't you a doctor yet(you're years out of school!), or go change your career, or what are you doing with your life, or you don't have a real job, or oh this is the best one - go get married. I feel your pain @bananafish94
 
bananafish94 said:
The worst part about this is when people ask you how it's going. If it's another pre-med student, you know that they wouldn't ask that unless they had gotten in somewhere. So then you have to put on that fake smile, pull out of one those lines like, "No news is good news!" or "Still waiting!" with a fake laugh and prostrate yourself in front of them. And then, of course, there are the family, friends, and strangers who have no idea how the process works. And you can see their concern and disappointment quickly turn into a saccharine "I'm sure it will all work out!" I wish nobody knew I was a pre-med student. I don't like how it instantly becomes such an enormous portion of your identity, regardless of how much you try to distance yourself from the pre-med culture and do other things.
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ALL the thoughts I keep thinking these days
 
bananafish94 said:
The worst part about this is when people ask you how it's going. If it's another pre-med student, you know that they wouldn't ask that unless they had gotten in somewhere. So then you have to put on that fake smile, pull out of one those lines like, "No news is good news!" or "Still waiting!" with a fake laugh and prostrate yourself in front of them. And then, of course, there are the family, friends, and strangers who have no idea how the process works. And you can see their concern and disappointment quickly turn into a saccharine "I'm sure it will all work out!" I wish nobody knew I was a pre-med student. I don't like how it instantly becomes such an enormous portion of your identity, regardless of how much you try to distance yourself from the pre-med culture and do other things.
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I think the worse part for me is people dont believe you, "If Dr. doesnt work out just do something else" remark. They dont understand the process. This can take a few cycles as you guys know but people dont. They think its like Law School or even under-grad ..like Oh like where do you wanna go???...LOL..no average person knows how hard this is.
 
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chocolate23 said:
try having family friends know you've been pre-med since college and repeatedly ask why aren't you a doctor yet(you're years out of school!), or go change your career, or what are you doing with your life, or you don't have a real job, or oh this is the best one - go get married. I feel your pain @bananafish94
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That sounds rough. I think guys generally have it better in the "why aren't you married" department. The only one who really understands the whole thing is my dad. I didn't expect him to because he went to ridiculously elite ivy league universities for both undergrad and graduate school, and the prospect of failing doesn't really seem to have ever crossed his mind. But after he realized what this process is truly like, he actually sent me a letter in the mail that said his college was the only one he got into, and that the first time he applied to graduate school he got rejected by every single one. But pretty much every other member of my family just makes me feel guilty whenever I talk to them.
 
whatsupdr said:
I think the worse part for me is people dont believe you, "If Dr. doesnt work out just do something else" remark. They dont understand the process. This can take a few cycles as you guys know but people dont. They think its like Law School or even under-grad ..like Oh were do you wanna go...LOL..no average person knows how hard this is.
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So agreed!
 
whatsupdr said:
I think the worse part for me is people dont believe you, "If Dr. doesnt work out just do something else" remark. They dont understand the process. This can take a few cycles as you guys know but people dont. They think its like Law School or even under-grad ..like Oh were do you wanna go...LOL..no average person knows how hard this is.
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A lot of people don't realize that it's extremely easy to get into "law school." It's not easy to get into a good law school. A great many of them are glorified diploma mills, but sound impressive because they are law schools.
 
whatsupdr said:
I think the worse part for me is people dont believe you, "If Dr. doesnt work out just do something else" remark. They dont understand the process. This can take a few cycles as you guys know but people dont. They think its like Law School or even under-grad ..like Oh were do you wanna go...LOL..no average person knows how hard this is.
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Not going to lie, but the freedom to move around is a huge draw to me possibly changing fields.
 
bananafish94 said:
That sounds rough. I think guys generally have it better in the "why aren't you married" department. The only one who really understands the whole thing is my dad. I didn't expect him to because he went to ridiculously elite ivy league universities for both undergrad and graduate school, and the prospect of failing doesn't really seem to have ever crossed his mind. But after he realized what this process is truly like, he actually sent me a letter in the mail that said his college was the only one he got into, and that the first time he applied to graduate school he got rejected by every single one. But pretty much every other member of my family just makes me feel guilty whenever I talk to them.
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I know the feeling. My dad died when I was really little and other family members are making me feel guilty saying I am now being a burden by not having a real career to help support my mother - trust me I have it a lot worse but my mother told me this: If she has no money and has to live in a cardboard box, as long as I get into medical school and pursue my dreams, she will be the happiest ever. To get an II and an acceptance = would mean the world. the absolute world.
 
chocolate23 said:
I know the feeling. My dad died when I was really little and other family members are making me feel guilty saying I am now being a burden by not having a real career to help support my mother - trust me I have it a lot worse but my mother told me this: If she has no money and has to live in a cardboard box, as long as I get into medical school and pursue my dreams, she will be the happiest ever. To get an II and an acceptance = would mean the world. the absolute world.
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That's messed up on a wide variety of levels. I'm glad you have such a supportive mom, though!
 
chocolate23 said:
I know the feeling. My dad died when I was really little and other family members are making me feel guilty saying I am now being a burden by not having a real career to help support my mother - trust me I have it a lot worse but my mother told me this: If she has no money and has to live in a cardboard box, as long as I get into medical school and pursue my dreams, she will be the happiest ever. To get an II and an acceptance = would mean the world. the absolute world.
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Thats so sweet!!
 
Luckily my family is very understanding of this whole process, my cousin had to go through this process 2 times before getting an acceptance, so they know how stressful it is for me. Even though my mom can't understand how schools don't want me, sometimes I have to explain to her how difficult it is to get in somewhere, but for the most part, they've seen my cousin go through it, so they know it's not abnormal for me to be having such a hard time with it
 
Oh my goodness- yes to all of these! I think I've just stumbled across my kind of pre-med people haha. My family's been so, so supportive as well, but my cousin got in last cycle from undergrad (I'm a nontrad) on a full ride. So my family's sitting here like, "getting in the first time while they throw fistfuls of money at you seems pretty achievable..."
 
whatsupdr said:
For anyone who applied to Temple..I did notice a good about of II's that went out last year on Feb 16..Lets hope they repeat that!
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I didn't realize that by putting St. Luke's as my first choice in only applying to that program haha
 
Aw I love all these posts about supportive families. My dad never finished college and even though my mom went to grad school she was never a super competitive student and doesn't know a thing about the world of medicine. So neither of them really have any idea of how any of this works. They pretty much upped the credit limit on my credit card that they pay for me and left me to do my own thing and trusted me when I said that it's extremely difficult and that I might not get in. It was pretty much the same for my entire extended family, even though I'm sure they don't really get it, no one made any disparaging comments or anything.
 
Still sitting in 2 II's here ;(

I just want one more.
 
whatsupdr said:
I think the worse part for me is people dont believe you, "If Dr. doesnt work out just do something else" remark. They dont understand the process. This can take a few cycles as you guys know but people dont. They think its like Law School or even under-grad ..like Oh like where do you wanna go???...LOL..no average person knows how hard this is.
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bananafish94 said:
A lot of people don't realize that it's extremely easy to get into "law school." It's not easy to get into a good law school. A great many of them are glorified diploma mills, but sound impressive because they are law schools.
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Completely agree. And I just wanted to point out that Harvard Law school's acceptance rate is 20%. Law school is CONSIDERABLY easier to get into, even an excellent one. The consequence is that one in four graduates are unemployed after graduation.
 
iker said:
Completely agree. And I just wanted to point out that Harvard Law school's acceptance rate is 20%. Law school is CONSIDERABLY easier to get into, even an excellent one. The consequence is that one in four graduates are unemployed after graduation.
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After I read that, I immediately started looking at LSAT prep material hahaha.
 
Officer Farva said:
After I read that, I immediately started looking at LSAT prep material hahaha.
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And you only need either high GPA or high LSAT to get in. Not this whole I have excellent grades and MCAT score and publications and clinical exposure but I only have 50 hours of service so 30 medical schools won't even look at me.
 
iker said:
And you only need either high GPA or high LSAT to get in. Not this whole I have excellent grades and MCAT score and publications and clinical exposure but I only have 50 hours of service so 30 medical schools won't even look at me.
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Seriously though, I have a 3.5-3.65 from a prestigious grade deflating school and top 1% MCAT. Assuming I can match that performance on the LSAT, do I have a chance? Standardized testing in general is oddly easy for me.
 
iker said:
Completely agree. And I just wanted to point out that Harvard Law school's acceptance rate is 20%. Law school is CONSIDERABLY easier to get into, even an excellent one. The consequence is that one in four graduates are unemployed after graduation.
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LOL my Uber driver yesterday went to law school.
 
catie_jane said:
I didn't realize that by putting St. Luke's as my first choice in only applying to that program haha
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yeah me either. i put st. luke's as my first choice cause a family member goes there and they've told me great things about it, but i thought i'd atleast get a shot at the main campus too haha
 
Officer Farva said:
Seriously though, I have a 3.5-3.65 from a prestigious grade deflating school and top 1% MCAT. Assuming I can match that performance on the LSAT, do I have a chance? Standardized testing in general is oddly easy for me.
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Wow top 1% is incredible. If you can do just as well on the LSAT I think you have a great chance (keep in mind I am just a measly plebeian so this may not mean much).
 
cmo217 said:
yeah me either. i put st. luke's as my first choice cause a family member goes there and they've told me great things about it, but i thought i'd atleast get a shot at the main campus too haha
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wait seriously? I thought you get a shot at all of them?
 
Officer Farva said:
Seriously though, I have a 3.5-3.65 from a prestigious grade deflating school and top 1% MCAT. Assuming I can match that performance on the LSAT, do I have a chance? Standardized testing in general is oddly easy for me.
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yeah you do. LSAT score speaks volumes for a great law school

but I don't know if you have the pre-reqs for law schools and if they calculate a separate GPA for that, and if you have any experience. You may need to look into that.
 
iker said:
Wow top 1% is incredible. If you can do just as well on the LSAT I think you have a great chance (keep in mind I am just a measly plebeian so this may not mean much).
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Never before has a stranger on the internet convinced me to change careers like this lol.
 
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