Official, Pre-Allo NOT ACCEPTED YET 2017 applicant thread

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rhonamahariel said:
was it moonlight winning best picture? 😛
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Haha not exactly since I haven't even seen the movie. But from what I heard on NPR, it had a tiny budget (~$1.5 mil) so I would say that winning best picture (arguably the most coveted award of the oscars) is no small feat!
 
Honestly, this whole process is probably denting my self-esteem more than it is denting my wallet...
Worst of all is how my friends, family, etc. all have expectations for me to do well but I feel too ashamed to deliver any news short of an acceptance back to them.

But then again, it's not over until the last person checks in at orientation, so keep on fighting guys! Sending good vibes your way!
 
Just want to remind everyone that if you for some reason do not get an acceptance this year IT IS OKAY!

I applied, got only one interview, and no acceptances my first time around. Almost quit then and there but I decided I wasn't going to let it deter me so I just worked on my resume for a year and prewrote all my secondaries for the second time around and am very happy at UCSD now 🙂

Don't give up hope!
 
Ugh. Think that's the last MD rejection. Yup, that's all of them.
 
starrystarrynight1 said:
yall are dropping out of this thread like flies and I'll be the only one left here, forever 🙁
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You and me both 😉

Got a phone call from one of my waitlisted schools today!... telling me that they received my fafsa information but I need to complete my application 😕
 
Hau5MD said:
You and me both 😉

Got a phone call from one of my waitlisted schools today!... telling me that they received my fafsa information but I need to complete my application 😕
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I got the same call and freaked out only to realize it was some automated message. That was a huge fluctuation of emotions in about 5 seconds.
 
flip_08 said:
I got the same call and freaked out only to realize it was some automated message. That was a huge fluctuation of emotions in about 5 seconds.
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Talk about roller coaster of emotions. From 😀 "OMG THIS IS FINALLY HAPPENING" to 😳 "I guess more waiting is in store" to 😱 "wait what happened?" Just emailed the FA office, not sure whats going on.
 
Not sure if this is the best place to ask this question but i deff feel comfort on this thread haha - for the schools I've been wait-listed at and that only have movement in May and later, would it make sense to send a letter of interest in late march/april? or does timing not matter/should I send one in now?

anyone have experience with this?
 
Are there stories of people with plenty of II's, no immediate rejections, and then didn't get accepted in past cycles? I'm sitting on 9 II's: 2 rejections after the waitlist, 5 waitlists, and 2 more II's to come. Not sure if I should plan for failure now or what.
 
HwangerBanger said:
Are there stories of people with plenty of II's, no immediate rejections, and then didn't get accepted in past cycles? I'm sitting on 9 II's: 2 rejections after the waitlist, 5 waitlists, and 2 more II's to come. Not sure if I should plan for failure now or what.
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I did hear of someone who was on 4 waitlists and didn't get accepted. Though with 5 waitlists and 2 pending, your odds of 1 acceptance are good.
 
Hau5MD said:
I did hear of someone who was on 4 waitlists and didn't get accepted. Though with 5 waitlists and 2 pending, your odds of 1 acceptance are good.
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I've had this weird feeling all cycle I was going to go 3 for 3 waitlists. It would be just my luck for this to happen and not get in. Got my first decision back yesterday, sure enough waitlist. Praying I'm pleasantly surprised with the next two


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aymar said:
I've had this weird feeling all cycle I was going to go 3 for 3 waitlists. It would be just my luck for this to happen and not get in. Got my first decision back yesterday, sure enough waitlist. Praying I'm pleasantly surprised with the next two


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Best of luck!
 
RIPHarambe said:
8 interviews, just received word from my last interview: waitlist.

That's 7 waitlists/under consideration/alternate list/schools that wait til the very end and 1 rejection.

-_______-

At least I beat Dark Souls today.
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...at least the odds are in your favor. I'm sure you'll get in off of one of those.
 
RIPHarambe said:
8 interviews, just received word from my last interview: waitlist.

That's 7 waitlists/under consideration/alternate list/schools that wait til the very end and 1 rejection.

-_______-

At least I beat Dark Souls today.
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Ashamed to say I played DS3 using summons pretty much the whole way through. Also, **** pontiff sulyvahn. He's trippin on acid or somethin I swear on me mum
 
I know everybody deals with failure in different ways, and most days I feel like I handle it well. Today is one of those crap days where the stress and anxiety of failing so hardly, especially when you really truly thought you were going to get in to a really good school, really gets to you. Do any of you have any suggestions of ways to get your mind off of it, or do something uplifting? I already got through all of the Oscar best picture nominations and am kind of lost what to do now haha. Lol sorry sometimes it just feels good to tell it to people who get it and aren't trying to comfort me or tell me I'm great.
 
KPstudent said:
I know everybody deals with failure in different ways, and most days I feel like I handle it well. Today is one of those crap days where the stress and anxiety of failing so hardly, especially when you really truly thought you were going to get in to a really good school, really gets to you. Do any of you have any suggestions of ways to get your mind off of it, or do something uplifting? I already got through all of the Oscar best picture nominations and am kind of lost what to do now haha. Lol sorry sometimes it just feels good to tell it to people who get it and aren't trying to comfort me or tell me I'm great.
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Exercise and any very time consuming social activity e.g. work, school, videogames.
 
KPstudent said:
I know everybody deals with failure in different ways, and most days I feel like I handle it well. Today is one of those crap days where the stress and anxiety of failing so hardly, especially when you really truly thought you were going to get in to a really good school, really gets to you. Do any of you have any suggestions of ways to get your mind off of it, or do something uplifting? I already got through all of the Oscar best picture nominations and am kind of lost what to do now haha. Lol sorry sometimes it just feels good to tell it to people who get it and aren't trying to comfort me or tell me I'm great.
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Start a new TV show! I personally suggest Shameless if you're looking for something with levity. If you like working out, I also suggest setting a new goal for yourself. I just committed to a challenge they're running this month at my gym. It's definitely helping. Working out is an hour a day where I don't think about med school


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KPstudent said:
I know everybody deals with failure in different ways, and most days I feel like I handle it well. Today is one of those crap days where the stress and anxiety of failing so hardly, especially when you really truly thought you were going to get in to a really good school, really gets to you. Do any of you have any suggestions of ways to get your mind off of it, or do something uplifting? I already got through all of the Oscar best picture nominations and am kind of lost what to do now haha. Lol sorry sometimes it just feels good to tell it to people who get it and aren't trying to comfort me or tell me I'm great.
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Duke? Yeah me too.
 
StarsHallow said:
after 4 out of 4 wait-lists/hold, attending my 5th and last interview on monday! please send good luck my way 🙂
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Best of luck! It's definitely worth to ponder what may have went wrong in your previous interviews and try to fix that!!
 
KPstudent said:
I know everybody deals with failure in different ways, and most days I feel like I handle it well. Today is one of those crap days where the stress and anxiety of failing so hardly, especially when you really truly thought you were going to get in to a really good school, really gets to you. Do any of you have any suggestions of ways to get your mind off of it, or do something uplifting? I already got through all of the Oscar best picture nominations and am kind of lost what to do now haha. Lol sorry sometimes it just feels good to tell it to people who get it and aren't trying to comfort me or tell me I'm great.
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It's quite difficult to share a sense of perspective because only personal experience tends to provide that. However, consider: four years of undergrad, four years in the Marine Corps, one and a half years in a postbac program, and this current gap year leading up to matriculation. I'll be 30 when I matriculate this summer, and while you're seeing me at my best right now I also have over a decade with a bit of success and a lot of failure behind me. What seems like a nearly intolerable situation right now will be little more than a blip in your rear-view when you matriculate a few months or a few years from now. Life is long and you're very young.
 
Anyone else also hearing back from the majority of their schools this month? I have two decisions coming up this week with two more decisions possibly coming out in the next three weeks. Just hoping to get at least ONE spot!
 
CMVpromoter said:
Anyone else also hearing back from the majority of their schools this month? I have two decisions coming up this week with two more decisions possibly coming out in the next three weeks. Just hoping to get at least ONE spot!
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Me too! If I don't expire from anxiety before then......


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CMVpromoter said:
Anyone else also hearing back from the majority of their schools this month? I have two decisions coming up this week with two more decisions possibly coming out in the next three weeks. Just hoping to get at least ONE spot!
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I have one coming on Friday and it's my last beam of hope. No pressure


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Heading to my 3rd and last MD interview tomorrow. Was put on Hold at school 1, wait-listed at school 2, so if the trend continues I'm hoping for an acceptance here! I know that I'm super fortunate to have a DO acceptance, but I'm still holding on hope for Allo. And of course, the best of luck to everyone else still here!
 
Just got axed from 1 of the only 2 schools I interviewed at, and the other has given me silence since I interviewed in October. I think this is officially real now, need to start figuring out what to do on that second gap year
 
+1
chef30 said:
Waitlisted at a school that has virtually no WL movement. :shrug:

I had good stats, good activities, and a good PS according to multiple readers but still have zero acceptances this cycle. No idea where I went wrong.
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After about 9 months of waiting and worrying, I finally got an acceptance!

It seemed so unlikely at times and I gave up hope, but it finally happened.

I wish you guys all the best of luck and just realize that it's not over til it's over.
 
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