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you could always politely tell them to stop asking! nothing wrong with that. just let them know things aren't going exactly how you planned and it's a stressful time for you and each time it gets brought up, it stresses you out. If I was on the receiving end of that, I'd totally understand and stop asking haha
Oh no! That honestly effing sucks and you are most definitely allowed to grieve, so to speak. Everyone always expects you just suck all the rejection up and be ok, but honestly it's ok to not be ok sometimes.
I feel exactly the same way. Its even worse when they follow up with "I know someone who also didnt get in the first time and they went to [better school than me] for undergrad and scored [much higher than me] on the MCAT." Right now, I feel a bit like a deer staring in headlights. Frozen in indecisiveness knowing that I should move and start working on reapplying but still hoping I wont get smashed.
Thats definitely true. Though at the same time, I know they mean well and the fact they believe that ill get off waitlists is nice 🙄
Hope so! The nausea has already begun for me. Though it also may have been the result of me eating a large chunk of cheese before sleepingBasically 1 week until our lives may begin to get a little bit brighter by wait list movement after Traffic Day!
EDIT: Think I'll be nauseous for the whole month of May
Basically 1 week until our lives may begin to get a little bit brighter by wait list movement after Traffic Day!
EDIT: Think I'll be nauseous for the whole month of May
@gonnif has some really great advice about reapplying, and the main point that he repeatedly stresses is that the most common mistake reapplicants make is applying again too soon. If you're fairly confident that your issue was something easily fixed (school list, late application, etc.) or if you've made significant improvements since the start of the cycle, then your best bet is to take the above advice and quickly apply to one school to get verified and wait and see. If that's not the case, though, as unpleasant as it can be to consider, you are probably better off taking at least another year to strengthen your application. You want to apply again when you're at your best, even if it means having to wait.
I mean, can't submit until June, anyway! I've already started doing a little PS work, but I'm gonna pray that traffic day brings good news. April showers, May flowers and all that.
Gotcha. Well in that case you're probably in good shape for the next cycle if one of the waitlists doesn't work out!
For my letter of intent for another school, I tried my best to show how I would the school would be a good fit for me and how I "resonated" with the schools' value. In the end, my letter was a little over a page after including the header and signature.
Is there a way to retake over the summer in case you get in off the waitlist?
Unfortunately, no. The deadline for all coursework to be completed is June 15th.
@bananafish94 , you know sockpuppeting is against the TOS, right?
@bananafish94 , you know sockpuppeting is against the TOS, right?
😕 Hope the rest of your waitlists yield fruit!
@bananafish94 , you know sockpuppeting is against the TOS, right?
Every little thing I do
