Shouldn't I be jumping with joy?

[ocwaveoc]

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I got my first acceptance at AZCOM. But instead of jumping with joy, I laid in bed and did a morning stretch with a big yawn. Is something wrong with me?😀 Maybe it's because AZCOM is not one of my favorites....especially after finding out at the interview that they do not have list of the 3rd and 4th yr clinical sites. Their clinical program quality sounded like it's below schools like CCOM (has a list of clinical sites around the Chicago area), PCOM etc.....
Or maybe I think that with my stats and clinical experience I'm a shoe in at any DO schools. So I expected to get in. But, after reading postings of joy in most of people's first acceptances, I feel like this feeling is such a let down!! I am thankful though...I'll go somewhere at least.

Has anyone had the same feeling?

 

[Tensyle]

yeah when i first got in, i just hung up the phone and sat in my bed and looked out the window. It was an awesome moment cuz it was all happiness...the last 4 years had paid off...but at the same time i was wondering why i wasnt jumping with joy and calling everyone i knew...then i went back to sleep. 😕

 

[Shaniqua14]

With the competitiveness of being accepted to medical school, I don't think ANYONE is a shoe in, anywhere. True, it may be AZCOM is not your favorite choice-- but think how awesome it is-- that the docs who interviewed you, and the docs on adcom (who ARE and have the job that you want to be) think highly of your abilities. Even with my "non first choice" acceptances, I was still so very very proud. Also, maybe because gaining acceptance to medical school consumed so much of your undergraduate career, and was so very stressful, that when the acceptance finally came, it was a calm feeling by your subconscious that said "ahhh, I did it," now I can destress and go back to sleep. Either way, congrats-- and I hope more acceptances come your way (and to the way of everyone else reading this msg!)

I got my first acceptance at AZCOM. But instead of jumping with joy, I laid in bed and did a morning stretch with a big yawn. Is something wrong with me?😀 Maybe it's because AZCOM is not one of my favorites....especially after finding out at the interview that they do not have list of the 3rd and 4th yr clinical sites. Their clinical program quality sounded like it's below schools like CCOM (has a list of clinical sites around the Chicago area), PCOM etc.....
Or maybe I think that with my stats and clinical experience I'm a shoe in at any DO schools. So I expected to get in. But, after reading postings of joy in most of people's first acceptances, I feel like this feeling is such a let down!! I am thankful though...I'll go somewhere at least.

Has anyone had the same feeling?

 

[HrvatskiDoktor]

Mine was similar--I was so excited, but I was driving in heavy traffic so I couldn't really let it out. Then when I got to where I was going and the first person I saw was my dad he said, "So you're not going to that school anyways, so why be excited." It was true. I didn't make a big deal about it b/c it wasn't my first choice, but I sure was excited that no matter what I am going to be a doctor.

The second acceptance came 5 days later and I hit the ceiling and bought my coworkers lunch I was so happy!

 

[A18Devil]

damn! another post about AZCOM's clinical sites. I was jumping around the room when i got my AZCOM acceptence, it was my first choice. but its been about a month and I've read WAY too much on sdn, and now im stuck between AZCOM and Western.

but ya, i opened my first acceptence at 10pm on a saturday. drove to rite aid, bought 2 bottles of booze, and got my friends and myself drunk.

 

[surferdoc]

a18devil...I cant decide btwn western or azcom either!! Im actually waiting on NJMS and RWJ (since the tuition is half of both azcom and western) but I am having a hard time deciding btwn the 2!

 

[IUgrad]

I think I would be more excited, or at least more relaxed and able to enjoy it, if I weren't having to choose among the schools where I was accepted -- although I am really fortunate/grateful to have that choice.

But, yes, I was completely thrilled the day I was accepted!

 

[EEL08]

I know this isn't the same but I was beyond thrilled when I got my first interview at DCOM. I was jumping up and down and cheering (yes I'm a dork). I called my husband and told him he had to call me back as soon as possible. I would like to think I would do the same for receiving my first acceptance. The only thing that would hold back my acceptance excitement is still worrying about my husband and I getting into the same school so I can very vaguely understand what you mean.

 

[IUgrad]

You know, EEL08, I think that my interview excitement was more thrilling than my acceptance excitement, so you might be on to something here.

I think once you have the interview, you know there is a very good possibility that you might end up there, so, while exciting, it is not as completely out of left field as getting an interview. Yeah, looking back, the days I got my interview invites were probably the most exciting.

And like you said, factoring in other follow-up thoughts/decisions like am I going to commit to here now, will I be happy here, will my SO be happy here, etc. does diminish the acceptance excitement a bit, too. It becomes real and more than a little scary, at least it did for me.

 

[t-funk]

I have to say I was also way more excited for the interview than the acceptance. My first interview invite brought me to tears, seriously. I kept saying to anyone who would listen, "Somebody actually liked me." Being a non-trad with a very different PS, I didn't quite know how people were going to take me. I was more surprized with the acceptance than elated.

 

[EEL08]

Hmmm, interesting. Well hopefully I will get accepted somewhere and be able to tell you guys if I was more or less excited than when I got my first interview invite. 😀

 

[ocwaveoc]

I have to say I was also way more excited for the interview than the acceptance. Being a non-trad with a very different PS, I didn't quite know how people were going to take me.

I was the same way. I was more excited with the interview invites (especially the Western one) than my acceptance. I suppose I felt that once I was interviewed, I was confident I was going to get accepted somewhere. So after 6 invites, for me acceptance was a given in my mind. I don't take my acceptance at AZCOM for granted. I am grateful that they liked me enough to accept me. I just don't think very highly of their lack of disclosures for the 3rd and 4th yr cliinical sites (they said it changes yr to yr so it'd not be right to tell us......this means they are not very established and your experience likely will not be great), increase of class size by 100 (meaning more people to share the cadavers with along with the podiatric students) and much higher cost of living than I anticipated.

Oh, AZCOM likes to talk about being #1 in COMLEX pass rate. If you look at the stats, the variations are so small that I don't think having 1-2% higher passing rate than #2-5 schools really makes any difference in your chance of passing the COMLEX.

 

[TexasTriathlete]

If you don't like the school, you don't like the school. It happens. Take all your interviews and find the place you like the best.

 

[LauraDO]

Frankly, I think I would be excited if I just got a secondary. I knew I was shooting against the odds when I decided to give it a go and apply this year, but it seems each day my situation gets more hopeless. It just doesn't look like this is going to happen for me.

This is sort of off topic in a way but I guess my point is, you all are around and communicating with so many other people that are getting accepted everywhere, and are so involved in the process that it is easy to forget that millions of others have the same dream you do, but can never achieve it.....so even if its not your first choice school, you where accepted somewhere, you know you have a future in this, Congrats and be pround

 

[pakbabydoll]

Are you sure you want to be a physician? because I would have been out of my mind with happiness.

 

[tideleonheart]

When I got my acceptance (which I thought was a longshot), I immediately called my wife. I was not as much excited as I was relieved. I just wanted to take a nap right then. I slept VERY VERY well that night.

I won't actually be super excited about it until about May because I have a pretty dang hard semester in the Spring that I have to do well in. Once the summer rolls around and it actually sinks in that I'll be going to med school, I'll be STOKED!

 

[doinmybest5840]

I know how you feel. I got the call from Nova on a Wednesday morning while eating breakfast by myself at school. I was actually on the other line with my mom talking about what I would do if nobody took me and then the call waiting beeped with the NSU area code and I was like "IT'S THEM I GOTTA GO I'LL CALL YOU BACK!" Honestly though, when the woman told me I was accepted I was happy, but I wasn't bouncing off the walls or screaming or crying happy tears or anything like I imagined. Maybe it was because I was in a public restaurant, or because I was by myself, I don't know. I did call my mom and the rest of my family right after I hung up, and I spent about 5 minutes grinning like an idiot... but it was definitely not the kind of overt excitement I expected.

 

[psych]

This site is (so) the best. I thought there was something wrong with me too when I received my 1st acceptance yesterday (AZCOM). I was relieved but not ecstatic.

 

[ocwaveoc]

I think everyone else is more ecstatic about my acceptance at AZCOM than I am. I went to see one of my LOR writers and a dear professor about my acceptance (about 20 minutes into the conversation). She jumped out of her seat, screamed in joy and gave me a hug! I can't believe how blase my feelings are. I must need a mood lifter.

Hmm....I wonder if it had to do with the fact that I had to call AZCOM to find out rather than them calling me or emailing me to let me know. It was so anticlimactic. But, I am happy and relieved!

 

[ocwaveoc]

Frankly, I think I would be excited if I just got a secondary. I knew I was shooting against the odds when I decided to give it a go and apply this year, but it seems each day my situation gets more hopeless. It just doesn't look like this is going to happen for me.

This is sort of off topic in a way but I guess my point is, you all are around and communicating with so many other people that are getting accepted everywhere, and are so involved in the process that it is easy to forget that millions of others have the same dream you do, but can never achieve it.....so even if its not your first choice school, you where accepted somewhere, you know you have a future in this, Congrats and be pround

LauraDO,
I see what you are saying. As a non trad student, you feel there are too many things going against you at this time. I think as long as your MCAT is above 27 (to compensate for the late MCAT). You should be fine. But, one concern is that not many schools accept Jan MCAT scores. Did you call your schools to make sure they'd accept the Jan score? If they'd and you got above 27, with your high GPA, you should get into one of those schools, I think.

 

[Saregamapadanis]

Frankly, I think I would be excited if I just got a secondary.

Don't be so hard on yourself, this is not a situation where only some achieve while others are left hopeless, No.
If your GPA sucks, you can still make it up with a high mcat.
If your mcat sucks, just make it up with the gpa or retake the mcat.
If your gpa and mcat suck, retake the mcat and do great in it.

And if you feel that your chances are low this year, you can always wait and apply for next year again. I mean come on, the next application season opens up in June/july which is only a few months away.

I hope you get an interview and an acceptance, and I hope you are not left with "just a secondary", just keep those hopes up, you have another year to give it another try - that is if you by chance don't make it this year.

good luck 👍

 

[ocwaveoc]

👍

Haha, I've never seen a face with a thumb up next to it. Let me try a different version, 🙂👍
👎mad:
👎idea:👍

 

[korpifp2831]

I was excited out of my mind but I was in the middle of class. Since then (the past two days), I've been completely dumbfounded. I just don't know what to think, my biggest dream has come true! Wow, thats all I can say!

 

[Saregamapadanis]

Haha, I've never seen a face with a thumb up next to it. Let me try a different version, 🙂👍
👎mad:

Ah, kids these days, just because they don't see something they like...
why not, if it makes you feel better.... 😀👍 or if you want me to copy you 🙂👍

congrats though on your acceptance.

 

[Saregamapadanis]

I was excited out of my mind but I was in the middle of class. Since then (the past two days), I've been completely dumbfounded. I just don't know what to think, my biggest dream has come true! Wow, thats all I can say!

hey doc 🙄,
congratulations!

 

[desijigga]

If I get an acceptance I won't be jumping around with joy but the following things will change:

A.) I will be much happier and pleasure to be around, and it will feel like a huge weight has been lifted from my shoulders
b.) I won't look stressed and always in constant worry
c.) I will sleep better and be able to focus on other people in my life
d.) Be like a carefree freshmen in college all over again... ahhhh!!!!
e.) I will spend less time on SDN... LOL (OK probably not)

 

[theserbatron]

Are you sure you want to be a physician? because I would have been out of my mind with happiness.

my acceptance to me meant that i will be doing what i love for the rest of my life. how fantastic is that? 👍 (nice post, pakbabydoll, puts things in perspective)

 

[ViolinCello]

I was standing in a walmart far from home trying to replace some items lost in a suitcase that didn't make it on the flight over-- when I got the call -- and they told us 2 days prior at the interview that we would hear in 2-4 weeks. I must have asked at least twice if they were looking for me, etc b/c I was so shocked --managed to get some strange looks from fellow shoppers.

So called my husband, my parents, best friend, and when that was done, popped in a good CD, put the windows down, and sang at the top of my lungs all the way to the next interview destination. One of the best drives of my life. Could not stop smiling. It still makes me smile when I think about it.

 

[RN2DO]

My Husband took my letter from the mail on a Thursday (just less than 2 weeks after I interviewed) and planned a huge surprise party on Friday. All my family and friends were there. he told me his Mother needed to talk to us. So we went there and I saw all my family's cars in the driveway. I could not figure out what the heck was happening. I walked in and I saw the smiling faces of 30 of my family/friends....Then he handed me a letter......

All I could say was "No way..." To be honest I didn't even read more the the first two lines....

I am 36, have been a nurse for 14 years,married for 15 years and have three kids. Have worked fulltime while taking fulltime classes at night...I truly was relieved that I got in....

Congrats to y'all who are in....and don't give up for those who are waiting to hear!

 

[Jpc984]

That's great!!! Did he open it first to make sure it was an acceptance. Also, opening someone's mail is a felony!

 

[Saregamapadanis]

That's great!!! Did he open it first to make sure it was an acceptance. Also, opening someone's mail is a felony!

The people cannot charge him under law if the victim namely the future doctor AKA RN2DO, does not press those charges on the violator -namely the future doctor's husband AKA RN2DO's husband. We urge the wife to press charges , so that it may feed the district attorneys for another day. A charge today , means DAs eat for another day, I always say. 😀👍

 

[Jpc984]

haha. We need Shark on the case!

 

[BCLumas]

In a span of 8 days I had an interview at LECOM-Bradenton, NSUCOM, and TUCOM-NV. By the time I had gotten back to my room and taken a breath, I knew where I wanted to go. My first call came from my number one choice (LECOM-Bradenton). I was so elated, you have no idea. I started to slowly cry and just remember everything I had gone through in my life that has led me to this point. I called my mom, who cried. I called my fiancee, who cried. I called my dad, who bragged. It was just amazing. Later that week, when NSU called me, I did not even care. I feel bad because I think I was a bit smuggish. >.>a The same when I got the email from TUCOM-NV. Oh well. I think that getting my number one as my first acceptance really helps. If TUCOM-NV had arrived first, I would have been EXTREMELY disappointed. Happy that I had gotten accepted, but disappointed to have it as a guarantee.

 

[Saregamapadanis]

congratulations on your acceptance, you deserve it, doctor Bclumas.

 

[BCLumas]

Danke schön ^.^