The "Uni sucks and I didn't want to go to grad school anyway" thread

[WaitingKills]

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So, this round of applications is coming to an end. I figured that we should have a thread for those of us who appear to have been missed this round and may or may not be applying again next round.

With that being said, there is still just over two weeks to go which means that there is still a chance for people being called up off wait lists.

In the meantime though, how is everyone doing and do you have any idea of what you are going to do now? Are you going to apply again next year and if you are, what are you going to do for the next 7-8 months?


Me... I'm having a hard time not being negative (this is my second round). But I am trying to stay focused on the fact that I have two little glimmers of hope left that hopefully won't let me down. As for applying next year if I don't get in, I have no idea yet. I'll have to do a lot of quick work to make strong contacts and references because I'm not able to use 2 out of the three references that I used for this year. Moving to the tropics and looking for buried treasure and swimming with the sharks sounds much more entertaining right now.

 

[bellecalle]

Moving to the tropics and looking for buried treasure and swimming with the sharks sounds much more entertaining right now.

Yes!! Ditto!!

I am definitely in for another round of apps, as my one and only interview this round sent me a rejection letter last week. I guess they chose an internal candidate, which is sort of a bummer. Makes me feel as though I didn't have a chance to begin with.

Anyway, with all honesty, I can say that I'm feeling pretty good about where I am now, despite not having gotten in anywhere this round. I'm restudying for the GRE so I can get a stellar score. Right now I have a 1310 total, but there is quite a discrepancies in the Q and V, so my goal is to up my V and get the 2 scores around the same. Shooting for 1400. Don't know if I can do it, but why not try really really hard. I've been at my full time RA position for over 1 year now, and I'm planning to stay here until I leave for school, which means I hope it's only another 1.5 years 🙂 I'm building lots and lots of great experience while I'm here, getting involved with clinical trials, fMRI research, grant writing etc, so that's all exciting to me.

I'm actually really glad that I spent 1k+ on my last round of applications.. I think it was worth the money to know what this was all about. Now I know what I need to focus on more for the next round.. I already mentioned I'll be studying for the GRE again, and also, I'm gonna start writing my personal statement WAY early. Now that I think of it, my PS could've been soo much stronger this past round. My references will remain the same, and they are all in the know that they will need to write me a bajillion more in the fall.

For the next few months, I will just keep on living and enjoy where I am now. Oh, and also, save $$!! Obviously had I gotten in to school this round I would've gone, but I'm sort of not in the best financial position right now, so it's nice to have a little bit of time to straighten things out before diving in to poverty (Not that my RA salary isn't already poverty, lol..). So overall, I am very optimistic at this point about my chances next year. In the meantime I will change what I am able to change (GRE, PS) and just hope for the best and travel and have fun! Ultimate goal for next round is to be able to choose between a few different offers.. We'll see!