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Hey people. The Dental students have something like this and I want us to have ours. So:
1. You check you email every 10 mins and use the refresh botton like there's no tomorrow.
2. You check your mail box 2-3 times a day, even when you know there's no more mail till tomorrow.
3. You know log on to SDN to find out if your school has handed out any more interviews for the week and how far into the year they've scheduled them.
4. You check your AADSAS page (at designations) right after your email (vice versa) and you're thinking, 'who knows, maybe they posted my interview invite on AADSAS and forgot to send me an email.' 😛

 

[coreyb]

"Guilty as charged, your honor."

 

[duh?]

😀 i would say welcome to the club, but it's almost november. we are veterans

 

[litlmisa]

#5-you have practiced how you will answer some of the more common interview questions.

#6-you have everyone you know asking if you have heard anything yet (because by now they know as much about 'the process' as you do)

#7- you check last years stats at every school you have applied to, to see how your stats compare

#8-fall term grades are slipping because you can't focus on what the prof is saying, too busy thinking about your application

 

[Generallee]

#9 - You can't even remember your Social Security Number but happen to know your AADSAS number.

#10 - You can't wait til Monday comes around....so you can check the mail.

 

[duh?]

11. And on Fridays, you reason that all the mail the schools sent out today should be here by monday, plus the one the lazy mail man/woman refused to put in your mail box because it came in after hours. 😀

 

[Kremlar]

11. And on Fridays, you reason that all the mail the schools sent out today should be here by monday, plus the one the lazy mail man/woman refused to put in your mail box because it came in after hours. 😀

12) you can recite "why you want to be a dentist" as if it were the pledge of allegiance

13) December 1st is your new X-mas, and your hoping the mailman will bring you better gifts than santa will.

 

[zriceman]

Hey people. The Dental students have something like this and I want us to have ours. So:
1. You check you email every 10 mins and use the refresh botton like there's no tomorrow.
2. You check your mail box 2-3 times a day, even when you know there's no more mail till tomorrow.
3. You know log on to SDN to find out if your school has handed out any more interviews for the week and how far into the year they've scheduled them.
4. You check your AADSAS page (at designations) right after your email (vice versa) and you're thinking, 'who knows, maybe they posted my interview invite on AADSAS and forgot to send me an email.' 😛

i wish i could fit any of those categories...
too bad i still need to take that teeth assessment test first 🙁

 

[Comet208]

14. You wish there were 50 more dental schools in the U.S.

15. You exactly know the stats for all your pre-dent friends (even those on SDN) regardless of the schools they are applying to/want to go.

 

[iambatman]

you are no longer identified by your name, you are identified by your DAT scores, and GPA.

you insist your friends and family to call you by your SDN name

 

[swanlake]

#18. Debate yourself whether you should call or e-mail schools that you applied to find out status of your application.

#19. Always hope that a miracle happens

#20. Wish that your uncle is on the admission committee ~~!!!!!!

 

[Sprgrover]

Through the process you become addicted to SDN and prowl the dental forums trying to find answers to crazy little questions that plague your mind, such as what color of socks to wear to the interview and whether dental schools will find out about your fourthgrade report card.

 

[iambatman]

you can recite 'why i want to be a dentist', backwards

 

[Richnator]

you can recite 'why i want to be a dentist', backwards

You have dreams about your acceptance letter and nightmares of your rejection. I cried when I had those nightmares ;-(

 

[sunphish]

You can't even remember the last time you thought about anything else but your applications. Even when you are busy during the day, your mind is constantly brewing with thoughts on if you'll get in. You convince yourself that there HAS to be at least one school that will accept you. Then you check the mail/email/answering maching(just in case) for the 4th time that day...who knows, it's totally possible a school could have tried to get in touch with you while you were going up the stairs, or washing the dishes, or vacuuming....

 

[mochafreak]

You have dreams about your acceptance letter and nightmares of your rejection. I cried when I had those nightmares ;-(

Glad to hear I'm not the only one having the nightmares.

Some more:

You change into your interview suit in airport bathrooms, because unlike the business travelers you can't afford a hotel room/overnight stay.

You find yourself muttering responses to imaginary interview questions at work, and then you have to explain yourself to your co-workers.

You have a running countdown to Dec. 1st in the upper right-hand corner of your dry erase board.

 

[ramona_k]

You can't even remember the last time you thought about anything else but your applications. Even when you are busy during the day, your mind is constantly brewing with thoughts on if you'll get in. ...

good to know I'm not the only one!

 

[litlmisa]

it is 7:30 in the morning on the only day you get to sleep in...and you are checking sdn for any new posts because you can't fall back to sleep

 

[dat_student]

You always want to apply to more schools.

 

[aphistis]

you can recite 'why i want to be a dentist', backwards

"Dentist a be to want I why"?

😉

 

[dat_student]

you can recite 'why i want to be a dentist', backwards

"Dentist a be to want I why"?

😉

You can also spell it backwards

?tsitned a eb ot tnaw I yhw
😉

 

[acceptance]

You begin twitching and yelling uncontrolled obsenities upon hearing or seeing the word AADSAS.

The names of your new friends contain numbers, and that seems perfectly normal.

You are trying to plan for interview questions and begin conjuring up bad things to say about yourself that have silver linings, just so you have a smart reply to the interviewer when they say, Name two of your best and worst qualities. Mmmmmm, let me see............ I'm overly meticulous??? What the f@#$

 

[tinman831]

You have dreams about your acceptance letter and nightmares of your rejection. I cried when I had those nightmares ;-(

hah! i just had a dream last night that i got accepted too! wow that was an AWESOME feeling while it lasted 😳

 

[duh?]

# You sign up on SDN with the screen name "acceptance." 😀

 

[acceptance]

# You sign up on SDN with the screen name "acceptance." 😀

Hey, my screen name is "Acceptance" because its one of my fav bands. Very funny though!

 

[SuperC]

- You finally kicked that annoying crack habit, only to find you have a new one. SDN.
-C

 

[TimR]

you're at home on a sunday night and your phone rings and the 1st thing you think is "I wonder if that's UOP calling for an interview invite?"

 

[duh?]

Hey, my screen name is "Acceptance" because its one of my fav bands. Very funny though!

LOL! MY BAD.

 

[VegasBabyVegas]

You lied to all of your predental friends about your DAT scores and GPA and for every month that goes by without an interview you drop a point on each category until you finally get the truth out that you only got a 13 AA and 9PAT with a 1.13 GPA.

 

[donkeywhisperer]

You become irrate at the slightest provocation on SDN, and take all your frustration out on dat_student.

 

[kew]

-When you automatically assume that everyone knows what the DAT is. For example people ask, so what did you do todat? Then you reply, "Oh, I just got done studying for the DAT." Then when they make that face... you realize that you don't even call it the D A T as letters anymore, you act like it's a word "Dat."

-When you run into people from 2 years back and they say, "I thought you were going to Dental School!" And you have to reply, "I Know, I am....it's just taking a little longer than I .....shut up you Bastaarrddss, I failed the DAT ok, give me a break!"

 

[litlmisa]

You get really pissed when you haven't heard from your #1 pick, and just one person is claiming they have an interview...you think that they must be lying, otherwise more people would have interviews also.

 

[donkeywhisperer]

-When you automatically assume that everyone knows what the DAT is. For example people ask, so what did you do todat? Then you reply, "Oh, I just got done studying for the DAT." Then when they make that face... you realize that you don't even call it the D A T as letters anymore, you act like it's a word "Dat."

-When you run into people from 2 years back and they say, "I thought you were going to Dental School!" And you have to reply, "I Know, I am....it's just taking a little longer than I .....shut up you Bastaarrddss, I failed the DAT ok, give me a break!"

LOL!!! I know exactly what you mean. My sister in law is always asking so why aren't you in dental school yet. I swear I'm gonna kill her.

 

[aphistis]

You lied to all of your predental friends about your DAT scores and GPA and for every month that goes by without an interview you drop a point on each category until you finally get the truth out that you only got a 13 AA and 9PAT with a 1.13 GPA.

 

[DDS:)]

you looking at people's teeth when you talking to him/her 😀

 

[TimR]

you're sitting in your orthopedics class and you turn to your friend and you both start making fun of what an A$$ DAT_student is.... this really happened today.

 

[duh?]

you're sitting in your orthopedics class and you turn to your friend and you both start making fun of what an A$$ DAT_student is.... this really happened today.

NO WAY! (No offense DAT_student)

 

[Comet208]

you're sitting in your orthopedics class and you turn to your friend and you both start making fun of what an A$$ DAT_student is.... this really happened today.

Seriously, you guys need to give the guy some credit. If you take the time and get to know him, it will all make sense and you will see that he is not as annoying as it appears on here. No, he is not my cousin either. He is just a typical overly ambitious super perfectionist guy.

 

[dat_student]

You become irrate at the slightest provocation on SDN, and take all your frustration out on dat_student.

 

[duh?]

I dont think DAT_student is a bad guy. Tolerance people.
( I sound so much like a goody-2-shoes! Yeck!) 😛

 

[dat_student]

I dont think DAT_student is a bad guy. Tolerance people.
( I sound so much like a goody-2-shoes! Yeck!) 😛

duh? Thanks for your continuous support. I just changed my signature. I think now people can start loving me because it says 0 interviews. 😉

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"Striving to better, oft we mar what's well"
Shakespeare - King Lear

INTERVIEWS: None

 

[duh?]

You're welcome. About your signature, I wouldn't recommend lying though, because you do have interviews. I'm sure you can come up with a truthful, not-so-arrogant way of stating the fact--that you have a lotta interviews. Hey you paid for all those applications and obviously some schools are interested in you. Be proud of that and display it if you want. Just remember, there's always a way to be proud of your achievements without being arrogant.

(Now i'm beginning to irritate myself! 😡 I soundlike someone's granny. AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!
See what the application process has turned me into! A GRANNY! 😱 😱 )

 

[dat_student]

Seriously, you guys need to give the guy[dat_student] some credit. If you take the time and get to know him, it will all make sense and you will see that he is not as annoying as it appears on here. No, he is not my cousin either. He is just a typical overly ambitious super perfectionist guy.

Comet208, thanks so much.

 

[iambatman]

dat_student: we love you! you are the new ian_wright!

hey, whatever happened to that guy?

back on subject: you know you are a pre-dental, when you have to explain to friends and family that a 20 on the DAT (out of 30), is REALLY not a bad score at all! lol

when i tell my friends that i got a 20, they respond by saying, "Out of what"

then i say, "30"

--------- then there's a moment of silence --------

Then i say "it's a curved score, 20 is quite good"

-----then another akward silence--------

I know what my friends/family are thinking: "I feel bad for him, he's trying to make himself feel better by telling me it is curved"

...(And I know they feel this way)

So they tell me: "well done"

and then we depart, both akwardly.....


(IF YOU'VE BEEN IN THAT SITUATION - THEN YOU KNOW YOU ARE A PRE-DENT STUDENT)

 

[dat_student]

dat_student: we love you! ...

iambatman, Thanks so much 🙂

 

[iambatman]

iambatman, Thanks so much 🙂

well, you are welcome.

i'll be honest, dat_student, you've grown on me...

...you are like the oxygen around me. Without you, I cannot live...

🙂

But seriously ---> I KNOW you are a smart person. Over the summer, you answered some VERY tough questions that I posted!

GL

 

[Comet208]

dat_student: we love you! you are the new ian_wright!

hey, whatever happened to that guy?

back on subject: you know you are a pre-dental, when you have to explain to friends and family that a 20 on the DAT (out of 30), is REALLY not a bad score at all! lol

when i tell my friends that i got a 20, they respond by saying, "Out of what"

then i say, "30"

--------- then there's a moment of silence --------

Then i say "it's a curved score, 20 is quite good"

-----then another akward silence--------

I know what my friends/family are thinking: "I feel bad for him, he's trying to make himself feel better by telling me it is curved"

...(And I know they feel this way)

So they tell me: "well done"

and then we depart, both akwardly.....


(IF YOU'VE BEEN IN THAT SITUATION - THEN YOU KNOW YOU ARE A PRE-DENT STUDENT)

my dad still wants to think that my 18/30 is slightly above 50% and therefore very very low.

 

[PDizzle]

As it gets closer to the end of the year, you go from practicing answers to potential interview questions to practicing the answer to your friends and family's question, "Weren't you going to dental school? What ever happened with that?".

 

[dat_student]

my dad still wants to think that my 18/30 is slightly above 50% and therefore very very low.

My dad can't understand why I didn't get 30 for QR. I keep telling him that I ran out of time. He thinks I should take some high school math courses before going to dental school. I try to avoid DAT related questions as much as possible. He expects too much. 😡

 

[VegasBabyVegas]

you're sitting in your orthopedics class and you turn to your friend and you both start making fun of what an A$$ DAT_student is.... this really happened today.

That was fun...