ah i honestly dont know what to think. all i can think about is that my future has already been decided by the uic adcom, and whatever that future is, is already in the mail, probably on its way. All I know is that when I go out to the mailbox on monday or tuesday, I can see myself jumping and screaming with joy more than seeing myself get upset and tearing up the letter.
So here's to hoping for good news. And I realized that throughout this career path that we have chosen, we are never going to stop worrying - once a pre-med, always a pre-med. If you really think about it, until today, we were all hoping for a status change, as opposed to our status still reading "decision pending". Now that we've got the status change, we now worry if this really is an acceptance. Then after our second year in medschool, we will worry about our step 1 score, then worry about graduating, then worry about getting our residency program of choice, then worry about the 80+ hours we're gonna have to work and whether or not we'll make it through. Then there's that continuous worry of paying off debts and loans, then once we finish residency, we worry about any fellowships we're applying for. After that, we worry about malpractice insurance, and so on.
If this application process has taught me anything, I'd say it has to be that we can only worry about what we can control. I had control during the interview, and while I filled out the amcas and secondaries. Now noone can change what size my envelope from UIC is gonna be. But, its gonna happen - we who got status changes will surely get an envelope in teh mail. And I guess we're all worried about its size - I guess size does matter hahahaha.
Anyway, to sum up this long post and to answer your "what do you think" question, I'll say that if I get in, I'll seriously be living a dream to get into this school and kicking off my career that way. However if I dont get in for whatever reason, I will attend CCOM @ Midwestern University (which is a fantastic institution) and will work equally as hard to be the best physician I possibly can be.
I've also realized that what you and me are worrying about today is whether or not we're gonna get into medschool in a few days. Theres millions out there who are worrying if they will continue to live to see past the next few days. Everyone's got their worries, but I think that only if we compare these worries can we make a difference. I say this because if we do get accepted, I've realized that only if we keep this difference in mind, we wont lose track of why we are gonna become physicians in the first place.
I hope each and everyone of you get into UIC cuz you seem like great people and i would be happy to study medicine alongside you and maybe one day save a life together!
👍 keep up the positivity!!!!!!
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