nanasbananas said:
I was fortunate to receive a spot on the ranked alternate list as #26. As this is truly miraculous (there's usually only 25), are there any others out there on this list (27, 28, and 29)?
Else, I will have to credit my sister who lit a candle for me and my mother in law to lit an incense for me right at the time my interview started. Obviously Jesus and Buddah were at my side! There's no other explanation for my sudden rush of calmness as I walked into my interview room and the fact that I just felt damn good afterwards. For someone who really didn't have the stats (3.4 gpa, 27 mcat, 1st time applying), I really do have to admit miracles can happen.
Congrats to all who are already in! Having fun riding the wave with all those on the ranked list (we'll hit shore soon!)! Keeping my fingers crossed for those on the unranked list (pray hard, it works!)! And best of luck to those who got bad news.
Thanks everyone for helping me pass the time and keeping a smile on my face throughout this whole application process.
I just discovered the forum yesterday (I've been just reading the interview feedbacks for several months and have finally decided to be more adventurous and visit other parts of the site) and I was so glad to have stumbled across this thread! I interviewed in early January, got put on the competitive list as so many of you have, and after months of nervous tension received my envelope in the mail a couple days ago. I am now the proud owner of the #12 alternate spot on the ranked list!
I pretty much read all 30 pages of this threat in one sitting last night and felt as if I was reliving the last four months of my own life. The feelings of optimism/pessimism, hope/despair, peace/anxiety that have been so eloquently expessed by you, the posters, are so like my own that I wish I had joined the forum months ago instead of just now! No one quite understands the stress that is medical school admissions quite like others who are going through the same journey (and I'm not going to count my friends who are expecting to and have gotten into Harvard and Stanford, they're in a completely different league than me).
Nice job, Nanasbananas! I totally feel you on the stats thing (I had a 3.3 GPA, 32 MCAT, 1st time applicant) When I got my letter, my heart plummeted when I read that I was on the wait list and not accepted. My phone call to the admissions office made me feel so much better. This is what Brooke told me about the wait list:
She said that this year, the ranked list has 27 spots and the unranked has 47. Ten years ago, only about 14-15 people have gained admission off the wait list but starting five years ago, the trend has been about 30-40. Last year, everybody on the ranked list got in as did several from the unranked.
Good luck to everyone! To those who have gotten into UW and other schools, your hard work and sheer determination have finally paid off!!! To those who are still waiting (like me), don't give up, there is a light at the end of the tunnel! And to those who have received disappointing news: NEVER GIVE UP. It's not a question of "if" you get into medical school, it's a question of WHEN.
