Waiting and Waiting...

[ieatjellyfish]

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Is it normal that I wake up thinking about what's in the mail, go to work thinking about what's coming into my e-mail, and go to bed thinking about what letters will come into the mail tomorrow?

Ever since I started applications, I've discovered an intense hatred for all junk mail. I get excited to see a "1" in my hotmail inbox and disappointed when it advertises how I can get out of debt.

*Sigh...just so you know...

 

[Violinrose]

welcome to the world of med school applicants. Imagine how bad it is for those of us who are reapplicants.

 

[dmitrinyr]

I get the same thing. I have a hotmail account and don't get any junk mail at all and really get excited when I see the "1" on the inbox. Then I can't stand it when I check and it's the hotmail e-mail services telling me how I can get 10 MB in space or some crap like that. Everyday I check the mail and check my email just for something from the med schools. I try to relax, but it's hard.

dmitri

 

[AverageMan]

It's even worse when it's an E-mail from a school that doesn't really tell you any good news.

One Message Waiting

(GASP) I have an E-Mail from Hopkins!!!

"Thank you for submitting you application to JHU. Your secondary application has been received"

(mumble, curse) Whatever...


Several weeks later

One Message Waiting

(GASP) I have an E-Mail from Hopkins!!! This time it's gotta be good news.

"Thank you for submitting your application to JHU. All items have been received. We'll inform you of our decision to reject you within the next 27 months"

(mumble, curse) It's worse than spam


Later that day

One Message Waiting

(GASP) I have an E-Mail from Hopkins!!! There's nothing else they can tell me now other than interview or rejection.

"Thank you for submitting your application to JHU. All items have been received. We'll inform you of our decision to reject you within the next 27 months"

GAHHHH!!!! Peice of crap hopkins E-Mail server, I'll get you (loads shotgun)


Or maybe it's just me. 🙂

 

[PMED99]

I think the phrase "Gone Postal" really refers to medical applicants who go crazy waiting on the mail. I think I lost my sanity about June of last year.

 

[TexasRose]

Thanks, guys, I needed that!

 

[Tezzie]

My story is worse. Due to the email virus my mail server was down. No, not just for a few days. But for 3 weeks. During those 3 weeks i went crazy. Contacting schools , etc etc ...

Sigh

From now on i will use Yahoo! 🙂

Tezzie

 

[coldchemist]

Originally posted by Tezzie
My story is worse. Due to the email virus my mail server was down. No, not just for a few days. But for 3 weeks. During those 3 weeks i went crazy. Contacting schools , etc etc ...

Sigh

From now on i will use Yahoo! 🙂

Tezzie

Hmm...Maybe THAT'S why I haven't gotten any acceptances yet.

 

[Amy B]

I have a story of frustration when talking about email.

Yesterday in my inbox.
From KCOM subject INTERVIEW

Congrats...blah blah blah.... we want to interview you....

YIPPPEEE, I thought and then realized I hadn't gotten a secondary from this school yet.

20 minutes later another interview email came through.
From KCOM subject INTERVIEW. Wow two can't be a mistake, they must really want me!!!!!!!!!

EXCEPT..................

This time at the top of it in big black letters it said..."Please disregard this email, you were sent the wrong one. Please check your email for the correct one."

5 minutes later another email comes through. By this time I am eating my notebook and clenching my teeth

This one was a request to fill out their secondary. Grrrrrrr and here I thought I was special enough to get an interview without a secondary. 😛 😛 😛

 

[ForensicPath]

I check my email obsessively. I know the exact time that the mailman arrives and am basically catching the mail as it is slipped through the slot on my front door. I also call home and ask if I received any mail there pretty regularly. I am anxious everyday that I may get an invitation for an interview (only got 2 so far) or a rejection (none yet -*knock on wood*). I do have a school telling me my application is on hold pending my fall semester grades, which is going to make me even more anxious. I just want to get accepted somewhere right now so I can get my first good night of sleep in over 2 years.

 

[MDmiracle]

Originally posted by ForensicPath
I check my email obsessively. I know the exact time that the mailman arrives and am basically catching the mail as it is slipped through the slot on my front door. I also call home and ask if I received any mail there pretty regularly. I am anxious everyday that I may get an invitation for an interview (only got 2 so far) or a rejection (none yet -*knock on wood*). I do have a school telling me my application is on hold pending my fall semester grades, which is going to make me even more anxious. I just want to get accepted somewhere right now so I can get my first good night of sleep in over 2 years.

I do the same things except with no interviews yet so be glad you have even "just" those 2. Good luck.

 

[PianoGirl04]

Same here. I have filled out 10 secondaries, given all my money to schools, and my premed committee has sent out 10 packets...and still only one interview. I can't take the waiting! What was even worse was waiting the 2 months (!) for MCAT scores to show up online. What will be worse than that: waiting for acceptances/rejections/purgatory after interviews...

 

[ieatjellyfish]

I think it's just tough not to receive mail because we received so many during "secondary" season. Now it's the eye of the storm, and we're not getting anything. For example, I haven't gotten anything today.

Just hang in there, everyone. We'll plow through it.

 

[JM.]

Sigh - so glad I know just get to worry about histology tomorrow. Good luck kids.