when you found out you got in, how did you react ?

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I was in the airport coming back from one of my interviews.

My mom had given my email address to some random person who had questions about my undergrad. school. I was emailing this person back and forth, answering her questions. I finally got off the plane, with the student having have not responded to my last one. When I landed, I had one email in my phone, and assumed it was this person again, and didn't bother to check it. However, the door on the plane was broken, and the passengers couldn't get out of plane into the jet-way. I eventually checked my email out of boredom, and saw an acceptance email from my interviewer. Needless to say, I got extremely excited, and began to sweat profusely on the poorly ventilated plane - no one was answering my phone calls either so I couldn't even tell anyone.

Feeling: genuine relief.
 
I took a taxi from the library, where I heard, right home, and cracked some champagne.
 
I was alone at work because I stayed late to catch up on some work. I got an email from the school saying that I could call to find out my decision. I can't explain how hard my heart was beating---it literally felt like it would jump out of my chest. When I found out I got in, it was just pure relief. I then proceeded to call/text everyone, and made a killer status on Facebook👍
 
I live abroad and it was the night before my 24 hour trip back to work from interviewing. I knew the admissions committee was meeting, but they'd said they were probably not going to contact people until the next day, when I'd be out of contact. I was mentally preparing for a long, nerve wracking flight the next morning when my phone rang. It was the dean calling because he'd heard I'd be traveling and wanted me to know so I wouldn't be worrying on the flight! Best admissions staff ever, and what a flight!
 
paul411 said:
Unless you fail medical/osteopathic school.






JK! You'll do great.

Congratulations on the acceptance!
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"Osteopathic" school is medical school.
 
This all just happened this past Wednesday. I'm taking a year off post-graduation to work on the West Coast (from the Midwest) while I apply.

The morning of my alternator went out. Called AAA, had my car towed to a nearby shop, got a ride to work from an employee there. During lunch I noticed my 3G had stopped working; tried to browse a couple sites and both times it gave me the "no connection available" generic web page. Didn't think anything of it, went back to work. Had a friend drive me to the auto shop afterward. Forked over 600 bucks for the repairs, drove home, sat down and starting eating dinner at my apartment around 6 pm.

A couple hours passed before I suddenly realized I hadn't gotten any texts or calls since around lunchtime. Pretty unusual, so I checked my 3G again. Still not working. Turned my phone off, turned it back on. 3 voicemails. First thing I did was call my parents to let them know how the car repair turned out. Talked to my mom for about 20 minutes about the car, work, stress of waiting to hear back from interviews, yada yada.

Hung up. Checked my voicemails. First one started, "Hi, this is Dean X from the University of X Medical School..." Didn't hear the rest. Literally started jumping all over my apartment. Called my parents back. Mom started crying. Dad was sleeping already but my Mom woke him up and he grumbled a groggy congratulations. Talked to my Mom for a while longer. Listened to rest of the voicemail. Facebooked, texted some friends, emailed the professors who'd written my LORs. Went out with some work buddies Friday night.

Still haven't gotten over the thrill of it.
 
The whole day had gone by so slow. I was hoping for an acceptance call, which was supposed to come today after the committee met. 4pm, 4:30pm, 4:45pm and finally 5pm... Nothing. That meant I got waitlisted.

I check my email later and find out their final decision would be made pending my fall grades. Great. Well, it wasn't bad news, but it wasn't good news either. It was Tuesday of dead week, with finals looming.

* Cue montage! *

[YOUTUBE]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b7D8E-zvZew[/YOUTUBE]

(While listening to the montage): My only chance of getting in was finishing with all A's. Studying before dawn. Coffee. I hate coffee. Pizza. Studying. I hate Biochem. Profuse sweating of the brow. More studying. Late nights. Can I just get a B? NO! You can do this! Eye on the prize! You're the best around! You're on the highway to the danger zone! Eye of the tiger!! Don't stop believing!!!! //end montage

When the dust settled, I finished finals week with all A's. Since I am in an informal post-bacc, I already graduated and am retaking classes as needed to get my GPA up. So what's the verdict? Committee is off for Christmas and doesn't meet again until next year. 🙁

Fast forward to the day I'm supposed to get the call. I arrived in Las Vegas and was staying at my cousin's place, preparing for an interview tomorrow. He's a groundskeeper at Caesars Palace and works from 4am to noon every day while his wife works and his kids are in high school. The whole house was quiet, as no one was home. I'm looking at ethics materials, interview feedback, the works. Anything to distract me from the call I knew was coming.

And the hours of the day start ticking off. I start getting nervous.

My phone rings from an unknown area code.
Me: Hello?
Adcom: This is X, sorry to have taken so long to call you back. The committee spent a long time deliberating on your file.
Me: Oh, that's totally okay! I'm just, uh, reading.
Adcom: Well, I have some good news. We would like to offer you acceptance to the class of 2016. How does that sound?
(DEAFENING SILENCE as explosions rock every single nerve fiber of my body.)
Me: Oh. My. God. (...thank you, OMG, that is so awesome, yes x341)

I hang up. I'm in another city in an empty house and the quiet is overwhelming. I feel more alive in this moment than I ever have in the past. I did it!

Called my girlfriend, who didn't pick up, so I trolled her a little by putting on my most somber tone (she knew I was getting the call today) and said, "honey, they called back". I called my parents, my mom started crying. She's wanted this for me since I was a kid, and she was so proud! I talked logistics with my dad for a while when my gf called back. "What did they say!?" she asked. She had stepped out of a Step class to call back and was panting. I paused for what must have seemed like an eternity. "I did it! I'm in!!" She started crying too, right there at the gym, and continued crying tears of joy throughout the rest of her workout (oh, how I wish I could have witnessed that!). Finally, I put up a humble facebook post thanking all the people in my life that helped get me there, and cracked open a Dos Equis Amber as I dropped all my classes next semester, effectively and finally ending my post-bacc.

The family came back little by little and I shared the news with them too. The interview the next day? Man, it was the least stressful thing I've ever done. 🙂
 
ManBroDude said:
My phone rings from an unknown area code.
Me: Hello?
Adcom: This is X, sorry to have taken so long to call you back. The committee spent a long time deliberating on your file.
Me: Oh, that's totally okay! I'm just, uh, reading.
Adcom: Well, I have some good news. We would like to offer you acceptance to the class of 2016. How does that sound?
(DEAFENING SILENCE as explosions rock every single nerve fiber of my body.)
Me: Oh. My. God. (...thank you, OMG, that is so awesome, yes x341)
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Congrats! I still remember that first acceptance phone call almost three months ago; it's such a nice gesture from the Admissions Committee but I remember being so speechless when it happened I didn't know what to say to the Admissions Dean when it happened and I remember sounding like a complete idiot. At least I remembered to thank the Admissions Committee when it happened that's about it.
 
robertch8 said:
Congrats! I still remember that first acceptance phone call almost three months ago; it's such a nice gesture from the Admissions Committee but I remember being so speechless when it happened I didn't know what to say to the Admissions Dean when it happened and I remember sounding like a complete idiot. At least I remembered to thank the Admissions Committee when it happened that's about it.
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haha I know what you mean! I really didn't know what to say either! It really didn't hit me until after I got off the phone. I kind of felt like Will Smith in "The Pursuit of Happyness" Link below 😀

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bklNWWoJyzE
 
I had been expecting to hear back, acceptance or otherwise, for about a week, so I was pretty stressed. I was at work when my cellphone started ringing; the caller ID said "Baltimore, MD" and I immediately knew who it was, and started freaking out right then and there. Of course, I almost missed the call and had to run out into the hall to pick up before it went to voicemail. I heard "you've been admitted..." and didn't pay attention to much else after that. I think the Director of Admissions was trying to give me some important information regarding financial stuff, but I honestly can't remember. I DO remember the following charming excerpts from our conversation, though:

"Oh my god, are you for real?"
"I think I'm hyperventilating!"
"My mom is going to freak when she hears about this."
"Yay!"(I can't believe I actually said this aloud.)
In response to if I had any further questions: "THANK YOU SO MUCH!...I mean, no, I don't."

ETA: My mom actually didn't freak when I called her right afterwards: "Oh, you got in? [moment of honest disbelief] Well, I have your father on the other line, so I'll talk to you later!"

Also, I had to take a screenshot of the call history and send it to my parents to prove I wasn't playing a prank.
 
Always loved this thread, so I guess it is my turn to contribute.

I was working as a pharmacist in a chain pharmacy, and the store I was working at that day recently acquired a neighboring pharmacy. It was basically a sh*tstorm and busy as hell. To top it off, I was training a newly hired pharmacist, which made it even more crazy. So, around 10 am, I get an email from one of the primary contacts of a school I interviewed at. The subject and content of the email was, "(name), we could not reach you by phone. Please call me back at ..." When I saw that email, my heart dropped. Reached up to the company phone, and Eminem puts it the best... "my palms are sweaty, knees weak, arms are heavy"

A lady answered on the other line, told her my name and birth date. She proceeds to tell me, "we are happy to offer you a spot to our upcoming class." At this point, I crouch over, back against the drawer, and hands over my eyes. I didn't cry, but as you can imagine, it was emotional, and I can't remember anything else that was told to me, but I profusely thanked the lady. I got off the phone, and everybody thought something was wrong, only for me to tell them I got accepted to medical school. Called my parents, friends, and of course my boss, to tell her I was leaving the god forsaken place. Thanks for reading, and great thread.
 
After I got into my first school, my mom went out the next dayand bought herself a new BMW. She said that she was finally reassured that I was going to have some sort of future and that she would not have to support me through my unemployment as a starving scientist...so now she could buy herself nice things. A little nuts, but whatever, she's been a great mom for the past 21 years and deserves it 😍
 
Hopefully I'll have something to contribute here in 5 weeks time! This thread makes me happy.
 
Got in at midnight on February 1st (match day for Texas applicants). There was uncertainty to when the match was actually going to come out, it had come out at midnight last year but usually gets posted at 8AM. I had told myself I wasn't going to check until 8AM. I was on Skype with my SO and at 12:05am I decided to check SDN to see if anyone had said anything. Nothing of any significance was posted on the match thread so I checked the UTMB thread and saw that someone had received an acceptance email at midnight. Well, my phone didn't buzz so I figured I wasn't getting an email. Hear the buzz 10 seconds later, didn't believe it. The best part was my best friend (who I've been in school with for 17 years) called me right after I got my email saying he got into UTMB as well. Told my SO, called my parents and woke them up, didn't sleep at all that night because I still couldn't believe it, quit my job the next day, and bought Skyrim. I haven't been this relaxed since before I started studying for the MCAT. I had aunts/uncles texting me throughout the day to congratulate me/telling me to get drunk. Funniest conversations ever.

Finally!
 
therunner12 said:
Got in at midnight on February 1st (match day for Texas applicants). There was uncertainty to when the match was actually going to come out, it had come out at midnight last year but usually gets posted at 8AM. I had told myself I wasn't going to check until 8AM. I was on Skype with my SO and at 12:05am I decided to check SDN to see if anyone had said anything. Nothing of any significance was posted on the match thread so I checked the UTMB thread and saw that someone had received an acceptance email at midnight. Well, my phone didn't buzz so I figured I wasn't getting an email. Hear the buzz 10 seconds later, didn't believe it. The best part was my best friend (who I've been in school with for 17 years) called me right after I got my email saying he got into UTMB as well. Told my SO, called my parents and woke them up, didn't sleep at all that night because I still couldn't believe it, quit my job the next day, and bought Skyrim. I haven't been this relaxed since before I started studying for the MCAT. I had aunts/uncles texting me throughout the day to congratulate me/telling me to get drunk. Funniest conversations ever.

Finally!
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Congrats on UTMB! Texans unite!

The only real question I have is: are you and your best friend Turk and JD??
 
JasonicBoom said:
After I got into my first school, my mom went out the next dayand bought herself a new BMW. She said that she was finally reassured that I was going to have some sort of future and that she would not have to support me through my unemployment as a starving scientist...so now she could buy herself nice things. A little nuts, but whatever, she's been a great mom for the past 21 years and deserves it 😍
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That's amazing!
 
JasonicBoom said:
After I got into my first school, my mom went out the next dayand bought herself a new BMW. She said that she was finally reassured that I was going to have some sort of future and that she would not have to support me through my unemployment as a starving scientist...so now she could buy herself nice things. A little nuts, but whatever, she's been a great mom for the past 21 years and deserves it 😍
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does she know about med school tuition?
 
at first i was like

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then I was all

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Jennet said:
Congrats on UTMB! Texans unite!

The only real question I have is: are you and your best friend Turk and JD??
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Thanks!
It's looking to be that way. Only have to get into the same residency now.
 
I got the email while I was at work. I freaked out and called all my friends and family. I was so excited but I had to sit at work for another 4 hours. I wanted to throw up because I had so much adrenaline bottled up haha. Finally I went out and celebrated after work. Best feeling ever.
 
epic fist pump after the call. followed by a "holy hell im gonna be so frikin broke" realization. followed by a non-chalant shoulder shrug and trip to the bar instead of my next lecture. twas a good day.
 
After a series of impersonal email and portal form-letter rejections...

I was taking a series of photos of sponges under the microscope for one of my labs after hours, whiling away my evening, when a number with my home phone area code pops up on my phone. I was like, oh, probably a friend asking for a favor or my mom calling from work or something, and picked it up all casual-like.

Transcript of the fated call:

Me: Hi!
Dean of Admissions at XXXMS: Hello skactopus, this is Dr. Dean of Admissions with XXXMS.
Me: WHUT. Hello! *stomach flips, perspiration*
Dean of Admissions at XXXMS: I have some news about your application.
Me: Okay... *tension of expectations welling up, not wanting to preemptively celebrate an acceptance*
Dean of Admissions at XXXMS: I'm calling to congratulate you, we at the Office of Admission would like to offer you admission to our class of 2016!
Me: OMG, OMG. COOL. YES. REALLY? AWESOME! THANK YOU SO MUCH!! (plus other poorly-recalled, overwhelmed babbling) *trying not to sound like an idiot*
Dean of Admissions at XXXMS: *laughs* What did you think I was going to say?
Me: I DUNNO! THANK YOU! OMG! THANKS! (etc)
Dean of Admissions at XXXMS: (more one-sided conversation about accepted students day and to expect mail blowing up my email and irl inboxes)

And then I danced :soexcited:
And then I called my boyfriend and my mom and dad.
And then I finished taking pictures of my sponges, lol
 
vapor90 said:
epic fist pump after the call. followed by a "holy hell im gonna be so frikin broke" realization. followed by a non-chalant shoulder shrug and trip to the bar instead of my next lecture. twas a good day.
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Your story fills me with pride! Congratulations!
 
Reading this thread makes my paper, and two exams this week bearable. I can't wait to feel this way.. I.cannot.wait.
 
I had known that acceptances were going out the next day (match day), and was expecting rejections since my interviews were terrible..I I was on SDN at midnight and some users had posted that they had gotten in. I checked my e-mail but didn't see any new mails. I had work the next morning and knew match results were out at 8 AM that morning.. and yet.. no new e-mails so I went into work feeling really depressed. A patient had found out it was my birthday.. and danced and sung for me.. so that made me feel a bit better. It was a slow morning, and I randomly checked my e-mail at 10 AM.. and see an e-mail from a school that I've been accepted and broke down into complete tears and kept saying "I can't believe it." "I can't believe it." I checked several websites and even called in to confirm, lol....as a third time applicant.. I'm FINALLY IN!!!! CLASS OF 2016!!!! 😍Then had to calm myself down and get back to work.. :laugh:
 
Ha I remember just opening up my email 1 morning to find nothing still from the school I was expecting to hear from and then I surfed the net for maybe 5 minutes or so and I was about to leave my house and I told myself I'll just check 1 more time. Sure enough I get a "Status Update" from the school and the 1st word I read was "Congratulations". I literally sat motionless and just stared at the computer for about 5 minutes with feelings that could only be described as pure happiness, relief, and a little disbelief. But then I snapped out of my daze and ran and told my parents and then updated my facebook status and called all my friends. Ohhhhh and then I got a massive tattoo of the caduceus symbol on my back haha, heres a pic of what it looks like:

http://www.deviantart.com/print/3983587/
 
I'm going to preface this by saying that I called my top choice school earlier in the week. I was told I would be under review that week and "should hear back soon."

I was a little disappointed because my back up was applying for Teach for America and the deadline was February 10. I would have liked to have known I did not have to work on my application for TFA, but given this information, I knew I wouldn't hear back before the deadline.

I put in my application for Teach for America on the 10th. That night I had confided in two of my favorite co-workers about how worried I was to hear back from this school. They were both so supportive but it didn't stop me from having butterflies in my stomach. I was expecting to hear back the following Tuesday or Wednesday and I didn't know how I would survive the weekend.

I slept in the next day (Feb 11th). When I got up I did some laundry, dishes, cleaned my room, etc. Pretty relaxed, domestic day. My fiance came over later in the afternoon. Around 5 we decided to head to the dining hall to get dinner (I'm an RA). We walked past the mailboxes and I decided to do the compulsive check of my mailbox that I had been doing pretty much since two weeks after my interview. I was fully expecting to see an empty box, but I had a letter inside. I opened my mailbox half expecting it to be some junk letter (like every other one that I had gotten my hopes up for over the last two months) and the return label had my school on it!

The first thing I said to my fiance was "It's thick!" meaning I was pretty sure there was more than one piece of paper in it.... meaning it was probably not a rejection. I ran back across the lobby (forgoing dinner) and ran into my room. I grabbed my scissors to open the envelope (if it was good news I wanted to keep the envelope nice, 'cause I'm neurotic like that). I pulled out about 5 folded pages, took a deep breath, and unfolded them. I immediately turned my attention to the first word under the greeting and saw "Congratulations!" I threw down the paper while screaming bloody murder and immediately started crying. My fiance was reading over my shoulder so he hugged me and said "You did it, babe!"

I basically cried for the next 15 minutes.

My mom specifically told me to call her as soon as I found out. I called my mom's cell phone. It was off. I called her work number, she wasn't there. I called the house phone and no one picked up. I left a message but I was like "Seriously, family?" I called my dad's cell phone. He picked up and I told him the news. I honestly haven't heard him be so genuinely happy for me.

I found my co-workers who I had talked to the night before to tell them the good news. While I was telling them one of my residents walked by, heard what happened and gave me a big hug! She went and told some of my other residents who came and found me in the office with my co-workers. Apparently they had heard me scream and cry and thought someone had died. haha

My mom finally called back 20 minutes later.

Seriously, the happiest moment of my life.
 
penndoc said:
I'm not sure if you're serious or not, but you realize that the caduceus is not a true symbol of medicine, right? The Rod of Asclepius is the actual symbol.
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haha I'm aware of this, it's just that it seems like people recognize that one a lot more than the true one and it fit much better on my back which is where I wanted to get one.
 
This morning I woke up and saw my Gmail Inbox number had gone up and I knew something important had happened. There was an email from the background check service stating one of my schools had either "waitlisted or conditionally accepted me". I knew they had made decisions at my first choice because they said so on their twitter. My heart began to pound insanely hard. I checked the application website but their was no update so I called the admissions office. The secretary asked for my AMCAS ID# and said "We don't usually give out this information over the phone but between you me and the phone they were supposed to send you an offer of acceptance." *Sucks in breath and commence waterworks* She said, "Congratualtions, that's good news right?" Me: (Tearfully) "Yes. Thank you."

Call Mom: *Waterworks restart* she also starts to tear up.
Tell Dad: *Waterworks restart* very proud of me.

I still can't even process it...I am going to be a doctor. :wow:
 
KobeshouldbeaMD said:
Reading this thread makes my paper, and two exams this week bearable. I can't wait to feel this way.. I.cannot.wait.
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Likewise for this chem lab i have due tomorrow morning which i haven't even started yet...
 
I love this thread! I got my call late last fall (surprisingly sooner than I expected)! I was at work and saw a call from the area code of the school. I almost missed it, but I slipped away in time and was able to answer. When I heard, "this is so and so from XXXMS, and we would like to invite you to our c/o 2016", I nearly collapsed. All I remember doing was saying "yes" a million times and "thank you" a billion more. Haha. Of course, I lost it. I knew my wingman/study pal from undergrad was in the same interview cycle and we both were praying to hear something. Well, once I learned that I was accepted and didn't hear from him, I knew that he hadn't been accepted......Turns out, he had been accepted as well, and didn't want to call and hurt my feelings. Hahaha....

Had my fiancee meet me after work and took her to a Irish pub. She asked why I had her meet me there, and I said to have a celebratory beer. When she asked what I meant, I lost it. Again. Haha. Then I told her, and we both lost it. Definitely a top 5 moment of my life. I will never forget the feeling of relief, excitement, pride, and disbelief!!! To all of you who are still waiting on acceptance, hang in there! It IS attainable!
 
I can finally post in here. I've been waiting so long!


So there I was, just this morning, sitting on a train from the 'burbs to downtown Chicago. I had come home from college for a few days, so I could attend my first interview in my home state. My mom and I road-tripped down together and had an awesome time. I also thought the interview went quite well, so I was stoked to hear back in a month. It caused me to completely forget I was hearing back from a school today, one that I had just interviewed at last week. I was bummed out I was leaving home, and checked SDN on my phone to take my mind off of upcoming midterms and all the work I have to do. I saw that someone had posted in the school thread, and they had interviewed the same day I did. Lo and behold, they got accepted!

I started getting really nervous, my hands started shaking and my heart starting beating fast. I was trying not to get my hopes up, because the previous interviews I thought I had done well in resulted in waitlists. My phone took forever to load my email, which only aggravated the situation. I had to get off the train in a few minutes also, and knew that if I didn't check then, I would be in complete agony. Finally, my email loaded. I saw the email from the school, but didn't even read the subject line (if I had, I would have seen that I was accepted). I started reading the email and saw the word congratulations (I didn't think anything of it, since my waitlist letters had also started with the same thing). I read the next few lines over and over. "We are excited to tell you that you have been accepted for admission..."

I lost it at this point. I started crying/shaking/laughing/screaming on the train. Everyone looked at me, and I had to explain that I just got into med school. Some congratulated me, and the rest looked like they hadn't had their morning coffee. It's alright though, BECAUSE I'M GONNA BE A DOCTOR! I forwarded the email to my parents, LOR writers, mentors, friends, ex, etc. Called my parents who were so happy for me. I'm still in shock. I made it!
 
phnerd1105 said:
I can finally post in here. I've been waiting so long!


So there I was, just this morning, sitting on a train from the 'burbs to downtown Chicago. I had come home from college for a few days, so I could attend my first interview in my home state. My mom and I road-tripped down together and had an awesome time. I also thought the interview went quite well, so I was stoked to hear back in a month. It caused me to completely forget I was hearing back from a school today, one that I had just interviewed at last week. I was bummed out I was leaving home, and checked SDN on my phone to take my mind off of upcoming midterms and all the work I have to do. I saw that someone had posted in the school thread, and they had interviewed the same day I did. Lo and behold, they got accepted!

I started getting really nervous, my hands started shaking and my heart starting beating fast. I was trying not to get my hopes up, because the previous interviews I thought I had done well in resulted in waitlists. My phone took forever to load my email, which only aggravated the situation. I had to get off the train in a few minutes also, and knew that if I didn't check then, I would be in complete agony. Finally, my email loaded. I saw the email from the school, but didn't even read the subject line (if I had, I would have seen that I was accepted). I started reading the email and saw the word congratulations (I didn't think anything of it, since my waitlist letters had also started with the same thing). I read the next few lines over and over. "We are excited to tell you that you have been accepted for admission..."

I lost it at this point. I started crying/shaking/laughing/screaming on the train. Everyone looked at me, and I had to explain that I just got into med school. Some congratulated me, and the rest looked like they hadn't had their morning coffee. It's alright though, BECAUSE I'M GONNA BE A DOCTOR! I forwarded the email to my parents, LOR writers, mentors, friends, ex, etc. Called my parents who were so happy for me. I'm still in shock. I made it!
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And we are all happy for you!!!!!!! Today was a great day for the C/O 2016 group haha
 
phnerd1105 said:
I can finally post in here. I've been waiting so long!


So there I was, just this morning, sitting on a train from the 'burbs to downtown Chicago. I had come home from college for a few days, so I could attend my first interview in my home state. My mom and I road-tripped down together and had an awesome time. I also thought the interview went quite well, so I was stoked to hear back in a month. It caused me to completely forget I was hearing back from a school today, one that I had just interviewed at last week. I was bummed out I was leaving home, and checked SDN on my phone to take my mind off of upcoming midterms and all the work I have to do. I saw that someone had posted in the school thread, and they had interviewed the same day I did. Lo and behold, they got accepted!

I started getting really nervous, my hands started shaking and my heart starting beating fast. I was trying not to get my hopes up, because the previous interviews I thought I had done well in resulted in waitlists. My phone took forever to load my email, which only aggravated the situation. I had to get off the train in a few minutes also, and knew that if I didn't check then, I would be in complete agony. Finally, my email loaded. I saw the email from the school, but didn't even read the subject line (if I had, I would have seen that I was accepted). I started reading the email and saw the word congratulations (I didn't think anything of it, since my waitlist letters had also started with the same thing). I read the next few lines over and over. "We are excited to tell you that you have been accepted for admission..."

I lost it at this point. I started crying/shaking/laughing/screaming on the train. Everyone looked at me, and I had to explain that I just got into med school. Some congratulated me, and the rest looked like they hadn't had their morning coffee. It's alright though, BECAUSE I'M GONNA BE A DOCTOR! I forwarded the email to my parents, LOR writers, mentors, friends, ex, etc. Called my parents who were so happy for me. I'm still in shock. I made it!
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yep happy for you! =) saw you on the case western thread a lot lol
 
phnerd1105 said:
I can finally post in here. I've been waiting so long!


So there I was, just this morning, sitting on a train from the 'burbs to downtown Chicago. I had come home from college for a few days, so I could attend my first interview in my home state. My mom and I road-tripped down together and had an awesome time. I also thought the interview went quite well, so I was stoked to hear back in a month. It caused me to completely forget I was hearing back from a school today, one that I had just interviewed at last week. I was bummed out I was leaving home, and checked SDN on my phone to take my mind off of upcoming midterms and all the work I have to do. I saw that someone had posted in the school thread, and they had interviewed the same day I did. Lo and behold, they got accepted!

I started getting really nervous, my hands started shaking and my heart starting beating fast. I was trying not to get my hopes up, because the previous interviews I thought I had done well in resulted in waitlists. My phone took forever to load my email, which only aggravated the situation. I had to get off the train in a few minutes also, and knew that if I didn't check then, I would be in complete agony. Finally, my email loaded. I saw the email from the school, but didn't even read the subject line (if I had, I would have seen that I was accepted). I started reading the email and saw the word congratulations (I didn't think anything of it, since my waitlist letters had also started with the same thing). I read the next few lines over and over. "We are excited to tell you that you have been accepted for admission..."

I lost it at this point. I started crying/shaking/laughing/screaming on the train. Everyone looked at me, and I had to explain that I just got into med school. Some congratulated me, and the rest looked like they hadn't had their morning coffee. It's alright though, BECAUSE I'M GONNA BE A DOCTOR! I forwarded the email to my parents, LOR writers, mentors, friends, ex, etc. Called my parents who were so happy for me. I'm still in shock. I made it!
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WIN! EPIC WIN! Congratulations!!!!
 
phnerd1105 said:
I can finally post in here. I've been waiting so long!


So there I was, just this morning, sitting on a train from the 'burbs to downtown Chicago. I had come home from college for a few days, so I could attend my first interview in my home state. My mom and I road-tripped down together and had an awesome time. I also thought the interview went quite well, so I was stoked to hear back in a month. It caused me to completely forget I was hearing back from a school today, one that I had just interviewed at last week. I was bummed out I was leaving home, and checked SDN on my phone to take my mind off of upcoming midterms and all the work I have to do. I saw that someone had posted in the school thread, and they had interviewed the same day I did. Lo and behold, they got accepted!

I started getting really nervous, my hands started shaking and my heart starting beating fast. I was trying not to get my hopes up, because the previous interviews I thought I had done well in resulted in waitlists. My phone took forever to load my email, which only aggravated the situation. I had to get off the train in a few minutes also, and knew that if I didn't check then, I would be in complete agony. Finally, my email loaded. I saw the email from the school, but didn't even read the subject line (if I had, I would have seen that I was accepted). I started reading the email and saw the word congratulations (I didn't think anything of it, since my waitlist letters had also started with the same thing). I read the next few lines over and over. "We are excited to tell you that you have been accepted for admission..."

I lost it at this point. I started crying/shaking/laughing/screaming on the train. Everyone looked at me, and I had to explain that I just got into med school. Some congratulated me, and the rest looked like they hadn't had their morning coffee. It's alright though, BECAUSE I'M GONNA BE A DOCTOR! I forwarded the email to my parents, LOR writers, mentors, friends, ex, etc. Called my parents who were so happy for me. I'm still in shock. I made it!
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Congrats! so happy for you! :clap:
 
raltima07 said:
And we are all happy for you!!!!!!! Today was a great day for the C/O 2016 group haha
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darkhope said:
yep happy for you! =) saw you on the case western thread a lot lol
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Cinclus said:
Congrats, phnerd! I received an acceptance phone call while riding a train, and I also caused a bit of a scene.
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Shakespeare37 said:
WIN! EPIC WIN! Congratulations!!!!
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octupus said:
Congrats! so happy for you! :clap:
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Thanks everyone! Your support means a lot, more than you can imagine 🙂 😍:biglove::banana:
 
I'll bring this back to the front page!

I just received my first acceptance (off of a waitlist no less) today.

I was on a teleconference with some co-workers when my phone rang. I didn't recognize the number, but I figured it was a co-worker since my cell number is in my email signature.

I have only told three people at work, and none of them are in my direct line (not my boss, not people who work for me), so I had to be very discreet in my answers. As soon as I hung up with the school I called my husband as I ran upstairs to tell my friend!

Then I had to return to the boring conference call. In spite of all obstacles, work fines a way.

Can't wait to tell my boss tomorrow! :highfive:
 
I just hope that one day i can post a acceptance story in this thread!!!!! Congrats, everyone!
 
2ndCareerMD said:
I'll bring this back to the front page!

I just received my first acceptance (off of a waitlist no less) today.

I was on a teleconference with some co-workers when my phone rang. I didn't recognize the number, but I figured it was a co-worker since my cell number is in my email signature.

I have only told three people at work, and none of them are in my direct line (not my boss, not people who work for me), so I had to be very discreet in my answers. As soon as I hung up with the school I called my husband as I ran upstairs to tell my friend!

Then I had to return to the boring conference call. In spite of all obstacles, work fines a way.

Can't wait to tell my boss tomorrow! :highfive:
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Congratulations!!! That's great! 🙂
 
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