Just got my first acceptance. Still sitting here in shock. It hasn't sunk in yet...Can't believe I'm going to be an M.D. However, I know for sure this will be the best Christmas present ever!
when you found out you got in, how did you react ?
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my reaction if I ever get in http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cWfK5JyD2bA
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Congrats! What and awesome Christmas gift!!! I just love this thread-it makes me so happy. 🙂
I was finishing up some confocal microscopy imaging on an experiment in my lab and was getting tired of the monotony involved in imaging 30 specimen that all look the same so I decided to check my email. All that showed on the title of the email was "Congratulations from..." so I didn't know which school the email was from or if it was even from a medical school. My heart just about started jumping out of my body as I stared at the title for a good 2 minutes deciding if I wanted to read it. When I opened it, I found I'd been accepted to Colorado (a school that was on the top of my list of favorites). I had to read the email 3 times through just to make sure that they hadn't accidentally sent me an acceptance letter. At that point it started to sink in that I was going to be a freaking DOCTOR! The first one in my family to make it to college and then to medical school to boot. I couldn't move or speak. I called my dad and when he answered all I could say was "I got in" which he apparently didn't hear so i had to repeat it 3 times. I can only explain the feeling by saying that it felt like the sun had exploded in my chest. Utterly speechless!
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Hey! Congrats. I am sure everyone is proud.
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I found out while I was sitting at my school's computer lab. When I finished reading the email for the second time I looked down at the floor and smiled... so no one could see me cheesing haha 😀
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Dat avatar. I'm lovin' it.
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This is the best thread ever, I can't just let it die. BUMP! 👍
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THAT IS AWESOME!!!!!!! congrats!!!!!!!
I read my email and immediately called my parents and best friend and cried of pure happiness. 😀 I didn't do much at work the rest of the day lol
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Found out in december. I checked email before work, saw the email and thought finally. Then did a spazz dance.
Started counting down to my 2weeks.
Iave9963 that's great, yet depressing :/
Started counting down to my 2weeks.
Iave9963 that's great, yet depressing :/
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I have been reading this thread way before I became a member, and have shed tears of joy for many people on this forum! I remember reading it when I should have been studying for the MCAT, and then freaking out about wasting my time.
Well it has finally paid off! 🙂
It all started yesterday when I got an e-mail from Certiphi background check saying I was either waitlisted or accepted to a school! I went crazy all day trying to figure out what my odds are of getting accepted simply based on the e-mail. Then today someone on forum posted that they got a call this morning after receiving the e-mail yesterday, and just when my mind was starting to freak out thinking I was NEVER going to get a call..i got the call.
Thanks to my great SPRINT network, my call failed 3 times. The first time in the middle of how my interview went. The second time right before she said.." The admissions committe have decided.." DROPPED CALL. 😡 And then the 3rd time after the VP and I were happily talking on the phone about who I was going to call now! It was amazing! She was soo happy for me! I didnt know what to do at this time I was outside in the drizzling rain trying to get reception in my PJs. The first thing I did was call my boyfriend and mom, but only my boyfriend answered and he was soo happy for me! Then I called my grandma in South America who cried on the phone, yet was so excited that I was going to be a doctor! And then I decided to drive to my moms job to tell her personally. She works at a metal factory and I was hoping she was on lunch break. Well nobody could find her! I was freaking out and I texted her if she could come outside the factory. Of course she was scared now and as she walked towards me I was standing there with a smirk on my face nodding my head.. I GOT IN! She was so happy for me she started to cry and then I cried in her arms like a little girl!!! Then one of her co-workers said" Sorry to interrupt this moment, but they are calling you to go back to work".. I HATE THE PLACE MY MOM WORKS AT and now I know I can finally change things for us and help her have a better future!
Im so excited! I cried all the way home and then hugged my cat who seemed uninterested, but still didnt ran away! BEST DAY EVER SO FAR! Now Im just bragging about it on Facebook and through text messages, and calling my family members!!!
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Well it has finally paid off! 🙂
It all started yesterday when I got an e-mail from Certiphi background check saying I was either waitlisted or accepted to a school! I went crazy all day trying to figure out what my odds are of getting accepted simply based on the e-mail. Then today someone on forum posted that they got a call this morning after receiving the e-mail yesterday, and just when my mind was starting to freak out thinking I was NEVER going to get a call..i got the call.
Thanks to my great SPRINT network, my call failed 3 times. The first time in the middle of how my interview went. The second time right before she said.." The admissions committe have decided.." DROPPED CALL. 😡 And then the 3rd time after the VP and I were happily talking on the phone about who I was going to call now! It was amazing! She was soo happy for me! I didnt know what to do at this time I was outside in the drizzling rain trying to get reception in my PJs. The first thing I did was call my boyfriend and mom, but only my boyfriend answered and he was soo happy for me! Then I called my grandma in South America who cried on the phone, yet was so excited that I was going to be a doctor! And then I decided to drive to my moms job to tell her personally. She works at a metal factory and I was hoping she was on lunch break. Well nobody could find her! I was freaking out and I texted her if she could come outside the factory. Of course she was scared now and as she walked towards me I was standing there with a smirk on my face nodding my head.. I GOT IN! She was so happy for me she started to cry and then I cried in her arms like a little girl!!! Then one of her co-workers said" Sorry to interrupt this moment, but they are calling you to go back to work".. I HATE THE PLACE MY MOM WORKS AT and now I know I can finally change things for us and help her have a better future!
Im so excited! I cried all the way home and then hugged my cat who seemed uninterested, but still didnt ran away! BEST DAY EVER SO FAR! Now Im just bragging about it on Facebook and through text messages, and calling my family members!!!
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Awesome! Congratulations!!!
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Awesome.
I got my first acceptance yesterday and can honestly say that because of the rush of emotions and adrenaline, I have almost no recollection of the phone call itself. My boyfriend, who was with me when I received the call, said that I said "What..." and then thank you excessively. At least I have supposedly proven my intelligence already 😛
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Long time lurker, finally made an account just to post on this thread
So I was working abroad throughout October, with really no phone access and internet access a dusty 25 minute walk away. By the time I was flying back home, I knew I had one acceptance but it was to a school I wasn't really thrilled about. I turned on my phone for the first time just after I cleared customs. I figured I'd listen to the dozens of mundane voice mails while I waited to pick-up and re check-in my bag. In my post-11 hour flight, jetlagged stupor I heard my interviewer, "pleasure to meet you..first to say, Congratulations..class of 2017"...aand I lost it. I yelled, YESS and jumped up and down at the baggage carousal. The people from my flight looked so alarmed that they physically moved away. I called and woke up my family to tell them (very loudly so the people around me could hear too) that I had gotten into XX Medical School. I even got a high-five from the guy standing next to me. As soon as I sat down in the next flight, I ordered a ton of food, a movie, a drink and sat there with a goofy smile on my face.
So I was working abroad throughout October, with really no phone access and internet access a dusty 25 minute walk away. By the time I was flying back home, I knew I had one acceptance but it was to a school I wasn't really thrilled about. I turned on my phone for the first time just after I cleared customs. I figured I'd listen to the dozens of mundane voice mails while I waited to pick-up and re check-in my bag. In my post-11 hour flight, jetlagged stupor I heard my interviewer, "pleasure to meet you..first to say, Congratulations..class of 2017"...aand I lost it. I yelled, YESS and jumped up and down at the baggage carousal. The people from my flight looked so alarmed that they physically moved away. I called and woke up my family to tell them (very loudly so the people around me could hear too) that I had gotten into XX Medical School. I even got a high-five from the guy standing next to me. As soon as I sat down in the next flight, I ordered a ton of food, a movie, a drink and sat there with a goofy smile on my face.
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I knew from previous years that one of my top choices released their first large batch of acceptances at midnight on November 15th. I was a nervous wreck almost all day. I didn't feel great about my interviews there, but I still had a small ounce of hope. My roommate/best friend stayed up with me that night. By 11:45 pm I was so nervous I couldn't even look at my computer or phone anymore. Part of me felt really stupid staying up since I thought nothing would happen. At 12:00 am exactly I heard my phone vibrate on our kitchen table and I quickly opened my laptop, clicked refresh and saw "XX Medical School Offer of Admission" in my inbox! I started screaming hysterically and jumping up and down hugging my roommate. I've never experienced such elation. I called most of my family and woke them up to tell them the good news. I was so excited I couldn't sleep the rest of the night. Best feeling ever! It slowly sunk it that I was going to medical school and all the hard work was worth it. First acceptance at one of my top choices made it even better.
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I remember I was actually travelling with my parents to go to my grandparent's house in another state for Thanksgiving. We got a notice in the mail that I had a certified letter waiting for me in the post-office. Of course we went and got it and I opened it to see the good news! I think my mother was more excited than I was... she kept going around to all my relatives "Did you hear the news??"
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I was in an exam and didn't see my missed call until after class. I knew I recognized the number and I made sure it was my school before calling back. The whole school uses the same number so the person I called said she couldn't tell me who had called. I little while later while I was working in the micro lab the number called me again and I missed it again! I was finally able to look up the number to the admissions office. They answered and I explained everything and they said to hold on and they would check on everything. The assistant dean of admissions was the next voice I heard and I freaked out. I was so excited and told him I was going to run through campus screaming. I then made all my phone calls and ran through the bio. building telling a professor and my advisor. A great feeling.
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I had just horribly strained my lower back lifting weights, and was basically bedridden for the second day of what would end up being a week. My parents handed me the letter, and I tried to show my excitement through the haze of the pain killers I was prescribed. I was one coconut shy of a palm tree.
Once I was feeling better, I ran around the house yelling, hugged my biochemistry professor who is a cute little Asian woman who barely speaks English, and made faces at myself in mirrors whenever I walked by one, even if I was in public. This is a true story.
Once I was feeling better, I ran around the house yelling, hugged my biochemistry professor who is a cute little Asian woman who barely speaks English, and made faces at myself in mirrors whenever I walked by one, even if I was in public. This is a true story.
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Thank you and congratulations to you as well! 😀
I also feel extremely grateful to have this opportunity that many would die for. And at the same time- I'm a little worried about not being good enough.
I'm sure I'll get used to it as time goes by though! 👍 We are going to be doctors and thats all that matters! 😛Ps. I think that is so awesome that you changed your destination from X interview city to CA to see your SO! 😀😍
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Was Accepted back in October but never got around to posting
Both of the schools I knew would send back decisions were on Oct 16. One was by phone and the other would be by email. I had that day off from school and was spending the day with my phone in anticipation. However as the day went on I got more and more sad especially when I read on SDN that the school had been making the calls.
So I then wander over to the other school's thread and someone posted they were in but did not receive an email because it was just posted to the application status page. Nervously I logged on and saw the status: Accepted. I just sat there for a while and couldn't process it. This school was my dream school and I was in.
Surprisingly, I was more calm on the outside then I thought. I then posted on FaceBook and called my mom. I also drove to Costco and bought a bottle of Dom Perignon that I had saved up for.
That night I drank it with my mom and was just so happy. I was going to be a doctor!!!!!!!!
Both of the schools I knew would send back decisions were on Oct 16. One was by phone and the other would be by email. I had that day off from school and was spending the day with my phone in anticipation. However as the day went on I got more and more sad especially when I read on SDN that the school had been making the calls.
So I then wander over to the other school's thread and someone posted they were in but did not receive an email because it was just posted to the application status page. Nervously I logged on and saw the status: Accepted. I just sat there for a while and couldn't process it. This school was my dream school and I was in.
Surprisingly, I was more calm on the outside then I thought. I then posted on FaceBook and called my mom. I also drove to Costco and bought a bottle of Dom Perignon that I had saved up for.
That night I drank it with my mom and was just so happy. I was going to be a doctor!!!!!!!!
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Before the Christmas break I kept hoping for some good news. Crickets. Some good friends had already gotten some acceptances and had been celebrating, while I was just in wait mode. 🙁
When I got my first acceptance, I was not expecting it. It was the morning after New Year's Day. I hadn't thought anyone was back in school offices yet, or at least actually doing any work. 😀
When my phone signalled that I had an email, I was still sleeping and almost didn't bother with reading it. I did and was blown away! I called my parents and my mom started to cry. lol
The first one is the sweetest! 😍
When I got my first acceptance, I was not expecting it. It was the morning after New Year's Day. I hadn't thought anyone was back in school offices yet, or at least actually doing any work. 😀
When my phone signalled that I had an email, I was still sleeping and almost didn't bother with reading it. I did and was blown away! I called my parents and my mom started to cry. lol
The first one is the sweetest! 😍
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I was at the store buying an excessive amount of wine to drown my sorrows in. I knew acceptance calls for a particular school would go out that afternoon and I didn't receive one by around 6pm. So my plan was to drink my dinner. I was at the check out when I got the phone call and I ran out of the store so I could hear him well. Just kept smiling and jumping up and down. 
Called all of my family for the next 10 minutes and told them the news. Then the realization hit me: Now I have to make it through medical school!
I was ecstatic for 10 minutes then just started freaking out. "What if I fail? What if I'm not smart enough?"
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Needless to say, I still had that bottle of wine for dinner 😀
Called all of my family for the next 10 minutes and told them the news. Then the realization hit me: Now I have to make it through medical school!
I was ecstatic for 10 minutes then just started freaking out. "What if I fail? What if I'm not smart enough?"
😆Needless to say, I still had that bottle of wine for dinner 😀
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I think you've expressed the feelings that many of us share. All the hard work, the worrying about Orgo grades, the late nights studying while others aren't, leaving social events early to get back to homework, etc. The payoff has finally, happily arrived. Yes, med school will be hard, but the worries about being weeded won't be there. 🙂
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Thank you and congratulations to you as well! 😀
I also feel extremely grateful to have this opportunity that many would die for. And at the same time- I'm a little worried about not being good enough.
Ps. I think that is so awesome that you changed your destination from X interview city to CA to see your SO! 😀😍
Of course you are good enough, adcoms are good at their job 🙂 It will be tons of hard work but worth it. I am sure that your background and life experiences will contribute to your classmates' learnings as well
and... Southwest is awesome and I can't wait to go to CA and escape the New England weather for a bit...
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First acceptance as a 3rd time applicant:
I was walking along the UVA quadrangle with my bro (we drove down together to check out Charlottesville) the day before my upcoming interview. As I was taking a picture of him in front of the dome shaped building, I heard the familiar *ping* on my phone that meant a new email.
This was right at 4 pm... on Tuesday....when I knew Iowa emails acceptances. *no...I've waited over 14 weeks to hear something from them.*. I continued taking more pictures. I then checked my email to find an acceptance! I had to read the email a few times to make sure it was an acceptance because prior wait-list emails also started with a "Congratulations!".
I raised my hands in the air then told my bro in what must have been a squirrel voice "I got accepted!". We hugged, then I called/texted the people most important to me. I also ran aimlessly across the lawn with hands in the air. Definitely special to have my brother with me for that moment.
2 days later, I was accepted to UVA as well. My brother must be a good luck charm!
edit: About a month later I was accepted off the wait-list to my number one choice and where I am now. Someone on the school thread said they got off the wait-list via status update. I opened my online secondary and saw a "Congratulations". 5 minutes later I boarded a plane that would take me to the best snowboarding trip of my life. Good times.
Now in med school, we're 2 weeks away from being done with anatomy. I love my class and I love where I am now. I also applied to this school 3 times. Sometimes I still can't believe it.
I was walking along the UVA quadrangle with my bro (we drove down together to check out Charlottesville) the day before my upcoming interview. As I was taking a picture of him in front of the dome shaped building, I heard the familiar *ping* on my phone that meant a new email.
This was right at 4 pm... on Tuesday....when I knew Iowa emails acceptances. *no...I've waited over 14 weeks to hear something from them.*. I continued taking more pictures. I then checked my email to find an acceptance! I had to read the email a few times to make sure it was an acceptance because prior wait-list emails also started with a "Congratulations!".
I raised my hands in the air then told my bro in what must have been a squirrel voice "I got accepted!". We hugged, then I called/texted the people most important to me. I also ran aimlessly across the lawn with hands in the air. Definitely special to have my brother with me for that moment.
2 days later, I was accepted to UVA as well. My brother must be a good luck charm!
edit: About a month later I was accepted off the wait-list to my number one choice and where I am now. Someone on the school thread said they got off the wait-list via status update. I opened my online secondary and saw a "Congratulations". 5 minutes later I boarded a plane that would take me to the best snowboarding trip of my life. Good times.
Now in med school, we're 2 weeks away from being done with anatomy. I love my class and I love where I am now. I also applied to this school 3 times. Sometimes I still can't believe it.
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DUDE! That is AWESOME!
I so want to be you right now!
Grats to all! Wonderful thread.
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Was in the movie theatre just before "Zero Dark Thirty" started and happened to check my email. Saw an accept and screamed way too loud...
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I knew that we were going to receive our decision emails in the afternoon on a particular Friday. I was at work, and needless to say, I became a nervous wreck as the day wore on. Around 3pm I went to the front desk to get a patient (I'm at tech at a Drs office). Since I had a free second, I decided to check my email from the computer up there and saw an email from the school! I didn't know what to do because the subject didn't give away anything! It was the same subject line as the interview email. At this point my brain stopped working and I just clicked on it....."Dear Applicant, We are excited to offer you a seat in the Class of 2017." I could not believe it!!!!! After failing out of school, wandering aimlessly for a few years, then working my rear off for a few more, I DID IT!!!! Holy **** I did it!
I think I almost passed out because I got tunnel vision for a second. When I turned around, the patient had arrived and she and the front desk lady were looking at me all crazy. I couldn't talk, so I just stuttered for a few seconds until my roommate (who also works at my office) walked by because she knew I should be getting news soon. She saw my face and started freaking out! She ran over and hugged me so hard she actually lifted me off of the floor! (What makes this funnier is that I'm 5'2" and she is 6') Everyone in the office came out to congratulate me, even the docs that were with patients stepped out!
Even better was that I got to relive the excitement the next evening when I picked my mom up from the airport since she was out of town when I got the news.
So excited and proud! Congrats to everyone who has shared their story here.
I think I almost passed out because I got tunnel vision for a second. When I turned around, the patient had arrived and she and the front desk lady were looking at me all crazy. I couldn't talk, so I just stuttered for a few seconds until my roommate (who also works at my office) walked by because she knew I should be getting news soon. She saw my face and started freaking out! She ran over and hugged me so hard she actually lifted me off of the floor! (What makes this funnier is that I'm 5'2" and she is 6') Everyone in the office came out to congratulate me, even the docs that were with patients stepped out!
Even better was that I got to relive the excitement the next evening when I picked my mom up from the airport since she was out of town when I got the news.
So excited and proud! Congrats to everyone who has shared their story here.
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4 years and three cycles.....
People ask you, "what are you going to do if you don't get in?" And maybe after the first cycle you are pretty comfortable saying, "I'll apply again"
After the second or third cycle, though, you start to feel even more crazy. After all, everyone else you know is "getting on with their lives".
At some point though I had made up my mind that I'm just going to keep after this without allowing years of rejection affect my resolve. You have to shut down that area of your mind that nags at you that "you've had too many mistakes to be able to recover, you're helpless in this process, whatever you do will not be enough to fix what has been done".
There were times in the middle of the first, second or third cycles where I would allow myself to think about how it would feel to get the acceptance letter and have all that work validated. I would only allow myself to have these feelings for just a minute or so...just to remind me of what was still ahead. But only for a minute because shortly after the overwhelming feelings and the happy tears would start; the doubts would creep in.
If you want the application cycle to be less stressful, in one way....do it three or more times. Each time a letter would come there was no emotion, no- "is it thick or thin?", nothing. Just open, Reject, toss it, next letter, next step.
I was at work at the in-pt pharmacy on second shift so I missed the call. After work at about 11pm, I started to drive home and checked my voice-mail.
"this is <blank> from <school>. I am just calling because I have something I want to discuss with you. Please call me back at ..."
I started to cry as I was driving home. I shut that down quickly though because I had been close before. Great MCAT...nothing. Great MCAT + Good GPA + interviews....nothing. Because of my experiences in the application process and discipline, I denied myself celebration; I knew exactly what I wanted and I kept my head down and kept working. No celebration for completing the MCAT, no celebration for a great MCAT score, no celebration for an interview....and no celebration for this phone call. I needed to hear THE WORDS.
I called her back the next day around 9am. She told me they wanted to offer me a place in the class entering fall 2013.
I thanked her and went downstairs to tell my mother. Tears and hugging. She said, "you did it. you stuck with it and you made it happen." I saw my dad later that night at a free clinic we volunteer at. He said he was proud of me.
I made a cd to play in the car for the next month or so. Great songs for the moment (for me anyway):
Dreams - Van Halen
All the Above - Maino ft. T Pain
Square One - Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers
Free Fallin - Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers
and THE BEST (for the intro, live performance....I gotta link it) --> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QpG09PenZt8
(more complete account of my story in my sig)
I'm willing to use my experiences to help others, applications, MCAT, statements. PM me if you wish.
Best of luck to everyone out there. If I can make this happen, I feel like almost anyone can. If you really want it, don't give up!!
People ask you, "what are you going to do if you don't get in?" And maybe after the first cycle you are pretty comfortable saying, "I'll apply again"
After the second or third cycle, though, you start to feel even more crazy. After all, everyone else you know is "getting on with their lives".
At some point though I had made up my mind that I'm just going to keep after this without allowing years of rejection affect my resolve. You have to shut down that area of your mind that nags at you that "you've had too many mistakes to be able to recover, you're helpless in this process, whatever you do will not be enough to fix what has been done".
There were times in the middle of the first, second or third cycles where I would allow myself to think about how it would feel to get the acceptance letter and have all that work validated. I would only allow myself to have these feelings for just a minute or so...just to remind me of what was still ahead. But only for a minute because shortly after the overwhelming feelings and the happy tears would start; the doubts would creep in.
If you want the application cycle to be less stressful, in one way....do it three or more times. Each time a letter would come there was no emotion, no- "is it thick or thin?", nothing. Just open, Reject, toss it, next letter, next step.
I was at work at the in-pt pharmacy on second shift so I missed the call. After work at about 11pm, I started to drive home and checked my voice-mail.
"this is <blank> from <school>. I am just calling because I have something I want to discuss with you. Please call me back at ..."
I started to cry as I was driving home. I shut that down quickly though because I had been close before. Great MCAT...nothing. Great MCAT + Good GPA + interviews....nothing. Because of my experiences in the application process and discipline, I denied myself celebration; I knew exactly what I wanted and I kept my head down and kept working. No celebration for completing the MCAT, no celebration for a great MCAT score, no celebration for an interview....and no celebration for this phone call. I needed to hear THE WORDS.
I called her back the next day around 9am. She told me they wanted to offer me a place in the class entering fall 2013.
I thanked her and went downstairs to tell my mother. Tears and hugging. She said, "you did it. you stuck with it and you made it happen." I saw my dad later that night at a free clinic we volunteer at. He said he was proud of me.
I made a cd to play in the car for the next month or so. Great songs for the moment (for me anyway):
Dreams - Van Halen
All the Above - Maino ft. T Pain
Square One - Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers
Free Fallin - Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers
and THE BEST (for the intro, live performance....I gotta link it) --> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QpG09PenZt8
(more complete account of my story in my sig)
I'm willing to use my experiences to help others, applications, MCAT, statements. PM me if you wish.
Best of luck to everyone out there. If I can make this happen, I feel like almost anyone can. If you really want it, don't give up!!
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Wow this is awesome! CONGRATS!!!!
I love this thread. I get chills reading each and every story! I feel so lucky to call all of you my future colleagues. Woooo class of 2017!!
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Mine is late too:
After I interviewed at this school, I was very nervous to hear back from them. I felt like I had made a couple of gaffes in my interview, but after visiting the campus and meeting students I really loved the place.
They said we would hear back in 8 weeks. I waited. The promised date came... and went. No acceptance for me. That evening, I realized I made a horrible mistake: I never sent them this form they had requested. So nobody had even looked at my file since my interview. I panicked, sent the form as soon as I could, and waited for the next round of acceptances.
I kept telling myself it was over. Even if they did like me, there would be fewer spots this time around, and I looked like a careless applicant after forgetting that form. I felt like I had shot myself in the foot. When that didn't make me feel horrible, I agonized over the worst parts of my interview, wishing I could have done it over.
Finally, the second round of acceptances were released. I went to my status page, telling myself I would not get my hopes up. It was definitely a rejection. I logged in...
And saw the HUGE "Congratulations!" message on my status page.
I was so shocked I couldn't speak, and when I finally processed the information I screamed "OH MY GOD" so loud I'm lucky my neighbor (who is also my landlord) didn't come knock on my door.
I still think it hasn't fully sunk in... maybe after second look. 🙂 It's too unreal!
After I interviewed at this school, I was very nervous to hear back from them. I felt like I had made a couple of gaffes in my interview, but after visiting the campus and meeting students I really loved the place.
They said we would hear back in 8 weeks. I waited. The promised date came... and went. No acceptance for me. That evening, I realized I made a horrible mistake: I never sent them this form they had requested. So nobody had even looked at my file since my interview. I panicked, sent the form as soon as I could, and waited for the next round of acceptances.
I kept telling myself it was over. Even if they did like me, there would be fewer spots this time around, and I looked like a careless applicant after forgetting that form. I felt like I had shot myself in the foot. When that didn't make me feel horrible, I agonized over the worst parts of my interview, wishing I could have done it over.
Finally, the second round of acceptances were released. I went to my status page, telling myself I would not get my hopes up. It was definitely a rejection. I logged in...
And saw the HUGE "Congratulations!" message on my status page.
I was so shocked I couldn't speak, and when I finally processed the information I screamed "OH MY GOD" so loud I'm lucky my neighbor (who is also my landlord) didn't come knock on my door.
I still think it hasn't fully sunk in... maybe after second look. 🙂 It's too unreal!
Wow, your story is really inspiring and CONGRATULATIONS!!!! I'm really happy for you and not gunna lie but I teared up a little bit reading this. AHHH you deserve it!!
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I shared my story above and big congratulations to everyone who has been accepted. Also to those still working....keep at it.
As I read through this thread some of the stories were very special. What I also noticed that really seemed to strike me was appreciating the stories from the older students about how excited they were and now seeing their information/signatures updated as physicians....showing that they've made it through. All the growth and effort and maturing that happened between the original posts and now just hit me as powerful in itself. anyone else?
As I read through this thread some of the stories were very special. What I also noticed that really seemed to strike me was appreciating the stories from the older students about how excited they were and now seeing their information/signatures updated as physicians....showing that they've made it through. All the growth and effort and maturing that happened between the original posts and now just hit me as powerful in itself. anyone else?
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No lies, this is basically the clip that immediately played in my head:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-HQXtqIu_b8#t=1m24s
Then I felt light and awesome for the rest of the day, and went tot the gym and had an awesome workout. 😀
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-HQXtqIu_b8#t=1m24s
Then I felt light and awesome for the rest of the day, and went tot the gym and had an awesome workout. 😀
I'm glad I get to post here, I've been waiting for a few years.
It was late January, and I had all but given up on an acceptance this cycle. I had one interview, which I felt good about, but I knew that my chances for an acceptance with only one interview was low. I began an application for the NIH for my gap year a couple days ago. When people asked if I had gotten into med school, I would casually say that I was going to do research for a year, but the truth was that I felt defeated. This was until one day around noon right before physics lecture. When I refreshed my email and saw the word congratulations, my heart beat right out of my chest. I could barely speak as I called my Mom, who shrieked with delight, because she knew how important this was to me. I felt a very calm but strong sense of contentment then and throughout the week. Every once in a while, I'd really think about it and smile to myself that I was going to be a doctor! All those late nights of studying, weekends at research, forgoing partying for grades... it all paid off.
Good luck to future applicants, nothing worth having comes easy!
It was late January, and I had all but given up on an acceptance this cycle. I had one interview, which I felt good about, but I knew that my chances for an acceptance with only one interview was low. I began an application for the NIH for my gap year a couple days ago. When people asked if I had gotten into med school, I would casually say that I was going to do research for a year, but the truth was that I felt defeated. This was until one day around noon right before physics lecture. When I refreshed my email and saw the word congratulations, my heart beat right out of my chest. I could barely speak as I called my Mom, who shrieked with delight, because she knew how important this was to me. I felt a very calm but strong sense of contentment then and throughout the week. Every once in a while, I'd really think about it and smile to myself that I was going to be a doctor! All those late nights of studying, weekends at research, forgoing partying for grades... it all paid off.
Good luck to future applicants, nothing worth having comes easy!
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This thread has fallen too far down and is way too awesome to die. BUMP!
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I was at work, with an NP waiting for me to get off the phone when I got in. I hugged every one of my coworkers and started crying, and left early from work. I received 2 acceptances on the same day. I was less crazy on the second acceptance.
I was in my dorm room yesterday and my brother called me to tell me that a letter came in the mail from one of the schools I applied to. Nervously, I told him to read the first few lines. My brother always tries to play tricks on me, so he started off saying "We regret to inform you...................that you've BEEN ACCEPTED!" Thank goodness, I could have flatlined at that moment. First acceptance and it feels great! For everyone out there, don't give up on the application cycle no matter how late it may seem and knock your remaining interviews out of the park.
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