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So it's May and I'm on 4 waitlists with 0 acceptances.

Arg! I was in philly for my last interview and while enjoying an authentic cheesesteak at Pat's: King of Steaks, I decided that I am Zoom-Zoom: King of Waitlists. Can anyone beat my record?

Any advice? I feel like I've been in purgatory since last summer. Daily mail checks, etc...miserable.
 
Zoom-Zoom said:
So it's May and I'm on 4 waitlists with 0 acceptances.

Arg! I was in philly for my last interview and while enjoying an authentic cheesesteak at Pat's: King of Steaks, I decided that I am Zoom-Zoom: King of Waitlists. Can anyone beat my record?

Any advice? I feel like I've been in purgatory since last summer. Daily mail checks, etc...miserable.
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you're from california, no shocker...

when i have kids, i'll raise them in texas and all they will need to be admitted into a texas med school is a 25 MCAT 🙂
 
Are you kidding? I came in here expecting the "king of waitlists" to have at least 8 waitlists. I myself currently have 6 waitlists and a potential one more (and I applied to 24 schools...a 25% 😱 waitlist rate). At this point, I feel as if med schools are just trying to make me waste my money and sanity... 😡
 
BJPENNSTATE said:
you're from california, no shocker...

when i have kids, i'll raise them in texas and all they will need to be admitted into a texas med school is a 25 MCAT 🙂
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🙄

Incidentally, while a higher percentage Texas resident applicants get accepted somewhere in state in any given year, overall a higher percentage of Californians get accepted SOMEWHERE in the country.
 
You guys back and forth reminded me of this Seinfeld episode... Zoom-Zoom is Seinfeld, and Fizzle is George 🙂

[YOUTUBE]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fxRR7e69KCM[/YOUTUBE]
 
fizzle said:
Are you kidding? I came in here expecting the "king of waitlists" to have at least 8 waitlists. I myself currently have 6 waitlists and a potential one more (and I applied to 24 schools...a 25% 😱 waitlist rate). At this point, I feel as if med schools are just trying to make me waste my money and sanity... 😡
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Hey, 'here, here was my foible. I remember being disgusted with you for correcting me being that English is my eigth leanguage and I have a severe love of claymation. Anywhom, may I get cited on the 'hear, hear' quote, sill voo plays?
 
Zoom-Zoom said:
So it's May and I'm on 4 waitlists with 0 acceptances.

Arg! I was in philly for my last interview and while enjoying an authentic cheesesteak at Pat's: King of Steaks, I decided that I am Zoom-Zoom: King of Waitlists. Can anyone beat my record?

Any advice? I feel like I've been in purgatory since last summer. Daily mail checks, etc...miserable.
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Well there's your problem. You should have gone to Jim's.
 
I met a guy at my WashU interview who was a 4th year. When he applied he had 13 waitlists and 0 acceptances post interview. Luckily he got into WashU off the waitlist.

So yeah 4 doesn't make you king. Good luck though
 
I got accepted off a waitlist in July last year. It totally sucks, but try to stay positive, you may get lucky yet. All it takes is one...
 
MrAgreeable said:
Hey, 'here, here was my foible. I remember being disgusted with you for correcting me being that English is my eigth leanguage and I have a severe love of claymation. Anywhom, may I get cited on the 'hear, hear' quote, sill voo plays?
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Are you doing that on purpose???:cry:
 
BJPENNSTATE said:
you're from california, no shocker...

when i have kids, i'll raise them in texas and all they will need to be admitted into a texas med school is a 25 MCAT 🙂
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Dude, I'm going to one up you on that one. I'm going to marry a Mexican woman, then I'm going to kick my wife and the kids out and make them collect welfare.

My kids are going to Harvard baby!
 
0Complications said:
Dude, I'm going to one up you on that one. I'm going to marry a Mexican woman, then I'm going to kick my wife and the kids out and make them collect welfare.

My kids are going to Harvard baby!
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LOL. Well you know blacks are higher up on the URM totem pole...might as well go all out, make sure they grow up in the ghetto too so he/she can write a ****ing amazing PS about all the crazy stuff they had to overcome!! Youre kid could have a 2.5 but get a full ride at harvard!! think big OC cmon, im dissapointed in you 🙁
 
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merryjoulton said:
well this thread went south fast, lol
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Seriously....it went from who has the most waitlists, to lets bag on URMs and Texas med schools.

Come on guys.
 
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MrAgreeable said:
Hey, 'here, here was my foible. I remember being disgusted with you for correcting me being that English is my eigth leanguage and I have a severe love of claymation. Anywhom, may I get cited on the 'hear, hear' quote, sill voo plays?
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Hey, I know that English isn't the primary language for tons of people, so I understand and don't nitpick on grammar/spelling errors at all. It's just when people start misusing idioms that I start to get bothered, since idioms inherently imply a certain level of familiarity with the language. But hey, I'm not here to accuse or one-up anyone; I'm just maintaining this list as a public service. If no one corrects them, then no one will learn, eh?
 
^let's keep them uncorrected, it's funnier that way. Particularly moot point/mute point as the latter kinda contradicts the former 😀

People using redundant phrases in acronyms is when I have to turn away so I don't snicker LOL. The whole POINT of an acronym is to make it shorter, not to restate what you just said--like HIV Virus, ATM Machine...also these are fair game since it would be hard to argue that non-native English speakers wouldn't get it 😎
 
dmargul said:
I met a guy at my WashU interview who was a 4th year. When he applied he had 13 waitlists and 0 acceptances post interview. Luckily he got into WashU off the waitlist.

So yeah 4 doesn't make you king. Good luck though
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😱 Is that even possible??

batteries said:
^let's keep them uncorrected, it's funnier that way. Particularly moot point/mute point as the latter kinda contradicts the former 😀

People using redundant phrases in acronyms is when I have to turn away so I don't snicker LOL. The whole POINT of an acronym is to make it shorter, not to restate what you just said--like HIV Virus, ATM Machine...also these are fair game since it would be hard to argue that non-native English speakers wouldn't get it 😎
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Hehehe can u think of more?
 
I found a few lol

BFF's Forever
LAN network
Please RSVP (I think everyone uses this one...)
RF frequency
TCP/IP Protocol
LCD Display
AC/DC Current
IRA Account
IBM Machines
NPR Radio
RAM Memory
ADHD Disorder
VHF Frequency

lol ok i'll stop now
Sorry OP...this has NOTHING to do with ur thread..
 
chiz2kul said:
I found a few lol

BFF's Forever
LAN network
Please RSVP (I think everyone uses this one...)
RF frequency
TCP/IP Protocol
LCD Display
AC/DC Current
IRA Account
IBM Machines
NPR Radio
RAM Memory
ADHD Disorder
VHF Frequency

lol ok i'll stop now
Sorry OP...this has NOTHING to do with ur thread..
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You forgot the most obvious one, ATM machine!

OP a bunch of my friends have been/are in the same position as you- it sucks. Best of luck.
 
WOW. I thought it would be impossible that there were others with even more waitlists AND zero acceptances. Unbelievable.

Luckily....I got into one. YAY.


Unfortunately, I now have to satisfy their biochem requirement in less than 2 months, and I can do it online, but I'm not sure if there's a place where I can do it so quickly. If anyone knows of an online course without a minimum time requirment, please let me know. I called UC B's online course this morning and they have a 3 month minimum 🙁
 
Zoom-Zoom said:
WOW. I thought it would be impossible that there were others with even more waitlists AND zero acceptances. Unbelievable.

Luckily....I got into one. YAY.


Unfortunately, I now have to satisfy their biochem requirement in less than 2 months, and I can do it online, but I'm not sure if there's a place where I can do it so quickly. If anyone knows of an online course without a minimum time requirment, please let me know. I called UC B's online course this morning and they have a 3 month minimum 🙁
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Congrats, and good luck. I had no idea Biochem could even be taken online... Alas you're two weeks late, or you could have taken the summer course at Univ. of Colorado-Boulder (where I'm taking Biochem right now). The course runs for the length of June only. Anyhow good luck working that out.

Edit: In that vein, if you desperately need to take Biochem, maybe you can consider taking it as a summer course somewhere out-of-state? I'm positive that at least one university in America is offering Biochem for the second half of summer.
 
Zoom-Zoom said:
WOW. I thought it would be impossible that there were others with even more waitlists AND zero acceptances. Unbelievable.

Luckily....I got into one. YAY.


Unfortunately, I now have to satisfy their biochem requirement in less than 2 months, and I can do it online, but I'm not sure if there's a place where I can do it so quickly. If anyone knows of an online course without a minimum time requirment, please let me know. I called UC B's online course this morning and they have a 3 month minimum 🙁
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I tutored this course--it was pretty painless. problem is, it's in Boston

http://www.summer.harvard.edu/2009/courses/bios.jsp
 
chiz2kul said:
Please RSVP (I think everyone uses this one...)
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This one shouldn't make the list - the 'please' from Repondez S'il Vous Plait is the intransitive verb of "if you please," which is slightly different than the homonym adverb.

Example: Please call me if you please...same word, but different meanings

I chuckle when the opposite of the examples given (repeating a letter in the acronym) occurs - not repeating a letter, but dropping it:

For example, I attend a lot of radiology conferences where doctors will say things like "MR Imaging is the..."
 
Zoom-Zoom said:
Thanks for the link, that was a good one. Classes started today, unfortunately. Might have been fun spending the summer at "Hahvahd" 😛
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classes start tonight for biochem. late registration through thursday. summer in boston is pretty clutch 🙂
 
i just want to know something. how can you get 7 waitlists and no acceptances? is it because you didn't interview well enough or do schools only initially accept the people they really want?
 
lostsoul2007 said:
i just want to know something. how can you get 7 waitlists and no acceptances? is it because you didn't interview well enough or do schools only initially accept the people they really want?
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It's a combination of both, really. 🙁
 
Myuu said:
It's a combination of both, really. 🙁
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this whole process seems sad and soul crushing...yay for applying this year i guess? lol. someone needs to accept me 🙁
 
lostsoul2007 said:
i just want to know something. how can you get 7 waitlists and no acceptances? is it because you didn't interview well enough or do schools only initially accept the people they really want?
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maybe you applied really late in the cycle but you were such a good applicant that got some interviews but since they were so late you ended up in a waitlist. So the moral of the day is "APPLY EARLY"
 
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