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My post-bac = officially over as of today.
No more learning till Jan. 2 followed by 4 months of MCAT prep.
Ummmm, errrrr, are you applying to start med school in 2008?
My post-bac = officially over as of today.
No more learning till Jan. 2 followed by 4 months of MCAT prep.
Ummmm, errrrr, are you applying to start med school in 2008?
If I recall correctly from previous posts, this person is fortunate enough to be in an awesome linkage program. (Totally jealous, BTW!)
Good memory. Linkage track indeed.
Current status:
Starting to get nervous... UCSF was supposed to mail decisions today
Wish me luck And best of luck to all of you!
I should be hearing from Mizzou Thurs or Fri with either an acceptance or a "continue to review"
Good luck to chemphd & ping!
At best, I'm anticipating a 2 to 3 month wait to hear a final post-interview decision from Mayo. I'm just hoping that if I do get lucky enough to get in, that I actually have enough notice to sell my place. But beggars can't be choosers! If I somehow miraculously get in (off a waitlist) in June (what, six months from now? Oh, the anxiety!), obviously I'd still be ecstatic and make do. I guess the worst case scenario would be remaining on the waitlist up until the first day of classes at the end of July and not getting in at all. Then again, I have to remind myself that my worst case scenario is still awesome. Cause it means I'll get to attend Loyola and stay in Chicago! Just gotta keep that in mind, and I guess I can survive six months of uncertainty with some attempt at grace.
And granted, I'm 33, but I swear every time I mention Mayo my mother grimaces. I can even hear her do it over the phone! I know that she secretly (or perhaps not-so-secretly) hopes that I end up staying in Chicago. I guess you never end up being your parents' kid.
Yeah, I got the "Why not Harvard?" question from my parents as well. Fun fun fun.
I applied in order to get the rejection letter to be framed at a later date
That is a much more affordable luxury though when you are poor enough during the application year to qualify for the financial assistance from AMCAS. I would never have applied there without it.
Alas, I am in the "continue to review" pile. But it's not a rejection.Good luck to you too, pingouin! I hope you get that "acceptance!"
I got a phone call from one of the lovely admissions directors at U of Chicago this week. I've been offered a full-tuition scholarship to U of C!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I was shaking and almost crying when I hung up the phone. My interview day at U of Chicago was the most memorable of all the schools I've visited... the faculty I met were exceptionally attentive and seemed genuinely interested in teaching, and the students I talked with were obviously very talented yet oh so very chill.
I might have agonized for a few months about where to go for medical school, but this financial aid is huge for me. It's such a burden off my mind to know that I won't have to take out massive loans for medical school at a relatively older age. Looks like I will be in Chicago next year, and I couldn't be happier!
Thanks so much to all of your for your endless advice and good humor. You all have such unique paths and experiences, and you've inspired me with the stories you've shared. Phoenix, I think maybe you gave me good karma the night before my interview. I can't wait to hear about you and Mayo! and wonderful holidays to all.
I got a phone call from one of the lovely admissions directors at U of Chicago this week. I've been offered a full-tuition scholarship to U of C!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I was shaking and almost crying when I hung up the phone. My interview day at U of Chicago was the most memorable of all the schools I've visited... the faculty I met were exceptionally attentive and seemed genuinely interested in teaching, and the students I talked with were obviously very talented yet oh so very chill.
I might have agonized for a few months about where to go for medical school, but this financial aid is huge for me. It's such a burden off my mind to know that I won't have to take out massive loans for medical school at a relatively older age. Looks like I will be in Chicago next year, and I couldn't be happier!
Thanks so much to all of your for your endless advice and good humor. You all have such unique paths and experiences, and you've inspired me with the stories you've shared. Phoenix, I think maybe you gave me good karma the night before my interview. I can't wait to hear about you and Mayo! and wonderful holidays to all.
Good job, Tarheel55! I would love to hear more details (in this forum or outside of it) on how you accomplished this. A full academic scholarship? That's amazing. Was there a specific process to apply for this?
Congratulations! Merry Christmas, and good luck to all of you.
No news from UCSF- either they didn't review me or I'm getting less-than-ideal news...
How nerve-wracking! I'll keep my fingers crossed for you!
No news on this end from anywhere . . . here's to hoping 2008 brings lots of good news to all the non-trads!!! Happy New Year to all!
Thanks!
ps We still need to make a shoooooz play date. I don't have money to buy, but the trying on is the fun part, anyway.
And the decision from Mizzou is.... continued review next month. *sigh*
But it wasn't that *other* answer I don't want to hear, so that's a good thing.
Good luck to chemphd & ping!
At best, I'm anticipating a 2 to 3 month wait to hear a final post-interview decision from Mayo. I'm just hoping that if I do get lucky enough to get in, that I actually have enough notice to sell my place. But beggars can't be choosers! If I somehow miraculously get in (off a waitlist) in June (what, six months from now? Oh, the anxiety!), obviously I'd still be ecstatic and make do. I guess the worst case scenario would be remaining on the waitlist up until the first day of classes at the end of July and not getting in at all. Then again, I have to remind myself that my worst case scenario is still awesome. Cause it means I'll get to attend Loyola and stay in Chicago! Just gotta keep that in mind, and I guess I can survive six months of uncertainty with some attempt at grace.
And granted, I'm 33, but I swear every time I mention Mayo my mother grimaces. I can even hear her do it over the phone! I know that she secretly (or perhaps not-so-secretly) hopes that I end up staying in Chicago. I guess you never end up being your parents' kid.
I stopped keeping track of the rejections. Too negative (despite the assurances of the rejecting program: "Dear AMPed, I'm sorry we can't interview you. It isn't that your credentials aren't great, they just aren't good enough for us. Better luck somewhere else.")
Positive news... I got an interview at Emory. Last program I was both hoping to hear from and thought I had a shot at. Yeah. Off to Atlanta for me later this month.
Rejected post-interview from Davis (January), UCSF (late January).
Rejected post-secondary from UCLA (early February).
Gave up on getting in this year. Started looking for J-O-B's.
Got an interview at Stanford (set it up today for late March).
This whole process is making me crazy!
Accepted SUNY Upstate
Interviews at UMich, UCLA and UCSD.