I, too, am going nuts not knowing if I'll be getting in or not, moving or not, reapplying or not. Torture. The only antidote is to keep myself busy.
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always so happy when I see NT people change their status to (accepted)I got accepted to a school that was a total reach for me and got rejected from one of my target schools! It's all about fit and apparently I fit the mission of the higher ranked school better?! Anyways just try to go into it confidently knowing that they wouldn't be wasting their time interviewing you if they weren't interested in you. You've got this.
AND?!I received my final post-II decision today completing my application cycle... so glad this part of the process is over.
Absolutely killing it homie! That's great!21 primary applications submitted
4 pre-secondary rejections
2 pre-secondary withdrawals
15 secondaries completed
8 IIs
6 Interviews attended
6 Acceptances
I'm no doctorbob, but I feel extremely blessed with the outcome.
21 primary applications submitted
4 pre-secondary rejections
2 pre-secondary withdrawals
15 secondaries completed
8 IIs
6 Interviews attended
6 Acceptances
I'm no doctorbob, but I feel extremely blessed with the outcome.
I do feel the whole application process is a little random.
A quarter of the applications I've put in are still silent. Schools that I aligned well with, rejected me. I ended up with three interviews at my "reach" schools. And I landed an acceptance at a California school (as a California resident).
Even now, I don't know what the magic sauce is. Patience? Persistence? Luck?
Same here! When I applied in June, I was seriously thinking I should've done a SMP or post-bacc (just from reading the advice given on SDN), but wanted to give it a shot anyways. Got 3 MD interviews so far. With 2 of the schools, my GPA wasn't even near their 10th percentile and my MCAT was just about average. Flash forward several months, I just got my first acceptance!
I laid in bed and cried for a good 30 minutes. Happy and grateful tears. It's a good place to be.
Sorry to hear Waitlists may still turn into acceptances, though! Good luck!*sigh* With four interviews, I'm now at:
1 rejection
2 waitlists
1 silence that will probably turn into a WL, as the interview was in September
Going to send the school I really loved a letter of interest after I go eat my feelings.
And if you need someone to proof read your letter, I'd be happy to help*sigh* With four interviews, I'm now at:
1 rejection
2 waitlists
1 silence that will probably turn into a WL, as the interview was in September
Going to send the school I really loved a letter of interest after I go eat my feelings.
Aw, thank you. I might take you up on that.And if you need someone to proof read your letter, I'd be happy to help
that aamc virtual fair was crazy today. So many people asking the same question one after another. scroll down like 2 lines and you'll see the mean MCAT that someone JUST asked about!
That, or asking questions that seemed far more like they were aggressively posturing for an on the spot interview than wanting/needing an answer .
"Do you think I should include in my experiences that I cured cancer while shadowing a neurosurgeon that works exclusively with disadvantaged puppies, who's nickname for me was "ol' four point, the best student <your school> will ever have"?"
"...probably?"
I get there's rarely a bad time to make an impression, but damn.
I'm loving the dramatic play-by-play on hereyikes - just saw a kid post the wrong school name in a chat. And if you look, he appears to just be going from thread to thread and copy/pasting the same pitch
Agreed. I think it's an attempt to spin what they think is "wrong" into a positive.okok
particularly relevant here
Everyone is claiming to be a non-trad
"I took classes during the summer, I'm non trad"
"I took 1 year off after graduating to prepare my MD app, I'm a non-trad"
"as someone who is non-traditional because I took orgo as a sophomore"
a little hyperbole here, but you get the picture
"I took 1 year off after graduating to prepare my MD app, I'm a non-trad"
Best wishes for the match. Wish you all the success after your hard work. (And I hope that others - especially traditionals - don't automatically think carib will work for them ...non-traditionals may be a different matter).Failed out of college. Went to CC. Worked after undergrad. Went carib because I had no other choice. 90th percentile board scores. 30+ interviews to academic university IM residency programs. Finishing my rank list.
GL out there guys.
I think I bombed my first interview this week. I did plenty of mmi prep, and then the prompts given were nothing like I had prepared, and it felt like some of the interviewers didn't even give me a chance to talk. I hate to complain and place blame on circumstances, but I definitely got flustered and didn't feel like I got my points across. Still have two interviews to go, and neither are mmi, so hopefully it goes better.
Changing topic:
I was offered a small, but not insignificant merit scholarship from a school. Said school is not my top choice school, but is in the same city as my top choice. I haven't heard anything from top choice school about financial aid. What should I do? I'm hoping to have top choice school match the scholarship (knowing that it's not gigantic, I'm hopeful they will say yes)...but I don't know when/how to attack this. Do I wait to see their aid package, or reach out now? Phone vs email?
Any ideas? @Eccesignum I know you have experience with this!
Update: I was placed on hold pending the final grades in my SMP, so my interview wasn't enough to sink me, must not have been as bad as I thought. I have to retake an exam so an outright acceptance was impossible right now, so I'm very happy with this decision.I think I bombed my first interview this week. I did plenty of mmi prep, and then the prompts given were nothing like I had prepared, and it felt like some of the interviewers didn't even give me a chance to talk. I hate to complain and place blame on circumstances, but I definitely got flustered and didn't feel like I got my points across. Still have two interviews to go, and neither are mmi, so hopefully it goes better.
Ermagerd ya'll, just got another interview invite. Thought I was done for the cycle, just waiting for the rest of the rejects to trickle in and then Albany decides they want to see me at the 11th hour.
Not sure if I want to go or not...
- wouldn't cost much other than gas, since I have family close enough to stay with
- but also don't know that I would take it over my other MD acceptance (@ Rosy Franklin) if I did get in
- but also super curious about how I would do, because vanity
Yeah, I scheduled it. Can't hurt to look and it'll only cost <$100 in gas.If it wouldn't put you out financially or time-wise, I'd go. You never know what surprise love you might find you have for Albany after actually seeing it, it could change your mind. Plus if you get in and they offer money, you can use that as leverage with Rosy Frank if you like RF better.
I also didn't get into school the first time around and it sucks! It made me question if the burnout I had been putting myself through was worth it. It seems that your app was pretty good (3 II is great! Especially those MD interviews with a lower MCAT!), but you probably should have applied to more schools. I don't know the specifics of you app, but it seems that you should be able to get in after a second cycle. What do you plan to do next? Have you kept the DO school updated on current activities? Best of luck.My experience is not good. 48 yo, 128/127/125/124, pre-med GPA = 3.76 (shaky grades when I was younger, though). 20 years of engineering experience, juggled pre-med and career, 100+ hours of Hospice, EM shadowing.
Probably 10-12 secondaries sent, three interviews (2 MD, 1 DO), no acceptances, one D.O. waitlist. I know a number of the people accepted at places I interviewed, and they were getting in with remarkably thinner GPA/MCAT/experiences, even at out-of-state MD schools.
Pretty devastated. I absolutely drove myself into the ground over the last 3+ years (continual 100 hour weeks), all for naught.
My experience is not good. 48 yo, 128/127/125/124, pre-med GPA = 3.76 (shaky grades when I was younger, though). 20 years of engineering experience, juggled pre-med and career, 100+ hours of Hospice, EM shadowing.
Probably 10-12 secondaries sent, three interviews (2 MD, 1 DO), no acceptances, one D.O. waitlist. I know a number of the people accepted at places I interviewed, and they were getting in with remarkably thinner GPA/MCAT/experiences, even at out-of-state MD schools.
Pretty devastated. I absolutely drove myself into the ground over the last 3+ years (continual 100 hour weeks), all for naught.
Why only 10-12 secondaries? 3/10 is honestly pretty good yield. Fingers crossed for the DO waitlist, but I think if you had to reapply you would have success with a bigger net (as in 20-25+ secondaries).
Were you applying to state schools or private school in other states? Most state schools take a very small percentage of OOS applicants and it isn't really a good use of money applying to them. Did you use MSAR when choosing schools? I think with a revamped school list you could do well.It might be closer to 15, they turned into a blur after a while. Can't remember specifically (and now I don't care anymore). It was a complete waste of money and time applying to out-of-state MD schools, anyways. MD schools don't like old non-trads in general, and they really don't like them from other states.
Were you applying to state schools or private school in other states? Most state schools take a very small percentage of OOS applicants and it isn't really a good use of money applying to them. Did you use MSAR when choosing schools? I think with a revamped school list you could do well.
hey, don't get down!It might be closer to 15, they turned into a blur after a while. Can't remember specifically (and now I don't care anymore). It was a complete waste of money and time applying to out-of-state MD schools, anyways. MD schools don't like old non-trads in general, and they really don't like them from other states.
Another engineer here...No. I didn't even know about MSAR until I'd already applied. I just researched schools that I thought were a good fit (rural states, WA [where I'm from], strong focus on rural primary care, receptive [as possible] to non-trads, relatively good out of state percent acceptance rates, GPA/MCAT ranges). They should have been a good fit. Then again, probably every medical school candidate tells them they love rural primary care and it was their dream, because they just want in (then specialize and leave).
It might be closer to 15, they turned into a blur after a while. Can't remember specifically (and now I don't care anymore). It was a complete waste of money and time applying to out-of-state MD schools, anyways. MD schools don't like old non-trads in general, and they really don't like them from other states.