5/15/08: Still on the VCOM waitlist for 2012, but guaranteed admission for 2013 if I don't get in this year. I'M GONNA BE A DOCTOR!!
10/28/07: Well my wish from my last post has come true. I GOT MY FIRST INTERVIEW!! I will be interviewing at LMU-DCOM this Tuesday morning. I'm not sure how I feel about their location in rural TN, but everything I'm reading about them from current students is amazing. Apparently their campus and faculty/staff are awesome. We shall see. I'm nervous about this interview. I know I'm good at interviews, but I don't know how hard they're going to be on me concerning my MCATs. According to SDN, unless you really bomb your interview, they either accept or waitlist everyone they interview, so i guess that is in my favor. At any rate, it will be a fun break before I start work next week.
10/17/07: So the bad news keeps coming in. GW was my first official (post-secondary)rejection of this cycle. Bastards. Their fee was $125!! I'm quickly running out of money and it's not fun. I've pretty much given up on the allopathic world, though I still might finish the secondaries for the historically black schools, but I'm not sure yet. My hope is in the DOs as of now. Unfortunately, I just called AZCOM today (after finding out they sent a letter to my permanent address, not my mailing address...) and found out that I was put on the 'interview waitlist'. This goes in the same category as WVCOM's 'decision defferred'. UGhhhhh. Don't these schools have the balls to just reject me? Well, I guess this means they see something in me, right? I don't know. Bascially, unless I retake the MCAT (which I don't even want to think about), my only chance will be a late interview, then waitlist, then acceptance off the waitlist the first day of class. This sucks. I've forced myself to start looking into other options for next year - possibly the MSP program at Drexel (for low MCATers, but this would set me back 2 more years...) or foreign schools. I'm gonna wait and see if I get any love from VCOM (they're know to de-emphasize the MCAT and are currently high on my list) or the branchies of PCOM or LECOM. I just want an interview. I'm confident in my interviewing skills and know that when they meet me, they'll be able to look past that stupid ass test. The ride continues...
9/24/07: Well, I got my MCAT scores back. I did bad. Real bad. But, I'm still going to complete this cycle. I've added a lot more DO schools ($290 worth) and have finally shadowed a DO for a LOR. I'm going to start withdrawing my secondary applications from the few allopathic schools that I still haven't submitted (no sense wasting any more $$). Oh man, this is going to be a long and painful ride...
8/22/07: Currently on vacation and still haven't started any secondaries. This sucks. I don't even know where to begin. Should I start with the lower ranked ones to make sure I get in or concentrate on the ones I'm really interested in? When I applied I didn't realize that so many schools send secondaries to almost everyone. I'm also stressed about trying to find a job for my 'lag year' while I'm applying to medical school. I've just decided to move across the country to live with my brother and try to find whatever hospital/research job I can get. Apparently undergrad degrees in Psych and Soc aren't in high demand. Go figure.
8/15/07: Taking the MCAT tomorrow moring at 8AM...
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