Michelle's Medical School Updates

[xo_kathy]

Ladies - Maybe we shouldn't sign/address notes with 'V'! It gets my heart racing!!!

Congrats Michelle on the secondaries. But isn't a personal statement normal? Or is the length what you are commenting on?

[XOMichelle]

ha ha ha.... yes, I can see that, but I'm not going to say her full name!

Thanks hon! I appreciate the words of encouragement. I did a lot of writing this weekend, and will happily be submitting many applications in the next week and a half (7!).

[oncelurked]

Thanks Michelle! Sorry xo_kathy, but Michelle is right. With the things I've heard on the other board about some posters/ex-posters here, I'd rather not have my full name divulged. With that and the other readily available information about me, I would be easliy trackable.

And Michelle - congrats on getting 7 apps done! Thats a whole lot. I don't think I'd be able to crank secondaries out like that. give me my blots and flies (ick! I hate fruit flies) any day.

xoxo

[XOMichelle]

It was an unfortunate choice, those fruit flies. Now we know so much about them, you have to keep using them. I liked using the bateria in bio lab better. At least they stayed on the agar plate.

[oncelurked]

LMAO, dear. You are right though, I'll just have to stick with them. Though I'd like to agree with you on the bacteria, they smell! and when you kill them in an autoclave.....well, I run the other direction

[XOMichelle]

Ok, since this is my thread, I am going to vent in it.
I just spent two days at a training for no reason at all. As it turns out, I probably won't get assigned a site visit for a study because I am not allowed to go during the fall and winter (they need people to go once in fall, winter and spring), and because I came back late from the mid morning break for the only important secition of the whole two days. So, because I missed 2 minutes of video, I am disqualified from the study. I wish someone would have told me those were the perameters of the training. I wouldn't have gone to check my email if I knew it was that important.
oh well. It's better that I can't go because then I won't have to deal with my traveling interfering with my interviews.

[XOMichelle]

I got my first rejections yesterday. I won't be going to Northwestern or Vanderbilt.

I turned in UC Irvine and Loyola in Chicago this weekend.

I only need one acceptance!!!! Cross your fingers.

-Michelle

[oncelurked]

Boo! I'm so sorry to hear that, M. But congrats on getting more secondaries in the mail! I'm keeping fingers and toes crossed for you

[xo_kathy]

That stinks. But you do have all those others.

Give us an update again - who have you got secondaries for?

[XOMichelle]

Here they are:
George Washington*
Jefferson Medical College*
Ohio State
New York Medical College*
University of Southern California*
MCW*
UC Irvine*
Creighton*
Rush
University of Pittsburg*
[Northwestern]*
Boston University*
Loyola *
Stanford
Emory*
Columbia
Washington University (St. Louis)
Tufts*
UCSD
Drexel*
UC Davis

I got rejected from Northwestern and Vanderbilt, and have competed all the secondaries for the starred schools.

I am waiting to hear from:
Harvard
UCLA
UCSF
St. Louis U (just added these bad boys today)

I haven't gotten an interview yet, and I am starting to get very nervous about it!

ETA- Ok, since it is such a slow day at work, I just submitted Emory's application (adds the star now), and Creighton (adds another star). Also, I got really skittish about not getting in, and added another "3rd tier" school to my list. This is waaaay late, but hey. It was $30, and I just found out that one of my childhood friends lives in St. Louis now (Adds St. Louis University to list). It's better than Omaha, right? Maybe I should add more schools??? I am getting worried!

[XOMichelle]

Someone in the admissions office is out of their mind because Harvard gave me a secondary! Whoo-hoo.

[XOMichelle]

Thanks for all your edits and comments!!! I turned my application in just now, so it will be there tomorrow by 3pm.

[xo_kathy]

I'm trying to send you a pm with my thoughts but your box is full!!!! What should I do?

[KellyB369]

Michelle, I think your essay is great! I am not all that good at grammar or editing so I won't comment on any of that. Plus I see that it is 3:11 and your essay is probably due in less than an hour. Best of luck to you! I am convinced by your essay that you are certainly dedicated to the field and will make a great physician.

[XOMichelle]

15 down. 7 to go.