aquanaut Posted March 25, 2018 Report Share Posted March 25, 2018 Hey everyone! Since many of us have finished interviewing (or are almost done interviewing) in Ontario, I thought I'd start this thread so we can get through this emotional roller coaster together! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Organize Posted March 25, 2018 Report Share Posted March 25, 2018 no Canadian_Med_Dream, zaddy, sleeplessinontario and 1 other 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Butterfly_ Posted March 26, 2018 Report Share Posted March 26, 2018 Still 43 days my friend...it’s gonna be a long countdown. aquanaut 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fremulon Posted March 26, 2018 Report Share Posted March 26, 2018 Hoping on this train now! 3rd year UG IP Applied: Toronto, McMaster, Queens Ottawa Interview: McMaster Butterfly_ 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Naruto Posted March 27, 2018 Report Share Posted March 27, 2018 How will we know? Will they email us or do we have to log into OMSAS to find out? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eudaimonia Posted March 27, 2018 Report Share Posted March 27, 2018 5 hours ago, Naruto said: How will we know? Will they email us or do we have to log into OMSAS to find out? Each school will email you individually and then you can accept offers via OMSAS Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sleeplessinontario Posted March 27, 2018 Report Share Posted March 27, 2018 Anyone else feeling absolutely terrible???? Like all interviews were traumatizing in their own special way? Just me? Applied: Queens, Ottawa, McMaster, Toronto, Western Interview: Queens, Toronto, Western runridge 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eudaimonia Posted March 27, 2018 Report Share Posted March 27, 2018 38 minutes ago, sleeplessinontario said: Anyone else feeling absolutely terrible???? Like all interviews were traumatizing in their own special way? Just me? Applied: Queens, Ottawa, McMaster, Toronto, Western, MUN Interview: Queens, Toronto, Western, MUN I did come out of one interview more than a bit shaken and the cheers at the completion of our interviews from the med students worsened how I felt Butterfly_ and AVSS HDS CSM 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
markup Posted March 27, 2018 Report Share Posted March 27, 2018 1 hour ago, sleeplessinontario said: Anyone else feeling absolutely terrible???? Like all interviews were traumatizing in their own special way? Just me? Applied: Queens, Ottawa, McMaster, Toronto, Western, MUN Interview: Queens, Toronto, Western, MUN Not just you... They all were uniquely painful. Interview: uOttawa, McMaster, Western 1 hour ago, pekingduck said: Yep....I feel like I messed up all my interviews so far... Also feeling this way It's extra disappointing to know that I got all these chances but possibly blew them all. It's going to be a painful 42 days punctuated by periods of self-loathing. sleeplessinontario and mew 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Comprehensible Posted March 27, 2018 Report Share Posted March 27, 2018 1 hour ago, sleeplessinontario said: Anyone else feeling absolutely terrible???? Like all interviews were traumatizing in their own special way? Just me? Coming from someone who was lucky enough to have quite a few - they don't really seem to get better, no matter how many you have. I think it's just a stress thing - either you walk out feeling bad, or you walk out feeling good and then feel worse as time goes on. As everyone says though, it's hard to judge your own performance. The next month is definitely going to be hard, but I'm sure most of us have 1000 other things to do - I'm just repressing the memories for a month haha. Butterfly_, markup and sleeplessinontario 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sleeplessinontario Posted March 27, 2018 Report Share Posted March 27, 2018 21 minutes ago, markup said: Not just you... They all were uniquely painful. Interview: uOttawa, McMaster, Western Also feeling this way It's extra disappointing to know that I got all these chances but possibly blew them all. It's going to be a painful 42 days punctuated by periods of self-loathing. I feel like I'm in Super Mario and I just ran out of lives markup, Butterfly_ and beepboopbot 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
markup Posted March 27, 2018 Report Share Posted March 27, 2018 14 minutes ago, Comprehensible said: Coming from someone who was lucky enough to have quite a few - they don't really seem to get better, no matter how many you have. I think it's just a stress thing - either you walk out feeling bad, or you walk out feeling good and then feel worse as time goes on. As everyone says though, it's hard to judge your own performance. The next month is definitely going to be hard, but I'm sure most of us have 1000 other things to do - I'm just repressing the memories for a month haha. When I walked out of each interview I think the mental defenses were already kicking in! It felt like "what just happened to me???" and my memories were already hazy. However, I can't help but replay some slightly cringy moments - unfortunately those memories have stuck around. At least I have all of you guys for emotional support over the next couple of weeks. It is comforting in more ways than I can express in words. Butterfly_, hoping_for_derm, sleeplessinontario and 1 other 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Butterfly_ Posted March 27, 2018 Report Share Posted March 27, 2018 31 minutes ago, pekingduck said: I screwed up pretty badly during one of my interviews...I kept digging myself holes when answering one of the questions...so I know for sure I have no chances for that one. Im pretty sure the interviewers just gave up on me at the end. Hey Pekingduck, I understand how you feel as I feel I kinda screwed up bad in a couple stations myself. However, I usually find those who are harshest critics of themselves performed better than they thought. I’m in the emotional rollercoaster with you all the way! Wishing you all the best! Interviews: McMaster, UofA, UBC pekingduck 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iluvexcel Posted March 28, 2018 Report Share Posted March 28, 2018 Applied: Queens UofT McMaster Ottawa interviewed: UofT Mac man every day that passes drags on forever. I don’t think my interviews went that great so I’m so worried. Did anyone else find that UofTs interview was way more enjoyable than macs? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Butterfly_ Posted March 28, 2018 Report Share Posted March 28, 2018 5 hours ago, premed176 said: Applied: Queens UofT McMaster Ottawa interviewed: UofT Mac man every day that passes drags on forever. I don’t think my interviews went that great so I’m so worried. I feel the same. The days are getting longer and longer. I’m finding it very difficult to distract myself and not think about the results. Bluecolorisnice 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2hopeful Posted March 28, 2018 Report Share Posted March 28, 2018 Supposed to be on a "vacation" on May 8th, can potentially ruin said vacation. I AM NOT LOOKING FORWARD TO THIS. Edit: Interviewed only at Queens hoping_for_derm 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mew Posted March 28, 2018 Report Share Posted March 28, 2018 Anybody else oscillating between feeling OK/hopeful about their interview performance and feeling like you absolutely bombed everything and are sure to be rejected? I'm switching back and forth about every 2 days or so and it's driving me sort of insane. sleeplessinontario, flomwa, Butterfly_ and 2 others 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Morinphen Posted March 28, 2018 Report Share Posted March 28, 2018 28 minutes ago, mew said: Anybody else oscillating between feeling OK/hopeful about their interview performance and feeling like you absolutely bombed everything and are sure to be rejected? I'm switching back and forth about every 2 days or so and it's driving me sort of insane. This is me lol. Fortunately I have work to distract me during the day so I only ruminate in the evenings. Hopefully you have something distracting you too Butterfly_ and mew 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
markup Posted March 28, 2018 Report Share Posted March 28, 2018 47 minutes ago, mew said: Anybody else oscillating between feeling OK/hopeful about their interview performance and feeling like you absolutely bombed everything and are sure to be rejected? I'm switching back and forth about every 2 days or so and it's driving me sort of insane. Yep! Definitely feeling the hope/despair yo-yo... Butterfly_ and mew 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
erythrocyte Posted March 28, 2018 Report Share Posted March 28, 2018 59 minutes ago, markup said: Yep! Definitely feeling the hope/despair yo-yo... For every one good thing I said, I think I can find 7 things I wish I never did/said in my interview XD. sleeplessinontario and Butterfly_ 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
markup Posted March 28, 2018 Report Share Posted March 28, 2018 50 minutes ago, Monocyte said: For every one good thing I said, I think I can find 7 things I wish I never did/said in my interview XD. I can also think of many things I didn't say!!! So many insightful points and more coherent answers left unsaid... The hardest part for me so far is when well-intentioned people in my life ask me how my interviews went. I've been defaulting to essentially saying "they happened!" because I know that there's no real way for me to gauge my own performance. Usually the follow-up question becomes: "well how do YOU feel about it, are you happy?", and I feel like I can't really honestly answer: the truth is I feel pretty terrible about the interviews. I have been replaying the not-so-great parts and kicking myself for all the opportunities I missed/wasted, but at the same time I know that we are our own harshest critics, and that it's possible that these didn't go nearly as bad as I'm making them out to have. But the possibility that they WERE as bad as I feel also hangs over my head. Deflecting this question has become: "I'll be happy/unhappy in May!" These well-meaning people are generally the ones who have supported me and encouraged me over the years, so even feeling this way feels like I'm letting them down. I'm trying not to sit in this rut of self-loathing (especially for another 41 days) but it's hard not to fall back in. mew, Comprehensible and Butterfly_ 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Butterfly_ Posted March 28, 2018 Report Share Posted March 28, 2018 6 hours ago, 2hopeful said: Supposed to be on a "vacation" on May 8th, can potentially ruin said vacation. I AM NOT LOOKING FORWARD TO THIS. Edit: Interviewed only at Queens Hope you get good news! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Butterfly_ Posted March 28, 2018 Report Share Posted March 28, 2018 1 hour ago, markup said: I can also think of many things I didn't say!!! So many insightful points and more coherent answers left unsaid... The hardest part for me so far is when well-intentioned people in my life ask me how my interviews went. I've been defaulting to essentially saying "they happened!" because I know that there's no real way for me to gauge my own performance. Usually the follow-up question becomes: "well how do YOU feel about it, are you happy?", and I feel like I can't really honestly answer: the truth is I feel pretty terrible about the interviews. I have been replaying the not-so-great parts and kicking myself for all the opportunities I missed/wasted, but at the same time I know that we are our own harshest critics, and that it's possible that these didn't go nearly as bad as I'm making them out to have. But the possibility that they WERE as bad as I feel also hangs over my head. Deflecting this question has become: "I'll be happy/unhappy in May!" These well-meaning people are generally the ones who have supported me and encouraged me over the years, so even feeling this way feels like I'm letting them down. I'm trying not to sit in this rut of self-loathing (especially for another 41 days) but it's hard not to fall back in. Totally feel the same. I wish the best for you in May! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Egg_McMuffin Posted March 28, 2018 Report Share Posted March 28, 2018 Ugh I hate it when people ask me how it went and I tell them that I'm on a hope-despair rollercoaster, and they go "oh come on I'm sure you knocked it out of the park!" I'm really glad that at least the weather is getting warmer. I'm looking forward to more frolicking. My work contract will be done in 3 months, which means I'm heading into job application mode soon. It's pretty exciting thinking about all the places I can move to next, regardless of medical school. markup and mew 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
erythrocyte Posted March 28, 2018 Report Share Posted March 28, 2018 I anticipated the whole people asking about how it went, so I told as little people possible that I actually received an interview. So it’s lil old me, alone in agony, without other people to remind me of the anxiety I already have lol. markup 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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