Sick and tired of being rejected :(

[snooze113]

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[Cnussey]

It's all right--you should take a peek around at the stats. There are med students here who've had to apply a number of times before getting in.

 

Persistence.

[igeorgex]

snooze113, I'm really sorry to hear about your frustrations and difficulties throughout the semester. I just want you to know that everyone has been there - nobody is perfect and there are no expectations to be so!

 

you still have a very competitive GPA and I'm sure you can get those marks to push it back up to 3.85-3.9ish area after this year. remember, you're only in 3rd year and have time to fix whatever 'mistakes' you feel you may have made (in reference to GPA or MCAT). if you are keen on attending Queens meds, then you can rewrite the MCAT this upcoming summer so there should not be a worry there. you only missed the cut-offs by 1 point, and the rest of your score was great!

 

take this holiday season to recharge and relax. think positive thoughts and approach the rest of the year with confidence! you are not doomed or a failure by any means, so cheer up a bit and realize you still have a great shot at medicine

[future_doc]

Humility is a wonderful mechanism to help us realize that life does not always play our tune and to keep us in touch with reality! I don't know if what you are going through can be characterized as setbacks or just part of life. Things happen. Nothing ever stays the same. Most people on this forum would be happy to be in your shoes, so count your blessings, regroup and go forward. You do realize that lady luck plays her role in this process, and in life generally. Put these things behind you, you have now vented, enjoy the Season and start of the new year totally refreshed and re-energized. Rejection is just part of the process.

 

Perception is reality, meaning your attitude, positive or negative, can affect future events. Realize the glass is not half empty, it is full. GL!

[Jochi1543]

I think you're setting unrealistically high expectations for yourself. It's not often that 3rd year students get in (hell, most 4th year and older applicants do NOT get in), so I think adapting a more pessimistic outlook to the application process is actually a useful approach, especially if you already know your application is lacking in some aspect. Same for the fabulous jobs - because they are fabulous, the competition is intense, and the chances of you getting turned down are significantly higher than the chances of you getting them. You'll go through much more competition later on, after you get the interviews and likely get waitlisted or rejected, after you get to med school and realize that every research job you apply for has 50 other equally (or more) qualified med students vying for it and you likely won't get it, when you can't get the elective you want in CaRMS for some stupid reason and then diminish your chances of getting into specialty you want, when you realize your dream residency program has 200 people apply for 10 spots, etc. You have to learn to deal with this reality now. The solution to this is to plan everything thoroughly so you minimize the odds of not succeeeding and to create a multitude of back-up plans for everything you do. For example, I've already applied for like 3 different things I could do this summer because I know the odds of me getting any of them are pretty low.

[discworldheavylight]

I am a third year student from the west who applied to couple med schools this year.

my cGPA is 3.81,m my MCAT is 12/9/12 R...

 

hey it sounds like you've been having a hard time lately. i'm sorry to hear that.

this period of time will pass. just try and get through your exams.

it sounds like you've only had two rejections to med school AND you're only in third year. this is not something the world will collapse over.

your MCAT is good as it stands. so what if queens didn't take you? other schools won't look at it the same way. AND you're in third year, so there's still time to rewrite.

 

your gpa sucked a little second half of second year, but many schools take an adjusted gpa score. keep your spirit up and look towards the future. don't give up now and you'll do good.

 

and i'm sorry to hear about you and your dad. parents can be really frustrating.

[w8kg6]

Hey OP, sorry to hear about your application's outcome. Rejection is a serious part of the pre-med game... especially if you apply in third year. Many of the people on here have encountered some major obstacles on their way to meds (myself, Law and Jochi included), but you just have to keep grinding. In all likelihood, you're going to be rejected next year as well, even though you might get interviews. In all likelihood, you'll be rejected the year after, and the year after that. Each time you apply, there's really only a 25% chance you'll get accepted (that's assuming that each app has the same strength... which I realize isn't true, but just for argument's sake), so just keep trying. If you can't take rejection, this isn't the right game for you. Keep in mind that it will be worth it in the end, and just hope that you get luckier than some of us sorry bastards who are on their third (or more) application cycle.

[astudentis]

Take this holiday break to relax! You feel much better and rejuvenated to tackle everything in the new year. And be easy on your self, usually (only 1-3% of medstudents have gotten in third year or before)!

 

I am sure you'll do better in 4th year interviews. BTW your 4th year marks wont count as much towards your application this year until you are accepted and you only have to show that you passes most of them with a decent (not the best) grades.

 

BTW, if you dont have a 10/11 in each section of the MCAT, dont bother applying to Western/Queens

[astrogirl]

May I share with you some words of wisdom that a friend of mine gave to his son recently, who's in his first year of university and was having a hard time with a couple of classes?

 

"Failure in school is only a sign that you have chosen to do something more useful with your life than live in your parents' basement, watch TV, and get drunk all the time."

 

Things will get better. All you have to do is keep going and not give up. We all have setbacks along the way. What's important is what you learn from them and how you get through them. I went from being someone with a 2.1 gpa after my first semester of university to someone who will soon complete a Ph.D. (and hopefully get into med school!).

 

Take some time for yourself during the break and relax. And Merry Christmas!

[future_doc]

snooze, look at the stats of lindz, year ahead of you, absolutely amazing stats, woho was rejected b/c of a Q. This is only for the strong of heart and those with relentless tanacity and some luck will succeed and the rest of us will move on.

[Octavius]

Queen's rejection? You got your rejection letter already, or e-mail? I haven't gotten mine yet, probably postal delay. Rejection is probably going to happen more often than not in life lol, better get used to it. I just turned 24 and just applied for the first time with 3.7 (3.81 two year) with 12P/9V/11B WS R but I know I'm going to get my ass rejected. Life goes on. Diversify if you wanna, I did - if I didn't I'd be in dire straights hoping to win the admissions lottery - don't put yourself in that position.

 

I'm booking a vacation during interview season not anticipating any lol - I'd hate for my travel plans to be ruined.

[premed11]

Trying to get into med school in Ontario is one of the hardest things you can do. You are still only in 3rd year. Just realize that this process is horrific and if you are feeling miserable now, you will most likely feel even worse after 4th year and even after that. What you have to decide now is if you want to continue to try getting in here or start looking elsewhere like the US or the Carribean. If you do not want to give up, that is great, keep at it and it should work out. Have a strong will to succeed and let each failure motivate you even more.

 

This is my 3rd application cycle and I also applied to the US this year. Not one single goddamn interview yet. My US stats are 3.95 and 35Q (3rd try), yet still no interview. Last year after taking the MCAT the second time, i dropped from 34Q to a 28R. I felt pathetic. I still thought I had a shot at Queens if they didn't change their cut-offs. Guess what? They did. After writing the MCAT this year again and getting 35Q (12/11/12), i felt that my luck was finally beginning to change. Yet today, I realize that Queens has once again changed their cut-offs, going back to the R requirement with most likely a 30 cutoff.

 

More than 2 years after applying for the first time in Ontario, I have not gotten a single interview. It sucks. The biggest fear that I have right now is that my 4+ years of busting my ass of in Undergrad and writing the MCAT 3 freaking times will go to waste. I am hoping for an interview from Western this cycle. Before today it seemed like I was gonna get at least 2 interviews this cycle but now its only Western that seems like any guarantee.

 

I'm done with my undergrad and done with the MCAT and all I can do now is wait and pray for an interview.

[Prothrombin]

my friend got his rejection letter from Queens cause of his Q. It sucks but I guess it's life. You're in a good position though because you have very good marks and a good MCAT. Remember, there are over 3000 applicants every year and there are only enough for less than half. Lots of qualified people will be rejected and you are obviously one of them. You'll get your shot though. If anything I should be worried. My GPA is only 3.78, a far cry from the 3.8's and 3.9's you'd need to get accepted OOP or even at Ontario schools.

[sfinch]

Wow. What a post. Talk about someone that thinks they are some self entitled little princess.

 

Let me tell it as it is. You are in third year. Your GPA is average. Your MCAT is average and verbal is poor. And you really hate the system? Count your blessings. You are either from Alberta, Sask, or Manitoba, so your odds of getting into an easy in province school are pretty good - certainly compared to the poor Ontario applicants.

 

Cry me a river. You are a selfish little girl that is def not mature enough for medicine. And let me also be frank...with a 3.81 GPA and in 3rd yr, you have ZERO chance of getting into UofT...that app is in the garbage.

 

I am a third year student from the west who applied to couple med schools this year.

my cGPA is 3.81,m my MCAT is 12/9/12 R

 

in late Nov, I got flat rejected from UBC for being an OOP, barely missing the interview

and today I got rejected,,, AGAIN,,, from Queens for my ****ty verbal

 

So many unpleasant things have happened to me this year. For the past 3 semesters, my GPA was around 3.95~3.96 but in the second semester of 2nd year (Jan 2009), things just went completely went downhill and I ended up with a stream of Bs and B+s on my transcript

 

At home, Ive been constantly having arguments with my dad and now i just feel like crying whenever I see his face. With friends, it seems like we're drifting away from each other so much. Also, i've been getting rejected from all these fab jobs i wanted to.

 

After September, I thought things would turn out for the better but it seems like things are certianly NOT getting any better. I thought I could restore my GPA, but every time i take a test I just get so frustrated and nervous that if I read a question once and I don't know the answer right away, I am gripped with anxiety and I can't focus on the rest of the test. plus I am overdosing caffeine these days with final exams and all that

 

After the rejection letter from Queens today, I am not even sure how my finals went. I felt kind of confident walking out of the finals and I actualyl felt pretty confident about applying to Queens. I don't know, I guess I am just being completely delusional and thinking that I am awesome and all that when I'm not.

 

I haven't told anyone about me applying to med school because I knew if I got rejected I would have a hard time telling ppl about it, and I am glad I did. I don't know,,,, I want to vent my frustration but I have to study for a final that's worth 45% of my final marks and I kind of have to do well on it so I just have to suck it up and deal with it,,,, I guess this forum was the only place where I could vent my anger.

 

I know I sound way too emo but I guess I'll get over myself. I am just so sick of everything right now really and well maybe I'll end up erasing this post sometime later

 

but seriously this year sucked so much for me. Hopefully I could hear something positive (maybe an interview invitation from Toronto?? yeah right I wish )??

 

anyways good luck on all of your final exams and have a happy holiday!! (since we're not allowed to say "Happy Christmas" anymore)

[w8kg6]

Wow. What a post. Talk about someone that thinks they are some self entitled little princess.

 

Let me tell it as it is. You are in third year. Your GPA is average. Your MCAT is average and verbal is poor. And you really hate the system? Count your blessings. You are either from Alberta, Sask, or Manitoba, so your odds of getting into an easy in province school are pretty good - certainly compared to the poor Ontario applicants.

 

Cry me a river. You are a selfish little girl that is def not mature enough for medicine. And let me also be frank...with a 3.81 GPA and in 3rd yr, you have ZERO chance of getting into UofT...that app is in the garbage.

 

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[Prothrombin]

Wow. What a post. Talk about someone that thinks they are some self entitled little princess.

 

Let me tell it as it is. You are in third year. Your GPA is average. Your MCAT is average and verbal is poor. And you really hate the system? Count your blessings. You are either from Alberta, Sask, or Manitoba, so your odds of getting into an easy in province school are pretty good - certainly compared to the poor Ontario applicants.

 

Cry me a river. You are a selfish little girl that is def not mature enough for medicine. And let me also be frank...with a 3.81 GPA and in 3rd yr, you have ZERO chance of getting into UofT...that app is in the garbage.

 

How ironic...

[md-equation]

Wow. What a post. Talk about someone that thinks they are some self entitled little princess.

 

Let me tell it as it is. You are in third year. Your GPA is average. Your MCAT is average and verbal is poor. And you really hate the system? Count your blessings. You are either from Alberta, Sask, or Manitoba, so your odds of getting into an easy in province school are pretty good - certainly compared to the poor Ontario applicants.

 

Cry me a river. You are a selfish little girl that is def not mature enough for medicine. And let me also be frank...with a 3.81 GPA and in 3rd yr, you have ZERO chance of getting into UofT...that app is in the garbage.

 

I find it really hilarous that you are one to pass judgment on other peoples life. Talk about mr. hot shot here. Im sure you have messed up many things. you were more likely than not in this stage of mind. Just because your becoming a doctor doesnt mean that your the smartest dude, who knows everything. A good doctor is someone able to connect with their peers and patients. However all you do is bash this person online. No offence how would you feel if i told you, Your absolutely pathetic and you should drop out of med school cause you fail at life? Yeah wouldnt like me much would you?

 

To be honest with you, you are a 3rd year student. Rejection or failure isnt the last thing. Why? i have said this before and i will say it agian Failure is a Major Part of Success No one can be successful without falling. You only gain from this. You have alot of time to improve. if your dream is to become a doctor, do not let anything stop you from getting there. You may not be competitive right now, but you gotta make your self competitive. Just because you didnt get into queens, doesnt mean you stop. You tell those med schools hey i will be back next year with better stats. Id like to see you stop me now. You can easily go and Rewrite your MCAT, and still improve your GPA. 3.81 is a very good GPA... yeah sure 3.9 and 3.8 yeah its a different i know but there are many other factors involved. Believe in your self and you will be amaze at the things you can achieve. Hold on tight because your about to go on a wild roller coaster. Good luck im sure you can do it

[Prothrombin]

I find it really hilarous that you are one to pass judgment on other peoples life. Talk about mr. hot shot here. Im sure you have messed up many things. you were more likely than not in this stage of mind. Just because your becoming a doctor doesnt mean that your the smartest dude, who knows everything. A good doctor is someone able to connect with their peers and patients. However all you do is bash this person online. No offence how would you feel if i told you, Your absolutely pathetic and you should drop out of med school cause you fail at life? Yeah wouldnt like me much would you?

 

To be honest with you, you are a 3rd year student. Rejection or failure isnt the last thing. Why? i have said this before and i will say it agian Failure is a Major Part of Success No one can be successful without falling. You only gain from this. You have alot of time to improve. if your dream is to become a doctor, do not let anything stop you from getting there. You may not be competitive right now, but you gotta make your self competitive. Just because you didnt get into queens, doesnt mean you stop. You tell those med schools hey i will be back next year with better stats. Id like to see you stop me now. You can easily go and Rewrite your MCAT, and still improve your GPA. 3.81 is a very good GPA... yeah sure 3.9 and 3.8 yeah its a different i know but there are many other factors involved. Believe in your self and you will be amaze at the things you can achieve. Hold on tight because your about to go on a wild roller coaster. Good luck im sure you can do it

 

He's a typical med school student who's ego is as big as Kanye West. Lots of chlorine in his parent's gene pool:rolleyes:

[nemesis]

DFTT!

 

I already made that mistake before...

[RoyalFlush]

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[nemesis]

I see you're not taking the moral high ground...

[beng]

lol someone takes the internets very seriously.

[sfinch]

You do realize your post and probable IP will be banned for this post.

 

I'm not racist, I was concerned about racism and I like diversity. I was wrong. London is a great city.

 

I get along well with my classmates and have many friends.

 

I think people are to 'hopeful' on this website - I provide maybe a different perspective - not necessarily better, but different, and in my opinion, needed.

 

I know you are using an alias, but posting violent and curse filled diatribes is hardly mature either. Not comforting to know you want to be a doctor, when all you can talk about is cutting off male genitalia.

 

Wow. What a post. Talk about someone that thinks they are some fuc.kin hotshot, worthy of calling others immature.

 

Let me tell it as it is. You are a fu.cking cun.t. You are a racist piece of sh.it. You would never say any of the sh/it you say in real life, because you would get slapped in the face with so many co.cks. You hide behind the anonymity of the internet like a weak pus.sy. You're desperate to put other people down, because you took it in the as.s too many times from daddy when you were a kid, and need to build your own diminished self-esteem. If you are actually in med school, you are one day going to wake up and realize that you went into medicine for all the wrong reasons, your life is garbage, as you must interact with other people all day... so you'll hang yourself... but then i'm going to come into the room where you hung yourself, pull your pants down, slip a porno into the dvd player in your room, so that when you are found, it's going to look like you are one of those sick fu.cks who tugs his co.ck while hanging himself (which you probably are), and you accidentally went to far

 

yes, this girl is too immature for medicine, but you're too fu.ckin immature to be breathing my air, and definitely too immature to be in medical school... can;t wait until you commit suicide:D

[astudentis]

wow, last few posts seem very inappropriate

[Prothrombin]

I get along well with my classmates and have many friends.

 

I think people are to 'hopeful' on this website - I provide maybe a different perspective - not necessarily better, but different, and in my opinion, needed.

 

You have many friends? You're mom and dad don't count buddy.

 

I understand that some people come on here for psychological reinforcement of their abilities via bragging or being "down to earth" but the fu cking funniest part of this thread is you telling the OP that he/she isn't mature enough for med school right after you trash talk her. Hmmm that's real fu cking brilliant don't you think? Look I don't know you and quite frankly I could care less about you, but you're in med school. Some people would kill to be where you are, and you have huge responsibilities now. There's a right and wrong way of being frank with people and quite frankly you just take the wrong approach.