freewheeler Posted May 11, 2016 Report Share Posted May 11, 2016 99.9% going to decline Mac and withdraw from good WL at uOttawa. Unless someone convinces me that either of those schools are better than the Albertan med schools (either of which I would love to attend). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
medway12 Posted May 11, 2016 Report Share Posted May 11, 2016 Just wondering... Am I the only one that's really worried that their acceptances are mistakes...? I know, I'm probably paranoid, but it's a strange feeling after prepping myself to receive rejections. Anyway, congrats to everyone that got good news today! It's called impostor syndrome. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jfdes Posted May 11, 2016 Report Share Posted May 11, 2016 I will likely be taking myself off the wait list for Ottawa, if that helps at all? But maybe you're ahead of me anyway Alternatively, you may want to hold out for your top choice, you never know, Ottawa may start the waitlist movement early and you don't get penalized by Mac for holding out till the last day Although of course I'm biased myself Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Birdy Posted May 11, 2016 Report Share Posted May 11, 2016 It's called impostor syndrome. And as rmorelan said, it doesn't go away for a lot of people! I've heard staff physicians say they still have moments. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MathToMed Posted May 11, 2016 Report Share Posted May 11, 2016 I just declined my offer from UofT, so that will hopefully help someone out.Good luck! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
guitarcoffee Posted May 11, 2016 Report Share Posted May 11, 2016 I just declined my offer from UofT, so that will hopefully help someone out. Good luck! You were defeated by the system but you did it eventually. Now you're leaving medicine on your own terms - congrats! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rmorelan Posted May 11, 2016 Report Share Posted May 11, 2016 And as rmorelan said, it doesn't go away for a lot of people! I've heard staff physicians say they still have moments. definitely ha - it would be a rare resident that didn't have those moments regularly. Had moment like that a few days ago when I was stabbing someone in the back at 2am (lumbar puncture ha). That is right - all by myself with no backup at all, I get to stick needles in people's spinal canal. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RichardDegrasseSagan Posted May 11, 2016 Report Share Posted May 11, 2016 Just to confirm guys, the deadline for decisions is May 24th? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jebelali Posted May 11, 2016 Report Share Posted May 11, 2016 I just declined my offer from UofT, so that will hopefully help someone out. Good luck! Good for you. I remember your thread from last year and I sympathize. However, excuse my asking, why did you choose to attend an interview when you had decided to work instead? Surely someone who may have been just as qualified as yourself but denied an interview could have had a chance at an acceptance. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sdj78we9jtf2o3mgfvj298j Posted May 11, 2016 Report Share Posted May 11, 2016 Good for you. I remember your thread from last year and I sympathize. However, excuse my asking, why did you choose to attend an interview when you had decided to work instead? Surely someone who may have been just as qualified as yourself but denied an interview could have had a chance at an acceptance. Don't ostracise someone for their decisions, I'm sure they had their reasons. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jebelali Posted May 11, 2016 Report Share Posted May 11, 2016 Don't ostracise someone for their decisions, I'm sure they had their reasons. I agree. I am wondering though as stated. Didn't realize it came off that way. Sorry about that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MathToMed Posted May 11, 2016 Report Share Posted May 11, 2016 Good for you. I remember your thread from last year and I sympathize. However, excuse my asking, why did you choose to attend an interview when you had decided to work instead? Surely someone who may have been just as qualified as yourself but denied an interview could have had a chance at an acceptance.You may note that now someone who did interview, but wouldn't normally be accepted, has a chance (even if it's at another school). However, you must realize that applying has a very large opportunity cost (both financially and for its time investment), and so I wouldn't have done it if I was simply thinking of declining my offer. Naturally, things changed in a few short months, and I'm now looking at a really cool job offer that I don't want to pass up. I would quite literally be at the top of my career track roughly when entering residency, and so the opportunity cost is far too great now. I don't want to mislead you either - medicine is still my dream job and I'm thankful that my acceptance stands as a testament to the fact that someone in my life situation could make it big. Unfortunately however, it's a case of "too little too late," and ultimately, medicine's become too much of a high stakes game for me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
geriatricsdoc Posted May 11, 2016 Report Share Posted May 11, 2016 You were defeated by the system but you did it eventually. Now you're leaving medicine on your own terms - congrats! Unbelievably awesome message from Math to Med....medicine is not the only path to happiness and nothing is really the only way to happiness...it all depends on what we want with our life..I respect your decision good luck Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jebelali Posted May 11, 2016 Report Share Posted May 11, 2016 Great points. I am wondering about it myself after two cycles and my older age. Good luck with your career. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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