<p>SpringShower,
Just hang on, no reason to panic, I heard about cases when people were accepted at the end of summer! I know, it is not desirable and let’s hope that everything will be just fine. Make sure that you are positive and smiling around your D., she needs this smile, not much more you can do to support her, just listen, nod and say few nice words…</p>
<p>SpringShower, </p>
<p>Best of luck to her, keeping fingers crossed she hears back with some IIs soon!</p>
<p>SS- if she is a strong candidate and does not get any interview invites, then yes, she likely applied too late. But don’t panic yet, there is nothing you can do anyway so try not to stress it, some schools do interview much later than others so a lot depends on her list.</p>
<p>My DD just talked to someone the other day who is just finishing up their secondaries, she tried not to react with, “YOU WHAT?!?!” That posted due date on the websites can be very misleading</p>
<p>^I’m still trying to picture the bug huskie…6 legs or perhaps antennae ears?? :)</p>
<p>Frankly, why would any top 10 program want to be Harvard of the west, south, or north? </p>
<p>I don’t think Stanford or UW ever want to be Harvard of the west. They are superior to Harvard in a lot of areas and don’t need to be any other school in some region.</p>
<p>Perhaps a Huskie with fleas or maybe a furry bedbug?</p>
<p>I am completely clueless about MD application, just trusted D will handle it. Unfortunately, it turned out to be like this. Sigh. </p>
<p>Thank you all for the nice words.</p>
<p>SpringShower,</p>
<p>I used to be completely clueless about MD application too. That is is why I hang out here in order to learn something about the process, even though I rarely pass on what I have learned to my child who is in the trench himself. (DS once teased me that I had been obsessed about the question of whether biochemistry would be considered as a chemistry course or a biology one in MD application for 4 years! I am pretty sure, but still not 100 percents sure, it is the former for most med schools now.)</p>
<p>Isn’t Ronald Reagon who said this: “Trust, but verify.” Even if you yourself does not meddle with this, just knowing it to a certain extent (but still keep your mouth shut by not nagging) could go a long way to calm yourself down.</p>
<p>somemom, I’d take the former any day!!!</p>
<p>SpringShower - I did not even know about College Confidential when D was in college. (I found it for S years later.) According to what I read here, she did almost everything ‘wrong’. She took the MCAT in August before her senior year, applied to only one med school (I believe in October?), and I have no idea when she did her secondary… And today she is a medical school graduate, a doctor, in her first year of residency. She is happy, but says they ‘own’ her. So it all worked out. I will send your D positive thoughts. And for you - a big hug.</p>
<p>Wishing all your sons and daughters all the best.</p>
<p>I am happy to report DD applied to both DO and MD schools. Last week she interviewed at her #1 DO and recieved an accepted phone call the same day!</p>
<p>So nice to know all the hard work has paid off & will continue for many many more years!</p>
<p>omama, Congrats to your D’s achievement.</p>
<p>Wow, recieved an accepted phone call the same day! She must be an outstanding applicant! I think, for DS, the shortest time between the interview and the acceptance was a little bit over two weeks. This was 2 years ago.</p>
<p>Congratulations to your D! Wonderful news for the both of you.</p>
<p>Congrats to omama and odaughter! Wow, she has to be an amazing applicant, a phone call the same day, incredible!</p>
<p>Adding my congratulations to you and your D, omama. Very cool! 
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<p>Congrats, omama and D.!! I am sure, she will have choices at the end!</p>
<p>Congrats omama and D. Its a great load off to have that 1st acceptance!</p>
<p>I am happy to report that D got an acceptance at our state medical school. We told her as she was on her way to the airport for another interview and was very surprised at her “that’s nice” reaction. She did tell us that out of the 6 interviews that she went to, they had the least “caring” attitude towards the students and the med students at lunch were not very communicative or “jazz” to be there so she walked away with a bad impression. The most troubled aspect for her is 20% of MS3 and MS4 will be in a lottery to go on rotation at the main campus hospital or at another campus, this is new for this year. We were soooo happy at the prospect of paying instate tuition but for now, we will wait and see. We had thought it would be done once we had this acceptance in hand, no more flying and dealing with canceled flights, no more missing classes, no more $$ on the process, Wrong, Wrong, Wrong.</p>
<p>krug, </p>
<p>Congrats and condolences!</p>
<p>You’re not alone, our IS med school was also the least attractive to D1: rather isolated location, administrators touting how they offer what other schools do not (which didn’t fly after interviewing at several other very good schools), disguised grading for M1 & M2, inadequate facilities coupled with a planned increase in the number of students, poorly organized and long tour. It’s still in the running, but has dropped down many rungs.</p>
<p>entomom, Thanks, it helps to know that there is a place for advices and venting. I guess we all will be going through these twists and turns (highs and lows, hopefully more highs) as the year progresses. I am sorry that you are in a similar situation.</p>