<p>Congratulations, mrpenguin! Knowing that you already have an interview should help you be yourself. It doesn’t hurt having options Good luck!</p>
<p>This afternoon, my son got an interesting email from CCLCM, basically telling him to either accept his interview invite in a couple of days or risk losing his spot. He would have gladly accepted that (who wouldn’t, CCLCM offers free medical education!), but for one minor problem - he never got an invite. After a few calls, he found out what exactly happened. Apparently, CCLCM reviewed his application and decided to offer him an interview and sent it over to Case Western, who coordinates the interview process for both CWRU and CCLCM. CWRU is a bit behind and haven’t reviewed my son’s application yet and were waiting for that so that they can send both the invites at the same time. After the calls between my son and the two schools and between the two schools, the final word is that CWRU is going to expedite reviewing his app and he should hear the news soon. </p>
<p>I just got accepted into my state school!!! Top choice, I will be withdrawing my application from most schools this weekend. I will leave my super reaches, but I think this is it( besides 1 or 2 others). I’m so excited. Got the news right before my midterm. I can’t focus I’m so excited : D</p>
<p>"application year could be $5-10,000 including fees and airfare/hotels. "
-Applying within driving distance and staying with the students hosts (which is extremely valuable in learning a lot about student body at specific Med. School) will save considerable $$. The resulting expenses will be way lower that $5K. I am talking about my D’s experience, it is not the theoretical assumptions. However, even $5-10k is so miniscule in comparison to Med. School expenses. In addition it is literally nothing in comparison to loosing the whole year of MD’s salary (potentially around $200k). Yes, the opportunity cost of the gap year is great - you are loosing the whole year of MD’s salary. However, if one feels that application needs to be more strong, then gap year is probably the only option. Other than that, I would not advise taking gap year to earn $$ for application cycle, Economically, it does not make sense.</p>
<p>correct, doesn’t make sense for application costs but 1 $200,000 salary pales in comparison to say: shortchanging yourself on the med school, lowering your chances for a highly paid specialty, and missing out on an extra 200-300k per year for your entire career, or short changing your sanity (which could affect your performance in school and lead to the opportunity cost I just mentioned) if you would like to experience a year of life without school before throwing yourself into the 7-13 year path of becoming an attending physician.</p>
<p>Acceptance #2 today to a school that wasn’t really huge on our radar but which D absolutely loved after interviewing there. She is extremely excited. She loved it so much she may move cross county to go there. </p>
<p>D was told UCSD will come out with acceptances on Tuesday, the 22nd.</p>
<p>Congrats to Pinkstuffz and TatinG’s daughter! </p>
<p>Pinkstuffz, its too early to settle for something. You did spend your money applying to these schools. Let them put in some work reviewing your app. Who knows, one of them may offer you a full ride deal!</p>
<p>@Kal Yes, I am holding on to about 10 or so schools. But I did apply well into the twenties. And I will be interviewing again next week but I am happy about this option : )</p>
Well said, IWBB. The $200k mistake is a phrase thrown around on SDN when any delay is mentioned, but life is not a race, there is no guarantee things will go a certain way. You may delay, you may go straight in, whatever is right for you. There is no guarantee you will go straight to med school, straight to a high priced speciality and never quit. Maybe the student without a glide year retires a year sooner. More importantly, if one needs that glide year to be well prepared to be successful then take it.</p>
<p>Congrats to additional acceptances! I am sure more are coming!</p>
<p>“Staying with a student host”
-In fact, D. has mentioned that one time that she has stayed with her best friend, as much as she was happy to spend time with her, she missed an opportunity to learn more about type of students that go to this specific school. On D’s radar, “Staying with a student host” was one of the most important aspects of the interview. And she withdrew from one school (she was put on hold, which was almost norm for this school) after she realized that the student body at this school is not a good fit for her (in addition to several other reasons like location).
Well, the social aspect (and location) of going to specific place may not be of great importance to some, but it may be very important to others. Do not brush it off, go with how you personally feel, not the others. In D’s case, it is funny how it worked at the end. After having very hard time deciding, she ended up choosing the Med. School of her dreams way back in HS. Actually, some experiences at Med. School have proven to support her ideas during HS years of where she fits, including specialty.<br>
What I am saying that after all additional information that everybody gains about Med. Schools during interviews and even later during Second Look events, it is still important to evaluate how you personally feel about each one. Your heart might tell you more than your brain.</p>
(State school here). Waiting on a bunch though, I’ll hear back over the next few months from mid-November all the way to March…</p>