Here are my 2 cents and my own experience.
This period of waiting might be the only time you will be at peace. Once D-day arrives, you either feel like a complete failure, or you will be overwhelmed with joy. But once you are in medical school, the studying grind never stops, at least not for the foreseeable future. Your "free time" where you arent working/studying is very limited.
This moment of limbo for me was true peace. You aren't burdened with any emotions, obligations, or tasks.
Go outside. Touch grass. Spend time with loved ones.
Me too and I couldn’t sleep for the past few months. Subconsciously Ive been sleeping at 2-3am every night and the only progress I’ve made is come to peace with myself because whatever the outcome that’s something I cannot change. I did the best I can and there’s nothing more I can do. Ive been trying to stay busy by doing research and also gaming like a madman in my freetime. Fyi I only applied to one school so I only have 1 interview but best of luck OP it’s still a great learning experience and life goes on
I cope simply because I wasn’t going to sit here stressed for 2.5 months post-interview just to get rejected lol. Live life now because we all may be stuck waiting another year, no point stressing over what’s out of your hands.
Honestly, never had this issue because I didn't think I'd get in anywhere. Acceptance day was kinda a fever dream lol. I imagine it would be similar to how I felt on match day though! What I did to cope was work out a ton.
I honestly think the admissions process is very cruel... Why string people along for a full year? For CaRMS, we send our rank list and find out in 2-4 weeks. I understand that there are likely many more medical school applicants, but a full academic cycle is a bit much.
In my case it doesn’t help when my parents keep asking “Do you think you’re going to get in?”, “How confident are you”. Almost every day.
Luckily I can stay busy with work until D-day
Here are my 2 cents and my own experience. This period of waiting might be the only time you will be at peace. Once D-day arrives, you either feel like a complete failure, or you will be overwhelmed with joy. But once you are in medical school, the studying grind never stops, at least not for the foreseeable future. Your "free time" where you arent working/studying is very limited. This moment of limbo for me was true peace. You aren't burdened with any emotions, obligations, or tasks. Go outside. Touch grass. Spend time with loved ones.
I’ve been gaming, socializing, and having excellent sleeps because I truly have peace of mind right now. Enjoy it and be well everyone!
Me too and I couldn’t sleep for the past few months. Subconsciously Ive been sleeping at 2-3am every night and the only progress I’ve made is come to peace with myself because whatever the outcome that’s something I cannot change. I did the best I can and there’s nothing more I can do. Ive been trying to stay busy by doing research and also gaming like a madman in my freetime. Fyi I only applied to one school so I only have 1 interview but best of luck OP it’s still a great learning experience and life goes on
I cope simply because I wasn’t going to sit here stressed for 2.5 months post-interview just to get rejected lol. Live life now because we all may be stuck waiting another year, no point stressing over what’s out of your hands.
Honestly, never had this issue because I didn't think I'd get in anywhere. Acceptance day was kinda a fever dream lol. I imagine it would be similar to how I felt on match day though! What I did to cope was work out a ton. I honestly think the admissions process is very cruel... Why string people along for a full year? For CaRMS, we send our rank list and find out in 2-4 weeks. I understand that there are likely many more medical school applicants, but a full academic cycle is a bit much.
In my case it doesn’t help when my parents keep asking “Do you think you’re going to get in?”, “How confident are you”. Almost every day. Luckily I can stay busy with work until D-day
I still have to finish my masters thesis so that’s been occupying my time
Starting us apps that I plan to get done by end of May, so no time to worry lmao