I commend the commitment of all who have tackled the monster that is this application process more than once. This process is psychologically/emotionally taxing, hopefully well worth it- eventually.
I go back and forth about the likelihood of this all being a big hazing ritual in which case at the end we all get "Just Kidding about that rejection letter! We just wanted to test your character and dedication! Welcome to the brotherhood, here's your actual acceptance letter".. But alas, we are all here going thru this process for real- hoping for the best.
As for Plan B, this is my first time applying to PhD programs so I made some Plans B,C,D-Z just in case.
I already have my master's/research assistant job so Plan B is to keep working in research lab
C) Apple for jobs in research labs more close to my current research interests
D) Get certification in Clinical Research Coordinator and work for clinical research (more $)
E)Go to a coding bootcamp and try my hand at that-supposedly pretty easy to break into that field w/ decent pay, save up $ to take a GRE prep course and $ for more applications next go around
F)Teach myself to how to code (repeat second part of Plan E)
G) Reevaluate life decisions