chocolatecranberry

Does anyone else start to regret applying or feeling disheartened by the wait? I applied to only one graduate school -- I know, I know, I should have at least applied to a back-up, but wishes and dreams don't pay application fees -- but between the waiting and my peers' talk about their accomplishments, my hopes aren't too high for acceptance. I don't have any publications under my belt, I don't have research experience, and my GPA is only a B+ or A- average. I don't have my GRE scores, because my program didn't require them and wishes and dreams don't pay for that, either. Internships? I don't have any of those either because I didn't even know those were available to undergraduates (which is why I don't have the research experience, either). I can't even claim that my work experience is useful to my field, because I've only had one job in my life. I just... ugh! This whole waiting thing is starting to make me doubt the past four years of my undergraduate experience. I keep thinking of all the things I should have done and could have done if only I'd known about the opportunities, and now I feel like I'm an unattractive candidate compared to all of the amazing candidates my department of interest is no doubt receiving.