Ripping off the band-aid is great because it eliminates the anxiety over that one school. However, shortly after, negative thoughts such as : "Why them, not me?,"Am I not good enough?," "Did I totally blow my chances by screwing up on that one question they asked because I couldn't handle my nerves?," "Is there something wrong with my research interests?," etc. will creep into your head and stay there for a very long time.