MicrobeGirlie13

I also cleaned my house. My floors are spotless, all the laundry that was piling up is done, folded and put away, a year's worth of magazine subscriptions have been sorted, interesting articles torn out and filed, and the remainder in the recycling bin. My bathroom is sparkling in such a way that I never thought was possible! I mean, I'm generally clean, and do a basic clean at least once a week, but WHOA! The amazing cleanliness brought on my my neurotic worry is truly something to behold. My laptop stayed in it's case all weekend long (though my phone was handy), and I got SO much done! But now I'm back to incessantly checking emails, and since bad news came by mail last week, I'm sort of worried about checking my mail when I get home tonight. Good luck everyone!

Just got my first rejection from SUNY Buffalo. I'm a bit bummed, though my initial reaction was definitely like the Snape picture. I came inside, put down my bag, and went to make dinner and unload the dishwasher. I totally thought I'd be in tears. I'm more concerned because it was one of my safety schools, and I withdrew my application from my two other safety schools because if I did get into them, I didn't really want to go there, it just felt like I'd be settling (I'm thinking it was a stupid move, now). Now, I just have 2 applications left, and I haven't heard a single word from them... It's looking like I'm going to strike out this year! Blah!

Thank you! This made me smile!

I find that I've been okay, except that now everyone I know is asking me a million times a day. My mom called me at the crack of dawn today to ask if I had heard. "Um...no...I just woke up. And I don't have any news right this second that I didn't have last night when you asked." I've been going to the gym every morning, and have kept my days packed full of things to do at work and after work. And yesterday I was home sick, and spent all day sleeping, so definitely didn't have to think. But my stress level is slowly climbing as each day passes with no news. *sigh* Good luck to us all! (and to the poor people who have to deal with our stressed-moody 'tudes)

Your mom sounds like my mom! I will probably cry tears of joy. And call everyone who is interested (parents, friends, recommenders.) Take a day off from work, and do something fun! Don't know what yet, but it'll be awesome!

Your mom sounds like my mom! I will probably cry tears of joy. And call everyone who is interested (parents, friends, recommenders.) Take a day off from work, and do something fun! Don't know what yet, but it'll be awesome!

Cry. Probably a lot of crying actually. Probably followed by a good chunk of time spent moping around. Then a whole lot of soul-searching. Then I'll clean myself up, and look for a better paying job (all this research experience has got to count for something!!) and think about applying next year. And if I can't find a better job...apply to culinary school.

Has anyone heard from any schools yet? I applied to: Tufts Molecular Microbiology UPenn Microbiology UBuffalo Interdisciplinary Grad Program in Biomedical Science and a few others that I'm far less worried about... The waiting is killing me!