selphie

Yes, being waitlisted feels more painful than being rejected. When I applied for MD last year, the school gave an applicant day which includes an interview and written test. Decisions should have been made after that. But I was 'selected' for a 2nd interview a month later. The person on the phone said a lot on how rare it is for them to interview an applicant again. It took almost another month after the 2nd interview to receive the notification that I was rejected. In the meanwhile, I had lost count of the number of lengthy emails they sent to me implying that I was still on the waitlist. I naively thought I could get it and wanted the MD so badly. Consequently, I missed the deadlines for PhD programs that year. I swore never to apply to that school again.

I called the Admissions Coordinator and she implied that if I haven't received any emails about interviews, I can just give up hope of hearing positive news from them.

You are not alone. I've been stocking up on beers in the fridge for a month. 10 cans and counting... and yes, it helps a lot at the end of a long tiring day as a RA.

Thanks Ramblr! Still keeping fingers crossed (although it's coming to mid-Feb and my fingers are getting stiff). Good luck to everyone aiming for U of C!

LOL.... so... at least my sanity is slightly protected by that rejection letter received yesterday?

Thanks for lifting the bleak atmosphere for a short while. I don't mind how harsh the letter reads, if only for that critical sentence in a fat envelope. Maybe waiting has driven me nuts.

I so agree with your signing-off message (the one after the actual post). The Great Waiting Period is not for the emotionally and psychologically weak...

I've just emailed University of Washington Pharmacology and they said that they are reviewing applications now. Letters out by 1st April (do they realise the psychological impact of such a date?). But I've got no interview invitations yet. Does that mean that chances are slim?

Aww... I should have done that. I haven't heard from UChicago at all yet. Shall I ring them up or just assume that the outcome will be bleak?