So, I got waitlisted at Pitt. A big ole "POOOOOOOOOO!!" covers some of my feelings about it.
After several pep-talks with my mum (the older I get, the more I love her) I feel somewhat better. I've resolved to begin a serious campaign to get myself OFF the waitlist - I get this weekend to feel down in the dumps, and then I have to start working. So far, my plan entails a pre-med advising meeting for more advice, talking to Ben's mom to see if she can help me, a call to the school to see if I can find out my position on the waitlist, and an update letter to the school every 4-6 weeks. They won't start admitting from the waitlist until May, but I'm sure I can seriously boost my chances in the four months until then.
I just wonder what wasn't good enough about my application. I hope it's not my age - compared to the average age of admitted students, I'm a friggin' pee-wee.
Also in the medical schools woes category, I still haven't heard anything from NYU, so I'm guessing I got waitlisted/rejected there, too. Honestly, I'm pretty damn scared - I feel like there might be a systematic weakness in my application, and I'm praying it's not my interviewing skills. Before my Mt. Sinai interview, I've got to get a mock interview at the career center nailed down.
I also finished Sanitarium today. It's a decent story - no Matrix here, but the way it was told was pretty interesting. Also pretty disturbing, too. Let that be a lesson to you, game designers - "bad graphics" can still set great atmosphere!
I need to figure out a way to get more protein into my diet. Lately, I feel like I'm craving meat all the time.
Posted by amoeboid at February 4, 2007 2:30 AM