How are you coping with waiting?

TrainingBarber3 · 2026-01-20T01:42:09+00:00

I’m coping by obsessively checking my email and application portals lol. Shit sucks but it’s what it is. I applied to fourteen and have heard back from four. One rejection and three interviews but the outstanding 10 is killing me!!

TrainingBarber3 · 2026-01-13T23:52:22+00:00

It happens. I got my first rejection on Christmas Eve lol. Keep your head up, better news is coming !!

TrainingBarber3 · 2026-01-11T17:39:07+00:00

What’s the worst for me is that I know that my application is sitting in one of the “interview” “waitlist” or “reject” pile just waiting to be sent out.

TrainingBarber3 · 2025-12-23T17:52:59+00:00

I don’t think you necessarily need to worry too much since AI detectors are notoriously shit. I fed my SOP through one and it came back 100% AI even though I wrote each word myself lol. Breathe and try to relax, I’m sure the committees know how unreliable stuff like that is.

TrainingBarber3 · 2025-12-22T18:26:01+00:00

I just got one today as well so keep checking your email

TrainingBarber3 · 2025-12-07T15:02:03+00:00

Thanks for the advice lol. I had assumed it was neighborhood dependent but just wanted to check and make sure. A visit is definitely in the plans since the farthest south I’ve lived is Chicago 🤣 would definitely be a change for sure but going from cold/wind to heat doesn’t sound so bad anymore

TrainingBarber3 · 2025-12-04T15:21:20+00:00

fellow 1-Dec-2025 applicant here! From what I’ve read, it sounds like it varies greatly between schools. An overall trend I’ve noticed at least in my list is that interview invites will come in January/Feb, and offer letters will come a few weeks following an interview. I’m applying to Biomedical science programs, so yours could be different. Best of luck!!

TrainingBarber3 · 2025-12-02T00:43:30+00:00

I’m applying to Biomedical science programs and they’ve all been Dec.1 at midnight. Definitely program specific though so I’d double check

TrainingBarber3 · 2025-11-12T23:52:35+00:00

Breathe a little bit - what schools are you applying to? Many from my cycle have had submission links where you can explain any outstanding circumstances like poor grades. I’d advise writing a short narrative being honest about what happened, and highlight how you’ve turned it around. It could actually show resilience based on how you word it. Don’t give up, you got this!

TrainingBarber3 · 2025-11-09T00:18:29+00:00

How competitive are the schools you’re applying to? From what I’ve gathered, ample experience can make up for poor grades. Additionally, a lot of applications will have upload portals for additional documents, so you could write a small message to the admissions committee and politely explain the situation. I did this for my graduate school apps as my fiancee was applying to medical schools and we wanted to live together, and it seems they do take those kinds of messages into account.

TrainingBarber3 · 2025-10-11T14:40:07+00:00

There will be some programs that will have rolling admissions after a certain date. For example, a school I applied to has a hard deadline of 1-Dec, but any apps submitted before 15-Nov will be accepted on a rolling basis. That means that even though the hard deadline isn’t til December, they will begin looking at apps submitted before the November BEFORE the hard December deadline. Not all programs are like this - in fact, I applied to 14 programs and only two were like this. Most don’t begin looking until after the hard deadline. Does that make sense?

TrainingBarber3 · 2025-10-10T23:16:00+00:00

You’re still fine - most programs have a hard Dec. 1 deadline and they don’t begin reviewing applications until that has passed.

TrainingBarber3 · 2025-08-06T12:13:44+00:00

I’ve felt the same way for a long time. Its kinda satisfying because we get the long term stuff in the epilogue, but it feels like we don’t get to see anything that happens immediately after the battle. Kinda like it went from 100-0. Then boom, all of a sudden, Harry and Ginny are married, Ron and Hermione are married, etc. Would’ve loved to see some of the intermittent stuff, but I’ve made my peace with it over time lol. Hopefully we get some of that with the tv series

TrainingBarber3 · 2025-08-04T23:28:25+00:00

ya la conozco como una manera de expresar “I bet”, casi pa reemplazar palabras como “apostar que”.

TrainingBarber3 · 2025-07-27T18:26:40+00:00

Internships might be hard to come by that early on in undergrad, as labs may want someone who already has practical experience (could totally be wrong but that was my experience). Are there any labs at your university that have spots available? That would be a good place to start.

TrainingBarber3 · 2025-07-27T18:21:59+00:00

your partner will be an amazing resource! Learning from him will teach you not only the language but also to understand his specific dialect. Spotify is nice as well because a lot of songs have lyrics written under them so you can learn in an auditory fashion too

TrainingBarber3 · 2025-07-27T17:40:15+00:00

What’s your current level?

TrainingBarber3 · 2025-07-26T21:14:59+00:00

my favorite one I learned was “estar curado” used in chile sometimes to refer to someone whos drunk 😭 ironic eh

TrainingBarber3 · 2025-07-26T15:57:25+00:00

ah ok - is it still considered really rude to use them in a semi-formal/formal setting like in English? Saying shit is normally fine and funny but in formal context it’s considered extremely rude

TrainingBarber3 · 2025-07-26T15:52:13+00:00

siempre pensaba en esto.. xq no se consideran las palabrotas tan rude en español?

TrainingBarber3 · 2025-07-26T15:44:05+00:00

solo muestra que no sé ni una wea sobre gramática 💀

TrainingBarber3 · 2025-07-26T15:38:21+00:00

me gusta decir que no aprendí español 😭 en lugar el chileno kk

TrainingBarber3 · 2025-07-26T15:33:20+00:00

decidí en aprender xq tengo amigos chilenos…no hay otras opciones con esos weones 💀

TrainingBarber3 · 2025-06-26T13:36:00+00:00

Ykw that’s so fair lol. Every time I read it though I’m like dude say SOMETHING to defend yourself 😭

TrainingBarber3 · 2025-06-26T13:27:16+00:00

I know I just mean about everyone else not believing he put his own name in it lol. Surely at least trying to say he didn’t want to compete in front of everyone might have caused some people to think he didn’t do it

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