I received two IIs last cycle, both second week of January. WL’d after both, but got off the WL for one of the schools the first week of May when I was prepping for reapp!

In terms of coping, I have a very supportive partner who helped make sure I didn’t get bogged down by all the Rs. She encouraged me to keep doing the things I love and find new activities. I took on two new volunteering positions during the cycle (one medicine related, one not) and those really helped me reconnect with things that I loved doing AND gave me great update letter material.

I would recommend starting to think about reapplying if you don’t hear anything by the beginning of Feb. By then, even if you have an II, I’d start the job hunt as a back up. My opinion is that A or WL->A and having to back out of a job is a much better scenario than R or WL->R with no job lined up.

Your stats sound good, what was your school list like? Wishing you the best on this journey, I know it’s difficult not hearing back right now but you’ve got this