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basmoq · 03-22-2006, 09:35 AM

Ok, I'm about ready to go stark raving mad with the waiting... I had my interviews for a PhD program in Molecular Virology last weekend at Case Western Reserve University and I know that the PI's met on Tuesday to seal our fates. The problem is I still haven't recieved an e-mail, so I'm permanently tied to my house waiting for yahoo messenger to make that stupid noise telling me I have e-mail. Of course I'm getting an unusually large number of e-mails from friends and stuff, so I'm running (much to my hungry 8mo old's dismay) back and forth from the kitchen constantly to see who it was.

So how many of you have been in this situation, waiting unexpectedly long to find out what someone else has chosen as your future (I didn't apply to any other schools becuase my wife is in the middle of her medical residency and were not budging untill she's done).

Cheer me up PLEASE!

laconic1 · 03-22-2006, 10:25 AM

I think the closest I came to that situation was when I graduated college and was waiting to hear from a prospective employer in California to see if they were going to hire me or not. I knew they were interviewing more candidates two weeks after my interview, and I couldn't wait to see if I would be off to Cali to start a new life or stuck in Colorado doing the same old. Five weeks after my interview I finally called back since I hadn't heard a peep, and found out I didn't get it. Hopefully your news will be better.

basmoq · 03-22-2006, 10:48 AM

I sure hope so!
I greatly prefer good news

basmoq · 03-22-2006, 10:48 AM

Shit, it was a no

basmoq · 03-22-2006, 11:03 AM

there goes my heart

maleficent · 03-22-2006, 11:17 AM

I'm sure that this isn't your last shot at the program... just a bit of a bump in the road... you'll get there if it's what you really want...

Crack · 03-22-2006, 08:54 PM

Don't let this set-back get you down, keep trying to get what you want! If not at this school, at this time, maybe at a different school, or this school at a different time!
The main mistake people make is giving up to early!

Sweetpea · 03-22-2006, 09:37 PM

(( big hug ))

and a kiss

apply again or find another program that suits you just as well...

sweetpea

basmoq · 03-23-2006, 06:14 PM

Thanks for the support guys, I'm working on last minute applications to another school in the area I just learned about. I'm also looking for a job in the bio world if that doesn't work out. The biggest problem I'm running into is that it seems I can get a better job using my associates in Chemistry than my Bachelors in Biology!!! How wrong is that! I'm also going to take the DAT so I can apply to dental schools as a final backup.

03-22-2006, 09:35 AM	#1 (permalink)
basmoq It's a girly girl! Location: OH, USA	Tired of waiting! Ok, I'm about ready to go stark raving mad with the waiting... I had my interviews for a PhD program in Molecular Virology last weekend at Case Western Reserve University and I know that the PI's met on Tuesday to seal our fates. The problem is I still haven't recieved an e-mail, so I'm permanently tied to my house waiting for yahoo messenger to make that stupid noise telling me I have e-mail. Of course I'm getting an unusually large number of e-mails from friends and stuff, so I'm running (much to my hungry 8mo old's dismay) back and forth from the kitchen constantly to see who it was. So how many of you have been in this situation, waiting unexpectedly long to find out what someone else has chosen as your future (I didn't apply to any other schools becuase my wife is in the middle of her medical residency and were not budging untill she's done). Cheer me up PLEASE! __________________ "There's someone out there for everyone - even if you need a pickaxe, a compass, and night goggles to find them."

03-22-2006, 10:48 AM	#3 (permalink)
basmoq It's a girly girl! Location: OH, USA	I sure hope so! I greatly prefer good news __________________ "There's someone out there for everyone - even if you need a pickaxe, a compass, and night goggles to find them."

03-22-2006, 10:48 AM	#4 (permalink)
basmoq It's a girly girl! Location: OH, USA	Shit, it was a no __________________ "There's someone out there for everyone - even if you need a pickaxe, a compass, and night goggles to find them."

03-22-2006, 11:03 AM	#5 (permalink)
basmoq It's a girly girl! Location: OH, USA	there goes my heart __________________ "There's someone out there for everyone - even if you need a pickaxe, a compass, and night goggles to find them."

03-22-2006, 11:17 AM	#6 (permalink)
maleficent Junkie Moderator Emeritus Location: Chicago	I'm sure that this isn't your last shot at the program... just a bit of a bump in the road... you'll get there if it's what you really want... __________________ Free your heart from hatred. Free your mind from worries. Live simply. Give more. Expect less.

03-22-2006, 10:25 AM	#2 (permalink)
laconic1 Junkie	I think the closest I came to that situation was when I graduated college and was waiting to hear from a prospective employer in California to see if they were going to hire me or not. I knew they were interviewing more candidates two weeks after my interview, and I couldn't wait to see if I would be off to Cali to start a new life or stuck in Colorado doing the same old. Five weeks after my interview I finally called back since I hadn't heard a peep, and found out I didn't get it. Hopefully your news will be better.

03-22-2006, 08:54 PM	#7 (permalink)
Crack Misanthropic Location: Ohio! yay!	Don't let this set-back get you down, keep trying to get what you want! If not at this school, at this time, maybe at a different school, or this school at a different time! The main mistake people make is giving up to early! __________________ Crack, you and I are long overdue for a vicious bout of mansex. ~Halx

03-22-2006, 09:37 PM	#8 (permalink)
Sweetpea Fade out Location: in love	(( big hug )) and a kiss apply again or find another program that suits you just as well... sweetpea __________________ Having a Pet Will Change Your Life! Looking for a great pet?! Click Here! "I am the Type of Person Who Can Get Away With A lot, Simply Because I Don't Ask Permission for the Privilege of Being Myself"

03-23-2006, 06:14 PM	#9 (permalink)
basmoq It's a girly girl! Location: OH, USA	Thanks for the support guys, I'm working on last minute applications to another school in the area I just learned about. I'm also looking for a job in the bio world if that doesn't work out. The biggest problem I'm running into is that it seems I can get a better job using my associates in Chemistry than my Bachelors in Biology!!! How wrong is that! I'm also going to take the DAT so I can apply to dental schools as a final backup. __________________ "There's someone out there for everyone - even if you need a pickaxe, a compass, and night goggles to find them."