Rejection Thread 2008-2009

Well, same one here, at least...

hrm.. I always wonder.. do you think they send the same notices to everyone.. to make people feel special? .. ie "outstanding applicant.. such as you".. yeah.. uh huh.


Dear Applicant]

Harvard today...

It also makes me wonder sometimes, why do they want us to feel "special":
This one was from Duke (11/11):
"Due to the large number of highly qualified applicants and the limited number of interviews we can offer, we are not able to issue invitations to many excellent candidates. I am certain you will do well in the program to which you will match. "

Harvard ERAS 11/24 - same message. what hurts is that i rotated there. anyone else have that experience? it's not like i am a bad guy. at least i didn't think so...

Carolinas Medical Center via ERAS - 11/24

It's hard to make a presence when lots of people rotate through a certain place. ie harvard.. it only makes sense to rotate at programs where you can stand out.. or if you have some kind of presence there already (you've done a lot of research.. people know you,.. etc.)

Bob - I am in the same situation as you. I was pretty offended at first...but then I remembered how much rotating there sucked and was relieved that I didn't have to make the choice of whether to accept an interview.