Happy Day

TMDSAS was processed on the 21st and I got a letter today from SA that they have my application. I also got the post card back from Baylor that they got my secondary application. AADSAS got my Blinn transcript on the 22 and it was processed by the 23rd! I need to send my check to OK and then that will be finished! Mandy said she would write my letter this weekend, but I know she had company in town, so we will see if that happened. I hope so! Let me be wrong! Then I can go to UT on Tuesday afternoon and have them release my letters and I'm done! Whew! The next step is interviewing and I saw on SDN that SA starts interviewing as early as August 2nd! That's about a month away! I try to go over a question every day. I need to decide what I'm going to say for the "Tell me about yourself" question. I need to decide what is important and what is not. So now my goalposts are:

July - wait.........work.........
August - Interviews/letters for interviews
September - start Biochem, interviews, Colorado, Mandy has Luke, I turn 27!
October - Interviews
November - go to 3 days a week
December - Letters!!! The best Christmas ever!

TMDSAS

They started processing my application today! DAT scores, basic info...everything but the coursework! Woohoo!

6 Weeks

No word from anyone yet. Jeff from SDN hasn't heard either. I still need a letter from Mandy and don't really know how to approach that. I need to talk about the process more...you know, mention it, to remind her and then be more direct. I really wanted a letter by July...I told her that. Beyond that is pushing it. Work is tiring. I'm really glad that Mandy gave me a job description so at least I'm defined. Granted, there is less assisting, which kinda says something, but I really do feel more comfortable and successful. And I'm learning more about the front office which is important. I feel like we've found the sweet spot. So now I hang out here for a while. In a couple of weeks, my TMDSAS should be processed. I'm still waiting for a transcript from Blinn to go to AADSAS. Baylor got my secondary application. Hmmm....what else. Now that my "time off" is officially over, the burden of "work" has set in. It really makes me want to go back to school. : ) But in reality, in September I'll only be working 3 days a week and going to school on Tuesday and Thursday nights. That will seem more like not working. Then, before I know it, I'll be accepted to dental school. See, right now I mourn the fact that I'm not a student or a teacher on summer break, but let me tell you, come August, there will be two celebrations. One for the fact that I'll get interviews and another for the fact that I will NOT be teaching. Sigh of relief.

I Couldn't Stand It!

I couldn't sleep, just thinking about an adcom reading my essay and noticing the mistakes, so I got up and emailed TMDSAS to correct my essay. It was more important to me that they know that I correct my mistakes than to see that I got my application ready super early with mistakes. I told God that he works through imperfect people to show His glory and if I need this imperfection on my record (the fact that I had to correct my application and make it available later) to show me that He has His hand in all of it still and I need Him still, then so be it. So the next morning I got up and already had an email from TMDSAS that they had reopened my essay. So I fixed it, had mom read it, had Erik read it, I read it again, and submitted it...again. And it's already fixed. I've suffered no delay. Sigh of relief. I also called Baylor and asked about my prerequisites being 5 years old. The lady said that they do want them within 5 years and it will be a knock, but that because I've taken upper level classes recently, it will show them that I'm still in the game and capable of doing well in sciences. And my DAT scores. Come on. And now I'm applying to Kentucky instead of Colorado. I'll have better chances there, since in Erik's words, "You've gotta have a back up." Well, ok. I have two out of state schools. So we'll see. Vishy said he sent in my letter, but as slow as things are, it's not there yet. I still need Mandy's anyway. I think she'll come through pretty quick. And I signed up for biochemistry through UT extension which the lady at Baylor seemed to think I really needed to boost my application. AADSAS hasn't gotten back to me yet, so I'm going with the advice on Student Doctor Network to list my AP credits under my freshman semester. I'm going to try to submit this weekend. And then....the wait! That isn't really that long. August 1st is 7 weeks away. Let's start a possible Interview Invite countdown. 7 WEEKS

TMDSAS has been sent

I was so excited that my application was sent and when I copy/pasted my essay from TMDSAS to AADSAS I found 5 puncuation errors. How did I miss that? I don't want to talk about it. What's done is done. All I can do is pray that they don't notice it. It won't keep me from getting an interview with my scores and grades. I don't want to talk about it.

Please, stop the madness!

If I could just finish this stupid essay, I could turn in my application and be done with it! Please, someone, make me stop!

I asked Mandy to write a letter today.

I emailed Vishy again about my letter. Please send my letter, Vishy.

Blinn's transcript is not showing up. I need to call them.

I need to stop beating myself up when I do silly things at work. Confidence is key. Confidence is key. So is knowing what you're doing...