Waiting...

Just waiting. Several others have gotten letters from Baylor. I'm just checking the mail everyday. And daily reminded that I can't do this without God. Leprechaun or no leprechaun.

I have an interview at San Antonio!

Yesterday, I got my interview letter for San Antonio! Today, I bought 6 different suits and did a fashion show for Erik. We've narrowed it down to two. : ) I'm super excited, and I really need to go through and practice some questions. I'm just super tired. Luckily, I have the day off Thursday and Friday to recuperate. Friday I'm taking my assisting class. I also got a letter from Houston today saying they have my application. So here's the rundown:

San Antonio: has application, interview 8/7/06
Baylor: has application
Houston: has application
Oklahoma:
Kentucky:

Tuxedo from SDN has an interview on the same day at San Antonio, so we will get to meet. Haven't heard back from Austin yet. I need to lose ten pounds to look better in my suit.

The Scoop

Mandy wrote my letter on Thursday. It's really nice to have it, although now it seems like such a small thing - the letter was really short and not really anything special. I'm way more thankful for the experience than what she had to say. I got in touch with my old pal Austin from Camp Sweeney to see what he has to say about San Antonio. I hope I can get the inside scoop. Today I took my CPR class for my dental assistant registration and next week I take the class. I still need to send off for the radiology study materials. I have plenty of time. It can't be that hard. I'm going down to UT on Tuesday after work to give them Mandy's letter and release all of them - finally - to TMDSAS, AADSAS and the schools directly. Three weeks until interviews start at San Antonio!

Letters

I got a letter from Baylor today saying that they had my application but needed my letters. Grrrr. She said she'd do it this weekend, but nothing again. Tomorrow I will tell her I got a letter from Baylor, and she will think and maybe even say, "I need to do that this weekend" and it will not get done. I'm seriously thinking about going down to UT on Friday to have the letters sent and be done with it. I'm technically not done with it until I do and I soooooo want to be done with it. I want to get that interview letter! I don't want to be antsy and I want to do things optimally, but gosh I'm ready to move on. Been looking at houses in San Antonio...

4 weeks!

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...

So much to say...

Violet:"Mr.Wonka, I'm Violet Beauregarde."
Wonka:"Oh... I don't care."
Violet:"Well, you should care because I'm the girl who's gonna win the special prize at the end."
Wonka:"Well, you do seem confident and confidence is key."

I think I lose confidence in myself almost every day I go to work. Ok, not every day. I have good days. But I swear, every time I'm ready to ask Mandy for a letter, I drop something and lose my confidence. I'm doing great...a lot better. I still feel so much pressure to perform and I haven't been doing very well lately when it comes to performance. But I'm thinking that this is a good lesson I'm learning, because it's a bit of a weakness and I need to get over it before dental school. They'll be brutal. Mandy is definitely not that. So, I'll take it when I can get it.

Kevin's letter is a mess. I'm going to have some explaining to do if they ask me about it. Neurosurgery. You've got to be kidding me.

Dr. Nation's letter is a gem. I haven't heard from Vishy. I should probably check in with him this week.

I'm finished teaching!

I really need to work on my statement.

I can turn my application in on Thursday!!! Eek.

Next time I log in, my application will be submitted and I will continue the waiting game for letters. I think I should still ask Mandy. They can think about it in Vegas. Ah....vacation. Will it ever come?