New here - high hopes

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Hi everyone,


I am 38 years old and completed my undergraduate degree back in 1996. I started out school doing very well with a 4.0 GPA and as a chemistry major. Along the way, I became a teen mom and battled family, financial issues and depression. I ended up with about a 2.7 GPA.


Fast forward, I have worked in the health information field for the past 15 or so years but always wanting to figure out a way to get to medical school.


My daughter is now in college and I want to pursue my own goals now.


I just applied to 2 special master’s programs and am waiting to hear back.


I sure I hope I get into one of them. This would be life-changing for me.


If I don’t I have to come up with a plan B for next year so that I am not just wasting a year for the new application cycle to these SMP programs.


I took the GRE at the end of last month and got a pretty good score of 166 V (700), 156 Q (720).


I think I had excellent recommendations and a compelling personal statement.


Wish me luck. Getting admissions to these programs would mean so much to me.

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Welcome and good luck!


That GRE looks like a little bit of a beast in the Q section to me…I may wind up having to take it at some point.


Good for you on taking the steps that you need to take; it seems like mulling over the decision gets in the way over actually making a move. Good work.

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Welcome aboard!


Good success on the SMP’s. If you don’t get in continue to take classes. Continue to stumble forward.

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Welcome and good luck!

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Thanks everyone. The waiting for a decision is agonizing but also exciting.


Reminds me of what my daughter went through last year while waiting for college acceptances.


Boy, I really hope I am accepted but am trying to convince myself that I won’t be and starting to plan for next year as if I am not accepted, so that if I am not it will not be too disappointing.


" it seems like mulling over the decision gets in the way over actually making a move."


Yes! I did that mulling over phase for too long.

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I just found out via email that I was accepted to my first choice Master’s program at a really good university.


woohoo!!!


Now I have to quickly make arrangements to be ready for school by the end of August.


I am so excited!

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Congrats!

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  • MDLaLaLa Said:


I am so excited!



Congrats.
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Congrats! Give it all you’ve got!

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Congrats!

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Well, I got into my first choice but was rejected by my 2nd choice.


Oh well


I just needed an opportunity, a chance…and I am so grateful.


I will indeed give it all I’ve got.

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Congrats!! Awesome!!


Kate