I was rejected, this week, by a school that interviewed me. I wasn't fully expecting an acceptance but I thought I might at least receive a waitlist. I do have a 3rd school I am interviewing with next week but this one stings and makes me wonder if it's just me that's the problem. So here I am with no acceptances.

I've been working toward this application for the past 6 years. Non-traditional. For 6 years, I would go to work from 8 to 6 then study the MCAT, take science pre-requisites, volunteer, etc. I thought I gave it my best but sometimes my best isn't enough.

I don't know what the purpose of writing this is but I don't have any family that I can talk to about this kind of stuff and as I am sitting here crying and reflecting just wanted to let it out, somehow.

There are others in a different situation such as those with no interviews or those that cannot even pursue this path due to other circumstances. And in one way I am so grateful for being able to pursue this, because I know so well that this is what I want to do. The only thing I want to do in fact. But it's so hard at times.

I've always been an introvert and cannot communicate my feelings and thoughts in a way that people like. And I am sure there are plenty of introverts that do fine. But it seems to not work for me.