May 16, 2013

• The “Bad News” I got last week

  I wasn’t accepted into the program I applied to at UAMS. It was a Diagnostic Medical Sonography (ultrasound in peoples terms) program. There were four groups, 1) accepted, 2) accepted as long as you finish the pre-recs before fall 2013, 3) not accepted, but not rejected… basically a fall back if someone who was accepted does not go through with it, and 4) rejected. 

  I was simply rejected :/ That was the bad news I got last Wednesday that I wasn’t quite ready to share and that made me feel like I’d put all my eggs in one basket and then face planted down a hill… 

  I have no back up plan so I was like FUCK! On Friday I went by the advising office at school and found a website (bls.gov) that tells about different careers and careers similar to them. I found some other options to look into. This time I will know I need to call the program direct and ask questions like how many people do you accept into your program, how many tend to apply (Sonography had 80 people apply this year and they only accept 12 in LR and 3 in Texarkana.. so not great odds.), what GPA is considered competitive, and what it the lowest GPA that tends to get accepted, is there addition requirements (such as volunteering), prerequisite requirements, etc. 

  I also called the program director from the DMS program and asked what the lowest GPA that got accept was. She said a ballpark estimate was GPA, but location and if you’ve completed all pre-recs factor in too. Next spring I will have all my stuff completed since all I needed was World Literature and I finished that this spring, and she said the lowest GPA is usually, a 3.6 and I have a 3.45, so I’m thinking about putting my scholarship on hold for a year (which is the most I can do without losing it) and retaking Physics, which is my only C. It was like a 79 too :/ I have 9 A’s and 6 B’s I believe, and that 1 C. My scholarship requires I take 15 hours a semester( and keep a 2.5 GPA) and it only counts if I haven’t taken the class before. So if I wanna retake physics I’d have to put my scholarship on hold or take physics plus, 15 hours I haven’t taken, which would be ridiculous and I’d be afraid that with 18 hours (even if 15 were fluff courses) that I wouldn’t be able to focus on physics enough to improve it. So I’m thinking retake physics but also look into other possibilities too. 

  It had me really upset but I’m more okay now. Still bummed, but not as much. 

  I’m not used to rejected. I applied at Catfish City and was hired no problem, “applied” at Lemon and got hired without problem (of course lost job a month later because they got a liquor license and I was 15), applied at Cajun’s at age 16 and got job without problem, I applied for UALR and got in easy-peasy, applied at Stein Mart and was accepted easily, applied at Build A Bear and got it easily, and I didn’t even apply at the nursery, they came looking for me which led to me getting the job. So it’s like, everything I’ve ever tried to get into has been easy… I’m not used to rejection :/ 

  I guess there’s a first time for everything. 

  Anyways, I’mma tag those who commented when I first mentioned said bad news so they will know now… @RighteousBruin, @listenslikespring, @soltero_alma, @Wemustcreate, @Doubledb, @sf2slc :P

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