allycat0303
Ideal_Rock
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So I''m telling my PS friends even before my reall friends because the official papers haven''t arrived.
As you all know, I wasn''t accepted into residency on the first round. On the second round I applied to Cardiac Surgery, ortho, radiology, all over Canada and Family medicine. Got one lousy interview in family medicine where I CRIED during the interview because she basically told me I had no future. Not even family medicine at Mcgill, my plan F, didn''t bother to interview me. So second round ends, I get NOTHING. It''s over. Over. Dead. I am volunteering for FREE at stem cell lab trying to figure out what I''m going to do with my life. And trying to figure out how to apply NEXT year.
At Mcgill I learn that instead of taking a Canadian resident, Mcgill decided to take 2 Saudi Arabian students (they 1.5 million from the Saudi governement). Since they can only take 2 residents, they are full. I feel that it is unfair, it''s a place reserved for Canadian student, paid for by the governement, yet given away for money. But that''s life.
But not for my fiance who is appalled. This is a public university funded by the governement. My fiance writes a letter to the PRIME MINISTER of QUEBEC telling them this is happening. His staff writes back "we''ll look into this"
Meanwhile I find out through the secretary of residency that I made a mistake in my residency applications. It''s an electronic application. I never sent my transcripts. Which is why family medicine at Mcgill never interviewed me. Totally depressed.
Yesturday the Dean of medicine at University of Montreal calls me, leaves a message to call me back. I''m like "OK. Now he wants to tell me I suck and to get my act together next year." I call him back and he says to me, "So you still want to be a Cardiac Surgeon?" I''m like "well sir, I''m volunterring at a stem cell/Cardiac Surgery lab for free in the faint hopes of being considered next year." He tells me, ok, the position at Mcgill is unfilled. But I tell him, sir, they accepted a student from Saudi, so that''s it program complete. And he says to me, well because that spot is funded by the Quebec government, if Mcgill doesn''t fill it, they are obligated to give it up. At that point, we will take the money, and we would be happy to accept you in Cardiac Surgery at Montreal, because we have space, you are a great student, and you have the qualifications for this. However, when I talked to the Dean of Mcgill I sensed that they wanted to keep the spot so go see the program director.
Ally totally confused, I make an appointement immediately with the program director at Mcgill. I don''t even understand what these people are telling me. I go see Dr. L expecting the "sorry we don''t have space, we''re not giving the spot up period."
And I get there, and Dr. L spends 2 hours telling me Mcgill is wonderful, they can take 3 residents, and I will be a terrific Cardiac Surgeon. And I''m like "what???" and he says, well I would have interviewed you in the first round, but you didn''t apply and in the second, your file was incomplete. I ask him"what??" I stop breathing at this moment. I tell him, "SIR, I don''t understand!!!" And he says, "It''s simple. If you want to go to Mcgill (which I would vastly prefer), you come to Mcgill. If you don''t want to, you say so, and the University of Montreal will take our spot and you will go there." I practically hyperventilate. The room kind of spun. He spends another HOUR giving me a tour of the Cardiac Surgery wing and introducing me to all doctors and nurses, as the "Cardiac Surgery resident that will start in July if we can convince her." Again, I''m like, "why is he saying this???" Then he yanks his chief resident up and tells the resident to take me to lunch and answer all questions I have about the program. Ok. This is Alice in Wonderland wacko.
At the end, he says, well, "If you want to come to Mcgill email your Dean and say you are willing to accept the position here. If you decide to turn it down, they will make arrangements for you." And so I wrote to my Dean saying I would go to McGill. And then I realized I had just been accepted. Into Cardiac Surgery. At MCGILL. Which is the school I have dreamed of going to my WHOLE life.
Everything does happen for a reason because:
a) If I had been accepted into my 2nd choice in 1st round, it''s over.
b) If I rank family medicine in 2 nd round, it''s over.
c) If I send my papers properly to Mcgill in Family medicine and get accepted, it''s over.
d) My fiance writing to the letter to prime minister??? I think it helped because this never happens.
It''s unreal. I''m so happy. I''m in shock. The whole experience of having him take all that time to CONVINCE me??? Jeez, he doesn''t know at that point I would have been thrilled to get family medicine in a location 10 hours from my house. Life it really good tonight. Thank you for letting me share. I''ll only be able to tell my friends in a few days when the official details come in, so it''s bursting inside of me.
As you all know, I wasn''t accepted into residency on the first round. On the second round I applied to Cardiac Surgery, ortho, radiology, all over Canada and Family medicine. Got one lousy interview in family medicine where I CRIED during the interview because she basically told me I had no future. Not even family medicine at Mcgill, my plan F, didn''t bother to interview me. So second round ends, I get NOTHING. It''s over. Over. Dead. I am volunteering for FREE at stem cell lab trying to figure out what I''m going to do with my life. And trying to figure out how to apply NEXT year.
At Mcgill I learn that instead of taking a Canadian resident, Mcgill decided to take 2 Saudi Arabian students (they 1.5 million from the Saudi governement). Since they can only take 2 residents, they are full. I feel that it is unfair, it''s a place reserved for Canadian student, paid for by the governement, yet given away for money. But that''s life.
But not for my fiance who is appalled. This is a public university funded by the governement. My fiance writes a letter to the PRIME MINISTER of QUEBEC telling them this is happening. His staff writes back "we''ll look into this"
Meanwhile I find out through the secretary of residency that I made a mistake in my residency applications. It''s an electronic application. I never sent my transcripts. Which is why family medicine at Mcgill never interviewed me. Totally depressed.
Yesturday the Dean of medicine at University of Montreal calls me, leaves a message to call me back. I''m like "OK. Now he wants to tell me I suck and to get my act together next year." I call him back and he says to me, "So you still want to be a Cardiac Surgeon?" I''m like "well sir, I''m volunterring at a stem cell/Cardiac Surgery lab for free in the faint hopes of being considered next year." He tells me, ok, the position at Mcgill is unfilled. But I tell him, sir, they accepted a student from Saudi, so that''s it program complete. And he says to me, well because that spot is funded by the Quebec government, if Mcgill doesn''t fill it, they are obligated to give it up. At that point, we will take the money, and we would be happy to accept you in Cardiac Surgery at Montreal, because we have space, you are a great student, and you have the qualifications for this. However, when I talked to the Dean of Mcgill I sensed that they wanted to keep the spot so go see the program director.
Ally totally confused, I make an appointement immediately with the program director at Mcgill. I don''t even understand what these people are telling me. I go see Dr. L expecting the "sorry we don''t have space, we''re not giving the spot up period."
And I get there, and Dr. L spends 2 hours telling me Mcgill is wonderful, they can take 3 residents, and I will be a terrific Cardiac Surgeon. And I''m like "what???" and he says, well I would have interviewed you in the first round, but you didn''t apply and in the second, your file was incomplete. I ask him"what??" I stop breathing at this moment. I tell him, "SIR, I don''t understand!!!" And he says, "It''s simple. If you want to go to Mcgill (which I would vastly prefer), you come to Mcgill. If you don''t want to, you say so, and the University of Montreal will take our spot and you will go there." I practically hyperventilate. The room kind of spun. He spends another HOUR giving me a tour of the Cardiac Surgery wing and introducing me to all doctors and nurses, as the "Cardiac Surgery resident that will start in July if we can convince her." Again, I''m like, "why is he saying this???" Then he yanks his chief resident up and tells the resident to take me to lunch and answer all questions I have about the program. Ok. This is Alice in Wonderland wacko.
At the end, he says, well, "If you want to come to Mcgill email your Dean and say you are willing to accept the position here. If you decide to turn it down, they will make arrangements for you." And so I wrote to my Dean saying I would go to McGill. And then I realized I had just been accepted. Into Cardiac Surgery. At MCGILL. Which is the school I have dreamed of going to my WHOLE life.
Everything does happen for a reason because:
a) If I had been accepted into my 2nd choice in 1st round, it''s over.
b) If I rank family medicine in 2 nd round, it''s over.
c) If I send my papers properly to Mcgill in Family medicine and get accepted, it''s over.
d) My fiance writing to the letter to prime minister??? I think it helped because this never happens.
It''s unreal. I''m so happy. I''m in shock. The whole experience of having him take all that time to CONVINCE me??? Jeez, he doesn''t know at that point I would have been thrilled to get family medicine in a location 10 hours from my house. Life it really good tonight. Thank you for letting me share. I''ll only be able to tell my friends in a few days when the official details come in, so it''s bursting inside of me.
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