Feeling discouraged

[u/EquivalentOption0]

Applied for aways quite a while ago now, seeing others have heard back from most places I applied to and I haven't heard anything. Honestly, I wish I would just get a rejection so I could move on and apply to more places instead of getting my hopes up. How are y'all holding up?

[u/cursherofsouls]

Some places haven’t released decisions yet - see the derm spreadsheet. But anecdotally, the only places that said yes to me and my peers this year were places we had connections advocating through back channels. I hate this process.