Match Day- More Stressful than College Admissions

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<p>I deserve it. :slight_smile: I still have Wild Child!</p>

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<p>yes,yes you do… and we were all thinking the same thing!</p>

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<p>Congratulations, MOWC!!</p>

<p>This brought a tear to my eye because 18 years ago yesterday, our oldest daughter was born. She’s the one going to college in the fall. The day after her birth was my huband’s match day. We had a new baby and a letter saying we’d be moving to a city we’d visited once, hundreds of miles from our families. We bonded with the other residents, survived the gauntlet, lived on peanuts, and rarely think of that wild time, except when someone say “match day” and it all comes back to me. </p>

<p>Thanks for sharing your news!</p>

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<p>Congratulations, MOWC!! And we thought auditions were tough :)</p>

<p>After so long it will be wonderful to have them so close. Best wishes to both of them.</p>

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<p>must admit that once I figured you were going to drag the suspicion out in your post, I jumped to the last line… congrats!</p>

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<p>wow! will champagne corks pop in the wildchild household tonight? they should. here’s a virtuall toast to all of you.</p>

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<p>well we hope corks are not popping in the wildchild household – just in the mom’s house . he’s not 21 yet, right? And I know how those kids are sticklers for details…</p>

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<p>WildChild is 21- not that that little detail mattered wrt alcohol… I’m sure corks have popped for many years!</p>

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<p>Congrats MOWC- super news for all.
Perhaps you may want to change your name to
MomofHappyChild :)</p>

<p>Just read new book called INTERN- here is link to NY Time book review-if interested- </p>

<p>[Intern:</a> A Doctor’s Initiation - Sandeep Jauhar - Book Review - New York Times](<a href=“http://www.nytimes.com/2008/03/09/books/review/Lam-t.html?ex=1362715200&en=5599c766ef841d20&ei=5088&partner=rssnyt&emc=rss]Intern:”>http://www.nytimes.com/2008/03/09/books/review/Lam-t.html?ex=1362715200&en=5599c766ef841d20&ei=5088&partner=rssnyt&emc=rss)</p>

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<p>That is wonderful news!</p>

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<p>On APPIC Match Day (Clinical Psych), I sent an email to a friend currently on her APPIC Internship, wishing her “Happy Match Day!.. I bet you’re glad you don’t have to go through <em>that</em> again!”</p>

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<p>Hooray for MOWC’s D and SIL! What a blessing to get to live near family!</p>

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<p>Congratulations MofWC! </p>

<p>If only they had a similar matching system for college admissions it would take away a lot of the uncertainties. I guess it is just a much bigger pool of applicants and a bigger pool of colleges. But still, with today’s computing power, I don’t see why it can’t be done.</p>

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<p>Congrats MOWC!!! Match Day is tough, and what a great outcome. I haven’t read the whole thread - what did he match in? I was at Vandy a few months ago to look at some equipment they use there - the Childrens’ Hospital is just fabulous, so beautiful, so creative, so “unhospital-like” a wonderful space for hurting children.</p>

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<p>He is going for anesthesiology. He did a rotation there in October and lived with us, so he got a good feel for the place. He had been given strong indications that he would match there, but until it is a done deal, you can’t relax.
Thanks, all. Now we have to get back to wedding planning!</p>

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<p>congrats!!!</p>

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<p>Sounds like a busy coupl’a months followed by a busy coupl’a years. Congratulations. Very exciting news for everyone involved - how often does that happen! I am extremely envious that you are getting one of your kids back to town for a few years. Can’t interest any of mine that direction. Once they settle down somewhere, perhaps I’ll move there!</p>

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<p>Whooo hooo… that’s great news MOWC! I’m thrilled for you. And congrats on the upcoming wedding. They sound like an amazing pair.</p>

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<p>Yahooo, wonderful, terrific and congratulations!!! :)<br>
Happy faces to your daughter and soninlaw to be !</p>

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<p>Just saw your post–Congratulations!!!</p>