has anyone received any interview invites? i'm still waiting for my first one...

when did you turn in your application? i applied last year around end of september and received invitations about 2-3 weeks once i turned in my application. be patient and doing a follow up call later on during the application process may help.

drlee,
Dude relax. The applications only went out on Tuesday. I think many of the program coordinators are on vacation before the big rush. I call a few and that was the case. How many programs did you apply to? Good luck.

yeah...i need to chill. i spoke with a PD today and she told me they won't send out interview invites until they have a certain number of complete applications....

I received my first interview this morning from the University of Florida. They downloaded my application on Wednesday and sent me an email today.

Hope things are going well for all of you.

HOG

congrats house of gas - U of F's rep is getting stronger!!
remember guys to check out scutwork.com to get some interesting info on the different programs you hear from... it is worth it.

House of gas,
You said that you got an interview invitation to UF? When is the interview? Was the inteview in the same email stating that they received your application?
I recieived that email but no mention of an interview. It was more like a "We'll wait and see" email. :confused:
I think that this process will help with my character building and maybe give me some humility.

Anyway, congrats on UF interview. Is that one of your top programs?
Good luck the rest of the way.

Just wondering informally what you all have heard about the UF program, apart from that listed on Scutwork.

I turned my application in on Tues and got a e-mail from Hopkins offering me an interview on Thurs. But now on Friday I see that only about 2/3 of the programs to which I have applied have even uploaded my app.

I got an e-mail from UNC today telling me they received my app. and would let me know in a couple of weeks. The e-mail was pretty much a form letter.

All in all, I wouldn't sweat it about not hearing from programs too early. I think the Hopkins invite was a little unusual.

Good luck to everyone. Remember, this isn't Ortho or Derm, we will all get spots somewhere.

Hey all,

The email I received from UF had a list of interview dates and a contact person to set up an interview. As was the case with gaseous, I think it definitely is the exception to the rule as I have not heard from any other programs at all except for UNC, and that was the same form letter mentioned in the previous post.

As for what I know about UF's program, my only source of info is a junior faculty member at my school, who was chief resident there two or three years ago. He says the program is excellent and is very family oriented. He also said he was very well prepared for his future in academic medicine.

It is still very early in this process and things will definitely pick up pace in the next few weeks. Good luck to all of you.

HOG

Can anyone who receives interview offers from schools post it so we can all find out which programs are sending out invites. Thanks.

In addition, as far as I know, UF has a great reputation. The only reason I didn't apply there is that you have to do CV in Houston at the Texas Heart Institute. Being from Houston that wasn't a big deal but I didn't want to leave my wife for a couple of months just to get CV training. Though the Texas Heart Institute is a terrific institution. Some of the best heart surgeons in the nation are there.

I received an interview invitation today from UNC via snail mail.

I just got MGH and hopkins today by carrier pigeon. I got duke yesterday, someone threw a brick through my window with a note attached to it with my interview date. I'm still waiting to hear from hollywood upstairs medical school though. Just kidding, don't get all pissed congrats on all the interviews, good luck to everyone!

Got interview e-mail from Columbia this morning (9/12).

I also have gotten the Columbia Interview today, 9/12 in the morning.

This is a good thread. Keep on posting people. I think it gives a good people good ideas.

:D

Hi,
Is everyone getting interview invitation via e-mail or as anyone received an invitation via the regular post? Thnak you.

For those who've received interviews, who among you are FMG's? MGH, Columbia, Hopkins, etc....these are all big-name schools!!

columbia 9/12

UAB via snail mail 9/11

U of Michigan via e-mail 9/15

hopkins email 9/15

U. Michigan 9/16

University of Chicago - 09/10 by email

U mich email 9/16

UPENN via e-mail 9/17

gaseous,

congrats...seems you're getting interviews at the top programs. are you an AMG or an IMG?

upenn email 9/17

Thanks....AMG

Hey,
Congrats on the Interviews with the top programs. I got a question for you. Is your application fully uploaded to ERAS? For example, I'm still waiting on two of my letters (both from Anesthesia).

So basically, did you get the interviews purely based on USMLE, grades and personal statements?

Thanx.

:confused:

U. Rochester (NY) via e-mail 9/17

Columbia with CAF, PS, USMLE. Hopkins, Upenn, Umich with CAF, PS, USMLE, trans, LORx2. Talked with a few programs, sounds like they need atleast 1 LOR if rest of stuff is in.

UVA via e-mail 9/18

Thanx for the info, voltron. Good luck on the interview trail.

Btw, what's the earliest date for the interview that you got.

Rochester via email 9/19, 3 days after ERAS transmission. Still waiting on 2 LOR's.

Among those who have received interviews, who are American medical graduates, who are IMG's?

UPENN last week. They offered to put me up in a hotel. No LOR's in yet.

Wake Forest via e-mail 9/20

University of Michigan....sometime last week.

Dartmouth 9/19 via e-mail

Whew!! Finally got my 1st invite...Albert Einstein in NY!

Michigan, via email. ERAs in one week. Still waiting on 2 LOR's.

DO school.

UPENN 9/22 via email (CAF; USMLE I+II; 1LOR)

Emory via Phone call 9/22. Why phone call? I don't know :confused:

Hopkins, via email this morning. ERAS in one week. Complete except for 2 LOR's. Interestingly, I am not sure if Hopkins has a cut off for Step 1 (I assume they do). Assuming they do, I am sure I scored below it for step 1 and then above it for step 2. Maybe if you bump your score significantly they will waive the step 1 screen. whatever the case, word.

hey for those who're getting interviews early at the top places, congrats. Question... since some/most applications aren't complete at the point (missing LOR's dean's letters..etc) does it mean that the programs screen you by your STep 1? How important do you think Step 1 is overall? For those who got interviews, can you give me a range of Step 1 scores so I get a sense. My step 1 is mediocre (national mean)

thanks

I've received interview offers from 4 top tier schools. Two have offered to put me up in a hotel. I have only 1 letter submitted. I am positive they are using board scores as a cut-off. I scored a 250. Good luck

I agree with above. I believe all of my interviews have come from step 1: 256

Though my application is complete, I've heard the programs rarely even read the personal statements and such until the day before the interview.

I know a lot of programs have rough cutoffs in order to limit the number of apps they have to sort through. My home program cuts at 215.

But don't fret, my buddy has received several interviews with average board scores.

Hotel accommodations seem to be the norm. I haven't had a single place out of 8 that didn't offer.

Good luck all...

From my experiences last year going through this process, I would tell all of you to NOT stress out if you haven't heard from a lot of programs yet. I noticed that the top tier programs tend to have a standard screening which is pretty much based on scores and therefore are able to offer interviews very early in the game.

It really is dependent on individual programs, but the bulk of the programs really didnt' start responding until after dean's letters and transcripts were in. Usually the interviews start flooding in around mid-October and into November.

If you haven't heard from a program that you have applied to by the end of November, I would call those specific programs and ask politely what your application status is. You never know, you could be offered an interview on the spot because someone else cancelled.

Above all, dont' get discouraged! Especially by this forum. Last year all the posts seem to come from people who all had awesome scores and millions of interviews. But that's not the average applicant out there. So just stay focused and be positive.

Thank you so much for the encouragement!!!!!!!!!

UT Southwestern via email 9/26

I received an interview from St. Lukes today. Can anyone tell me about that program? Thanks.

UCONN today via email

Gaseous, let me know when/if you will interview here. :)

Columbia, NYMC- St. Vincent's, and St. Lukes/Roosevelt in the past week. No LORs, just step 1 and my app.

I will. Thanks

Cleveland Clinic 9/26 via e-mail

University of Chicago, 9/28 via e-mail.

Cincinatti today, email

Wash U via e-mail 9/29

Wake Forest 9/29 via email.

Interview offer via email from Columbia University early last week (with 2 LORs, CAF, USMLE, and w/o PS.)

UConn 9/30 Appl completed

9/30 VCU/MCV via email

DrLee when is your interview for UCONN? My interview is 10/28/03!

Dr. Nicki and Dr. Lee,
I was wondering where you went to school and what your stats are? I too applied to UConn but have not heard. Dr. Nicki, I know you go to AZCOM but did you take USMLE? Drlee, you are more of a mystery. Where did you go to school and what were your scores. Thank for your help. :)
drjdiz

i haven't scheduled my UCONN interview yet. i'll probably schedule it for the end of october as well. as for my history, i'm a student at Ross University and scored a 223/90 on USMLE Step 1. i have strong LOR's and have 2 publications. i wish everyone much luck in getting interviews...

i haven't scheduled my UCONN interview yet. i'll probably schedule it for the end of october as well. as for my history, i'm a student at Ross University and scored a 223/90 on USMLE Step 1. i have strong LOR's and have 2 publications. i wish everyone much luck in getting interviews...

Rush/Presbyterian/St. Luke's (Chicago), 10/1 via ERAS

Anyone Interview at Indiana University?

Drlee,
Thanks for replying. I got my interview invite to UConn today! It is one of my top choices because I am a CT native. Go Huskies.
Take care.
Drjdiz:clap:

US-IMG. U.Conn, U.Rochester, St.Josephs invites. Dissed by Rush, Cleveland Clinic.

Also a US-IMG. Also dissed by Rush. As well as wayne state and u. of florida. Invites to Albert Einstein NY and UConn so far. Also have a couple of transitional invites.

DrJdiz :clap:

Congrats on UCONN! Maybe I'll see you interview day! Sorry I did not reply right away. I did take the USMLE and I am taking step 2 in November. I have strong LOR (one from MAYO in MN and two other strong LOR). My file has been complete since Sept. 2nd and just waiting to hear from some more programs. Hopefully I will see you on the interview trail!!

Henry Ford via email 10/2

Wayne state, SLU, Henry ford, UofChicago, Cleveland Clinic, Rush, Wash U over last 2 weeks.

U of Chicago, U of Michigan, VCW/MCV, and Wash U in last week.

Virginia Commonwealth via e-mail 10/1/03

Thomas Jefferson in Philly, 10/3 by email

Thomas Jefferson, UT-Houston 10/02

Cook County, Chicago 10/3 email

VCU 10/1

jefferson and new york medical college 10/3

got a letter in the mail from new york medical college today 10/4

Thomas Jefferson 10/2 by e-mail.....denied by the Clinic

Clevland Clinic via email

Northwestern via email and phone call 10/6

Loyola via email 10/6

Interview offers: U Penn, Wayne State, Cleveland Clinic, Rush, Henry Ford, Thomas Jefferson U, Western Penn, Northwestern

Transitional year interviews: Albert Einstein in PA, West Sub in Chicago, Indiana Unviersity, St. Joseph's Chicago, Mercy in Pittsburgh

drsevo,

are you an american medical grad or an IMG?
congrats on the great interview invites!

just got Loyola U 10/6

Thanks drlee! I am an american grad, will get my M.D.

northwestern 10/6, phone call and email

loyola 10/6, email

Loyola 10/6 via e-mail

umdnj- newark via email 10/6

NY Medical college and U.Miami by mail 10/6. Only one LOR in so far.............so I am shocked. University of Miami!!!!!!!!!

Pitt via email 10/7

U of Pitt 10/7 email

UMass via email 10/7

MGH via email 10/8

CCH, Loyola and NU within the past week.....

u of rochester on 10/8 by email

UCLA 10/8 via email

u of chicago via email 10/10

U of Chicago via email also 10/10

Baylor via email 10/10

Einstein email 10/9.

Duke by email 10/9

UPenn....Today....With 0nly 3 possible days to choose from. Yippee!!! :rolleyes:

SLU.

Iowa 10/15 email.

Seem to have a hit a little pause in interview offers for the last few days but so far so good. Heard from UCLA, Hopkins, Rochester, UVA, Columbia, Wake Forest, Chicago...

10/17 Henry Ford and Medical College of Ohio by email

Iowa State and UK Wichita on 10/15 both via e-mail

Forgot about U. Utah on 10/14 via snail mail

Penn State via email 10/20

Penn State via e-mail 10/20

NYU via email today

a few more over the last few days by e-mail... NYU, UMich, Utah

Hopkins, U of Chicago, U of Michigan, U of Penn, Einstein, U of Conn, Cleveland Clinic, U of Cincinnati, Tulane, U of Pittsburgh, U of Oregon, U of Miami, NYU, UCI.

Yale......email.......10/21

Vandy by e-mail 10/22

NYU Monday, Yale Tuesday and Vanderbilt today by email

Also got the Vandy email today. Penn State as well.

washington univ by email 10/22

Still waiting on MGH, Brig, UCSF, Stanford, UCSD, Florida, Cornell, Mt. Sinai, Colorado.......anyone heard from those?

Brigham by email 10/22

maine med ctr. 10/22 letter in the mail

Received: NYMC St. Vincent's, Cornell, Columbia, St. Luke's/Roosevelt, Tulane, Ochsner, St. Elizabeth's (Boston).

Waiting on: MGH, Brigham, BID, BU, Tufts, Northwestern, Mt. Sinai, NYU.

harbor/UCLA 10/22 via email

img - montefiore, albany, rochester, syracuse, bumc, miami-jackson, ucla-harbor, nymc, drexel

gaseous you are a hot commodity, congratulations.

U Penn today via email. Only one interview date left - Monday Nov. 3rd.

Wayne State/DMC today via email
Have confirmed: Maine Med, Albany, Rochester NY, UMass, W. Penn, UMich, Henry Ford.

Waiting on: Too many to list.

univ of maryland via email 10/23

I got the Maryland email today as well. Scheduling interviews is one big pain in the @ss.

temple by email 10/23

SUNY Upstate today, 10/23 email and ERAS email. Isn't it strange how some programs go through ERAS email and some only through regular email? I almost have deleted a few now thinking they were junk mail.

Temple, Illinois Masonic and Maryland 10/23 via e-mail

SUNY Buffalo-CALL only, check those messages-10/23
Illinois Masonic email 10/23

Ill. Masonic 10/24 email

UCSF letters will arrive next week.

I received my UCSF letter 2 weeks ago.

Oops. Wrong thread. I meant prelim.

Illinois at Chicago
Uof Pittsburgh
Both 10/24 emails

SUNY Stony Brook via e-mail 10/27

UConn 10/27 via email

Maimonides 10/28 via email

Loma Linda 10/28 via email

edit 10/28
scratch that about loma linda. here's their email:
Due to a ERAS Computer error the email sent on Monday, October 27 by Loma
Linda Department of Anesthesiology was sent in error. Please disregard this
email. I apologize for any confusion this may have caused you.

In the event you are selected in the future, you will be notified immediately.

oops. but i did get the nod from Virginia Mason 10/28 via email.

UC Irvine today. Didn't like the tone of their email. They conduct their interviews between 1pm and 9pm. Withdrawing...

Yeah, I just got the nod from UCI today (10/28) via email too. 3 interview dates (12/11, 12/17, 1/8) from 1p to 930p, no travel or housing provided.

Ohio State and Oklahoma via email 10/29

columbia, upenn, st lukes/roosevelt, mcv, st. elizabeths, u of md, albert einstein, nyu, new york medical college, virginia mason

UCI, UCLA (+ housing for out of staters), USC

USC, U of Arizona, NYU, Harbor-UCLA

USC 10/29 via email

anybody hear news from MGH yet... if so... by mail or e-mail?

USC, THE ohio state university, Yale over last week. UC davis, loma linda today.

Originally posted by gaseous
MGH via email 10/8


for agator

Loyola, 10/30/03 via email.
Waiting on Wisconsin....still.

UCD 10/30 via email

edit 11/1
UCSF 10/31 via snail mail

UCSF via snail mail 11/1

Boston University via snail mail 11/1

Although it's no UCSF, heard from MC of WI via snail mail..... :p

Interviews so far:

U. of Louisville, UNC, Duke, UK, UF, Emory, IU, Wash. U

Still waiting:

Vandy, Wake Forest, UAB

HOG

(updated)

Anesthesia: UCLA, NYU, Cornell, Penn, Columbia, Beth Israel (got that one today). Haven't heard from UCSF like some folks here =(

Transitional: Einstein (Philly), Presbyterian (Philly), Atlantic Health System (NJ), Tufts

Prelim: Penn Hospital, Drexel, Jefferson, St. Luke's. Received but didn't schedule Kaiser-SF, and apparently out of luck and interview spots there anyway from reading the "prelim" thread.

Good luck to everyone!

as above, BI via Email 11/5

also Stanford via email 11/5

11/4 I got UMD (Maryland), but as I replied today, I got this back:

Unfortunatley all of our interview dates are filled. I have
placed you on our wait list. You are #12. I'll contact you as
soon as possible.

So my question is, anybody before #12 @ UMD that's not gonna go?

Paix

Kentucky, Miami, and UAB (first available was Feb) so far. Still waiting to hear from a lot of others.

Stanford 11/5 via email

woot! :)

edit: good point, gaseous. post moved to PM. my apologies, guys.

Kind of uncool to hijack the thread after 165 posts. The previous two posts should be moved to a new thread. I'm sure more people would like to give their input into the topic.

Medical College of Wisconsin 11/2 via MAIL only.
Still waiting on Univ of Wisc.!

Wake Forest
MCV/VCU (they said this was their LAST spot)

in the last week: med college of wisconsin, stanford, arizona, virginia mason, beth israel/deaconess.

also Medical College of Wisconsin 11/3/ via snail mail

in the past week:
Jackson Memorial, Medical College of Wisconsin, University of Missouri-Kansas City
2 weeks ago:
BU by snail mail

UVA 11/7 email

Got my first two:

University of Miami 11/6 via email
UT Southwestern 11/7 via email

medical college of georgia

anyone had any word (yea or nay) from UCSD or U Washington?

edit
thanks, huktonfonix. it looks like i posted too soon, as i just got the nod from UCSD as well. :)

Mount Sinai NYC via email 11/11!!!! :clap:

No word from either UCSD or U Wash. Pretty much all of the other Cali schools have sent out though. Anyone heard from Mass Gen yet?

Edit: Correction, just heard from UCSD! Wednesdays during December- Feb 11 except for 2 during December (forgot which 2 sorry)

Loyola email today...

MGH is definately sending rejections, I have no idea if they are offering interviews.

Penn State, email 11/12

Sinai 11/12 by email.

Very nice secretary.

MGH 10/22 via email
Brigham today 11/12 via email
UCSF today via snail mail......dated 11/5

Good luck everyone, hope to see you all on the interview trail :-)

Tufts-NEMC today!

Arranged for UCSF interview today. Invite apparently sent by snail mail 10/29 but I never received it.

This whole process is such a crapshoot.

The "top" places I have interviews: Penn, Hopkins, Wake, Vandy, Michigan

Rejected from Florida.

No love from UVA, UNC, UAB yet.

I wish we could trade interviews around.

UAB via email 11/11
U of Louisville via email 11/12

all i have to say is that having some luck on your side and good timing helps.. called one program today. secretary was very nice. told me it was my lucky day. my application was initally rejected. the program director was around and she had her look at it while i was on hold for 5 minutes listening to elevator music. the PD over ruled the person that looked at my application initally.... a "top" program in the north east

Maine Medical Center

U of Louisville sent invite vial snail mail 11/13...Any thoughts on program/city...

anyone heard from U of washington or Case Western by any chance?.....they are the only two programs that I have not gotten any response

Thanks

haven't heard from U wash either.

Interviews at: Cornell, Columbia, U Florida, U Rochester, SUNY StonyBrook, BI, USC

Still waiting on a lot from the West Coast. Must be the time difference. . . right? Right?!

When did you hear from Cornell?
Did you call them?
No word, and kind of surprised considering my other interviews.

Originally posted by Yitz
When did you hear from Cornell?
Did you call them?
No word, and kind of surprised considering my other interviews.


Heard from Cornell 10/22 via email

sorry......i am terrible with my computer

sorry

heard from cornell last month. Just joined up, so I thought I'd post a few.
Just heard from Vermont and Arizona too.

California seems to hate me though.

Heard from all the Cali schools except Loma Linda, Drew (didn't apply) and UCSF (hopefully in the mail). UCSD basically has filled all their interviews so when you call back you're screwed (a little pissed about that one)
Haven't heard anything from Cornell yet either. Of course my app went in around halloween. Hope they haven't filled all their slots yet.

Edit: UCSF today!:clap:

U of Washington 11/19!
email the program coordinator yesterday which may have helped :-)

... also heard from U. Washington today (11/19). I had called to inquire.

U Wash today as well. I didn't email or call but found a nice little message in my inbox when I got home.

Ditto!

Tufts via email this am

emory sometime last week.

IU 11/20 e-mail

Called up UIC, invite over phone.

has anyone had any luck trying to schedule an interview at U of washinton? I called 3 times today and always got the machine. I also emailed yesterday without getting a response.

thanks

Ditto. Don't sweat it, they'll get back to us.

case western via snail mail 11/21

Thought I should add, since I've watched this thread throughout the last two months...
Interviews done: UT San Antonio and UTMB-galveston
Scheduled: U. of MD, Dartmouth, U of VT, MCV, U. of KY-Lexington, Univ. of UT, Oschner, Med. College GA, UNM
Rejected: U of Fl, Mayo-jacksonville, UCHSC, Virg. Mason, UCSD, Wake Forest
On Hold: Maine, Oregon, Tulane, UNC and Duke, South Carolina
Mystery status: Ohio state, West Virginia, Vanderbilt, UC davis, George Washington

I'll update where I sit at the moment.

Interviews done: Penn, Wash U, Northwestern.

Scheduled: Hopkins, UVA, UAB, MGH, BID, BW, Michigan, Wake.

Declined: UCSF, Stanford, UCSD, Penn State, Pitt, Yale, Emory, Loyola, UNC, Vandy, Baylor, UTSW.

MIA: Duke and U Washington (that's OK, I didn't want to interview there anyway ;) :( )

Mayo jax via email 11/21
UF waitlist

done: University of Rochester (home sweet home)

Upcoming: BI, Cornell, Columbia, U Fl, USC, Stonybrook, U VT, Arizona

Waiting. . . UCI, UCSF, UCLA, U Wash, OHSU, Emory, UNC, Duke, BU.

I'm beginning to become a shut-in, checking my e-mail so often.

U Wash today. One of the more inviting emails.

Texas-Southwestern today via email

Robert Wood yesterday by phone. Rejected by Stanford a couple weeks back.

Metrohealth 11/26 by e-mail

for those of you who have heard from Cornell, what interview dates have been offered?


Edit 11/28

Thanks Pany29

Originally posted by huktonfonix
for those of you who have heard from Cornell, what interview dates have been offered?


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Baylor via email today

just got uf, was previously on waitlist, so

Done: med coll of georgia
Sched: mayo-jax, uf, kentucky, uva, vcu/mcv, wake forest, musc, uab
Cancelling: Miami

missing in action: tulane, unc, emory, ut-knoxville
denied: vanderbilt

Done: U Rochester, Beth Israel Deaconess, Columbia, Cornell

on-the-way: U Fl (gainsville), Duke, USC

The boot: anything starting with "University of California. . . "

CP,
how did the rochester interview go?

University of AZ today!

Chagrined by being shot down from U. Chicago

University of Minnesota 12/15!:)

I just cancelled Michigan today. If you haven't heard from them and want to go there, now might be a good time to call.

Good luck to everyone.

USF via email. Interesting offer. I have heard very malignant things about this program. Hmm.

...St. Lukes-Roosevelt, NYC, yesterday email...

I'm having a VERY happy new year thanks to a late interview invite from Brigham today!!

University of Vermont today, 1/8/04 via email and ERAS.

SUNY-Stony Brook today...now have officially 10 interviews! I think i'll match somewhere.