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So how did people fare?
The current spreadsheet is pretty much out of order, so thought I'd open up a page.
The current spreadsheet is pretty much out of order, so thought I'd open up a page.
So how did people fare?
The current spreadsheet is pretty much out of order, so thought I'd open up a page.
I didn't match and was wondering what went wrong. Any insight would be appreciated. My school has no explanation or real guidance and I'm at a loss. I have decided to take a research year and reapply next cycle. This will mean delaying graduation but from what I have read that would be the better option rather than graduating and applying next year as a US MD. Is that correct? I scored 246 on step one and 258 on step two. I was applying Derm and had excellent lors and shelf scores, honoring in several. I'm in a top 25 med school and have a degree in biochem. My Dean told me today I was in the top 10% of my class and I interview very well. In fact I had great feedback on the interview trail. I had six Derm interviews and eight prelim interviews. I ranked eight. I can understand not matching Derm but I didn't even match into a prelim or a transitional year. Does anyone know what could have happened or what my next steps should be?
I also want to add that I did two aways, two significant research positions, four publications (two first author case reports) and a poster presentation.
Thank you for your suggestions. I am in a daze.Thanks, just saw this.
It really does seem like you are more than qualified. Assuming there are no other red flags, I would just chalk this up to a very competitive match. It won't be easy but I would try not to let it get you down, pursue the best possible research fellowship you can.
If you still have points of contact, I would reach out to the derm programs that interviewed you to see if they could offer any insight as to why you may have fallen on their rank order list and see if you can correct those flaws.
And having done all that, I think you will have success the 2nd time around. Sorry you have to go through this but wishing you the best of luck on your next step!
Thank you for your suggestions. I am in a daze.
I didn't match and was wondering what went wrong. Any insight would be appreciated. My school has no explanation or real guidance and I'm at a loss. I have decided to take a research year and reapply next cycle. This will mean delaying graduation but from what I have read that would be the better option rather than graduating and applying next year as a US MD. Is that correct? I scored 246 on step one and 258 on step two. I was applying Derm and had excellent lors and shelf scores, honoring in several. I'm in a top 25 med school and have a degree in biochem. My Dean told me today I was in the top 10% of my class and I interview very well. In fact I had great feedback on the interview trail. I had six Derm interviews and eight prelim interviews. I ranked eight. I can understand not matching Derm but I didn't even match into a prelim or a transitional year. Does anyone know what could have happened or what my next steps should be?
I am at a loss. None of my prelims were linked. My first two choices were cushy but the others were not. One was at my home school. I did an away at UPenn and received a great review. They said I would be a great asset to any program. I ranked the other away as my top choice and I was told they wanted me. My home school also said something similar. Today my school's Derm program, which I have worked closely with (I am head of Derm interest group and they wrote LORs) said it was inexplicable and bad luck. I just don't understand failure to match at unlinked prelims. And a hospital I ranked as my number 4 shows up in SOAP. One of the comments I heard on the interview trail was your LORs say you walk on water. One interview (prelim) asked me what they could do to get me to rank them. I Just don't know what happened.
You said "this will mean delaying graduation but from what I have read that would be the better option rather than graduating and applying next year as a US MD" - why would being a US MD hamper your chances and why should you delay graduation to do a research fellowship? Thank you
I am at a loss. None of my prelims were linked. My first two choices were cushy but the others were not. One was at my home school. I did an away at UPenn and received a great review. They said I would be a great asset to any program. I ranked the other away as my top choice and I was told they wanted me. My home school also said something similar. Today my school's Derm program, which I have worked closely with (I am head of Derm interest group and they wrote LORs) said it was inexplicable and bad luck. I just don't understand failure to match at unlinked prelims. And a hospital I ranked as my number 4 shows up in SOAP. One of the comments I heard on the interview trail was your LORs say you walk on water. One interview (prelim) asked me what they could do to get me to rank them. I Just don't know what happened.
Did you list all your prelims independently on your MAIN rank order list below all your derm ranks), and not just on your supplemental ROLs? This is necessary to match into just a prelim if you don't get the derm spot.
6 interviews for derm is pretty low. At least 12-14 seems like a solid number to have a good chance of matching. With your credentials, you should be getting that many interviews if you applied broadly.
Also, a lot of IM, TY, or Surgery programs with prelim spots already have a bad vibe for prelims. They see them as generally being smarter and having better credentials on paper than their categorical residents, but the prelims are not interested in IM or Surgery and just want to "make it through the year" with the minimum amount of work (ie want a cushy prelim year). If during interview day you start asked questions to anyone such as the number of weeks of vacation you'll get, how much wards/ICU versus elective time you will get, salary/benefits, overnight call, work hours, or the patient volume you're expected to handle, this would have raised a major red flag to programs.