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There are a few of in New York, New Jersey and Florida for sure. St Johns and Interfaith in New York comes to mind.Can you give examples of some of these programs?
There are a few of in New York, New Jersey and Florida for sure. St Johns and Interfaith in New York comes to mind.Can you give examples of some of these programs?
I imagine one can judge their interview performance roughly by their med school interview:acceptance ratio.
No. It doesn't work this way. I mean, sure you're usually a good judge of your interviewing, but I can't tell you how many time I've heard "this thing now is a good predictor of then" - specifically directed at me - followed by me defying said predictions.I imagine one can judge their interview performance roughly by their med school interview:acceptance ratio.
I think at like 4 interviews you're still above like a 75% chance of matching?
How many do you have man?So at this point, I still do not have close to the 10-12 interviews that one needs to have to be "safe". So I ended up applying to 10 IM low tier programs as a backup and I have not gotten a response from them either. Any advice on a next step?
There's a gradation along poverty of speech, concision, normal, long-winded, and tangential/over-inclusive. Anywhere in the middle three is fine or depends on interviewer preference.Does that mean it’s bad if the conversation just falls short? I’m very straight to the point so I answered the questions concisely and the interviews usually ended early. There was usually a pause between questions. I’m okay with silence but I’m not sure about the interviewers.
I think I overstayed my welcome at a couple of interviews for med school. I thought that the interviewer talking with you over the allotted time was a good thing but in retrospect it might have been someone who had trouble kicking people out of their office. And even then I can't know whether it was perceived as a good or bad interview.I have heard people are very poor judges of their interview performances. We often do better than we think we do actually. I think the best course of action is to be yourself. Not everyone is a huge talker and that is not a bad thing!
Nah. You can be a superstar on paper and be ok or somewhat awkward at interviews and still get a med school acceptance. When you're interviewing for psychiatry, interview is everything.
No. It doesn't work this way. I mean, sure you're usually a good judge of your interviewing, but I can't tell you how many time I've heard "this thing now is a good predictor of then" - specifically directed at me - followed by me defying said predictions.
I interviewed at one school. Accepted to said school. I wouldn't dare interview at 1 institution for residency, no matter how confident I felt.
IMGs do not usually receive interview invites until later in the season (i.e. from about this time). So there is still everything to play for. Also people start cancelling later interviews, so IMGs are more likely to get later interviews (e.g. in Jan). If you have not already, now is the time to contact programs of interest with a brief email specifically stating your interest in that program and highlighting any notable attributes to you. If you have any advocates who know people at said programs, then they can reach out to people on your behalf. Unfortunately, with the increase in US medical students, it is harder for IMGs to match, however IMGs still make up a sizeable proportion of psychiatry residents each year, and many are selected over US students, so there is still everything to play for, especially if there are no red flags to your application. The most competitive applicants will have fewer than 5 yrs since residency, have 2 months+ on US clinical experience in the form of med school electives, strong letters of recommendation, high board scores, and evidence of a commitment to a career in psychiatry.Have to say so far this has been disheartening as hell. I've received 3 rejections so far, nothing else. I mean as a non US IMG I figured there would be a dry spell, but this is crazy.
Are there programs that send out love letters to all applicants s/p interviewing? I got one saying I'd be a "perfect fit", but am not sure if it is sent to everyone.
Going to my third now and have heard zilch from the first two. Guess I'm not ranked lmao.
How many do you have man?
Since people are interviewing, may I lodge a humble plea that one of you exceedingly magnanimous current applicants/fourth years begin (and contribute to) a thread of interview reviews?
These have been great resources for people still coming through the training pipeline. Last year's thread (2018-2019 Psychiatry Interview Reviews / Insight) was... unimpressive, but I know that you guys can do better! Many thanks in advance for your consideration.
Thank you!!!I can start it. Would anyone be interested in the anonymous reviews aspect where they submit to me and I post without revealing who sent it? Bc...I only have 6 lined up so that would make for a paltry thread and be very revealing as to who I am.
Edit: Those comfortable posting themselves would be welcome too of course.
Thank you!!!
Last year I also volunteered to help out with anonymous reviews if needed to try and juice the thread, as did a couple of others. Anything to facilitate the transmission of wisdom!
Hopefully we can keep this great tradition going strong.
So far, I’ve held off on letters of interest as I have no compelling connections to anywhere other than my home city, which is where I currently go to medical school, and the city I did my undergraduate in (in another region of the country) both of which are obviously clear from my app. I’ve also had no luck in these regions other than at in state programs.
I’m a very uncompetitive US MD applicant who applied to just over 100 programs and I’m at 9 interviews and 2 rejections. I know 10-12 is supposed to be the “goal,” so I was going to try to send out some letters anyway, focusing on community and neighboring programs, assuming they aren’t going to do any damage, even if they don’t help? I guess I’m wondering if it’s looked down upon to do this when I’ll basically just be pulling info off programs’ websites to put in my emails?
I’m definitely grateful for the interviews I have, but I’m still kind of terrified. Going back to the discussion above, I got 1 acceptance out of 9 med school interviews and I was a high stats applicant back then, so I don’t think I should be super hopeful about blowing anyone away during interviews, lol.
Which program lol. I got something similar hahaAre there programs that send out love letters to all applicants s/p interviewing? I got one saying I'd be a "perfect fit", but am not sure if it is sent to everyone.
Are there programs that send out love letters to all applicants s/p interviewing? I got one saying I'd be a "perfect fit", but am not sure if it is sent to everyone.
Hearing something = you're probably ranked.
Hearing nothing = you're probably ranked.
If you are going to hear anything, it is most likely going to be in response to a thank you or closer to the end of the season after enough interviews have happened for a rank list to be clear enough.
I got lots of love from places that I did not match to; excessively so to the point of lies from one. I had complete radio silence from the place I did match and was ranked pretty decently by them.
Do not read into any of this communication garbage, especially at this point.
They say that most people will "match at least at their top 5..." However, doesn't that totally depend on the caliber of the program? For example, if your top 5 are all in the top 10 highest ranked programs, I feel like matching at your "top 5" would be a little harder, vs. if your top 5 were mid to lower-tier programs, then the chances of you matching at your number 1 are higher.
Yep. that's what i figured. i have basically come to realize: don't fret about all of this. leave it to the match gods to do their magic and trust the system!Right, "most." It has nothing to do with the quality of the programs but the strength of the applicant relative to the programs they are interviewing at.
It’s been slowing down for a few weeks now. The reddit spreadsheet is still active.Welp. I killed the thread lol
It's okay, we're students. We're not liable.Welp. I killed the thread lol
Yes.Is 12 interviews safe?
Is 12 interviews safe?
Lol I wish I was in your shoes, I'm still sitting pretty at 0..Is 12 interviews safe?
any reason you can pin down?Lol I wish I was in your shoes, I'm still sitting pretty at 0..
Yep, I think I've narrowed it down to a few red flags. I'm a non-US IMG from a pretty unknown Carib school (yay). Step 2ck was poooor. CV was pretty anorexic.. I'm pretty sure I'm not gonna match this round so decisions...any reason you can pin down?
Sorry lawdosis. That’s rough. Do you plan on trying to soap into an open family spot or something along those lines?Yep, I think I've narrowed it down to a few red flags. I'm a non-US IMG from a pretty unknown Carib school (yay). Step 2ck was poooor. CV was pretty anorexic.. I'm pretty sure I'm not gonna match this round so decisions...