Whats the magic number this year?

[herewego]

Whats that magic number this year for # of interviews assuming you rank them all in order to match? 14+ ? What do you guys think?

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[BoardingDoc]

I'm an MS4, so take my opinion with a grain of salt. That said, I would assume that the "magic number" is completely dependent on how competitive you are as a candidate.

I'm honestly confused by the whole "magic number" idea to begin with. On one hand, I've repeatedly heard that 10+ is what you should be shooting for. On the other hand, every single EM applicant from my school has matched into one of their top 3 choices for the past 2 years running (as a point of note, I go to a middle tier med school).

Obviously those people had more than 3 spots ranked and had the benefit of finding those top 3 among a larger interview pool, but I seriously doubt their results would have been measurably worse if they interviewed at far fewer places.

TL;DR: I have no firsthand experience to back this up, but I'm guessing that the whole "magic number" idea is really only applicable if you're worried about the strength of your candidacy.

 

[shenanigi]

Somewhere around 27. Less and you're screwed.

 

[Doctor Bob]

Rank all programs that you have interviewed at, that you would be willing to go to.
Do not rank any programs that you would not want to go to.
A magic number is both misleading and irrelevant,

 

[QuackaDO]

Somewhere around 27. Less and you're screwed.

Sure feels like it, lol!

 

[EsTxDr]

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