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Money, time, and family make it very difficult for me to do an away rotation. Has anyone matched without doing one in the past 3 years?
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Money, time, and family make it very difficult for me to do an away rotation. Has anyone matched without doing one in the past 3 years?
Thanks.
of course they have. In making your decision, Id say The family issue obviously is a serious one. The time one Id manage as best i could. The money one would be way low on the list of things that i would let get in the way if i felt that i really needed an away rotation in this competitive atmosphere.Money, time, and family make it very difficult for me to do an away rotation. Has anyone matched without doing one in the past 3 years?
Thanks.
I'm in a similar situation as the op, but this thread has inspired me to get moving. What month of 4th year med school is the latest one should do an away rotation as far as timing with the NRMP, ERAS and submitting timely LORs? Thanks!
I matched at my first choice without doing an away rotation but it was risky... was told during the interview trail that my lack of aways weakened my application.
Thanks - my institution does have a program, but I've heard from some older students that the rotation is very hit or miss. I'm ideally looking to match in a different part of the country (closer to family), so I'm looking to maximize my aways in an effort to combat some of the regional tendencies...
I did 4 and am glad I did. But my situation was unique with my sweeeet step 1 score (212)..I wanted programs to get to know me b/c I thought that would maximize my matching probability. Personally, I would say if you are a less-competetive applicant, do as many aways as possible.
I've seen a couple of references in this thread to away electives running less than 4 weeks - are there specific schools that offer these? Or do you just have to email course directors and ask for a shorter stay? In looking at various schools' schedules, finding electives that mesh well seems tricky, and being able to do a 3 week rotation would help with some overlapping dates...
Thanks!
Money, time, and family make it very difficult for me to do an away rotation. Has anyone matched without doing one in the past 3 years?
Thanks.