Certified ROL 2009: Post yours!

Started by swcjack
This forum made possible through the generous support of SDN members, donors, and sponsors. Thank you.
Get help with your application

Use all the free resources available to you from SDN: articles, guides, expert advising, forums discussions, and school research.

Browse articles Compare schools My application plan Read Interview Feedback
Practice for interviews Ask an Advisor
S

swcjack

Full Member
10+ Year Member
15+ Year Member
Advertisement - Members don't see this ad
Well I doubt I am the first, but I just certified my ROL and it is such a relief, sort of. At least I will not be obsessing about which program to rank first every minute of the day. It is nice to commit but oh so hard. Now I just have to wait....
Here are my top 5 (alphabetical order) - Denver, Childrens Mercy (KC), Portland, Seattle, Utah
Anybody else already certified?
 
Last edited:
Me too! Anyone want to share choices? For me its Boston, CHOP, Columbia, Hopkins, and Pittsburgh (in alphabetical order).
 
Last edited:
Advertisement - Members don't see this ad
I certified a few days ago... it DOES feel so nice. I put a lot of thought into it and am going to stay away from editing now 😉

Alphabetical: Albany, Baystate, (U)Conn, Jacobi, Maine, (U)Mass, SUNY Stony Brook
 
Top 5 in alphabetical order:

Cincinnati
Medical College of Wisconsin
Northwestern
U of Chicago
Wash U

Good luck everyone! 🙂
 
Here are my top 6 in alphabet soup:

Duke
Emory
Mott/University of Michigan
Nationwide/Ohio State
Phoenix/Marcopia
Rainbow Babies/Cleveland

I like them all, so I know I'll be happy on match day.
 
Last edited:
Here's mine:

1. Cincinnati
2. Pittsburgh
3. Vanderbilt
4. Ohio State
5. Akron
 
Why alphabetical, why not actual order?

1. UNC
2. Stanford
3. Mich
4. Wash U
5. Boston Combined
 
How many of you guys wrote letters to program directors of your top choice(s) telling them they were top choices? Also, not sure how much the second look matters in terms of rankings........I was comfortable ranking w/o it, but I feel like programs might not think I'm interested if I don't go back. So do I go back even though I already submitted? I also, uh, didn't write thank you notes to every where I visited. So sick of this whole process..........
 
Because I'm not entirely anonymous, I'll stick with alphabetical rather than actual order. Not incredibly interesting, since I applied geographically, but here's the top 5.

Baystate
Floating Children's (Tufts)
Mass General
UConn
UMass

EDIT: I guess it wasn't technically certified when I posted it yesterday, but it is now.
 
Last edited:
Can I play too? I'm triple board so it definitely limits my options. But I <3 all of my top five places (alpha order): Brown, Cincinnati, Indiana, Pittsburgh, Utah.
 
Advertisement - Members don't see this ad
In alpha order:

Cincinnati
Denver
Pittsburgh
Vanderbilt
WashU
 
Last edited:
DrThom said:
In alpha order....though I don't even know in which order I want to put them in yet! (Now accepting opinions/feedback)

Cincinnati
Denver
Pittsburgh
Vanderbilt
WashU
Click to expand...

The only one I interviewed at was Pittsburgh...I actually almost canceled that interview and am sooo glad I didn't! The program director seemed awesome, the new hospital is beautiful, and I think Pittsburgh would be the kind of place that would grow on my. It's not my very first choice, to be honest, for geographic reasons more than anything else, but I did like that program. I don't really have anything to contribute about the other ones, but I'm sure they're all great options!
 
Top 5 Alphabetical:

CHOP/UPenn
Cleveland Clinic Childrens
Jefferson/duPont Childrens
Penn State Childrens
University of Maryland Childrens
 
Ok, I will play 🙂

Baylor
Tufts (Floating)
Univ of Chicago
UT Southwestern
Yale
 
University of Wisconsin
University of Arizona
Childrens National Medical Center
Children's Hospital of Wisconsin (MCW)
Brown


Reverse Alphabetical order
 
Applied geographically due to spouse's career. I'll list these in alphabetical order.

Children's Hospital of Wisconsin-MCW
Christ Advocate Hospital
Mayo-Rochester
Northwestern
University of Chicago
 
I think it is about time that I chime in. Now, I am including my top 7 since I may change a few around as top 5 are not set in stone.

Brown
Children's Memorial/NWU
Cornell
DC Children's
Hopkins
Seattle Children's
Yale

Best of luck to everyone in this craziness!

I would love some feedback about any of these programs so I can get a different point of view. From talking to my colleagues, it does make a difference depending on when you interviewed. For example, at one program at which I interviewed, no interns showed up to the pre-interview dinner (major red flag for me), but a ton showed up for some of my friends' dinners.

Thanks so much!
 
Is it me, or did more people post their lists last year?

CHLA
CHOC
LAC + USC
UC-Irvine
UCLA
UCSD

:xf:!
 
Children's Memorial/Northwestern
Children's National Med Center
Johns Hopkins
Rady's/UCSD
Seattle Children's
University of Michigan
 
Advertisement - Members don't see this ad
DrThom said:
In alpha order....though I don't even know in which order I want to put them in yet! (Now accepting opinions/feedback)

Cincinnati
Denver
Pittsburgh
Vanderbilt
WashU
Click to expand...

not sure what you are looking for in a program, but they all look like great options. went to pitt and wash U and loved them both - amazing facilities, great program directors, diverse patient population. heard great things about the others on the interview trail as well.
 
It's done. Finally.

Top 6 in alpha order:

Emory
Hopkins
OHSU
Seattle Children's
UCLA
University of New Mexico
 
elr1983 said:
How many of you guys wrote letters to program directors of your top choice(s) telling them they were top choices? Also, not sure how much the second look matters in terms of rankings........I was comfortable ranking w/o it, but I feel like programs might not think I'm interested if I don't go back. So do I go back even though I already submitted? I also, uh, didn't write thank you notes to every where I visited. So sick of this whole process..........
Click to expand...


I am definitely sick of this whole process as well. I didn't "play the game" when I applied to medical school because I have no patience for anything that feels insincere or fake. Anyway, I didn't want to regret things this go around. That being said, I wrote a letter to the program director at my number one program. I received one of those "talk to you soon" responses you hear about, so I am very curious to see how this turns out.
 
Top 5 in ACTUAL order 'cause I would be so happy and honored to be at ANY of these 5 programs:

CHOP
Rainbow
Northwestern
Pitt
Brown
 
In alpha order
Albert Einstein/Jacobi
Georgetown
University of Miami
NYU
SUNY Downstate

Good luck to all of you!
 
As having posted the list of my top 7 was a bit much, I wanted to include my top 5 now that the list is final (in alpha order):

Brown
Children's Memorial/Northwestern
Cornell
Hopkins
Yale
 
You must log in or register to reply here.

Similar threads

U
Help me choosing my top 2 for residency rol
Replies
4
Views
3K
deleted610572
D
Silverhand
Post-Pediatric Portal Program virtual information session - Nov 10, 2020
Replies
3
Views
5K
Silverhand
Silverhand
Y
Pediatric Cardiology Fellowship 2020-2021 season (collective post)
2
Replies
90
Views
24K
ktma
ktma
S
Peds Fellowship options and post fellowship compensations
Replies
21
Views
8K
90sportsfan
9
P
Post-fellowship interview letter of intent
Replies
6
Views
7K
BigRedBeta
BigRedBeta