advice for prelim surgery?

[prelimpp]

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applied to gen surg this year, didn't match. managed to SOAP into a prelim spot at a top 10 program. planning to reapply to gen surg this year. What does the year ahead look like for me? Who should i be getting letters from (ie anyone from med school)? Does it matter when or how I do on step 3? What else can I do right now to boost my application? any advice or personal stories would be much appreciated. Thanks!!

 

[Moose A Moose]

- You're going to be worked
- Letters should be from your new program's PD, chair and respective attendings
- No
- Take the ABSITE and do well to show you're on your game

 

[getdown]

This will NOT be a fun year for you.

 

[prelimpp]

haha trust me, everyone has warned me of the misery. so no letters from my med school attendings? what can i do to prepare for intern year? been starting to read marino and sabiston

 

[Raney Schauer]

what can i do to prepare for intern year?

Learn to like the taste of 5-hour energy maybe?

 

[VincentAdultman]

Find a hobby. Make time to work out. Find a nice place for the year. Have a good support. This year sucks emotionally psychologically and physically in ways you can’t understand until you’re eyeballs deep in it.

And I say this as someone who did a prelim year at a prestigious university program prior to matching into ortho.