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What will you do if you don't match in derm?

  • Take 1+ years off for CV building (likely research) and apply again.

    Votes: 8 36.4%

  • Apply again next year while completing a prelim year.

    Votes: 9 40.9%

  • Scramble into another specialty

    Votes: 1 4.5%

  • Apply next year in another specialty

    Votes: 0 0.0%

  • Applied to non-derm categorigal programs this year as a back-up

    Votes: 3 13.6%

  • Other

    Votes: 1 4.5%
  • Total voters
    22
  • Poll closed .
how many interviews would put an applicant in the "more likely to match" category?
 
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according to last year's charting outcomes, 4 interviews puts you at >50% chance of matching (more likely to match than not). 10 interviews puts you around 90%.
 
if 10 was the 'magic number' last year, did many people end up matching frequently low down on their list, eg. # 6-10?
 
asmallchild said:
That's the number I was aiming for myself. Fell short but was still able to match! :xf:
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I also fell short of that number as well. 4 Interviews. Fewer than you. 😛

Matched at my #1 program. Had tried to get the advanced position over one of the categorical. But hey, still same program in the end and this way I have already worked in the system I will be doing Derm in over the next 3 years. 🙂
 
chef said:
if 10 was the 'magic number' last year, did many people end up matching frequently low down on their list, eg. # 6-10?
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I think it depends from person to person. I ended up matching pretty high on my rank list (#2) and like N-Surge, I also ended up fairly close to my advanced program (although not exactly in the same system) so it's nice to avoid a significant cross-country move (as some of my fellow prelim interns need to start planning and budgeting for)
 
12 interviews, matched at #7, a program where I had rotated and loved -- so that's a wonderful and fortunate thing. I was not surprised on Match Day, but it was fun to speculate for a few days. What was surprising was my number of interviews and the quality of these programs. I only considered one program as "backup." I interviewed at places I had only dreamed of, so my interview season was amazing, as I met famous faculty and got to know their programs. I just felt very grateful.
 
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