IDK if i would to all programs but if there is one that you really want to match with then ya I would. I would also write it kind of like a hybrid thank you and LOI stating you plan to rank them high.
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It is not going to change your rank in any way but the consensus seems to be that it is a nice thing to do. I don't think it really matters one way or the other but if you're worried about not doing it, might as well just send a quick email and get it off your mind. If the program says do not send thank you emails definitely don't send any though.
I think letters or cards are way over the top though.
Have not had the courage to mention gaming at all. I really want to bring up Apex's season 7 launching yesterday on steam lol.
Good luck I have heard from many people involved in the process that LOIs are not helpful but hopefully it works for you. Its better to have a faculty member or ur home PD send something out for you.
Can you share what speciality @Dr. Lion ? I'm definitely sending some next week if next two days don't go well.
This is probably specialty dependent. On EM spreadsheet someone made a graph of invites vs board scores and there was basically no correlation at all.
Totally agree.
Because not everyone lies? We sometimes tell internal candidates (or people whom have rotated here) if they are in our top group -- that way they can stop interviewing if they want. But they have to trust us.
Whether or not you trust people, you should rank programs in the order you want.
You're joking, right? Do whichever you want.
Any sage advice for us regarding LOIs?
It worked for my significant other last year for at least 3 interviews. I obviously only sent these to my top programs because of a legitimate reason which would not be readily apparent unless they read the tail end of my personal statement. Each program has sent out multiple interviews by now so I sent today for fear of sending them too late. It’s a pretty unpredictable cycle
Saying someone is in their top group is more believable than flatly telling them they'll be ranked #1 and then purposely ranking them low/not ranking them. It's difficult to trust PDs if many lie yet several are being honest.
I also feel they're going by regional bias first and high stats as well.
It was like a two sentence email about how "feminine" the card was? I think their cards were plants or something and the PD was offended that it was a flower?
how did you phrase these and what did you title the email? i have one drafted for a top choice and feel like it might be too long...and idk what to put in the subject
Looking like a dry day
I literally said to rank programs how you want them lol
Just dont believe a PD who gives you any kind of indication you’ll be ranked high... because it can set you up for disappointment especially if that program was your number one regardless.
I just got my 3rd Interview invite!!! OOS, out of region, university program with no ties.
Got a couple hits so far this week which I'm glad for as they are some big university ones which has given me confidence; hoping for some more activity today/tomorrow. I'm applying GS, so I will assess where I am at at the end of next week, because I know that some programs have said they will start sending them out this week and next week explicitly. Then think about LOI's/calls if needed. So for now just sitting tight.
Also the election results are actively giving me stomach ulcers, I need to up the pantoprazole and maybe pop a benzo.
Also the election results are actively giving me stomach ulcers, I need to up the pantoprazole and maybe pop a benzo.
Do you have a link to the thread that talks about the inner workings? Curious and couldn’t find a good thread. Searched “match algorithm explained” and other variations and couldn’t find good threads on this besides the basics of how it works
Yeah, for GS it seems as if the little programs tried to get in the game early and the bigger ones are starting to ramp up IIs this week and next after getting time to review a bunch.
You can just google it. Search for stable marriage problem or Gale-Shapley algorithm.
Anybody have any suggestions on how many LOI's to send out to programs? I've sent 4 but really want to send one more to a school I've visted many times and in the same state as my undergrad.
Tried sending my first LOI yesterday and it yielded an II today.
Keep it short and genuine if you're considering it, I think they really appreciated that about the one I sent and that's why it worked out for me.
EDIT: just some extra info, it was a program outside of my region I had visited before and so I talked about how much I enjoyed it and kind of how it led me to discover this program.
Keep it short and genuine if you're considering it, I think they really appreciated that about the one I sent and that's why it worked out for me.
EDIT: just some extra info, it was a program outside of my region I had visited before and so I talked about how much I enjoyed it and kind of how it led me to discover this program.
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Helps that you have baller stats (if I remember correctly), but I am gonna definitely gear up for this cause I am getting passed over by places that know me, we just haven’t spoken since pre-COVID. I’m sure a nudge would hurt.
Man that's the FM life, reading about all these places with rent assistance and signing bonuses, like dang...
How are you guys wording these LOIs??
I generally said I was specifically sending one because I was out of the region and talked about a visit there I had once, what I did, why I enjoyed it and how it led me to discover the program. <1/2 page.
Awesome thanks! And you sent it to the program coordinator via email? I really want to pump a few of these out to my top programs that I haven't heard back from
As someone who EF'd up their own ERAS email address, I had a good reason to be contacting programs (I wrote the contact person listed in ERAS). Since it's so early in the cycle, I decided to just send emails to my top 10 programs (I'm applying in a noncompetitive specialty). I agree with the regional bias (my first 3 interview offers were all within a 50miles radius of my school). I feel like I got some positive responses to the emails (like "you'll be hearing from us soon") and eventually received invites from several of the programs that I had emailed. Keep any messages short and genuine.
I just now got my first in state invite and had 8 out of state invites. I truly think the regional bias is being blown out of proportion.
Yep!
Interview #4!!! Instate, city I don’t really want to live in but... reasons to like the program and I don’t have 20 so I can’t be picky.
Got 2 invites today! Both OOS...one community, one university.
Someone on Reddit today said they talked to their home EM program about sending LOIs; apparently it is considered both way too early and annoying to be sending them right now.
Idk if it was true or not but in the IM spreadsheet chat someone said a higher ranked program replied to their LOI with "Dear X, thank your for your interest. Whatever!" someone deleted it now but I got a good laugh out of it lol
People either have 18 invites or like 2 lol you would think that a profession full of neurotic and type A people would have an organized and well thought out plan for this cycle..BUT..
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I suspect after people actually do a few they will start to drop. Sitting on a zoom call in a room for 3-6 hours is exhausting. Not to mention the pre interview socials for each. Fatigue will set in. I'm looking at my scheduled IIs now I can tell i'm gunna get my butt kicked with rotations, pre interview socials, and interview. I have no intention over doing more than the CORD recommendation for EM (17, if i'm even lucky to get that many). 12-15 much more likely for me.
I am really afraid of that. BUT, the 2 people on my rotation with a billion have been declining interviews. Like I physically watched it.
1 has like 27 interviews and has cancelled at least 7 so far.
1 has like 15 interviews and has cancelled at least 3
I sent 4 Level 2 update/Personalized interest emails, and updated my core site in person because I’m here right now. Core site invited me. 3 ignored me (and they’re in my top 5), and 1 replied with a generic cut and paste nothingness.
I sent my LOI for IM because they've sent out IVs on 2 different days already, so gave it a shot :/.
I saw that too; I think it's really specialty & program-dependent though.
e.g.) if a program has sent 5 waves of interviews at this point (some have), I think it is reasonable to shoot the program coordinator a short LOI if you are OOS and the program truly is a top program for you.
Its funny how we spend so much time worrying about sending or not sending LOIs, myself included. In reality, though, that choice probably has little to no effect on the eventual match. But it’s the only thing we have control over at this point
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MRW when I get an interview invite:
The dopamine rush is real.
The dopamine rush is real.
Yeah. I sent a handful of LOIs to some of my tops. Actually got an II from one of them. But so did everyone on the reddit spreadsheet that day lol. We’re all just clamoring for some illusion of control.
Yes, as said above, I only reached out to my top 5 realistic list, and only after they sent out a couple waves and I could see via others logging into the invite scheduler that their spots were full/almost full.
Finished my second interview today, no way I can do 19 of them. Will definitely be dropping some, I really dont think people are going to hoard as much as we think.
530 FM programs and only got 17 interviews. That's the most I've seen. Also the lowest yield I've seen.
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