MD & DO co'21 Residency Panic thread

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Espressso said:
What exactly does this term "yeild protection" mean? If you don't mind me asking. Is it just programs targeting applicants who they think are safety applicants for their program?
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Usually used in reference to rank lists. Programs place applicants they think are more likely to go to their program at the top of the list over applicants they actually liked more or were more qualified so that they don't look bad or something by going too far down their rank list. This year it seems like the interview invites are getting some of this treatment as well.
 
Dr. Rafiki said:
Going forward can we please stop with the "GUYS, chill out, it's only been ____ days, they have to read your app still" comments? In the condensed season no one knows anything and it's entirely possible that some programs have assigned all their interviews at this point. Let us vent in peace.
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Yeah but its a problem when people are like "SHOULD I SEND A THANK YOU EMAIL FOR A WEBINAR INVITE??!?!"

Im glad venting is fine but some of these posts are neurotic for sure.
 
veebo said:
Usually used in reference to rank lists. Programs place applicants they think are more likely to go to their program at the top of the list over applicants they actually liked more or were more qualified so that they don't look bad or something by going too far down their rank list. This year it seems like the interview invites are getting some of this treatment as well.
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I see, so programs are more likely sending out invites to applicants they believe will be more likely to rank their program higher off the bat. This seems to be mostly regarding regionality, I'd assume
 
Espressso said:
I see, so programs are more likely sending out invites to applicants they believe will be more likely to rank their program higher off the bat. This seems to be mostly regarding regionality, I'd assume
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Mostly, yes. From my short experience so far even programs within the region are reluctant to extend invites to people they assume are looking at higher ranked programs. Probably smart on their end tbh but still annoying.
 
Espressso said:
I see, so programs are more likely sending out invites to applicants they believe will be more likely to rank their program higher off the bat. This seems to be mostly regarding regionality, I'd assume
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This morning was the first that I got invites from programs I have no direct connection/away rotation relationship to. I think that first week was very regional and connections based in many specialties. This week is likely gonna be the big one since they've had time to read the apps more
 
Chibucks15 said:
This morning was the first that I got invites from programs I have no direct connection/away rotation relationship to. I think that first week was very regional and connections based in many specialties. This week is likely gonna be the big one since they've had time to read the apps more
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yeah, literally just a half hour ago I got an invite for a program out of state that I haven't rotated at. So crossing my fingers this week brings us all plenty of invites
 
So I still have 0 interview invites. All my friends have 1. I am applying primary care. I took another look at my application and it seems fine, especially for what I am applying for. Some of my friends with much lower board scores are doing fine so I don't think that's it. Is there any way I can check to make sure my LOR are good? Should I be worried.
 
cadingcading said:
So I still have 0 interview invites. All my friends have 1. I am applying primary care. I took another look at my application and it seems fine, especially for what I am applying for. Some of my friends with much lower board scores are doing fine so I don't think that's it. Is there any way I can check to make sure my LOR are good? Should I be worried.
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No. You're fine. We aren't even a week into the season, you will get your interviews.
 
AnatomyGrey12 said:
Sure, but who cares?

The point of this thread is to let out all the neuroticism here, instead of actually doing something stupid lol
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The scary part is weve all heard stories of people ACTUALLY doing the stupid stuff after seeing it brought up a bunch of times on here...med students are literally insane haha what do we do to ourselves
 
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Seriously...I got woken up by one at like 730AM so now I'm all keyed up and probably won't hear a thing the rest of the day. Do they not know I'm on vacation and trying to not wake up at normal hours?!
 
Chibucks15 said:
Seriously...I got woken up by one at like 730AM so now I'm all keyed up and probably won't hear a thing the rest of the day. Do they not know I'm on vacation and trying to not wake up at normal hours?!
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Honestly though. I’m on an online rotation that started today and don’t have any responsibilities yet so of course I slept in! Looks like I’ll have to change my email notification sound to something more obnoxious.
 
So many interviews to UT San Antonio according to the spreadsheet, how do I show them I want TX without emailing them and getting on a DNR list damnnit
 
My first interview date is for my top program. Should I postpone that date so I can get some 'practice' interviews at programs I will likely rank lower? Would postponing a date by 2 weeks affect the rank list significantly?

I just don't want to walk into the biggest interview of the cycle without enough practice.
 
Dr. Rafiki said:
Has anyone thought about what to say / if to bring up the PE situation for us DO's? As in, during the "what questions do you have?" stage, would it be a good idea to mention that although I won't have a PE by rank list, neither will most DO's and to reassure them that I will pass first try? Or better to not bring it up and hope for the best?
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I got asked about that this AM for an interview.

Said I was scheduled for November 8th, suspended til April 2021.

Honestly I said i'm gonna do my best to take it before July 2021.
 
CavsFan2016 said:
Allocating my fourth-year “free” time over the next few weeks was NOT the move

I’m in physical pain sitting here with nothing to do other than refreshing my screen
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Its not much better being on a rotation, I keep checking my phone to make sure I dont miss any interviews. It doesnt help that I absolutely dislike this place that I am auditioning for.
 
Dr. Rafiki said:
Going forward can we please stop with the "GUYS, chill out, it's only been ____ days, they have to read your app still" comments? In the condensed season no one knows anything and it's entirely possible that some programs have assigned all their interviews at this point. Let us vent in peace.
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Yeah i don't know why interns (who've been in the similar stressful position last year) or anyone else say that. Its a stressful time and def ok to vent here.
 
Dr. Rafiki said:
Going forward can we please stop with the "GUYS, chill out, it's only been ____ days, they have to read your app still" comments? In the condensed season no one knows anything and it's entirely possible that some programs have assigned all their interviews at this point. Let us vent in peace.
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Second this. I got an interview at one of my top programs, but every date was filled up until late January. It's the only interview I've gotten so far, and it's not like it's a renowned program either. Maybe it's just a Texas thing, but I've heard similar stories about other programs.

I, for one, was told to send a LOI to your top programs early on since this year is very different. Take that with a grain of salt, ofc. Decided against it because I really just wasn't sure.
 
CavsFan2016 said:
Allocating my fourth-year “free” time over the next few weeks was NOT the move

I’m in physical pain sitting here with nothing to do other than refreshing my screen
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Absolutely the right move. I saw dates become unavailable despite getting to the screen within 1-2 minutes. You want to have your email and myeras tab up for sure during these earlier times.
 
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The TY interview I got this morning is now fully booked all 7/7 days. It's not even a week into the cycle! Really hoping this program is an early outlier

Also still 0/50 on rads programs
 
efle said:
The TY interview I got this morning is now fully booked all 7/7 days. It's not even a week into the cycle! Really hoping this program is an early outlier

Also still 0/50 on rads programs
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Ive seen this happen and sometimes they will open up more dates.
 
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