No, no. I don't think this is necessary at all. This is the point of LOIs later in the cycle. You're all good.
Probably bc I only have 10 interviews rn not 20 like some of you so Im able to get away with not having back to back and not sure why anyone should be actually going on 20+ interviews theres really no need
There is if youre genuinely interested in hearing what the 20 programs have to say in order to best determine your rank list
oh wow that's what I'm seeing too. probably good for my mental health lol
I guess I should have said for IM
I do.
Just don’t drink so much that you can’t keep your composure.
Nah I was legit having a nice sour just one. But everyone else was just sitting there. Made me feel kinda weird
Like they weren’t even drinking water or a soda?
my experiences so far have been:
I went to what was billed as a "casual resident social" and a good 3/4 of everyone was in button-down shirts or suits and on the edge of their seat. Honestly I hate these things.
Don't have an answer but just wanted to say I feel similarly. After most of my interviews I've felt like they've gone decently well, I had ok/good answers, conversation went relatively pleasantly. But then I'm like....but that was it. It wasn't anything out of this world or anything like that. So I have no idea how to feel afterwards. And the worst ones are where they just start the interview with, "so do you have any questions for me?" after giving an hour long presentation that answered any question I could have had about the program.
That is exactly it! Its nice. Its pleasant. I say what I need to say, but I am sure everyone else is great also?
This is why I was saying in the other thread that I actually think auditions are important with virtual interviews. Idk how to stand out among hundreds of applicants for a few spots in a span of 20 min convos with a few residents and faculty. But with the programs I auditioned at theres a huge difference
This has been every single one I've been on. Literally wearing the same things we wear during the interview minus the tie for the guys (including jackets half the time).
Gross, everyone at the ones I've been to has been pretty casual thankfully
Mine have been bad too. Ive started playing this game when they ask us about ourselves, where I try and see who can come up with the craziest way to show they have a tie to the area. The winner right now is a kid who said his grandfather traveled through the area the residency was located and would tell his grandkids about it and since then hes always wanted to live there. Like it was some legend being passed down through generations..This has been every single one I've been on. Literally wearing the same things we wear during the interview minus the tie for the guys (including jackets half the time).
It's not a casual, relaxed thing when I'm wearing most of a suit and have lights on my face and nobody is drinking, y'all. It's more like being interrogated for a crime.
I will continue having my drink during them and acting chill, though. I am *not* going somewhere that I have to have a stick up my butt for 3 years
Oops i wear a sweatshirt and pajama pants and finish at least two glasses of wine lmaoThis has been every single one I've been on. Literally wearing the same things we wear during the interview minus the tie for the guys (including jackets half the time).
It's not a casual, relaxed thing when I'm wearing most of a suit and have lights on my face and nobody is drinking, y'all. It's more like being interrogated for a crime.
I will continue having my drink during them and acting chill, though. I am *not* going somewhere that I have to have a stick up my butt for 3 years
Only questions I really want to know are whether or not my quality of life will be good.
I hate these people. The people I've rotated with have ranged from stellar straight-through students with no work history, to non-trad students with multiple gap years and work histories, and everything in between. On the whole, those students who didn't experience real work life scenarios are definitely the type to complain about things.
Starting to feel like things are slowing down. Just looking at Thalamus and ERAS pretty much all interview slots are filled. I guess it depends on whether people drop appointments.
An attending had to ask me to run some paperwork to the pharmacy because the intranet was down. He apologized like 5 times. I was like bro I’m 37 and have had some really ****ty jobs. Running a piece of paper to the pharmacy is nothing.
Legit just got out of a social a few minutes ago (yes, I was typing the above during the social) where everyone was like this. Dressed up, sitting on the edge of their seat, asking "smart" questions.
Lol what. I ask those on almost every interview. I even ask the PDs about things they would change. What exactly is the point of this if we can't ask what we want to know.
apparently it signaling to the program that you are looking for negatives to rank it lower. Like what toxic Bs is this??
I was the only one in my social chilling with a nice IPA in my hand listening to other people in button ups after canned interview questions. While I’m asking about the dope beer gardens and outdoor activities to do in the area. I’m blessed with enough IV to be self-selected out by the stale boring programs
Id much rather interact with someone like you during a social lol
That doesn’t make any sense lol. I want people to ask me what the negatives, how else are you gonna find out
yeah Prelim/TY residents reporting back on the spreadsheets and reddit that we shouldn't. This is legit the question I ask at every program.
Prelim/TY makes even less sense lol everyone knows you’re trying to find somewhere chill.
Are you able to name these programs where the residents are saying this?
100% this, I have been asking about the food situation at every social. For the most part I’ve liked the residents and opportunities at every program but some are stingy with the food and that is no good
Me too. I have a different way of asking it but I ask the same thing, and I've been getting great answers from the PDs/interviewers. Most of them laugh first and compliment me on it being a great question. If I catch wind of this behavior related to somewhere I interviewed, it might just make me decide not to rank the program tbh.
