Competitiveness of Chicago Programs?

[SoulinNeed]

Hi, I'm a med student who's been exploring certain fields that I'm interested in, but I want to return to Chicago (I'm currently at a out of state med school) for personal reasons. I was just wondering, how competitive are Chicago programs? According to 2011 NRMP data, the average Step 1 score for Anes is 226, but I know this is no longer accurate. There are 7 programs in Chicago, but are they a good mix of hard relatively less difficult programs to enter, or are they all really tough to get into? Would an average applicant (according to NRMP data) have a good shot at one of the Chicago programs? Thanks for any help.

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[anbuitachi]

Hi, I'm a med student who's been exploring certain fields that I'm interested in, but I want to return to Chicago (I'm currently at a out of state med school) for personal reasons. I was just wondering, how competitive are Chicago programs? According to 2011 NRMP data, the average Step 1 score for Anes is 226, but I know this is no longer accurate. There are 7 programs in Chicago, but are they a good mix of hard relatively less difficult programs to enter, or are they all really tough to get into? Would an average applicant (according to NRMP data) have a good shot at one of the Chicago programs? Thanks for any help.

Number wise its DOable but its kind of like med school over again. The entire process is very unpredictable. You can do everything right and not even get an interview.

 

[IkeBoy18]

given rushgate and wildcatgate... im sure you will have no problem getting a spot in chicago..

 

[LMA24]

it's kind of a crap shoot.. i had step 1 >250 and step 2 > 260 and NW showed me no love. Your loss NW, ya hear that?!

Anyways, you should be fine. Good luck!

 

[deleted171991]

it's kind of a crap shoot.. i had step 1 >250 and step 2 > 260 and NW showed me no love. Your loss NW, ya hear that?!

Anyways, you should be fine. Good luck!

They probably expected you not to rank them high, hence they did not waste time on you.

 

[SoulinNeed]

given rushgate and wildcatgate... im sure you will have no problem getting a spot in chicago..

Has there been a lot of controversy? I'm just ting to see what the competitive landscape of Chicago is.

 

[Consigliere]

What the hell is rushgate and wildcatgate?

 

[IkeBoy18]

What the hell is rushgate and wildcatgate?

All the drama on sdn regarding rush and northwestern. Whether true or not it has some effect.

 

[Triple AAA]

given rushgate and wildcatgate... im sure you will have no problem getting a spot in chicago..

Don't forget UofCgate... I'm sure you could find dirt on most programs if you search the catacombs of SDN long enough

 

[SoulinNeed]

Any info on the relative competitiveness of these programs?

 

[SFGuy2011]

Any info on the relative competitiveness of these programs?

NW and UChicago are probably somewhat more competitive than the others. The Google Doc on the first page of this thread will give you an idea.

http://forums.studentdoctor.net/threads/2014-15-anesthesiology-applications-interviews.1096418/

 

[SoulinNeed]

Thanks for that doc.

Anyone have any info on the competitiveness of UIC and Advocate's programs?

 

[SFGuy2011]

Thanks for that doc.

Anyone have any info on the competitiveness of UIC and Advocate's programs?

 

[SoulinNeed]

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I get your point, but it's something that I can at least partly plan for.

 

[SoulinNeed]

BTW, and this is just a curiosity point, but it seems like Cook County's program is made up of all foreign and carib grad residents. Is there a reason for this?

 

[Steege305]

BTW, and this is just a curiosity point, but it seems like Cook County's program is made up of all foreign and carib grad residents. Is there a reason for this?

Do you really need someone else to answer this for you?

 

[SoulinNeed]

Do you really need someone else to answer this for you?

I have a hunch, obviously, but I don't want to make any assumptions. Is there something wrong with the program that makes US MD's avoid it, or is it just some preference in the program?

 

[Steege305]

I have a hunch, obviously, but I don't want to make any assumptions. Is there something wrong with the program that makes US MD's avoid it, or is it just some preference in the program?

I think you can toss the "program preference" right off the bat. I wouldn't imagine that there are any PDs out there chomping at the bit to fill their programs with FMGs and Caribbean grads. The NMRP algorithm is a proposal driven algorithm, so it stands to reason that MDs didn't want to go there.

As for what makes those particular programs less desirable, I'm not sure. I didn't interview at either of those programs.

 

[BLADEMDA]

Hi, I'm a med student who's been exploring certain fields that I'm interested in, but I want to return to Chicago (I'm currently at a out of state med school) for personal reasons. I was just wondering, how competitive are Chicago programs? According to 2011 NRMP data, the average Step 1 score for Anes is 226, but I know this is no longer accurate. There are 7 programs in Chicago, but are they a good mix of hard relatively less difficult programs to enter, or are they all really tough to get into? Would an average applicant (according to NRMP data) have a good shot at one of the Chicago programs? Thanks for any help.

Rush

 

[deleted171991]

Rush

Couldn't help it:

 

[BLADEMDA]

1. Cook County- Lower 1/3 program
2. Loyola Univ
3. Rush

If you have average stats you will match in Chicago.

 

[BLADEMDA]

My Era:

 

[SoulinNeed]

1. Cook County- Lower 1/3 program
2. Loyola Univ
3. Rush

If you have average stats you will match in Chicago.

Thanks for the list.

 

[SoulinNeed]

I think you can toss the "program preference" right off the bat. I wouldn't imagine that there are any PDs out there chomping at the bit to fill their programs with FMGs and Caribbean grads. The NMRP algorithm is a proposal driven algorithm, so it stands to reason that MDs didn't want to go there.

As for what makes those particular programs less desirable, I'm not sure. I didn't interview at either of those programs.

It's really incredible to see, though. The vast majority of the program is FMG and Carib grads, but like you said, I guess we don't know what or if anything is wrong with the program.

 

[LostinLift]

Deleted - Thought this was in the EM forum haha