Comprehensive Post Interview Communication Thread

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Hi all, just wanted to create this thread to list which programs send out unsolicited post-interview communication. Please list which program and what you have either heard about or received yourself.

UCLA: chief residents give a phone call to top applicants
UCSF: snail mail letter RTM
 
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if this thread is going to exist, can people at least add when such communication has been received or if it is per last years applicants?
 
Does anyone respond to these type of messages? I feel like it might be better to be silent (although I feel rude not responding to emails on purpose)... on the other hand any response that's sufficiently enthusiastic yet vague enough would be the equivalent of sending a "I'm ranking you highly but not number 1" type message.
 
BIDMC: email from PD
Emory: email from PD 2/2016: "thought very highly of your application and interview"
Maryland: email from PD
MUSC: postcard, email from interviewers and chief resident
UCLA: chief residents give a phone call to top applicants
UCSF: snail mail letter RTM
 
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Anyone know from talking to friends/residents how far some programs go down their rank list? For example, UCSF takes 14 and probably sends 14 snail mail RTM letters but clearly not everyone is reciprocating so they must be falling down their list. Just curious how far programs end up going down. Thanks and good luck!
 
Radiologyreviews2015 said:
Anyone know from talking to friends/residents how far some programs go down their rank list? For example, UCSF takes 14 and probably sends 14 snail mail RTM letters but clearly not everyone is reciprocating so they must be falling down their list. Just curious how far programs end up going down. Thanks and good luck!
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I'm sure it's different for every program and varies year by year. All you can really do is rank the way you want and hope for the best.

Analyzing how far particular programs go down their list won't help/change anything.
 
Radiologyreviews2015 said:
Hoping poster is from the west coast
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In case you were hoping the snail mail would take time to get to the east coast, it generally shouldn't be more than 2 days' delay no matter where in the US you are located. At this point the best thing we can do is just forget about all this madness until the match day.
 
I heard most post-interview communication is done to recruit female applicants and that male applicants usually don't get contacted as much, is this true? Not sure how many female applicants post on here, but would love to hear your input. Thanks!
 
Wake sent a reminder that they don't play this game. Won't change my ranking, but respect them more for it.
 
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Radiologyreviews2015 said:
Sigh maybe I should stop trying to convince my partner to rank them first
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If you still want it, you should still rank it first. I found out first hand recently that information in one of these communication threads is, not surprisingly, inaccurate and probably meant to troll people... well that or programs contact in a way that is not consistent across applicants which would be weird. Don't believe what's here or elsewhere out there. I did for a while and I ended up surprised by something different. Do what you want and leave the rest to the match.
 
Radiologyreviews2015 said:
If you still want it, you should still rank it first. I found out first hand recently that information in one of these communication threads is, not surprisingly, inaccurate and probably meant to troll people... well that or programs contact in a way that is not consistent across applicants which would be weird. Don't believe what's here or elsewhere out there. I did for a while and I ended up surprised by something different. Do what you want and leave the rest to the match.
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congrats on UCSF 🙂
 
Radiologyreviews2015 said:
If you still want it, you should still rank it first. I found out first hand recently that information in one of these communication threads is, not surprisingly, inaccurate and probably meant to troll people... well that or programs contact in a way that is not consistent across applicants which would be weird. Don't believe what's here or elsewhere out there. I did for a while and I ended up surprised by something different. Do what you want and leave the rest to the match.
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Not sure what's weird about programs sending real mail to their RTM candidates and then emailing the other 'top' candidates. I've certainly gotten one form while friends have gotten the other from the same program. Whatever makes you feel better.

Agree that no one should change their rank list based on these posts. That would be as asinine as this thread existing to begin with.
 
Dear people who recieved a snail mail or an email from ucsf: did you tell them they were your number one and then recieve this communication?
 
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