cost of interview season

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Just for "fun"...

post your specialty and how much interview season ended up costing you.

Edit - last year's poster though it out better than I did.

• Specialty:
• Total number of interviews attended:
• ERAS application fees:
• Matching service fees:
• Hotels:
• Rental cars:
• Gas:
• Plane tickets:
• Food:
• Miscellaneous expenses (parking costs, tolls, etc):
• Total cost for interview season:

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[Bacchus]

Saw this and thought of last year's thread: http://forums.studentdoctor.net/threads/interview-season-costs.978165/

 

[organdonor]

Family medicine

2 suits. Various other wardrobe pieces. Although I hope to use them for other things $500

~ $50 in gas each to drive to 9 interviews=$450

All programs paid for hotel rooms and dinner at much nicer restaurants than what I could afford the night before. I did spend a couple extra nights on my own dime at a few spots, along with the occasional breakfast ~$500

One hotel was attached to a casino and I tried roulette for the first time $200

~$1500?

 

[eastcoastdr]

Psych:
Had an old suit. Bought 2 new blouses, shoes, tote bag- $200
Had to pay for 4 diff discounted hotel stays - approximately $350
Transportation costs: $70 in subway/public transportation, $700 on plane tickets, $300 in gas for those that I drove to (i'm estimating the gas here...its probably more lol)
Miscellaneous: Food/coffee while traveling, would probably estimate at around $100

so total approx: $1720.
My biggest expense was plane tickets for 2 interviews..I booked late (because it was in places where I wasn't sure about interviewing at) so the ticket prices were jacked up. I did however save a lot of money by staying with friends and family in cities I visited. It was so fun catching up with old friends and really getting a chance to explore the different cities.

 

[shenanigi]

$37000. First class flights, rental Aston Martins, and Armani suits (a new one for each interview)

 

[MerickManual]

I guess I'll pitch in for this year.

Family Medicine

New suit, few blouses, already had shoes/bag = $250
Gas to 9 interviews, all in state = $400(?)
3 overnights/hotels = all paid for by programs
Food: lunch/dinners = all paid for by programs
Etc (coffee, snacks, randoms) = $50-100(?)

Total: $700-800?

 

[MadHopsMD]

I am going to rank 26 places. And NRMP makes me pay for every one over 20. thats 6 times 30 = 180, along with 60 bucks for the first 20. Why do this? ok enough venting.

 

[MerickManual]

I am going to rank 26 places. And NRMP makes me pay for every one over 20. thats 6 times 30 = 180, along with 60 bucks for the first 20. Why do this? ok enough venting.

MadHopsMD, I remember your story: I am rooting for you! Please let us know you matched as soon as you find out.

 

[MS87]

I am going to rank 26 places. And NRMP makes me pay for every one over 20. thats 6 times 30 = 180, along with 60 bucks for the first 20. Why do this? ok enough venting.

Because they can. I have to pay a bunch too. Seems ridiculous since I already had to pay extra to apply to the programs
I thought it was going to be more than 20 for the flat rate, since you can get the first 30 ERAS apps cheap. I guess if you apply to 30 you aren't interviewing at 30 though

 

[shiftingmirage]

Flights: $1000 (Thank god for SW, or else this would have been a lot more).
Hotels: $500
Gas: $200 or so
Cabs/shuttles/car rental: $500
Total: $2200.