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I am applying to Gen Surg this year and couples matching with my fiancee who is going into ortho. We are a little concerned about matching since she is going into ortho and it is supercompetitive. To make matters worse, our board scores are flip flopped. I did really well and scored a 247 and she had a bad day and ended up with a 217. Although, she has lots of research experience, presented at national conferences, and has been working with the Dept Chair for years now, and I am sure he will write an awesome letter. I wish our scores were the other way around as I think it would increase our chances of couples matching.
The two of us applied to roughly 30 programs. I would say almost all of them are academic programs in the Northeast, Midwest, and a few down south. Does anyone know what kind of shot we have if we want to stay together? Should we apply to more programs to increase our chances?
Any suggestions would be helpful
Thanks
I am applying to Gen Surg this year and couples matching with my fiancee who is going into ortho. We are a little concerned about matching since she is going into ortho and it is supercompetitive. To make matters worse, our board scores are flip flopped. I did really well and scored a 247 and she had a bad day and ended up with a 217. Although, she has lots of research experience, presented at national conferences, and has been working with the Dept Chair for years now, and I am sure he will write an awesome letter. I wish our scores were the other way around as I think it would increase our chances of couples matching.
The two of us applied to roughly 30 programs. I would say almost all of them are academic programs in the Northeast, Midwest, and a few down south. Does anyone know what kind of shot we have if we want to stay together? Should we apply to more programs to increase our chances?
Any suggestions would be helpful
Thanks