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hello future radiology colleagues. I'm here seeing if anyone has gone through a similar situation and can share some advice. Maybe I'm just here to rant about the whole process. It was always my dream to match back home in LA for residency (yes, I realize it is the most competitive location in the country). My top 3 ranked programs where in LA (total of 10 spots) and I was really hoping the statistic about 85% matching to your top 3 programs would hold true. It did not.
I learned that I had matched to a NY area hospital (not one of the elite Manhattan programs) on Monday, because I had to SOAP into a preliminary spot. This program was ranked around 10th on my list, I was incredibly unimpressed on interview day, scared of the weakness of their IR program, and remember wanting to just walk out of there early on interview day. Conversely, I was very happy with the preliminary program I ended up matching to.
Since I learned of my match, I've been panicking and everyone around me can recognize how unhappy I am. They've tried to console me with the fact that I'll be living in new York for 4 years, which I know I will enjoy. I guess I'm just looking for anyone's advice, to see if you've been through a similar situation and how that turned out.
Thank you
I learned that I had matched to a NY area hospital (not one of the elite Manhattan programs) on Monday, because I had to SOAP into a preliminary spot. This program was ranked around 10th on my list, I was incredibly unimpressed on interview day, scared of the weakness of their IR program, and remember wanting to just walk out of there early on interview day. Conversely, I was very happy with the preliminary program I ended up matching to.
Since I learned of my match, I've been panicking and everyone around me can recognize how unhappy I am. They've tried to console me with the fact that I'll be living in new York for 4 years, which I know I will enjoy. I guess I'm just looking for anyone's advice, to see if you've been through a similar situation and how that turned out.
Thank you