DO Couples Match

[yogaGirl323]

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Hey guys, been looking for advice on this at my school through administration and previous students and we’ve been SOL, so I was hoping I could get some insight on here! We both are DO students planning to enter the ACGME match as a couple this year & I would love some guidance. We are both going for relatively non competitive fields (neurology & IM) and had a lot of questions while trying to make our lists of programs to apply to.

My stats (neurology)
Step 1 & 2: 260+, 265+
Level 1 & 2: 850+, 900+
Class rank: top 1-2%
Some extracurriculars
Minimal research (2 experiences)

His stats (IM)
Step 1 & 2: 235+, 245+
Level 1 & 2: 650+, 650+
Class rank: top 10%
Some extracurriculars
Research as an undergrad

We both have 4 audition rotations in our desired location, which is pretty competitive. We are planning to only apply east coast & west coast because thats where our families are. Right now we are doing Bay Area, SoCal, NYC, Boston, Philly, Baltimore, DC, Miami, & KC. Debating adding more cities to the list. I think we both are easy to get along with and would interview well?

My biggest questions are:
1. Is this overkill? I want to be very judicious with how many programs I apply to because I will have to apply to IM prelims as well which (I think) will double my costs.
2. How many programs should we apply to given our stats and desired locations?
3. How many interviews should we go on each to guarantee that we match?
4. How much money should we allocate to apps & interviews to be safe (since we’ll prob be flying between the coasts)?
5. Some of the programs we are applying to are historically DO-unfriendly, should these not count towards our final “number” as far as how many places we need to rank in order to match?

Honestly, any insight or advice on here is greatly appreciated. Thanks in advance.
Please feel free to PM me if you have experience couples matching as DOs!

 

[BorntobeDO?]

I would be surprised if you guys were unable to match somewhere even in those competitive areas (with maybe the exception of the Bay area, unless you include UC Davis). Your score especially, is so strong I think you could pull a weaker applicant along (and your significant other isn't doing badly at all either).

So I can only guess on costs, but I imagine 10k is a safe bet to cover everything. I wouldn't worry about applying to too many areas, as the couple match will add complexity. I think Miami, SoCal, Philly, Baltimore, Miami and KC are almost 'safeties.'

If you haven't seen the interactive charting outcomes, I think you might find it useful: Tableau Public

 

[yogaGirl323]

I would be surprised if you guys were unable to match somewhere even in those competitive areas (with maybe the exception of the Bay area, unless you include UC Davis). Your score especially, is so strong I think you could pull a weaker applicant along (and your significant other isn't doing badly at all either).

So I can only guess on costs, but I imagine 10k is a safe bet to cover everything. I wouldn't worry about applying to too many areas, as the couple match will add complexity. I think Miami, SoCal, Philly, Baltimore, Miami and KC are almost 'safeties.'

If you haven't seen the interactive charting outcomes, I think you might find it useful: Tableau Public

Thank you so much! this is really helpful. I plan on being very transparent with the couples match & let PDs know I have a partner. I hope this can get him more interviews (as I’ve read online). Right now my biggest concern is making sure I have enough money for everything so the 10K estimate is helpful

 

[alprazoslam]

with those scores they should be paying you to interview there