If you apply to ERAS after attempting the early SF match the previous year, are you considered a reapplicant/do programs know about it?

[ace_inhibitor111]

As in, if you attempt to match in Urology or Ophtho but don't make it, will you be considered a reapplicant next year if you attempt to match IM through ERAS? I was considering dual applying ophtho and IM. That or do a research year in between attempts. Would it also it harder for programs to see whether you're dual applying if you attempt both the SF match and ERAS? Thanks for the advice!

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[CidHighwind]

You mean like you applied optho this year and didn’t get it? Probably not. Schools know what year you graduate though, so If you graduate in 2020 and are applying for the match in 2020 September, they’ll know you reapplied. It honestly doesn’t hurt you as much as you’d think, so don’t worry too much

 

[ACSurgeon]

You mean like you applied optho this year and didn’t get it? Probably not. Schools know what year you graduate though, so If you graduate in 2020 and are applying for the match in 2020 September, they’ll know you reapplied. It honestly doesn’t hurt you as much as you’d think, so don’t worry too much

being a graduate rather than a medical student will hurt your chances.

 

[CidHighwind]

being a graduate rather than a medical student will hurt your chances.

Only on the sense that the people that didn’t match the first time usually had a red flag/lower scores than people that did the first time. It’s not like you won’t match at all, especially if you go for something less competitive the second time around.