importance of contacts....

[drsunnyking]

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for how much limit the CONTACTS help u??i mean if u have good contacts,is it easy to get into residency?? suppose anyone has mediocre marks like mid 80"s and 5 year out of school.can contacts bypass this???plz tell in detail.thnx

 

[gutonc]

for how much limit the CONTACTS help u??i mean if u have good contacts,is it easy to get into residency?? suppose anyone has mediocre marks like mid 80"s and 5 year out of school.can contacts bypass this???plz tell in detail.thnx

If one of those contacts is a PD who owes your dad a favor, then yes, it will be easy to get into residency. But otherwise, it's just something else to help you out but it won't blot out your other red flags (IMG, 5y out, bad Step scores).

 

[mlw03]

for how much limit the CONTACTS help u??i mean if u have good contacts,is it easy to get into residency?? suppose anyone has mediocre marks like mid 80"s and 5 year out of school.can contacts bypass this???plz tell in detail.thnx

absolutely not. how many questions are you going to ask that amount to, "can a weak candidate get a good residency position they don't deserve?" a bad candidate is a bad candidate, and unless you have incriminating photos of a program director, contacts will not be enough to overcome a weak application and interview.

 

[cowme]

My contacts helped me immensely. But that's mostly cuz I look kinda weird in glasses.

 

[mlw03]

Ha!

My contacts helped me immensely. But that's mostly cuz I look kinda weird in glasses.