Interview Cancellations

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Hi all and Happy Holidays. I will be canceling some interviews but am wondering when is it too late to cancel an interview? The one I'm concerned about is January 4th, which is less than a week away.

Thanks so much.
 
Jan 4th might be a little close but in the end they dont want you to waste their time and I am sure you dont want to waste yours.
 
EctopicFetus said:
Jan 4th might be a little close but in the end they dont want you to waste their time and I am sure you dont want to waste yours.
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Agreed. If you are not going to consider a program, the PD doesn't want to waste faculty time or your money. Just give us a warning as soon as you decide against. It's irritating to have set up the interviews, have the faculty on hand and then somebody doesn't show.
 
BKN said:
Agreed. If you are not going to consider a program, the PD doesn't want to waste faculty time or your money. Just give us a warning as soon as you decide against. It's irritating to have set up the interviews, have the faculty on hand and then somebody doesn't show.
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That blows my mind that someone at this stage in their life would actually just NOT show up for an interview as important as this. I guess some people grow up faster than others, and the rate is not linear with their academic performance.
 
I doubt someone would just not show up. I had a TY interview that I had to cancel because of availability issues. I scheduled it in early october, then in mid oct I asked to change my mid Nov appt, the RC told me they couldnt so I decided to cancel it. I sent an email and a phone call, then on the day of the interview I get a call about me not showing up. I call back and I tell them I sent an email on Date X and got a reply on Date Y acknowledging this.

She looked through her records and apologized. In reality everyone is adding, cancelling and going through a lot of interviews. Some people are just more organized then others. I really doubt someone in their 4th yr of med school is that unprofessional but then again oh the things I have seen from some residents 😱 (non EM BTW)
 
Thanks everyone. I decided not to cancel and am looking forward to the interview.

Happy New Year.
 
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