Interview Season Costs

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[Vita]

• Specialty: Pediatrics
• Total number of interviews attended: 11
• ERAS application fees: $267
• Matching service fees: $50
• Hotels: $150.00 (all but one program paid for hotel, then I paid for hotels for 2 second looks).
• Rental cars: $0
• Gas: ~$500-600
• Plane tickets: $0
• Food: ~$100
• Miscellaneous expenses (parking costs, tolls, etc): ~$30
• Total cost for interview season ~$1,167.00

 

[Stellar Clouds]

• Specialty: Anesthesiology
• Total number of interviews attended: 11 anesthesia, 6 prelim
• ERAS application fees: $592
• Matching service fees: $50
• Hotels: $0 (3 programs didn't provide, so I stayed with friends)
• Rental cars: $125
• Gas: $150
• Plane tickets: $1278
• Food: $75
• Miscellaneous expenses (parking costs, tolls, etc): $356 (200 was on train tickets)
• Total cost for interview season: $2626

 

[armybound]

• Specialty: Urology
• Total number of interviews attended: 14
• ERAS application fees: $1,000
• Matching service fees: $125
• Hotels: ~$750
• Rental cars: ~$250
• Gas: ~$200
• Plane tickets: ~$2500
• Food: ~$150
• Miscellaneous expenses (parking costs, tolls, etc):~$50
• Total cost for interview season: ~$4,750

This doesn't add up exactly right, but it was somewhere between $4,500 and $5,000. I managed to drive to 7 interviews and only had to pay for 8 hotel days. There were some pretty expensive last-minute flights in there.

 

[235009]

• Specialty: Internal Medicine
• Total number of interviews attended: 10 (canceled 1)
• ERAS application fees: $312
• Matching service fees: $50
• Hotels: $670 (for 5 interviews)
• Rental cars: $0
• Gas: ~$100
• Bus/Plane tickets: $110
• Food: you really shouldn't be counting this because you're going to eat no matter what
• Miscellaneous expenses (parking costs, tolls, etc): ~$5
• Total cost for interview season: ~$1250

none of my interviews provided hotel accommodations. almost all travel was by bus. didn't necessarily pick the cheapest hotel because I prioritized convenience and comfort.

 

[WilliamWallace]

Specialty: Surgical sub specialty
Total number of interviews attended: 15
ERAS application fees: $1,200
Matching service fees: $125
Hotels: $1000
Rental cars: $600
Gas: $700
Plane tickets: $1600
Misc including food & interview suit: $800
Total cost for interview season: $6000

Would have been much cheaper had I applied to schools only on East coast.

 

[sylvanthus]

Wow I totally screwed myself.

I have spent 10,000 for 20 interviews, mainly flying from west coast to east coast.

 

[IMGAUCMD2013]

Since we all tend to post reviews of interviews and programs in our respective specialties, I thought it might be helpful for future applicants to have a general thread with info related to costs for interview season in general.

Please post the specialty you applied to in the reply title to help with sorting.

• Specialty:IM
• Total number of interviews attended: 13 (7 cancelled)
• ERAS application fees: ~ 4,400 (applied to 140 IM programs)
• Matching service fees: 50$
• Hotels:0
• Rental cars: 0
• Gas: 250$
• Plane tickets: 0
• Food: 0 (always provided)
• Miscellaneous expenses (parking costs, tolls, etc): 100$
• Total cost for interview season: 4,800$ (Drove to all interviews)

Most money spent is on flying around and application fees (depending on how many you apply to. I may have overapplied. Better safe than sorry. YOMO - you only match once)

 

[survivordo]

Wow I totally screwed myself.

I have spent 10,000 for 20 interviews, mainly flying from west coast to east coast.

That's some serious $$$. But you spent it and its over. Forget about it. Once you land a spot it will all be worth it.

Survivor DO

 

[pooh86]

Specialty: Pediatrics
Total number of interviews attended: 15
ERAS application fees: $850
Matching service fees: ~$150
Hotels: ~$700
Rental cars: 0
Gas: $300
Plane tickets: $200
Food: $50
Miscellaneous expenses (parking costs, tolls, etc): $50
Total cost for interview season: $2,300

 

[genswim24]

Wow I totally screwed myself.

I have spent 10,000 for 20 interviews, mainly flying from west coast to east coast.

I did almost the same thing, don't feel alone. Same amount of interviews, costs, and going coast to coast. Hopefully we can look back on the whole situation with a smile.

 

[12six]

Specialty: Ortho
Total number of interviews attended: 10

ERAS application fees: $650
Matching service fees: $50
Hotels: $0
Rental cars: $0
Gas: $150
Plane tickets: $0
Food: $0
Miscellaneous expenses: $50

Total cost for interview season: ~ $900

 

[shan564]

Wow I totally screwed myself.

I have spent 10,000 for 20 interviews, mainly flying from west coast to east coast.

I don't know exactly how much I spent, but it wasn't too far from that. And honestly, I'm glad I did... it'll make a minor dent in my overall student loan debt, and it might end up making a huge difference to my career.

 

[coralis]

Specialty: EM
Total number of interviews attended: 8
ERAS application fees: ~2,600 (applied to 103) programs
Matching service fees: 65$ (couple's matching)
WAY tooo much money to count... flew west-east and east-back and south-east etc
Total cost for interview season: ~6-8K

 

[Bacchus]

Specialty: Family Medicine
Total number of interviews attended: 6
ERAS application fees: $162
Matching service fees: $60
Hotels: 2 (paid for by the residency)
Rental cars: 0
Gas: $300 (overestimated)
Plane tickets: 0
Food: 0 (Dinners paid for by residency, lunch provided)
Miscellaneous expenses (parking costs, tolls, etc): ~$20
Total cost for interview season: $532-->$550