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I have Cleveland Clinic 1/13 and would like to switch to 1/20 or 1/27 so I can attend a family event. Please help me out if you can switch! PM me if you can! It would really mean a lot.

Thanks.
 
Baylor Switch needed, please!

I have 12/16 and need to switch to 1/13. Thanks.
 
I have UCLA 12/13 and would be interested in trading for either January date if possible. Offer stands only for the next couple of days before I switch tickets etc. Thanks!
 
ohioapplicant said:
I have Cleveland Clinic 1/13 and would like to switch to 1/20 or 1/27 so I can attend a family event. Please help me out if you can switch! PM me if you can! It would really mean a lot.

Thanks.
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I will also be willing to pay for your flight if you switch with me. I really need it, thanks.
 
Does anyone have Thomas Jefferson 1/24 and want to switch for 12/13

Alternatively, does anyone have UCSD 1/27 and want to switch for 12/13

Thanks!
 
Add me to the list of long shots for a Dec 13 switch, lol.

I Have UPMC on 12/13, would like to switch to 1/10 (my birthday 🙂)

Of course, I will pay for all your travel expenses (flight, hotel, rental car, food!), as well as any cancellation/change fees if you already made travel arrangements for the 10th.
 
ohioapplicant said:
I will also be willing to pay for your flight if you switch with me. I really need it, thanks.
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'I have Cleveland Clinic 1/13 and would like to switch to 1/20 or 1/27 so I can attend a family event. Please help me out if you can switch! PM me if you can! It would really mean a lot.'



Reposting this in hopes of someone noticing it.

Have: Cleveland Clinic 1/13
Need: Cleveland Clinic 1/20 or 1/27

Thanks!
 
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I also have South Carolina on 12/6 and need to switch to 1/9!

I will pay for flight, change fees, and accommodations if I can find a taker!!
 
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I need to switch my UC Davis date.

I have 12/6 and need to switch to any of the other dates - 12/10, 12/17, or 1/10

I will pay for your flight, etc etc etc

Thanks so much!!
 
Please Please, I have UPMC on 12/13 and I NEED to switch to 1/10. I can't really afford paying for your flight etc... but if there is someone who wouldn't mind and can do me this big favor, I would be very grateful.
Thanks
 
sorry to use this thread....but has anyone who received an invitation to interview at USC received an interview date confirmation? It has been almost a week and a half....

thank you.
 
Utah Interview Switch


I have Utah on 12/6 and would like to switch to 12/20.

Please let me know if you can switch with me. In return, I'll pay for your flight, you'll get my eternal thanks, and maybe most importantly, the universe will send some good KARMA your way for the rest of this process!

Thanks
 
Here's another one! Anyone interviewing Baylor on Jan 13 that wouldn't mind swapping with my date on Dec 16? I will pay for your flight or change fees and be extremely appreciative! 🙂 Thank you, thank you, thank you!
 
cmedradonc2be said:
I also have South Carolina on 12/6 and need to switch to 1/9!

I will pay for flight, change fees, and accommodations if I can find a taker!!
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Please, Please, Please.... If anyone can switch with me for the South Carolina dates! I have already canceled 3 interviews because of date conflicts and I don't have many to begin with! =o(
 
Please forgive me if this sounds disrespectful, but would those that "NEED" a switch maybe want to say why they need it more than any other applicant? Or for those that "don't have many interviews" maybe want to say how many they have?

I have 4 invites, which to me isn't many and certainly far from the magic number, even though my stats are pretty solid compared to those who matched in the past. But it just seems like those who claim to be desperate while trying to trade dates of stellar programs to fit in more big institutions will do just fine. Likewise, if someone had to cancel several times, it implies that that person had plenty to begin with. Don't get me wrong, it sucks that several programs recognize your hard work and you can't accommodate them all, but isn't that part of the match? Or perhaps I'm wrong and you were just unlucky enough to have only 4 invites and 3 were on the same day, in which case I'm sorry for this post.

I don't mean to discourage using this thread at all - I'm sure I'll need it. I've reached out to a couple people wanting a trade even though I had nothing to gain. I guess it's just tough to see those of you in a great position to match trying to acquire as many interviews as possible while others are truly holding on by a thread. Then again I'm just jealous of all you superstar applicants lol. Sorry for the rant, let's hope we all make it!
 
wannaberadonc said:
Please forgive me if this sounds disrespectful, but would those that "NEED" a switch maybe want to say why they need it more than any other applicant? Or for those that "don't have many interviews" maybe want to say how many they have?

I have 4 invites, which to me isn't many and certainly far from the magic number, even though my stats are pretty solid compared to those who matched in the past. But it just seems like those who claim to be desperate while trying to trade dates of stellar programs to fit in more big institutions will do just fine. Likewise, if someone had to cancel several times, it implies that that person had plenty to begin with. Don't get me wrong, it sucks that several programs recognize your hard work and you can't accommodate them all, but isn't that part of the match? Or perhaps I'm wrong and you were just unlucky enough to have only 4 invites and 3 were on the same day, in which case I'm sorry for this post.

I don't mean to discourage using this thread at all - I'm sure I'll need it. I've reached out to a couple people wanting a trade even though I had nothing to gain. I guess it's just tough to see those of you in a great position to match trying to acquire as many interviews as possible while others are truly holding on by a thread. Then again I'm just jealous of all you superstar applicants lol. Sorry for the rant, let's hope we all make it!
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Yes. And no buying or selling interview dates. Pay for losses incurred, but "plus more" makes it weird.
 
cmedradonc2be said:
Please, Please, Please.... If anyone can switch with me for the South Carolina dates! I have already canceled 3 interviews because of date conflicts and I don't have many to begin with! =o(
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Once again I am begging for someone to switch with me if you can. I have had 7 invites and 5 on the same two dates so far (12/6 and 12/13). I have already canceled 3 invites and really don't want to cancel another one since I only have 3 scheduled so far.

I feel like I'm living a residency applicants nightmare! If you can switch your South Carolina interview date with me, I'll be eternally grateful!
 
Have you tried begging the program coordinator? I feel like if you explain your situation, it'd be tough not to be sympathetic and help you out. I wish I could help you out. At the end of the day, it probably won't bother them too much to have an extra person on an interview day. I may be totally wrong, but I would think they would understand your plight. A friend of mine who is interviewing at another place had a somewhat similar problem and she was going to be in that town for prelim interviews for a couple of days before, so they just squeezed her in. Worth a shot. A phone call may be more compelling, too.
 
wannaberadonc said:
Please forgive me if this sounds disrespectful, but would those that "NEED" a switch maybe want to say why they need it more than any other applicant? Or for those that "don't have many interviews" maybe want to say how many they have?
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I don't think this is disrespectful at all. What I find disrespectful is accepting an interview on a certain date then later accepting another interview on the same date. You have explicitly expressed your intention to interview, and the ethical thing to do is to honor your commitments, not try to hoard as many interviews as possible and then attempt to switch them or even sell them (apparently). Cancelling an interview you've committed to in order to attend a different one is disrespectful to the program coordinator, who has gone through effort to invite and schedule you (and will have to go through further effort to fill your slot), and the faculty members who selected your application from hundreds. It's also disrespectful to the other person who eventually ends up interviewing in your spot and has less time to make plans for the interview. Personally, no matter how much I wanted to attend another interview that was offered, I would never back down from a previous commitment (although I'm not lucky/unlucky enough to be in this predicament). Whether or not it's done all the time doesn't matter, to me it just seems dishonest.

I can certainly see valid reasons to switch a date such as unanticipated family or medical problems, or issues with your medical school not letting you leave. Again, just my opinion. I'm aware it's done all the time. Do what you're comfortable with, I guess.
 
Hmm. There's no way to accurately predict exactly when a program is going to offer interview dates. Neither is it really possible to accurately predict how many/which interviews you are going to receive (ok, unless you have a 300 on Step 1 and 10 first author pubs in Nature). So I think it might not be the best decision to hold out accepting any offers until the programs you're hoping for send out invitations. If all programs sent out invites on the same day, I'd agree wholeheartedly. As it is, I respectfully disagree.
 
Quetzal479 said:
Hmm. There's no way to accurately predict exactly when a program is going to offer interview dates. Neither is it really possible to accurately predict how many/which interviews you are going to receive (ok, unless you have a 300 on Step 1 and 10 first author pubs in Nature). So I think it might not be the best decision to hold out accepting any offers until the programs you're hoping for send out invitations. If all programs sent out invites on the same day, I'd agree wholeheartedly. As it is, I respectfully disagree.
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And I'm sure the vast majority of people agree with you 🙂. This happens every year and program coordinators know this, as long you cancel with enough notice it's really not a big deal. It's just the normal way the process works.
 
I suppose people have different opinions on this matter. What's ok with one applicant/program may not be ok with another. Anecdotally, I have heard a PC express displeasure at an applicant cancelling, so I don't think it's fair to assume that programs are universally ok with applicants stacking invites.

While not rad-onc, I found these comments from a PD interesting when doing a google search on the topic: http://urologymatch.yuku.com/forum/viewtopic/id/364
Different programs are clearly going to be bothered by different things when it comes to cancelling interviews. Not intentionally double booking avoids the problem of having to swap or cancel.

Also, imagine showing up to your interview and when they ask you about your other interviews being able to say "well, I got a late offer to interview at <top program>, but it was the same date as this one and I really wanted to talk to you guys."
 
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bircher said:
I suppose people have different opinions on this matter. What's ok with one applicant/program may not be ok with another. Anecdotally, I have heard a PC express displeasure at an applicant cancelling, so I don't think it's fair to assume that programs are universally ok with applicants stacking invites.

While not rad-onc, I found these comments from a PD interesting when doing a google search on the topic: http://urologymatch.yuku.com/forum/viewtopic/id/364
Different programs are clearly going to be bothered by different things when it comes to cancelling interviews. Not intentionally double booking avoids the problem of having to swap or cancel.

Also, imagine showing up to your interview and when they ask you about your other interviews being able to say "well, I got a late offer to interview at <top program>, but it was the same date as this one and I really wanted to talk to you guys."
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There's nothing in that link you've included that suggests that a program would punish you for cancelling with appropriate notice (seems like they're giving a two week minimum there, which is actually even cutting it a bit close if the next applicant who gets an offer needs to buy a flight). I'm not saying a PC is thrilled with a cancellation, just like applicants aren't thrilled with rejections or waitlists, but it happens. I do think it's common courtesy to cancel as soon as you know you can't go, and making money off of offering your interview date seems highly questionable, but otherwise, I think it's all fair game.
 
And I probably would avoid saying things in an interview that imply that the reason you are interviewing at said program is simply because they sent out invites earlier than another program. Of course, I would also avoid calling the majority of my future colleagues dishonest and disrespectful on public forum, but we all have our own style.
 
bircher said:
What I find disrespectful is accepting an interview on a certain date then later accepting another interview on the same date. You have explicitly expressed your intention to interview, and the ethical thing to do is to honor your commitments, not try to hoard as many interviews as possible and then attempt to switch them or even sell them (apparently).
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Are you serious?

Cancelling an interview you've committed to in order to attend a different one is disrespectful to the program coordinator, who has gone through effort to invite and schedule you (and will have to go through further effort to fill your slot), and the faculty members who selected your application from hundreds.
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We'll get over it.

It's also disrespectful to the other person who eventually ends up interviewing in your spot and has less time to make plans for the interview. Personally, no matter how much I wanted to attend another interview that was offered, I would never back down from a previous commitment (although I'm not lucky/unlucky enough to be in this predicament). Whether or not it's done all the time doesn't matter, to me it just seems dishonest.
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You should cancel with good notice--that much is common courtesy. Cancellations do happen all the time, however. It's understandable. Residency training is a very important matter, and if you receive an opportunity with a program you're more interested in, I'd rather you be happy at that other program than come to mine and wish you were at that other program or wonder what might have been.

bircher said:
I suppose people have different opinions on this matter. What's ok with one applicant/program may not be ok with another. Anecdotally, I have heard a PC express displeasure at an applicant cancelling, so I don't think it's fair to assume that programs are universally ok with applicants stacking invites.
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The PC will get over it. Nobody is going to blacklist you in the future. Nobody remembers who you are. You think we care that much or our memories are that good? Nope.

Not intentionally double booking avoids the problem of having to swap or cancel.
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When the programs stop offering all their interview dates on the same dates, they'll stop having trouble with double booking.

Also, imagine showing up to your interview and when they ask you about your other interviews being able to say "well, I got a late offer to interview at <top program>, but it was the same date as this one and I really wanted to talk to you guys."
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I think a lot of people would find that rather arrogant. First, a lot of people are very proud of their home program and will rank it very differently than might be the conventional wisdom on SDN. Second, we understand that people have choices of where to interview, and often have to make decisions. I don't think we would rank someone higher than someone else because of who else they turned down to interview here.
 
Neuronix said:
Are you serious?



We'll get over it.



You should cancel with good notice--that much is common courtesy. Cancellations do happen all the time, however. It's understandable. Residency training is a very important matter, and if you receive an opportunity with a program you're more interested in, I'd rather you be happy at that other program than come to mine and wish you were at that other program or wonder what might have been.



The PC will get over it. Nobody is going to blacklist you in the future. Nobody remembers who you are. You think we care that much or our memories are that good? Nope.



When the programs stop offering all their interview dates on the same dates, they'll stop having trouble with double booking.



I think a lot of people would find that rather arrogant. First, a lot of people are very proud of their home program and will rank it very differently than might be the conventional wisdom on SDN. Second, we understand that people have choices of where to interview, and often have to make decisions. I don't think we would rank someone higher than someone else because of who else they turned down to interview here.
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Funny stuff.
 
Neuronix said:
You should cancel with good notice--that much is common courtesy. Cancellations do happen all the time, however. It's understandable. Residency training is a very important matter, and if you receive an opportunity with a program you're more interested in, I'd rather you be happy at that other program than come to mine and wish you were at that other program or wonder what might have been.
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Looking back, what I wrote was a little harsh and stemmed from holding slots as long as possible along with the concept of paying people to take them. I wanted to support the previous posters who were concerned by this and offered my thoughts. When I was writing my post, I was envisioning an applicant with many interviews who has held them for some time (or intends to) while trying to trade or sell them, not someone who just got the offer and intends to withdraw immediately. I don't see much of a problem with being offered an interview on a date you have a conflict with, trying to work out a compromise with the programs, and if you can't then cancelling the unwanted one immediately after accepting the preferred one. What I was referring to when I was writing my post (and I can see how this was misinterpreted) was double booking and continuing to hold both programs for a significant amount of time. I extended this to say that not switching avoids the problem, and this is what I personally feel most comfortable with. I think this is very different from the former situation. I apologize if my post was offensive; I did not intend to group together last minute cancellers, no shows, and people who cancel immediately (probably the vast majority), although clearly that's what happened. Sorry guys.
 
It takes a lot of courage that you apologize. Thank you and good luck to you.
 
Hello there, I have an interview at University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio on 1/10 and would like to switch to 12/20 if anyone is willing to trade.

Thanks!
 
Hey all,

I have Northwestern 1/24 and would like to switch to 1/31.
I have Hofstra 1/23 and would like to switch to 1/8.

PM me if interested. Thanks!
 
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Hey everyone,

I have Emory on 1/23 and would like to switch to 1/27.
Also have Texas A&M on 1/9 and would like to switch to 1/7.

PM me if you can make either of these switches! Thanks!!
 
City of Hope: have 1/13, would like 1/6 or 1/20

Change fees, etc. happily covered. Thanks!
 
bob1988 said:
Hey all,

I have Northwestern 1/24 and would like to switch to 1/31.
I have Hofstra 1/23 and would like to switch to 1/8

PM me if interested. Thanks!
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Hey bob1988, I can switch Hofstra dates with you if you still need to.

Sorry everyone, i cant figure out how to PM just one person.
 
I would love to swap my 1/10/13 date of University of Oklahoma in OKC for your date (1/24 or 1/31 works). Happy to talk about reimbursement if you have already made arrangements.
 
Hello,

I have Emory 1/23 and would love 1/16.

PM if you can switch. Thanks!
 
Bit of a long shot so late in the game, but does anyone have Einstein 1/17? I have a 1/10 spot and would like to switch. Thanks!
 
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