Interviews optional for prelims?

[coffeebeing]

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Someone told me today that you don't actually have to interview to rank a prelim program. (I'm applying to general surgery if that makes a difference.) Is this true? I'd like to skip a few interviews if I can!

 

[TUCOMSam]

Someone told me today that you don't actually have to interview to rank a prelim program. (I'm applying to general surgery if that makes a difference.) Is this true? I'd like to skip a few interviews if I can!

Sure, why not? When they don't bother to rank YOU, however, don't complain... after all, why WOULD they rank you if they have no idea who you are?

 

[MushieCookie]

Someone told me today that you don't actually have to interview to rank a prelim program. (I'm applying to general surgery if that makes a difference.) Is this true? I'd like to skip a few interviews if I can!

bwahahahaha...don't believe everything people say...

 

[Bitsy3221]

Someone told me today that you don't actually have to interview to rank a prelim program. (I'm applying to general surgery if that makes a difference.) Is this true? I'd like to skip a few interviews if I can!

Heck, YOU can rank any program you want, including those who have rejected you. What you should be asking is will a PROGRAM rank you if you deemed them not worthy of your time to bother to interview there. And I'd be hard pressed to find someone to say yes to that.

 

[deleted109597]

However, some specific programs have agreements with their prelim years at the same program so that if you rank their prelim under their categorical, you get a spot automatically. George Washington does this.

 

[LanceArmstrong]

It's proly not to hard to scarmble into a prelim if you dont match into a prelim...