NEURO MATCH

[NeuroLady]

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re: neuro postdoc match
How have others managed offers from sites who do/ don't participate in the match given the difference between the ranking deadline (2/20) and universal offer date (2/26)? What about for those who also apply to non-neuro postdocs? I have just 2 match sites of interest and many more non match sites. Does anyone in this situation just forgo the match?

 

[WisNeuro]

I only applied to match sites. But, in your case, if you get an offer from a non-match site before the offer date, you can call the match site to see if you are a top ranked candidate.

 

[Therapist4Chnge]

Be thankful for the option to call your top site bc it didn’t exist back when some of us went through the neuro match. 😉 Applicants had to either take the offer or roll the dice with the match and hope they got their top choice.

 

[Kadhir]

You should apply to both types as long as they interest you: do not forgo the match. As @WisNeuro mentioned, you can ask about your competitiveness and I think there is some recommended language for this (e.g., "will you rank me in a way that will guarantee a match?"). You want to make sure you will match, not just that you are high on the list, if you're going to pass up on another offer. I applied to both match/non-match and got unsolicited feedback that I was highly ranked (this is common and allowed), but ultimately ended up leveraging one non-match offer to get another, and subsequently withdrew from the match. Keep in mind neuro non-match postdocs do not follow the universal notification day; they are "exempt." You could get offers as early as December, but January is more typical. Good luck!

 

[WisNeuro]

Also, be aware that some of the non-match sites will only give you a day, and many will ask for you to make a decision well before you've even interviewed at INS for match positions. This is not hyperbole, it has happened every year with my students.

 

[AcronymAllergy]

Also, be aware that some of the non-match sites will only give you a day, and many will ask for you to make a decision well before you've even interviewed at INS for match positions. This is not hyperbole, it has happened every year with my students.

Had the same experience personally back when I applied, although my number of non-match sites was very limited. Have a working rank-order list in your head at all times during the process, just in case.

 

[WisNeuro]

Had the same experience personally back when I applied, although my number of non-match sites was very limited. Have a working rank-order list in your head at all times during the process, just in case.

A few years back one of my students had an experience of a site making them make a decision before they got off the phone.

 

[Kadhir]

To follow-up on that, I also wouldn't sweat it too much if you don't get an offer before INS. Many non-match sites also interview at INS (although the timeline is getting pushed up and up). It was crickets for me before INS, and then a flurry of decisions+affective storms during the conference. Plan fun evening events!

 

[NeuroLady]

Thanks everybody!