So I completed an away rotation awhile back and really don't think the program would be a good fit for me. Should I still go to the interview? Are there any downsides to not going to the interview (like being blacklisted somehow)?
Not Interviewing at Away Rotation Site?
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We can see what other folks say, but this is something you should be very cautious about...
If you are a STELLAR applicant, then its probably not going to hurt you (240s, top 20% class, EM research, applied to 40, got 36 interviews, already went on 15+, etc)...
If you are remotely marginal... I would suck it up and go...even if you really did not like the program... I would bet its better to match at this place than to not match at all. Also, PDs are often friends with other PDs and its always hard to say how much behind the scenes talking there is. This is probably a low possiblity, but it does exist. There is an EM PD listserv and information DOES get passed around there on occasion about an applicant (per my old PD)...
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I did an away a site that I wasn't too thrilled about also. I ended up not interviewing there, and i'm not an exceptional candidate by any means. I still have 15+ interviews so I'm guessing I'll be ok.
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Unless you have an absolute "lock" and 14 alternatives take the interview
A) after seeing the clusterfark at other institutions you might change your mind....
b) you might have really impressed them and this could be the only institution that wants you.
A) after seeing the clusterfark at other institutions you might change your mind....
b) you might have really impressed them and this could be the only institution that wants you.
