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Somewhere around 10, maybe a few more if I get a lot of invites from my top 10 programs. No more than 13.
I guess I should clarify that my question is more along the lines of whether most of your interviews will likely come before or post-MSPE release. I feel like I haven't gotten too many yet so am just curious!
I guess I should clarify that my question is more along the lines of whether most of your interviews will likely come before or post-MSPE release. I feel like I haven't gotten too many yet so am just curious!
It seems like most peds applicants tend to receive invites to the vast majority of their programs (e.g. 16 invites to 18 applied). I've only received about a third (of around 45 programs) so far so I'm thinking that I'm falling behind most others.
i'm hoping to do somewhere between 15 and 20 interviews, which is what was suggested by the head of gme at my home program...i'm also fairly location specific and highly scramblephobic, so there's that to consider as wellSo, how many interviews do most people plan to attend? I was thinking around the ten mark. . .does that seem like enough?
I hear ya guys...it's like my current preceptor (ortho surg, no less) said the other day, in response to the "what about the parents" thing...if nothing else, kids deserve our (doctor's) very best. I couldn't agree with him more.
How do, and others that are applying to both types of programs, plan to handle your rank lists? I guess since I'm doing DO only, I hadn't thought much about it. Do you basically just see if you get enough allo interviews and then only rank allo? Or do you go ahead and rank both with the hope of just matching anywhere? I'm sure it depends on personal circumstances. I suppose I just think about how most people end up in allo peds, but of course, most would be more than capable of matching DO as well, so maybe they just end up forgoing the DO match...
It seems like most peds applicants tend to receive invites to the vast majority of their programs (e.g. 16 invites to 18 applied). I've only received about a third (of around 45 programs) so far so I'm thinking that I'm falling behind most others. I wouldn't normally be this anxious, but I'm couples matching with a spouse in a competitive specialty and was initially advised to hold off applying to all potential overlapping sites since I'd be competitive enough to submit late (end of oct ish) and still receive invites. Now I'm getting worried that my PDs may have overestimated my competitiveness and that I should just send in all the applications ASAP.
why are you worried if you've already got 15 interview invites? that's pretty solid!
I worry because I'm couples matching and I also applied to 45 programs so I view "15 invites" as more like "1/3" than in absolute terms if that makes sense. I would have a totally different attitude if I only had to consider myself in the process--15 invites would be awesome by now. Granted the programs I applied to are definitely skewed towards more competitive places, but my initial concern was whether 30% of offers at this point was a red flag that I'm not as competitive as other applicants and we'll have difficulty matching down the road, not that this matters at this point. I feel good about scores and ECs, but LORs have the potential to be a wild card for anyone.
On a totally separate note - does anyone have thoughts on Children's National Intensive Research Track (it wasn't a separate track that you apply to via ERAS). I was invited to learn more, but the website says it's 11 months of dedicated research without added residency training beyond 3 years--adding on nearly an extra year of research seems like a lot without extending residency.
Hi all!
I'm a US med student at a top tier school. I have good numbers (Step 1 in 250s, Step 2 in 260s), tons of research and publications, and good third year grades with Honors in peds. I applied to 25 programs, with a good number of mid-tier and "safety" programs.... I haven't gotten a single interview invite as of yet, and I'm not really sure as to what to make of this. I don't want to sound paranoid, but I have a feeling that something might not be right with my application, although I'm not sure what that might be. Any thoughts?
I understand your concern. When did you apply? Also, this might seem obvious..but did you check ADTS to make sure all your documents are in?
Thanks for your reply! I'm short one letter, but several of my friends have gotten 10+ interviews with just 1 or 2 letters in at the same schools I applied to. I submitted my app on 9/17.
There was a general thread on this in another forum with no replies. I thought it'd be good to raise the same question here -- at what point (if ever) would it be appropriate to email programs that you haven't heard from if you're either very interested or will be in the area for another interview? It seems like the majority of interviews go out by mid-Oct for peds, so I'm not sure how many slots will be available after that.
On a related note - what's the "latest" someone can apply at a place and reasonably have a shot at that program?
would love thoughts on this....i heard that we're supposed to wait 2 weeks after the MSPE goes out to let them know...but this is hearsay from other students.
Our dean of student affairs says October 15th (2 weeks post MSPE), so I guess we are hearing the same thing.
I was wondering from what percentage of places people have heard back. I am sitting at 50% (10 interviews) and I think I am ok, but I tend to stress
Best of luck everyone!
hehe... thanks! Interview session is totally unleashing the anxiety monster!Lol. 27% with 10. I think you're fine.
There was a general thread on this in another forum with no replies. I thought it'd be good to raise the same question here -- at what point (if ever) would it be appropriate to email programs that you haven't heard from if you're either very interested or will be in the area for another interview? It seems like the majority of interviews go out by mid-Oct for peds, so I'm not sure how many slots will be available after that.
I just contacted my adviser over the weekend because I haven't heard from a number of programs I'm really interested in--only 2 in my top 10 (I applied to 19). She said she'd give it another week before I start contacting programs. Of course, she also said that in the past, people weren't getting most of their interviews til the end of October/early November, so the MSPE going out so early this year + later application open date (Sep 15 vs Sep 1) makes it hard to say what the general invite trend is going to be this year.
My friend's adviser is the associate PD for our IM program, and he said they've gotten 10% more applications than they had at this time last year, so it's taking them a little while longer to get through things. The associate PD for our peds program told us today that in general, more of us applying meant that we were applying to more programs in general, so programs may just be bogged down with more applications than they've had in years past.
thanks! that's pretty helpful. my PD said to wait until mid-October as well when i asked her today. some of my friends said that the more competitive places tend to offer the bulk of their interviews later in the season...but again, hearsay.
i do wonder though, what's the best way to contact these programs? do you email the program coordinator or the program director? do you ask "what's the status of my application?" or do you say something like "aspects x, y, and z of your program really fall in line of my career interests of a, b, and c and i really see myself thriving in your program" - this all seems a bit nebulous to me. what do you guys think?
I just contacted my adviser over the weekend because I haven't heard from a number of programs I'm really interested in--only 2 in my top 10 (I applied to 19). She said she'd give it another week before I start contacting programs. Of course, she also said that in the past, people weren't getting most of their interviews til the end of October/early November, so the MSPE going out so early this year + later application open date (Sep 15 vs Sep 1) makes it hard to say what the general invite trend is going to be this year.
My friend's adviser is the associate PD for our IM program, and he said they've gotten 10% more applications than they had at this time last year, so it's taking them a little while longer to get through things. The associate PD for our peds program told us today that in general, more of us applying meant that we were applying to more programs in general, so programs may just be bogged down with more applications than they've had in years past.
I think mid-Oct sounds reasonable for sending updates to quiet programs that are at the top of your list or would be geographically convenient.
To update a question I had about when the "latest" to send applications in would be for those of us couples matching, my PD said late October to early November. That being said, it seems like Derm isn't going to even start handing out interview offers until then, so I may just bite the bullet and apply more broadly now. How do people do this?? Seriously, it's such a logistical nightmare!
Nop... you are not the only one. I am right there with you . Residents keep telling me it is still early, so I guess we just need to be patient .i hope i'm not the only one freaking the freak out right now.
i guess i have a couple days to figure out what the heck to say...yikes. i feel like things have slowed down a bit....the interview invite thread was on fire at one point and now it's just a couple updates per day. i hope i'm not the only one freaking the freak out right now.
i would do it!! it's better to put in a little extra cash now and have a lot of options rather than having to bang your head against the wall later with regret. whats a couple hundred more when we've already got hundreds of thousands in debt, amirite??
I was thinking that it slowed down too. The lull is driving me crazy!
So is it safe to assume that the majority of interviews have gone out? The list on the invite thread seems pretty extensive now!
i guess i have a couple days to figure out what the heck to say...yikes. i feel like things have slowed down a bit....the interview invite thread was on fire at one point and now it's just a couple updates per day. i hope i'm not the only one freaking the freak out right now.
I was feeling okay until today. I figured everyone had radio silence, and then I got two updates from ERAS today: one program put me on hold, and the other rejected me.
So now I'm starting to freak out.
There should still be more interview invites going out. What's likely happening right now is that the first set of invites have gone out and programs are waiting to hear back from people/reviewing the MSPE before sending the next round. I got a small cluster of interview invites at the end of October and my last interview invite was in the beginning of November. I matched at one of the places that I got a late invite to, so I wouldn't read too much into it. The main disadvantage to a late interview invite is that there are less dates to choose from.
If you haven't gotten an outright rejection, then you're still in the running. Not that many places will send rejection e-mails though, so if you're really interested in a program, it might be a good idea to shoot them an e-mail at the end of October. I sent 2 e-mails out and ended up getting interviews at those places. It's unclear whether I would have gotten those interviews anyways, but it didn't seem to hurt.
Good luck with the interview/match process. It's a bit nerve-wracking at first, but once you start going on interviews, it gets better.
thanks so much for your post, i think it's going to put a lot of us at ease....the only question i have for you is how you went about contacting programs? did you email the PC or PD? and did you express interest or did you just ask for an update on the status of your application? thanks!!
Now that we are in the thick of it, how apparent is the regional trend for everyone based on where they went to med school? I know coast schools tend to take longer overall but was just trying to get a sense of things out there.