i've heard the same thing...and it seems that some very well qualified people from my school are getting turned down by places that would have definitely interviewed them last year. Maybe the 80 hour work week phenomenon that made surgery more competitive is starting to affect medicine too?medlaw06 said:
ucla2usc said:
My PD also mentioned this with regard to our school. Also, he said US apps for our program are up 20% so that might give you a general idea. I agree, it does suck that this had to happen this year - I took a year out and now I sort of regret that decision.ucla2usc said:
are apps really up, or are individuals applying to a larger number of programs than before?medlaw06 said:
MDgonnabe said:
applications to internal medicine at my school and the ones in the region are actually down. However, the dean as a result has told us to apply to 10 to 20 more programs than usual, just so we have more options come match time....MDgonnabe said:
I've heard the same thing alsoInternalWhizzzz said:applications to internal medicine at my school and the ones in the region are actually down. However, the dean as a result has told us to apply to 10 to 20 more programs than usual, just so we have more options come match time....
honestly, I think this is wrong to assume that the number of applicants are up, but rather that most applications are applying to more programs. I have a friend who scored above 230 on both step 1 and step 2, and yet he applied ot 40 programs?
I was like why?! he was like why not...
I just hope program directors realize this, and rank most of the people on their lists...otherwise, there will be a LOT of open spots, come match time this March
So what happens to applicants with average to above-average scores? Are we just screwed?? I have 13 interviews, and I was comfortable about the Match, but this is starting to seem crazy!InternalWhizzzz said:applications to internal medicine at my school and the ones in the region are actually down. However, the dean as a result has told us to apply to 10 to 20 more programs than usual, just so we have more options come match time....
honestly, I think this is wrong to assume that the number of applicants are up, but rather that most applications are applying to more programs. I have a friend who scored above 230 on both step 1 and step 2, and yet he applied ot 40 programs?
I was like why?! he was like why not...
I just hope program directors realize this, and rank most of the people on their lists...otherwise, there will be a LOT of open spots, come match time this March
Bix, I'm in the same boat. I also took a year off. I'd like to think it strengthened my app enough to offset the increase in competition this year, but the number of apps seems to have just skyrocketed. Too bad; I'll never know whether I would've gotten my most desired interviews had I applied last year. I got rejected from two places I was told I could certainly match at by my adviser.BigBadBix said:
My program director and I came up with a list of about 14 schools with a target of 8-11 interviews (i.e. 3-4 "reach schools"); in the end I got 11 interview invites, attended all of them and will rank all of them.inositide said:
If you don't like the program when you interview, think long and hard about ranking them! If you match them, you are pretty much stuck with them. While scrambling is a real PITA, you may actually end up in a spot you love rather than at a place you hate.bbart76 said:
I am close to completing all my interviews (1 left) and so far I have not hated any of them to the degree that I would never want to go there. I anticipate matching with my top 5 if not 3 choices. Before I met with my PD, I had about 20 in mind and sitting down with my program director helped me narrow down the choices before I dropped the money to apply.Annette said:
Look on the bright side; I am getting gouged by airlines because my late November/December interviews overlap with the holidays so everything magically gets more expensive. My Jan interview is sooo much cheaper for the flight (about 1/2).Tigerz_Fan said:
For US grads, yes, but the number of IMG applicants for categorical spots jumped by 1130 spots, or almost 15%. But this shouldn't really affect the programs that don't usually take IMGs, which are many of the top programs.CTKN2 said:
CTKN2 said:
There are tabs at the bottom of the excel spreadsheet that will give you overall stats, stats for applicants, number of apps per applicant, number of apps per program. It'll tell you for stats with regards to USG and IMG for each specialty - including categorical IM, preliminary IM, etc....raph91 said:
