Should I start to worry yet

[heifetz]

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I am starting to get a little worried. I am a US IMG with step 1&2 scores 95/99. Applied to 60 anesthesia programs. Everything submitted early Sept and I received 11 invites all before Nov 1. It seemed like things were moving along nicely so I cancelled 3 interviews at programs in parts of the country I knew I would not be happy. Anyways it has been nothing but thanks but no thanks since Nov 1. so I basically have 8 interviews scheduled as of late November. Everyone was saying there would be a second wave of invites post Dean's letter but I'm starting to worry. Any advice is greatly appreciated.

 

[shomama]

Isn't 8 a solid number of programs to rank? I know it's not 13 or 15 but it's pretty good. Dean's day didn't do much for me either...except a whole lot of no's. I applied to about 30 programs, got an initial response of about 18 yays and the remainder of the nays came after D-Day. I'm only going to go to about 11.

I don't really think you should worry, there are plenty of applicants with 3-4 interviews who are really freaking out.

 

[Ferdie]

ditto on the Dean's letter disappointment.

I have 11 interviews scheduled right now, and after 4 I'm getting bored and broke. I'm aiming to scale back to about 8 and cancel a few at places I thought it would be great to go check out (and I still do think that) but that I realistically no longer think I'd want to live (see the "homesick" thread... I still want to live in these places or I wouldn't have applied/scheduled interviews there, but I don't think I'm adventurous enough). Yeah, I know 10 is the "magic number," but I don't really care. Hope I don't regret that come March, but I think I'll be fine with 8. And I think you will too.

 

[amyl]

You have really good numbers. i think you will be okay.
i am lost in all this as well. I have enough interviews but really only have about 8ish where I think I would be happy. I have been advised that I will not be able to scramble into anesthesia... so I guess the other places are better than scrambling. but I REALLY don't want to go on that many interviews, etc. I think my January preceptor is likely to fail me with all the days I am planning to miss as of right now.
i think you also have to look at your list realistically...there is a program near the top of my list that I don't think I have a good shot matching at (they take their own and don't go far down their list at all)...then there are some where I think I would totally fit in.
Good Luck -- we are all feeling the same anxiety -- so at least you are not alone....

 

[mazinger]

lucky you guys, I am an img that only have 5 ivs and lots of rejections.. Yes it is very hard up to this moment to whether determine if things are going to work out for us or not. So lets say I just dont try to get depressed or sad, but its just hard..
Heifetz you are in a far better position than many other imgs, so chill and try to focus on doing well on those ivs you have...
I dont think my situation with ivs is going to improve a lot, but I am just hoping for the best. Good luck

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