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Lol, I have been at DEFCON 0 since I woke up today. Ordering my men to hold their ground.Oh thank god for you, sir! I've been at DEFCON 2 for hours now thinking it was too late.
Lol, I have been at DEFCON 0 since I woke up today. Ordering my men to hold their ground.Oh thank god for you, sir! I've been at DEFCON 2 for hours now thinking it was too late.
Still no calls, applied to 45 preliminary surgery programs without really looking into any other options out of desperation and not having a whole understanding of the nature of SOAP.
Now considering I should have applied to some IM or Anesthesia programs.
But what are the chances of anyone getting a Prelim spot in SOAP without already being matched to an Advanced spot ?By the way for anyone curious about this, whether for IM (or gen surg), it doesn't count towards an additional SOAP app to select multiple options under one program tab, ie selecting both a prelim and categorical under one surgical program only counts as "one" program).
Do you mind sharing your credentials?Well I finally got the second part to my first and only call....I hope tomorrow works in my favor. (US-IMG)
Good luck everyone
If any of you are DOs and don't get something in the scramble there's also still AOA spots open that you just call the program and ask about. You have to wait til after the soap though....
But what are the chances of anyone getting a Prelim spot in SOAP without already being matched to an Advanced spot ?
Congrats! what type of PG?OMG I finally got a call! (super awkward conversation...)
thanks, good to know there's some logic to my madness.Don't second-guess yourself on this. Only a handful of anesthesia programs have spots in SOAP, and they're going to get snatched up by everyone who didn't match ortho, optho or plastics. IM is going to be just as competitive, what with everyone who didn't match in any form of medical specialty trying to get one of those spots. If you don't get a prelim surgery program it's very unlikely you would have gotten into anesthesia or IM. You made the right choice here.
Any suggestions on approaching programs (both AOA/ACGME) in the post-SOAP scramble via phone/email without sounding desperate?
Don't second-guess yourself on this. Only a handful of anesthesia programs have spots in SOAP, and they're going to get snatched up by everyone who didn't match ortho, optho or plastics. IM is going to be just as competitive, what with everyone who didn't match in any form of medical specialty trying to get one of those spots. If you don't get a prelim surgery program it's very unlikely you would have gotten into anesthesia or IM. You made the right choice here.
Just want to provide some encouragement - I know how much it sucks not to match, and I felt the same desperation you guys are feeling now. I didn't get anything in SOAP, but I reapplied this year and matched! The programs I interviewed at were better than the ones I applied for in SOAP, and I had more control over where I ended up. While it seems like the end of the world now (it felt that way to me last year - SOAP week is brutal), just know that it's not the end. If it doesn't work out during SOAP, you can strengthen your application and re apply like I did. Good luck everyone!
thanks for your encouragement, how did you strenghthen your application?Just want to provide some encouragement - I know how much it sucks not to match, and I felt the same desperation you guys are feeling now. I didn't get anything in SOAP, but I reapplied this year and matched! The programs I interviewed at were better than the ones I applied for in SOAP, and I had more control over where I ended up. While it seems like the end of the world now (it felt that way to me last year - SOAP week is brutal), just know that it's not the end. If it doesn't work out during SOAP, you can strengthen your application and re apply like I did. Good luck everyone!
OMG I finally got a call! (super awkward conversation...)
Had an interview and was theyd rank me highly. I called back saying you're my number 1 and was pretty much told the spot was mine if I wanted it. Then 4 hours later was called by someone else in the program wanting to get to know me real quick in like 5 minutes. I felt better before that second phone call, I felt like I stumbled and hopefully didn't blow it
Nice, congrats! what specialty was it, if you don't mind sharing.
Thank you for the words of encouragement! May I ask, what were some things you did to strengthen your application? Thanks
thanks for your encouragement, how did you strenghthen your application?
Is it a match violation to say "you're my number 1" during SOAP?
Random question from a soon to be first year this fall, are there usually a lot of radiology spots left in the SOAP?
There were in the past, but this year everything has tightened up, including rays. Do not base your plans on picking anything up in SOAP. You'll be able to see the details in a month or two when the NRMP releases the match results. I can't post links with my new throwaway account, but if you do a search for "2017 NRMP results" you can find the PDF with last year's data.
its on page 3Man still no phone call lol. Could you re-post that stat survey again please?
I haven't heard from any, but then again there's only 10 spots so I bet they aren't going to interview that many applicants since they'll for sure get them filled pretty easily.Anyone heard from any EM programs???
Also, I got an email last night at 11:42 pm local time asking to set up an interview today. I think all hours are game.
Only heard from IM programsAnyone heard from any EM programs???
Also, I got an email last night at 11:42 pm local time asking to set up an interview today. I think all hours are game.
I will assume programs don't have to fill up quota just for the sake of filling up quota particularly if they feel the available candidates "are not what they want" +/ - if they feel 5 /8 residents in a particular year could still handle the workloadQuick question regarding positions that are left available after SOAP finishes on Thursday. NRMP put out numbers last year of how many spots were available before SOAP and how many of those were filled during SOAP and subsequently how many were still available afterwards. I know we can just contact whoever we want at that point and try getting in. Take FM for example, there were 3 spots that were left unfilled after SOAP last year and if you check on FREIDA, there are exactly 3 FM PGY2 positions available for July 2018. Any thoughts on why these programs were left empty?
Not heard from any EM programs yet. Did you apply to all of them?Anyone heard from any EM programs???
Also, I got an email last night at 11:42 pm local time asking to set up an interview today. I think all hours are game.
Not heard from any EM programs yet. Did you apply to all of them?
can u share the reddit thread here if possible...thanks in advanceI sure did. Between here and Reddit (which has basically been my life for the past 24ish hours,) I have only seen one person who has heard from an EM program. They must be exclusive/have had shoe-ins. UGH
can u share the reddit thread here if possible...thanks in advance
In the Fall I was on a deferral with the school doing my fellowship but still received an ERAS token from them because you're allowed to request these. In the spring I was reenrolled starting in January so I was already back as a student when the match happened (though this wouldn't matter as long as I planned on graduating this may). All programs saw and understood on my application was that my medical school was extended by a year and I had a year long research fellowship included on my CV. The faculty had to read through my entire personal statement and application before realizing I hadn't matched because it isn't immediately obvious and it helped in not getting objectively screened out of interviews.Sorry I am still unclear how this tuition work. Say in September I will submit application, if I am not a registered student, can I still claim I am a US senior? Then in Spring semester, if I am not registered, will the school still do the certification, etc.? Do you mean you were still registered student but your school's tuition policy allow you not to pay full tuition?
Hey guys I'm a rising M4 who is really hoping to match into Psychiatry. I've got pretty low scores (barely passed step 1, one pre-clinical fail and just passes 3rd year). Multiple advisors of mine have told me that psychiatry is getting pretty competitive. Can anyone who is going through SOAP now tell me how many psychiatry spots were open this year in the SOAP? I'm afraid I might be in your position next year and I'm just wondering if there are any left at the end to shoot for.
Thank you guys so much and I wish you all the best in SOAP. I can't even imagine how stressful this must be for you guys, but I''ll keep you guys in my thoughts!
Had an interview and was theyd rank me highly. I called back saying you're my number 1 and was pretty much told the spot was mine if I wanted it. Then 4 hours later was called by someone else in the program wanting to get to know me real quick in like 5 minutes. I felt better before that second phone call, I felt like I stumbled and hopefully didn't blow it
I'm in the SOAP too. Ranked 10 psych programs but came out empty handed. Yikes
I applied to 45 programs, a mix of psych/IM/FM/surg-prelim. I have received 2 calls so far