thanks for asking. Hadn't had even a sip of water the whole day. Just grabbed some dinner. Now back to SDN and Reddit digging for some hope lol.
Same here broskie. I just ate a small amount a few minutes ago because I had not eaten all day. Had to leave work early because I was shot mentally. I was of no use.
let's keep the hopes up at least till tomorrow. Then I can officially panic and become a monster to everyone around me
Too late; panic already set in. I could barely look at son today in the face without feeling like a failure. Gave him a big hug and asked my wife if she could take over so I can get right mentally.
There’s no reason to feel like a failure man. Just keep trying and never give up! Your son is lucky to have you as a father.
Thank you broskie. Lets hope SOAP brings good news soon
They will appear in NRMP or you can contact programs directly
Is there a website where i can find programs that were never a part of nrmp or eras?
Hi, I am a US DO, still no call. do we still apply to unfilled programs thru ERAS or just call them directly or email to apply to those unfilled programs after the soap? which one is the preferred method?
You can reach out directly to the unfulfilled programs after Friday.
heard they can do either.
They are probably checking your English. It's a first step, and as already mentioned allows you to contact them back.
i know people say dont trust anyone but can I assume ill have an offer on Wednesday?
npe besides the email i posted above from yesterday
ya man, whats ur plan if you get a surg prelim
I am not sure, need to get advice. First step get the interview, accept an offer. What are your plans?
not sure, was gonna re-apply EM but just found out I have a **** sloe so I dont think ill be able to or successful
Is it surgery you aiming to get into? I applied mostly FM and around 8 IM and 10 transitional years for this soap. Have not heard anything from them yet. It sounds you are very lucky. I would be crying my eyes out if anyone of them calls my phone. I did not match last year and I am soaping again this year,
i was trying to match em
I am a U.S DO grad. It was the merger last year, a lot of DO programs moved their unfilled positions into the NRMP match instead of going into the scramble. Last year was not a good year for me. But I did participate in the soap last year too, not much left either after the soap. The programs fill up so quickly after each round. It is a stressful time to be honest and still no call so far but i am still crossing my fingers.
i thought there were always surg prelims that go unfilled, even after scramble
I log in with no problem
Congratulations and thanks for the positive words. When you scrambled did you match into a transitional or prelim yr? and How easy/difficult was it to get into PGY2..i'm assuming you are matched into a psych program?
I scrambled into a transitional. I matched into an advanced PM&R residency. I definitely had more interviews last year than the year before. The challenge was that my TRI program made me use my PTO for interviews. It took some strategic planning to get to everything. For what it's worth, everyone in my TRI program was in the same situation as I was. Out of 14 people, 12 got into their specialty of choice (then one of them switched to IM and the other to FM). Also, my co-resident at my new residency also scrambled for intern year and matched his second year.
Thats great to hear! thank you for the information. When you apply to transitional programs...how do you gear your personal statement and what kind of questions do you get asked during interviews? Any advice would be greatly appreciated!
do it
I only had one phone call interview, so I may not be the best person to ask that, and so sorry, I really don't remember what I put in my personal statement (I think it was something upbeat and hopeful about how being a doctor was the most important thing, no matter what specialty I was in). SOAP week was a mess for me. During the scramble, I remember submitting my CV; if I sent a personal statement, I doubt the read it, since I got a phone call about 2 minutes later, basically asking what my long term goals were/what specialty I was planning on and why I wanted to go to that particular program. They were pretty understanding about the idea that it wasn't so much the program in particular so much as ANY program, but I was able to share that I had already rotated there and knew the place and had family close by....
really but the link was texted from some weird email address, definitely not something from a professional organization. It does not mention any information regarding themselves or me. Basically it is something like "CFBGFBFGGBGF.pdf Http:/drive.google.com........"
