The 2007 Interview Invites Thread

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Scripps Clinic/Scripps Green Hospital via email today
 
How many interviews are you all going to? I am thinking 10 should do it for moi...
 
efex101 said:
How many interviews are you all going to? I am thinking 10 should do it for moi...
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Thinking the same thing. Sent app. to 30 programs and have already started to regret it. Will choose best 10 among all invites.

I wanna have some money left over to enjoy my three "free" months...
 
I went on 7 interviews total and was fried-diablo by the end. It depends on your situation. I know couples matchers that went on 20+, which is out of control.

I would HIGHLY recommend doing a few in the beginning that you will take seriously, but will most likely be lower on your list. I consider my interview skills a strong point and was still surprised at how much clearer I got by the last couple of interviews.

Good luck this year!
CJam


efex101 said:
How many interviews are you all going to? I am thinking 10 should do it for moi...
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Monkeyguts said:
Adding Emanuel hospital in Portland, OR - Today
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Monkeyguts, when did you send you applications in? Is your app complete and did you hear from Emanuel via ERAS or email?
 
Adding UofNebraska, UofIndiana yesterday and UofWisconsin today
 
Anyone received interviews for U of Wisconsin and not able to get a hold of anyone to set this up? I have been trying via e-mail and phone since Friday and unable to get live person or e-mail response...any thoughts/ideas?
 
UIC (university of illinois chicago) today
 
Medical University of S Carolina today
 
lactulose,

when did you submit your application?
 
Mt. Sinai and GWU today.
 
CJamblooze said:
I went on 7 interviews total and was fried-diablo by the end. It depends on your situation. I know couples matchers that went on 20+, which is out of control.

I would HIGHLY recommend doing a few in the beginning that you will take seriously, but will most likely be lower on your list. I consider my interview skills a strong point and was still surprised at how much clearer I got by the last couple of interviews.

Good luck this year!
CJam
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that's a good point. but, curious if it matters in terms of how the rank lists are made whether you interviewed in nov. vs. jan. any thoughts?
 
efex101 said:
Anyone received interviews for U of Wisconsin and not able to get a hold of anyone to set this up? I have been trying via e-mail and phone since Friday and unable to get live person or e-mail response...any thoughts/ideas?
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I was able to set up a interview date over the phone on 09/25/07.
 
Submitted on Saturday and my transcript isn't uploaded yet (though I do have 3 LOR in). But, got my first invite for UNebraska!
 
Yale Bridgeport (9-11)
Vanderbilt (9-21)
Pitt (9-24)
GW (9-26)
Georgetown (10-1)
VCU (10-2)
Case western (10-2)
UAB (10-3)
 
Hi everyone, I'm new to this forum but have found it extremely helpful. Here are the invites I've received thus far:

Application submitted 9/1

Lahey Clinic (Mass) - 9/25
Franklin Square (Baltimore) - 9/27
Greater Baltimore Medical Center - 9/28
UConn - 10/2
Ohio State - Today
 
NdSea said:
Monkeyguts, when did you send you applications in? Is your app complete and did you hear from Emanuel via ERAS or email?
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Application submitted Sept. 1st
Not complete, still waiting on last LOR and dean's letter as well but all else is in.

Heard from emanuel via ERAS

Also Adding,

Providence - St. Vincent, Portland
Univ. of Utah
 
Submitted my application September 29th and just received an interview today (Oct 4) from Duke. I'm elated!
 
efex101 said:
Anyone received interviews for U of Wisconsin and not able to get a hold of anyone to set this up? I have been trying via e-mail and phone since Friday and unable to get live person or e-mail response...any thoughts/ideas?
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Yep. What worked for me was (1) persistence and (2) leaving a message with my number.
 
USC invite via email today
 
University of Colorado(9/21)
Duke(10/1)
Tufts(10/4)
University of Southern California(10/4)
Columbia Presbyterian(10/4)
 
CAF submitted 10/1

10/4 Mayo (Rochester)
 
USC today (almost went there for med school too!), but i thought it was a spam email with sender as "Gregory Riva", but nothing for the subject. 😛
 
yeah sooo far for me:

UCI
UIC
and
Scripps Green

🙂
 
people that have gotten USC, are you from the west coast?
 
i got USC invite today, and i go to a med school in Chicago but im originally from CA
 
oh cool, thanks.

do programs stagger these invites to avoid everyone calling at once? b/c it doesn't seem like they just send out a mass ERAS message to everyone at once.
 
From my understanding there is a staggering of invites...it just seems that many of us posting here and interviewing at the same schools... 🙂
 
Not sure of the dates of invite, haven't been keeping track of them that well. Good luck everyone. Holler!

Baylor Dallas
Duke
Kansas
Louisville
Mayo Jacksonville
Ohio State
OU-Tulsa
South Carolina
Vanderbilt
Virginia
 
does anyone know if when you schedule your interview (early vs late in the interview season) affects where you are ranked by programs?

it seems to me like people that interview late in the season would seem fresh in the program director's mind and would more likely to be ranked high if they were liked.

or are people that interview earlier considered more interested/better candidates and placed higher on the rank list?
 
rosalind franklin (in chicago) yesterday
 
DJ LACTULOSE said:
does anyone know if when you schedule your interview (early vs late in the interview season) affects where you are ranked by programs?

it seems to me like people that interview late in the season would seem fresh in the program director's mind and would more likely to be ranked high if they were liked.

or are people that interview earlier considered more interested/better candidates and placed higher on the rank list?
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Honestly, I have no idea. But, it's been talked about a few times on here. In a recent post in the general residency forum, Dr. Cox mentioned that her program assigns a preliminary rank at the time of the interview. She said in this in the context that sometimes things like late Step 2 scores don't affect people much because they are "already ranked" (at least, in a relative sense).
 
6 so far --> the latest!

Yale New Haven today!!
 
Abington Memorial
UMDNJ
Baystate-Tufts
Banner Good Sam - scutwork looks eeek!
Albert Einstein (Philly)
Moses Cone (UNC greenville)

I put UTMB as medicine, it was the family invite
 
UIC (illinois chicago) came 10/4 and temple 10/5 (i think, didn't use eras but sent an email asking to give 3 available interview dates)
 
Question about USC - I was just wondering how complete your applications were (i.e. 1, 2, or 3 letters of rec in) - I only have 1 right in right now, and am wondering if I should be concerned...

Thanks!
 
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