The double rejection thread

commenteitor · Nov 7, 2011

Hello. I don't know if there are enough of these cases to open a thread in each specialty forum, so I'll start it here.

Double rejection from Georgetown Pediatrics... I guess they wanted to be sure I got the message. 🙂

KingLear · Nov 7, 2011

commenteitor said:
Hello. I don't know if there are enough of these cases to open a thread in each specialty forum, so I'll start it here.

Double rejection from Georgetown Pediatrics... I guess they wanted to be sure I got the message. 🙂

Also doubly rejected by them. Classy

mlw03 · Nov 7, 2011

what's a double rejection?

commenteitor · Nov 7, 2011

What I was talking about was getting two rejection messages from the same program (same track, same everything).
I know it is a mistake, I just find it funny.

mamagir · Nov 7, 2011

Oh yeah got one of those too. Doubly rejected by Guthrie Robert Packer FM.

Abraxax · Nov 9, 2011

Just doubly rejected from LSU-New Orleans for emergency medicine.

Not sure if it's an ERAS quirk, an accidental double-click by someone, or maybe programs can put applicants into tiered groups and somehow you can get listed in two groups and thus doubly rejected.

PMPMD · Nov 10, 2011

A double rejection from one program is better than single rejections from two programs!

mamagir · Nov 10, 2011

mamagir said:
Oh yeah got one of those too. Doubly rejected by Guthrie Robert Packer FM.

This has got to be a record. Got yet another rejection from them making me triply rejected!!!

commenteitor · Nov 10, 2011

mamagir said:
This has got to be a record. Got yet another rejection from them making me triply rejected!!!

That does sound like a record. Please keep us posted if you get a 4th one (definite record) 🙂

Doublecortin · Nov 10, 2011

PMPMD said:
A double rejection from one program is better than single rejections from two programs!

👍

NotAProgDirector · Nov 10, 2011

It's really easy to get confused, and send a second rejection email to a candidate.

However, I received a bunch of "email refused by server" messages when I sent a bunch of notices out. Gmail was specifically picky. I wasn't certain what to do, didn't want to send a second message if it wasn't needed. I contacted ERAS, and they seemed to think that the "emails went through" (but I think that's BS -- how would they know if you received it on your end?) and that they all went into your ERAS inboxes also.

2012mdc · Nov 16, 2011

PMPMD said:
A double rejection from one program is better than single rejections from two programs!

And it's better than complete silence keeping you in limbo indefinitely

NotAProgDirector · Nov 17, 2011

It's also better than what almost happened at my program this week. We almost sent everyone whom we have decided not to interview, an interview date.

Bottom line is that with ERAS, it's really easy to send the wrong email to the wrong people.

Dral · Nov 17, 2011

Got double rejected by an advanced program last year. The second one I got via email on my smartphone as I was walking out of a prelim interview at the same institution. :laugh:

adagio · Nov 17, 2011

Got 2 rejections from two programs in september, then 2 invitations from the same programs in november ... Its surreal lol

generaldisarray · Nov 18, 2011

haha! I was just telling someone about getting double rejected--
Double rejected from Maine Med. Center Obgyn

CocoaMD · Nov 19, 2011

I turned down an interview last month and just yesterday I got a rejection email from the same program saying that they are sorry, but they are unable to invite me for an interview. lol. I was like...okay...

2012mdc · Nov 19, 2011

CocoaMD said:
I turned down an interview last month and just yesterday I got a rejection email from the same program saying that they are sorry, but they are unable to invite me for an interview. lol. I was like...okay...

The program wanted to have the last word. "You can't reject us, we reject you!"

Doctorverardoll · Nov 19, 2011

CocoaMD said:
I turned down an interview last month and just yesterday I got a rejection email from the same program saying that they are sorry, but they are unable to invite me for an interview. lol. I was like...okay...

I got that too. How very high school break up.

I also got a rejection from one of the aforementioned double rejections places AFTER I had already scheduled my interview. Seems to have been a glitch in the system of some sort and they rejected everyone.

commenteitor · Nov 21, 2011

I got my second double rejection: Maimonides Peds in NY.

2012mdc · Nov 21, 2011

I sent Stanford a letter of interest and their response was a double rejection

Saluki · Nov 26, 2011

aProgDirector said:
It's also better than what almost happened at my program this week. We almost sent everyone whom we have decided not to interview, an interview date.

Bottom line is that with ERAS, it's really easy to send the wrong email to the wrong people.

One of the psychiatry programs did this, then sent an email saying it was a mistake, and then sent a third email clarifying the issue that was titled "Interview at ____ Psychiatry Residency," raising up my hopes again.

Strangely, it was from the same institution that never bothered to send me a medical school rejection letter..... 🙄

Oh well- at least I'm no longer in limbo....

gutonc · Nov 27, 2011

2012mdc said:
I sent Stanford a letter of interest and their response was a double rejection

At least Stanford Rads sends rejections. If you were applying for IM, your letter would have been met with complete silence.

arielred · Nov 27, 2011

gutonc said:
At least Stanford Rads sends rejections. If you were applying for IM, your letter would have been met with complete silence.

Actually I was officially rejected by Stanford IM a while back. I guess they wanted to make sure I knew how much of a 'reach' they were.

gutonc · Nov 27, 2011

arielred said:
Actually I was officially rejected by Stanford IM a while back. I guess they wanted to make sure I knew how much of a 'reach' they were.

Bummer for you, but nice to know they're changing their practice. I'm personally still waiting for both my residency AND fellowship rejections from there...6 and 4 years later.

mamagir · Nov 30, 2011

commenteitor said:
That does sound like a record. Please keep us posted if you get a 4th one (definite record) 🙂

Well. there you have it! Got my fourth rejection today!! I was very tempted to send them a reply like "enough already guys..I have sinced moved on."

adagio · Nov 30, 2011

hank you for your application to the Duke Internal Medicine Residency
Program. I regret to inform you that the interview selection process has been
completed for this recruitment season. For further consideration, it would be
necessary for you to apply during the next application cycle in the fall of
2012.

(Not a double rejection, but why the sarcasm in the email? maybe my english abilities are are limited, but I really felt humiliated with how this email was phrased ...

jcu · Nov 30, 2011

Doubly rejected from a program, then emailed that my application is on hold. No thanks.

2012mdc · Nov 30, 2011

gutonc said:
At least Stanford Rads sends rejections. If you were applying for IM, your letter would have been met with complete silence.

With this subject line - "[radrejection] Stanford Radiology residency application", I might have preferred silence

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