Very good = not very good

[Hoser]

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So I got to see my dean's letter the other day. My performance was summed up as "very good," which isn't what I was expecting. I wasn't a clinical stud but was expecting to be "excellent." With the exception of OB and surgery, all my clinical evals used either outstanding or excellent but the final verdict was "very good." I've got above derm-average USMLE, nice LORs, derm pubs, and good med school going for me but wasn't stoked about the "very good" designation. Feeling down about this. Anyone else in similar shoes?

 

[TMP-SMX]

Withdraw from all programs

 

[sore eye asses]

Withdraw from all programs

I just withdrew...from your mother.

 

[Hoser]

Withdraw from all programs

umm... good one?

 

[Substance]

I just withdrew...from your mother.

Pre or post spooj?

 

[Otis601]

My letter writer simply cuts and pastes ALL of my eval comments from M3 year. So if a well-meaning evaluator put genuine constructive, helpful criticism in there, it goes on my dean's letter. Oh by the way, she doesn't believe it's fair to put in ANY M4 comments (from August, Sept, etc). She's a terrible student advocate. I was told by a guy who matched derm last year to try to appeal to the Dean about this, but I chose to not sweat it and let my LORs do the talking.

 

[sore eye asses]

umm... good one?

that's what she said.

 

[Derminator]

that's what she said.

glad to see you're still finding time to post here sore eye 😀

 

[FixItUp Chappie]

So I got to see my dean's letter the other day. My performance was summed up as "very good," which isn't what I was expecting. I wasn't a clinical stud but was expecting to be "excellent." With the exception of OB and surgery, all my clinical evals used either outstanding or excellent but the final verdict was "very good." I've got above derm-average USMLE, nice LORs, derm pubs, and good med school going for me but wasn't stoked about the "very good" designation. Feeling down about this. Anyone else in similar shoes?

I wouldn't worry about it too much. Most of the decisions for interviews and the such are based on other quantifiable values (Step Scores, Pubs, AOA, LOR's and who your LOR's are from) that you seem to have a good handle on.

Diction is diction, and I'm certain it varies from place to place. Some places probably don't even look at the summary of the Deans letter, so I wouldn't sweat it. Incidentally, I had a personal LOR from a writer who used "very good" (found out on an interview where they showed us out letters, interestingly) and I don't think it cost me at all.