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Submitted on 9/15. First interview offer came yesterday. Things seem to be moving pretty quicky all across the board. For invites you get an email which is nothing but a copy of a message you will find when signed onto ERAS.
Would you mind saying which program offered an interview in neurology already? Maybe we should start up the yearly interview sticky thread?
I got a couple of interviews yesterday and got far too excited, aaand have now jinxed myself. I feel it. This is when I need to remind myself I suck, and go back to having zero expectations from other programs. I'm not at all neurotic.
Submitted 9/15, got UTSW, UChicago
Maybe we should start up the yearly interview sticky thread?
Congrats on the interview! I'm still waiting, submitted on the 15th also. I am waiting on one neuro LOR and i've got 3 IM letters
I also submitted on the 15th w/ a complete app and have no word yet. It is hard not freak out now and then but just remember it is still really really early. At this point, it is still random. For all you know, they may not have even seen your application yet in the pile. I wonder how many people are dedicated to sifting through applications on top of their other daily responsibilities. Imagine how long it would take to look at all those applications (even if it was just looking at scores), when they get bombarded with hundreds on the same day. At least this is what I tell myself
Submitted 9/15, got UTSW, UChicago
MSPEs arent even released (all schools release at Oct 1 i think).
If you get an interview now, its likely because that school REALLY wants you based on your cv, LoR, USMLE transcript
So do most programs send out rejection letters if they don't give you interviews? Or is it just complete radio silence?
Thanks for the information - very helpful. One more question: If you are offered an interview early, but you schedule that interview for late in the season, does the program look at that to mean that you do not have very much interest? For instance, if you are given interview day options in November, December, and January, and you sign up for a day in January, would that indicate that you are not seriously considering going to that program? Thanks for the help.Everyone is different. If there is some easy to identify criteria that program is looking for that you do not meet they may quickly reject so you aren't left hanging and to clear their queu. If you aren't bad but don't immediately stand out, they may leave your app on hold until they run out of interviews to give and then send rejections or maybe just let silence be the answer. Don't know which is worse, a rejection letter or never hearing. Don't like sending out rejections or leaving people hanging, but when you have a 10 - to - 1 ration of applications to interviews to offer, you're going to be doing one or the other for 90% of the applicants.
Thanks for the information - very helpful. One more question: If you are offered an interview early, but you schedule that interview for late in the season, does the program look at that to mean that you do not have very much interest? For instance, if you are given interview day options in November, December, and January, and you sign up for a day in January, would that indicate that you are not seriously considering going to that program? Thanks for the help.