Interviews, 2006

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Congrats, lilybirscoe, Wisconsin's a great program! One thing I'm curious about with these last minute invites. People have mentioned this to me but if they're calling at the last minute to invite you to interview does that mean you're sort of an afterthought? I mean I'm assuming I would be coming off the waitlist and if I'm coming off the waitlist for the interviews would they really rank me that high? Or is it that if you get an interview everyone's on even ground again? I'm just curious because this is just what I've heard...haven't been lucky enough to get any last minute interview offers though...thoughts anyone?



lilybriscoe said:
It seems like the only way you can know you're NOT going to get an invite is if you are told so. For instance, I thought UW-Madison was done with their invites and then I got called two days ago to see if I could interview there Nov. 4th.
So keep your hopes up! :)

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PROGRAM.........................................Interviews
310.12 U Alabama - Birmingham...............X
311.10 U Arizona...................................X
311.68 U Arkansas................................X
312.63 U California - Davis......................X
313.67 U California - Irvine......................X
314.18 Loma Linda University...................X
315.15 U California - LA..........................X
315.37 UCLA/Jules Stein/EyeSTAR
315.60 U So California............................X
316.11 M.L. King / Drew MC
318.16 U California - San Diego...............X
320.10 CPMC - San Francisco ................X
320.68 U California - SF..........................X
322.18 Stanford University.....................X
323.11 U Colorado.................................X
323.62 Yale University............................X
324.61 George Washington U...................X
325.66 Howard U - Wash, DC..................X
326.60 Georgetown U/Wash Hosp.............X
327.14 U Florida - Gainesville...................X
327.67 U Miami / Bascom Palmer
328.19 U South Florida - Tampa...............X
328.63 Emory University
329.13 Med C Georgia.............................X
330.19 Stroger/Cook Cty-Chicago.............X
331.18 Northwestern University................X
331.64 Rush/Presby/St.Luke's/PG1............X
332.13 U Chicago..................................X
332.65 U Illinois - Chicago.......................X
333.66 Loyola U / Hines VA Hosp..............X
334.67 Indiana University........................X
335.10 U Iowa......................................X
335.68 U Kansas - Kansas City.................X
336.12 U Kentucky ................................X
336.69 U Louisville.................................X
337.15 LSU / Ochsner.............................X
338.61 Tulane University
339.62 LSU - Shreveport.........................X
340.67 J. Hopkins -Wilmer, GBMC..............X
341.11 Friedenwald/Maryland Gen.............X
341.62 Sinai Hospital -Baltimore................X
342.17 U Maryland
343.63 Boston University.........................X
344.12 Mass. Eye & Ear Infirmary..............X
344.69 Mass.Eye&Ear/Spec Program (heard it doesn't exist anymore?)
345.61 Tufts/New England Eye Ctr............X
346.18 U Michigan..................................X
346.64 Henry Ford Hosp - Detroit..............X
348.15 Wayne State University.................X
348.60 W. Beaumont-Detroit/PGY1
349.10 U Minnesota - Mpls.......................X
349.68 Mayo Clinic.................................X
350.18 U Mississippi / PGY1
350.64 U Missouri - Columbia....................X
351.61 U Missouri - Kansas City................X
352.14 St. Louis University......................X
352.67 Washington University..................X
353.12 U Nebraska.................................X
354.62 UMDNJ - New Jersey MS
356.10 Albany Medical College
357.17 SUNY-Buffalo /Ed.Consort............X
357.66 Nassau University MC - NY...........X
358.13 North Shore - LI Jewish...............X
358.65 Albert Einstein CoM
359.15 Bronx-Lebanon Hosp., NY
360.15 NY MC Brooklyn&Queens
360.60 Columbia U / Harkness
361.17 NY Presb. Hosp-Weil MC
364.16 Mount Sinai SoM - NY................X
365.14 New York Eye & Ear Infirm
365.67 New York University...................X
366.65 St. Lukes/Roosevelt-NY
367.18 St. Vincent's MC - NY
367.64 SUNY - Downstate....................X
368.69 U Rochester.............................X
369.19 SUNY Upstate - Syracuse...........X
369.63 New York Medical College
370.11 U North Carolina.......................X
370.62 Duke University........................X
371.15 Wake Forest U
371.60 Summa Health Sys. - Akron........X
372.12 U Cincinnati............................X
372.69 Ohio State University.................X
373.18 Case Western Reserve U............X
373.64 Cleveland Clinic Found...............X
375.65 U Oklahoma-Oklahoma City.........X
376.61 Oregon HSU.............................X
377.19 Geisinger MC
377.63 Penn State U - Hershey
378.17 Drexel U - Philadelphia
378.66 Scheie Eye Inst / U Penn...........X
379.16 Temple U - Philadelphia.............X
380.13 Wills Eye Hospital
381.14 U Pittsburgh............................X
382.15 U Puerto Rico
382.60 Brown University......................X
383.16 U South Carolina.......................X
384.17 Med U South Carolina.................X
385.18 U Tennessee - Memphis..............X
385.64 Vanderbilt University..................X
386.63 UT Southwestern- Dallas............X
387.68 U Texas - Galveston..................X
388.11 Baylor CoM..............................X
388.62 U Texas - Houston....................X
389.12 Texas Tech University...............X
389.69 U Texas - San Antonio
391.19 Texas A & M/Scott & White........X
391.63 U Utah....................................X
393.15 U Virginia.................................X
393.60 Eastern Virginia MS
394.13 Med C Virginia..........................X
394.65 U Washington..........................X
395.12 West Virginia University.............X
395.69 U Wisconsin............................X
396.17 Med C Wisconsin......................X

I also heard that the special programs at UCLA and MEEI no longer exist... I'm sure it's true of at least one of those, but not positive which one or if it's true of both. Anyone else have a better idea?
 
Would someone mind letting me know if U Penn, Brown and Duke let poeple know about interviews via phone or e-mail?
Thanks.
 
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benit100 said:
I also heard that the special programs at UCLA and MEEI no longer exist... I'm sure it's true of at least one of those, but not positive which one or if it's true of both. Anyone else have a better idea?

I'm pretty sure UCLA EyeStar still exists as I met someone who is going for an interview.

Also, UPenn was by phone.
 
Interviews this week
University Missouri - Columbia (email)
University Missouri - Kansas City (email)

Good luck everyone at your upcoming interviews!
 
Frumps said:
Interviews this week
University Missouri - Columbia (email)
University Missouri - Kansas City (email)

Good luck everyone at your upcoming interviews!

Just something I observed... sometimes people are hearing back from programs in different ways. For example, I got the invitation for UMKC via snail mail. Interesting...
 
chironex said:
Congrats, lilybirscoe, Wisconsin's a great program! One thing I'm curious about with these last minute invites. People have mentioned this to me but if they're calling at the last minute to invite you to interview does that mean you're sort of an afterthought? I mean I'm assuming I would be coming off the waitlist and if I'm coming off the waitlist for the interviews would they really rank me that high? Or is it that if you get an interview everyone's on even ground again? I'm just curious because this is just what I've heard...haven't been lucky enough to get any last minute interview offers though...thoughts anyone?

I would not worry about the fact that you are coming off a waitlist to be interviewed. Often programs don't interview people whom they think would be great simply because they don't think it's likely that the applicant will come to their program anyway. One of the most common questions I got last year was, "Why would you want to come here for your residency?" (or some derivative). Know details about a program, the town, opportunities, and especially anything that makes the program unique so you are prepared to answer that question convincingly. Remember, once you interview at a program, you will be ranked (with a few rare exceptions), and could potentially match there.

Also, you should cancel any interviews you can't make as early as possible so there is time for another applicant to be invited.

Parley Fillmore M.D., Ph.D., yada yada
Iowa Ophthalmology class of 2009
 
:thumbup: Interviews:
USF-Tampa (phone)
Cinci (snail)
Brown (email)
Casey (email)
Temple (snail)
Wayne State (email, I think)
Penn (phone)
Downstate (email)
Cleveland Clinic (email)
CPMC (phone)
Mass Eye/Ear (email)
WashU (email)
Tufts (email)
Pitt (don't remember)
UMich (email, I think)
UTSW (email)
Baylor (email)

I'll probably cancel a few of these well in advance as it would be logistically impossible to get to all of them. I'm also waiting to hear from the NYC programs.

I've decided to rate programs based only on the lunch that's provided. It's going to be hard to top Baylor (mmm...steak).

:thumbdown: Rejections:
Ohio State (snail)
 
Pastrami King said:
:thumbup: Interviews:
USF-Tampa (phone)
Cinci (snail)
Brown (email)
Casey (email)
Temple (snail)
Wayne State (email, I think)
Penn (phone)
Downstate (email)
Cleveland Clinic (email)
CPMC (phone)
Mass Eye/Ear (email)
WashU (email)
Tufts (email)
Pitt (don't remember)
UMich (email, I think)
UTSW (email)
Baylor (email)

I'll probably cancel a few of these well in advance as it would be logistically impossible to get to all of them. I'm also waiting to hear from the NYC programs.

I've decided to rate programs based only on the lunch that's provided. It's going to be hard to top Baylor (mmm...steak).

:thumbdown: Rejections:
Ohio State (snail)


geez, Pastrami! Congratulations! You're a superstar!
Good luck to the rest of us as well! :luck:
 
duke via phone :)
meei- rejection via mail :(

batch 3
 
:) :thumbup:
UMKC
UM-Columbia
LSU-Oschner
St. Lukes Roosevelt
U Cincinnati
 
I just received an interview offer via e-mail from UC Irvine. :)
 
hello everybody,
i just discovered this awesome forum, thanks to an interviewee I met last week. anyways, I thought i'd just ask...does anyone have a scheie eye institute interview on december 6th, that they, by any chance, wouldn't mind switching for december 9th (the day i have it scheduled?).
 
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Also just got UC Irvine...anyone know how it compares to Utah? I think I can only make one or the other...
 
My interview at Cleveland is on 12/16. Does anyone have an interview on 11/22 and want to switch?

Thanks.
 
As long as we're posting switch inquiries, I'll try my luck, too.

1. Can anyone switch their LSU Ochsner from Dec 6th to Dec 7th?
2. Can anyone switch their SUNY-Syracuse from Dec 9th to Dec 8th?

Just PM me if you think you could switch.

Thanks and good luck everyone again. I'm glad to see the word is getting out about this forum!
 
doodpac said:
:) :thumbup:
UMKC
UM-Columbia
LSU-Oschner
St. Lukes Roosevelt
U Cincinnati

Congrats doodpac on your wide range of interviews. :thumbup: do you mind posting your stats?
 
Batch 6 (got in on target date)

:thumbup:
University of Florida
Eastern Virginia
LSU-Shreveport
University of Arkansas
University of South Florida
U Missouri-Columbia
U Missouri-Kansas City
U South Carolina
U Mississippi
Tulane

:rolleyes: (decline interview)
Summa-Akron
North Shore
Nassau

:thumbup: :thumbdown: (waitlist)

Temple
Washington U- St Louis


:thumbdown:
Boston University
Med College Georgia
SUNY Buffalo
Ohio State
CWRU
Vanderbilt
UC Davis
U Chicago
Indiana U
Wake Forest
Ohio State
MUSC
U Virginia
Wayne St-Kresge
U Colorado
Utah
U Tennessee- Memphis
U Cinn
Northwestern

gotten face sheet from ~95% of my programs- applied to 58
 
For those of you who care Wilmer invites a-comin' via phone today and tomorrow. Good luck :)
 
As we were informed, Wilmer invites at least started arriving today. Though I was invited via e-mail rather than telephone. :D

:thumbup: UCSD today via e-mail also.
 
Ah... the new technology...

Congrats!

benit100 said:
As we were informed, Wilmer invites at least started arriving today. Though I was invited via e-mail rather than telephone. :D
 
:thumbup:
Wash U
MEEI
USC
UIC
University of Missouri-Columbia
UofChicago
Scheie
UCIrvine
UCSD
Wilmer

:thumbdown:
vandy

:confused: waitlist
Northwestern
Casey[/QUOTE]
 
:)
1.BU
2.UTSW
3.Cleveland Clinic
4.UIC
5.University of Michigan
6.University of Alabama
7.NYMC
8.Wash U
9.Duke
10.UC Irvine
11.JHU
:confused:
1.Northwestern
:(
1.Iowa
2.MEEI
 
Does anyone know if Duke is done offering interviews? I was hoping to hear from them... But on a happier note though - got an invitation from Wilmer today :)
 
So are Scheie, Wilmer done? or are they still calling people? or is it all email now?
 
University of Nebraska-Omaha by email :thumbup:
 
:thumbup: Albany Medical College (email)
 
Just heard from Scheie yesterday by phone, and Wilmer and UCSF by email today (11/1). So there's still hope for those of us that didn't get contacted earlier!
 
:thumbup: UNC Chapel Hill today by e-mail
 
Georgetown
UNC
George Washington
Temple
 
NYU interview by phone today!
 
woot. same here NYU via phone. :)
mount sinai email :)
jules stein email :)

batch 3- not sure if this is useful info anymore.
 
Does anyone know how long it takes SF match to distribute our Dean's letters to all the programs?
 
Hi,

Does anyone have Wilmer Dec 10th and is willing to switch with me for November 18th?

Thanks
 
:thumbup: Mt. Sinai via e-mail today
 
Utah - by phone -11/2
 
Loma Linda today via email :thumbup:
 
Jules Stein is in the house

Also, rejected from U of Washington (Seattle) today.

Anybody still getting Duke calls?
 
Duke contacted me by both phone and e-mail. Also got an interview at my home school, which means:

2 interviews
2 rejections
1 waitlist
21 pending
 
Jules Stein today via e-mail! :D
 
Elusive programs bolded. Please help me if I've gotten some wrong. Good luck everyone!!! :luck:

PROGRAM.........................................Interviews
310.12 U Alabama - Birmingham...............X
311.10 U Arizona...................................X
311.68 U Arkansas................................X
312.63 U California - Davis......................X
313.67 U California - Irvine......................X
314.18 Loma Linda University...................X
315.15 U California - LA..........................X
315.37 UCLA/Jules Stein/EyeSTAR ???
315.60 U So California............................X
316.11 M.L. King / Drew MC
318.16 U California - San Diego...............X
320.10 CPMC - San Francisco ................X
320.68 U California - SF..........................X
322.18 Stanford University.....................X
323.11 U Colorado.................................X
323.62 Yale University............................X
324.61 George Washington U...................X
325.66 Howard U - Wash, DC..................X
326.60 Georgetown U/Wash Hosp.............X
327.14 U Florida - Gainesville...................X
327.67 U Miami / Bascom Palmer
328.19 U South Florida - Tampa...............X
328.63 Emory University
329.13 Med C Georgia.............................X
330.19 Stroger/Cook Cty-Chicago.............X
331.18 Northwestern University................X
331.64 Rush/Presby/St.Luke's/PG1............X
332.13 U Chicago..................................X
332.65 U Illinois - Chicago.......................X
333.66 Loyola U / Hines VA Hosp..............X
334.67 Indiana University........................X
335.10 U Iowa......................................X
335.68 U Kansas - Kansas City.................X
336.12 U Kentucky ................................X
336.69 U Louisville.................................X
337.15 LSU / Ochsner.............................X
338.61 Tulane University
339.62 LSU - Shreveport.........................X
340.67 J. Hopkins -Wilmer, GBMC..............X
341.11 Friedenwald/Maryland Gen.............X
341.62 Sinai Hospital -Baltimore................X
342.17 U Maryland
343.63 Boston University.........................X
344.12 Mass. Eye & Ear Infirmary..............X
344.69 Mass.Eye&Ear/Spec Program ???
345.61 Tufts/New England Eye Ctr............X
346.18 U Michigan..................................X
346.64 Henry Ford Hosp - Detroit..............X
348.15 Wayne State University.................X
348.60 W. Beaumont-Detroit/PGY1
349.10 U Minnesota - Mpls.......................X
349.68 Mayo Clinic.................................X
350.18 U Mississippi / PGY1
350.64 U Missouri - Columbia....................X
351.61 U Missouri - Kansas City................X
352.14 St. Louis University......................X
352.67 Washington University..................X
353.12 U Nebraska.................................X
354.62 UMDNJ - New Jersey MS
356.10 Albany Medical College................X
357.17 SUNY-Buffalo /Ed.Consort............X
357.66 Nassau University MC - NY...........X
358.13 North Shore - LI Jewish...............X
358.65 Albert Einstein CoM
359.15 Bronx-Lebanon Hosp., NY
360.15 NY MC Brooklyn&Queens
360.60 Columbia U / Harkness
361.17 NY Presb. Hosp-Weil MC

364.16 Mount Sinai SoM - NY................X
365.14 New York Eye & Ear Infirm
365.67 New York University...................X
366.65 St. Lukes/Roosevelt-NY
367.18 St. Vincent's MC - NY

367.64 SUNY - Downstate....................X
368.69 U Rochester.............................X
369.19 SUNY Upstate - Syracuse...........X
369.63 New York Medical College
370.11 U North Carolina.......................X
370.62 Duke University........................X
371.15 Wake Forest U
371.60 Summa Health Sys. - Akron........X
372.12 U Cincinnati............................X
372.69 Ohio State University.................X
373.18 Case Western Reserve U............X
373.64 Cleveland Clinic Found...............X
375.65 U Oklahoma-Oklahoma City.........X
376.61 Oregon HSU.............................X
377.19 Geisinger MC
377.63 Penn State U - Hershey
378.17 Drexel U - Philadelphia

378.66 Scheie Eye Inst / U Penn...........X
379.16 Temple U - Philadelphia.............X
380.13 Wills Eye Hospital
381.14 U Pittsburgh............................X
382.15 U Puerto Rico
382.60 Brown University......................X
383.16 U South Carolina.......................X
384.17 Med U South Carolina.................X
385.18 U Tennessee - Memphis..............X
385.64 Vanderbilt University..................X
386.63 UT Southwestern- Dallas............X
387.68 U Texas - Galveston..................X
388.11 Baylor CoM..............................X
388.62 U Texas - Houston....................X
389.12 Texas Tech University...............X
389.69 U Texas - San Antonio
391.19 Texas A & M/Scott & White........X
391.63 U Utah....................................X
393.15 U Virginia.................................X
393.60 Eastern Virginia MS
394.13 Med C Virginia..........................X
394.65 U Washington..........................X
395.12 West Virginia University.............X
395.69 U Wisconsin............................X
396.17 Med C Wisconsin......................X
 
St. Lukes-Roosevelt has started to offer interviews via phone. NYMC has also offered as well. Good luck everyone!

PROGRAM.........................................Interviews
310.12 U Alabama - Birmingham...............X
311.10 U Arizona...................................X
311.68 U Arkansas................................X
312.63 U California - Davis......................X
313.67 U California - Irvine......................X
314.18 Loma Linda University...................X
315.15 U California - LA..........................X
315.37 UCLA/Jules Stein/EyeSTAR ???
315.60 U So California............................X
316.11 M.L. King / Drew MC
318.16 U California - San Diego...............X
320.10 CPMC - San Francisco ................X
320.68 U California - SF..........................X
322.18 Stanford University.....................X
323.11 U Colorado.................................X
323.62 Yale University............................X
324.61 George Washington U...................X
325.66 Howard U - Wash, DC..................X
326.60 Georgetown U/Wash Hosp.............X
327.14 U Florida - Gainesville...................X
327.67 U Miami / Bascom Palmer
328.19 U South Florida - Tampa...............X
328.63 Emory University
329.13 Med C Georgia.............................X
330.19 Stroger/Cook Cty-Chicago.............X
331.18 Northwestern University................X
331.64 Rush/Presby/St.Luke's/PG1............X
332.13 U Chicago..................................X
332.65 U Illinois - Chicago.......................X
333.66 Loyola U / Hines VA Hosp..............X
334.67 Indiana University........................X
335.10 U Iowa......................................X
335.68 U Kansas - Kansas City.................X
336.12 U Kentucky ................................X
336.69 U Louisville.................................X
337.15 LSU / Ochsner.............................X
338.61 Tulane University
339.62 LSU - Shreveport.........................X
340.67 J. Hopkins -Wilmer, GBMC..............X
341.11 Friedenwald/Maryland Gen.............X
341.62 Sinai Hospital -Baltimore................X
342.17 U Maryland
343.63 Boston University.........................X
344.12 Mass. Eye & Ear Infirmary..............X
344.69 Mass.Eye&Ear/Spec Program ???
345.61 Tufts/New England Eye Ctr............X
346.18 U Michigan..................................X
346.64 Henry Ford Hosp - Detroit..............X
348.15 Wayne State University.................X
348.60 W. Beaumont-Detroit/PGY1
349.10 U Minnesota - Mpls.......................X
349.68 Mayo Clinic.................................X
350.18 U Mississippi / PGY1
350.64 U Missouri - Columbia....................X
351.61 U Missouri - Kansas City................X
352.14 St. Louis University......................X
352.67 Washington University..................X
353.12 U Nebraska.................................X
354.62 UMDNJ - New Jersey MS
356.10 Albany Medical College................X
357.17 SUNY-Buffalo /Ed.Consort............X
357.66 Nassau University MC - NY...........X
358.13 North Shore - LI Jewish...............X
358.65 Albert Einstein CoM
359.15 Bronx-Lebanon Hosp., NY
360.15 NY MC Brooklyn&Queens
360.60 Columbia U / Harkness
361.17 NY Presb. Hosp-Weil MC

364.16 Mount Sinai SoM - NY................X
365.14 New York Eye & Ear Infirm
365.67 New York University...................X
366.65 St. Lukes/Roosevelt-NY..............X
367.18 St. Vincent's MC - NY [/B]
367.64 SUNY - Downstate....................X
368.69 U Rochester.............................X
369.19 SUNY Upstate - Syracuse...........X
369.63 New York Medical College............X
370.11 U North Carolina.......................X
370.62 Duke University........................X
371.15 Wake Forest U
371.60 Summa Health Sys. - Akron........X
372.12 U Cincinnati............................X
372.69 Ohio State University.................X
373.18 Case Western Reserve U............X
373.64 Cleveland Clinic Found...............X
375.65 U Oklahoma-Oklahoma City.........X
376.61 Oregon HSU.............................X
377.19 Geisinger MC
377.63 Penn State U - Hershey
378.17 Drexel U - Philadelphia

378.66 Scheie Eye Inst / U Penn...........X
379.16 Temple U - Philadelphia.............X
380.13 Wills Eye Hospital
381.14 U Pittsburgh............................X
382.15 U Puerto Rico
382.60 Brown University......................X
383.16 U South Carolina.......................X
384.17 Med U South Carolina.................X
385.18 U Tennessee - Memphis..............X
385.64 Vanderbilt University..................X
386.63 UT Southwestern- Dallas............X
387.68 U Texas - Galveston..................X
388.11 Baylor CoM..............................X
388.62 U Texas - Houston....................X
389.12 Texas Tech University...............X
389.69 U Texas - San Antonio
391.19 Texas A & M/Scott & White........X
391.63 U Utah....................................X
393.15 U Virginia.................................X
393.60 Eastern Virginia MS
394.13 Med C Virginia..........................X
394.65 U Washington..........................X
395.12 West Virginia University.............X
395.69 U Wisconsin............................X
396.17 Med C Wisconsin......................X[/QUOTE]
 
Wake Forest sent an interview invite last week by mail.
 
UC-Davis -rejection via e-mail today.
University of South Carolina - rejection via letter last week.
Ohio state - rejection via letter couple of weeks ago.
Case W- rejection via e-mail last week (was on the waitlist.)

So far interivews:
Iowa
Madison
Mnpls
Med U of SC.
Rochester
Casey
Virginia (Richmond)
Utah (can't go to this one due to date, but hope to go to rest!)
Colorado
 
benit100 said:
Jules Stein today via e-mail! :D

Was the invitation sent as mass email?

Thanks
 
Cat85 said:
Was the invitation sent as mass email?

Thanks

I suspect that there probably was a mass e-mail since the "to" line is blank and the e-mail is not personally addressed. I don't know whether this means that they are done sending invitations, though.
 
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