Official 2016-2017 Internal Medicine Residency Interview Thread

[banjo10]

Matteo, Casa Loma, la2la2im, and silencedogood attend a dinner party:



All in good fun guys, CONGRATS!!!!!!!!!!

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[la2la2im]

lmao

 

[Casa Loma]

Matteo, Casa Loma, la2la2im, and silencedogood attend a dinner party:



All in good fun guys, CONGRATS!!!!!!!!!!

I literally almost cried while laughing at this. Banjo10, I hope we meet in the future. Your imagination, and memes, run wild

#damnyoucasaloma #portlyhawaiianmixedgentlemanbasedonhisjovialposts

 

[bitsofpi]

Matteo, Casa Loma, la2la2im, and silencedogood attend a dinner party:



All in good fun guys, CONGRATS!!!!!!!!!!

Legitimately LOL'ed. Congrats you guys! I hope I meet you all on one of these coasts! If anyone is in boston early dec lmk!

 

[washableglue]

I just sent you a PM. Alternatively, you could post a link to a google doc with them in it here.

Thanks.

I can't figure out how to attach the documents in the message (is that possible?). Posting it here since it's pretty much just generic travel info to Baylor and Houston.

 

[kakaze]

I can't figure out how to attach the documents in the message (is that possible?). Posting it here since it's pretty much just generic travel info to Baylor and Houston.

Fantastic! Thank you!

 

[mistermanager]

Congrats to every single person who's gotten an interview so far. Assuming you've got a few in hand, you're on your way to being a licensed physician. That's pretty freaking awesome

 

[emboli19]

Congrats to all the SDNers getting amazing interviews. Just curious to the stats of those of you getting the crazy interviews at the top places in the country? Do you all have 260s/270s + AOA + all 3rd year honors +a bazillion publications + you found the cure for cancer.... you know .... the usual hoops to jump through

edit: getting nervous that the Boston programs have sent out first wave on Friday, unlikely they will be giving out a lot more interviews...

 

[kakaze]

Congrats to all the SDNers getting amazing interviews. Just curious to the stats of those of you getting the crazy interviews at the top places in the country? Do you all have 260s/270s + AOA + all 3rd year honors +a bazillion publications + you found the cure for cancer.... you know .... the usual hoops to jump through

edit: getting nervous that the Boston programs have sent out first wave on Friday, unlikely they will be giving out a lot more interviews...

Yeah...Boston didn't give me any love on the first round of invites either...sigh

 

[Matteo]

Congrats to all the SDNers getting amazing interviews. Just curious to the stats of those of you getting the crazy interviews at the top places in the country? Do you all have 260s/270s + AOA + all 3rd year honors +a bazillion publications + you found the cure for cancer.... you know .... the usual hoops to jump through

edit: getting nervous that the Boston programs have sent out first wave on Friday, unlikely they will be giving out a lot more interviews...

There is nothing incredible extraordinary about my application. More than statistics, I think that schools are more interested in the story your application tells and how each part (letters, personal statement, experiences) adds to it. Just my $0.02 - feel very fortunate and humbled to be in position I find myself in.

 

[la2la2im]

There is nothing incredible extraordinary about my application. More than statistics, I think that schools are more interested in the story your application tells and how each part (letters, personal statement, experiences) adds to it. Just my $0.02 - feel very fortunate and humbled to be in position I find myself in.

Agreed. And likewise, I think it's the picture you paint.

On a personal note, I clawed my way up from an ungodly undergrad GPA into med school after many years of reading those "what are my chances" pre-med threads on SDN and crawling into bed in the fetal position.

It's such an honor to get the IVs I've gotten. I definitely feel incredibly blessed.

 

[akk_doc]

Hello: I just led wanted to check in and see if people have started canceling some of their interviews? When is the best time to start doing this?
Thanks!!!

 

[la2la2im]

Hello: I just led wanted to check in and see if people have started canceling some of their interviews? When is the best time to start doing this?
Thanks!!!

My magic number was 14. I started canceling after that.

 

[Morhuas]

As more students start canceling there backups, this will allow other applicants to receive those interviews.

 

[akk_doc]

My magic number was 14. I started canceling after that.

Thanks!
I cut down to 12 now. I'm still waitlisted on interview broker for 3 programs. Wonder if and when they open up?

 

[la2la2im]

Thanks!
I cut down to 12 now. I'm still waitlisted on interview broker for 3 programs. Wonder if and when they open up?

I still think it's early. I had residents tell me they had IVs all through January.

 

[banjo10]

Was thinking about cancelling some of my back-ups, then remembered I have CK in a week. Maaaaybe my back-ups will become my reaches.

 

[Imfuming]

+ Kern, Alameda, SUNY downstate, u of nevada reno

Alabama

• UAB - ARDSnet (10/6), Molossers (10/6), 70218731 (10/3)
• Brookwood Baptist - InternallyInternal (9/29)

Arizona

• Mayo-Scottsdale - saywhat (9/23)
• University of Arizona - NonTradDoc (9/28), vibratomez (10/4)
• Maricopa Medical Center -thebrainymedstudent (10/8)
• St. Joseph's - NonTradDoc (10/5)

Arkansas
California

• Alameda (10/21)
• UCSF - fruitbox (9/20), bitsofpi (10/11), clk88 (10/18)
• UCSF-Fresno - Daodejing (9/19), old2doc4IM (9/20)
• Riverside Community Hospital -thebrainymedstudent (9/19)
• UC Riverside/RUHS - vodo (9/30)
• Eisenhower - el_taco_sabroso (9/20)
• Scripps Clinic/Scripps Green Hospital - aspiringdoc1234 (09/19), cramajama (09/21), CalBear409 (9/21), calimedstud (9/20)
• Scripps Clinic/Scripps Green Hospital [PSTP] - kakaze (9/26)
  
• Loma Linda - vodo (10/4), Molossers (10/4), el_taco_sabroso (10/4)
• Kaiser Oakland - Casa Loma (09/21), aspiringdoc1234 (09/21)
  
• Kaiser San Francisco - Casa Loma (9/26), Mtsnp12 (9/26) tardigrade101 (9/26)
• Kaiser Santa Clara - CalBear409 (9/26) Mtsnp12 (10/3) tardigrade101 (9/26)
• Kern - vodo (9/30)
• UCSD - newyorkcitymed (9/22), aspiringdoc1234 (09/22), la2la2im (10/4), Casa Loma (10/4), Calimedstud(10/4), Cdiff (10/12), 70218731 (10/14)
• UCSD [PSTP] - kakaze 10/13
• Huntington Hospital - encephalon (9/27)
• Santa Clara Valley Medical Center - Casa Loma (10/3), aspiringdoc1234 (10/3),
  
• California Pacific Medical Center - aspiringdoc1234 (10/4), calimedstud(10/4), el_taco_sabroso (10/4), Casa Loma (10/10)
• Cedars-Sinai Medical Center - Casa Loma (10/5), calimedstud(10/4)
• USC - calimedstud (10/5), Cdiff (10/5), aspiringdoc1234 (10/5)
• UC-Davis - ARDSnet (10/18)
  
• UCI - Tyw(10/6), calimedstud (10/5), el_taco_sabroso (10/5)
• UCLA - Calimedstud (10/7), el_taco_sabroso (10/10), 70218731 (10/12), innateMD (10/12), clk88 (10/12), la2la2im(10/14)
• UCLA Primary Care Track- Casa Loma (10/10)
• UCLA Harbor - ARDSnet (10/17)
  
• UCLA - Olive View - el_taco_sabroso (10/11),calimedstud(10/11)
  
• Santa Barbara Cottage - el_taco_sabroso (10/6)
• Stanford - silencedogood (10/12), Matteo (10/12), la2la2im(10/12), gullwing (10/18)
  
• White Memorial - el_taco_sabroso (10/12), vodo (10/12)
• Highland Hospital (Alameda) - el_taco_sabroso (10/12)

Colorado

• St Joseph - NonTradDoc (9/23), Molossers (10/4) tardigrade101 (10/4)
• University of Colorado - Casa Loma (10/7), clk88 (10/7), NonTradDoc (10/12)
• University of Colorado [PSTP] - kakaze (10/14)

Connecticut

• UConn - jrbirdy (9/16), iniestademivida (9/15), NYUYankeezfan (9/20), heyhowsitgoin(10/17)
• Yale-New Haven/ Primary Care - Casa Loma (10/4), clk88 (10/4), lalamedstudent (10/4)
• Yale-New Haven/ Categorical- la2la2im(10/7), Casa Loma (10/7), Matteo (10/7), clk88 (10/7)
• Yale [PSTP] - innateMD (10/7), kakaze (10/7)
• Yale-Waterbury - mms221 (9/23)
• Greenwhich Hospital - mtsnp12 (9/26), NYUYankeezfan (9/26)
• Stamford Hospital - tylenol3 (10/5)
• Norwalk/Yale - heyhowsitgoin (9/26)
• St. Mary's - heyhowsitgoin (9/28)

Florida

• USF Morsani - RBlark38 (9/17)
• Mayo-Jacksonville - KH6013 (9/19), Molossers (9/19), Cdiff (10/5)
• UF Gainesville - TNWaltz17 (9/22), Molossers (9/28). bitsofpi (10/12)
• UM/JFK- bitsofpi (10/4)
• Cleveland Clinic Florida (Weston)- bitsofpi (9/28)
• Florida Atlantic University- mtsnp12 (10/10)
• JMH/UM - ny3330 (10/11), lalamedstudent (10/11)

Georgia

• Medical College of Georgia - Molossers (9/21)
• Memorial/Mercer (Savannah) - Molossers (9/22)
• Emory [PSTP] - kakaze (10/4)
• Emory- la2la2im (10/5), AJ8 (10/5)

Hawaii

• University of Hawaii - Cdiff (10/3), vodo (10/3)

Idaho

• University of Washington Boise Program - (10/5)

Illinois

• Loyola - Blaughable(9/19), Daodejing (9/19), Member 987653 (9/21)
• Northwestern - silencedogood (10/17), clk88 (10/17)
• Presence St. Francis Medical Center - sozme (9/27)
• University of Chicago - Matteo (9/27), KH6013 (10/4), clk88 (9/27)
• University of Chicago [PSTP] - ausmeyer (10/10)
• UIC - StickyWicket (9/27) tardigrade101 (9/27)
• Rush - tardigrade101 (10/4), la2la2im(10/12),calimedstud (10/12)
• Advocate Illinois Masonic Medical Center (12/1)

Indiana

• Indiana University SOM - Tyw(9/16), StickyWicket (9/20), fcuser1 (9/20), allaboutlove (9/20), TNWaltz17 (9/20)
• Indiana University/Ball Memorial Hospital - sozme (9/30)
• St. Vincent Hospital - moxiflox (9/29)

Iowa

• University of Iowa [PSTP] - kakaze (9/28)
• University of Iowa - StickyWicket (9/30)

Kansas

• University of Kansas SOM - StickyWicket (9/19)
• University of Kansas (Wichita) - heyhowsitgoin (10/5)

Kentucky

• University of Kentucky - ARDSnet(9/19), Molossers (09/19), CalBear409 (9/19)
• University of Louisville - ARDSnet(9/19), moxiflox (9/19), allaboutlove (9/19), Molossers (9/23)

Louisiana

• LSU-Shreveport - Daodejing (9/15), CalBear409 (9/21)
• Tulane - freudchild (10/1), 70218731 (10/1)

Maine

• Maine Medical Center - thinkofsomething (10/13), lalamedstudent (10/13)

Maryland

• MedStar Union Memorial - mns221 (9/27)
• Johns Hopkins - Casa Loma (10/11), lalamedstudent (10/11), kh6013 (10/12), Matteo (10/19),
• University of Maryland - 70218731 (10/13), kakaze (10/13), la2la2im(10/13), lalamedstudent (10/13),
• Hopkins-Bayview - lalamedstudent (10/12), 70218731 (10/14)

Massachusetts

• University of Massachusetts - tylenol3 (9/27)
• Cambridge Health Alliance - iniestademivida (10/5), Casa Loma (10/5)
• Tufts - bitsofpi (10/11), la2la2im (10/11), Casa Loma (10/11), innateMD (10/11), AJ8 (10/11), clk88 (10/11)
• BU - Member 987653 (10/14), 70218731 (10/14), clk88 (10/14)
• Steward St. Elizabeth - heyhowsitgoin(10/4)
• Brigham & Women's Hospital - silencedogood (10/21), la2la2im(10/21), Matteo (10/21), Casa Loma (10/21)
• Massachusetts General Hospital: Matteo (10/21), silencedogood (10/21)
• BIDMC- la2la2im(10/21), Matteo (10/21)

Michigan

• Grand Rapids - fcuser1 (9/23)
• University of Michigan - fcuser1 (9/25), Casa Loma (9/25), CalBear409 (9/25), 70218731 (9/29), clk88 (9/29), la2la2im(10/13)
• St. Johns - fcuser1 (9/26)
• Beaumont - fcuser1 (10/3) , thebrainymedstudent (10/10)
• Henry Ford - fcuser1 (10/4), la2la2im(10/7) , thebrainymedstudent (10/9)

Minnesota

• Mayo - elixiroflife (9/19), stevesbro (9/19), clk88 (9/19), Calimedstud(09/20), fruitbox (9/19), Matteo (10/5), TNWaltz17 (10/17)
• Mayo [PSTP] - kakaze (9/23)
  
• Abbott Northwestern - kalbrecht17 (9/21)
• University of Minnesota - RBlark38 (9/22), 70218731 (9/22)
• Hennepin County Medical Center- kalbrecht17 (10/6)

Mississippi

• University of Mississippi Medical Center - cbrons (9/22), allaboutlove (9/22)

Missouri

• Mizzou - cbrons (9/19), Daodejing (9/19)
• Saint Louis University - mns221(9/22), StickyWicket (9/22)
• Washington University in St. Louis - bitsofpi (9/22), clk88 (9/22), elixiroflife (9/23), CalBear409 (9/23), Casa Loma (9/26), mns221 (10/4), Matteo (10/14)
  
• Washington University in St. Louis [PSTP] - innateMD (9/29), kakaze [9/29]

Nebraska:

• Creighton University- intmed671 (9/26), kalbrecht17 (10/13)
• University of Nebraska - kakaze (9/16), cbrons (9/16), StickyWicket (9/16), intmed671 (9/20)

Nevada:

• University of Nevada Reno - vodo (10/12)

New Hampshire:

• Dartmouth - Member 987653 (10/8), clk88 (10/8)
• Dartmouth [PSTP] - kakaze (10/14)

New Jersey:

• Rutgers: kh6013 (10/7)

New Mexico:

• University of New Mexico [PSTP] - kakaze (10/7)

New York:

• Montefiore Primary Care/Social Internal Medicine - Casa Loma (9/26)
• Montefiore/Albert Einstein- bitsofpi (10/17)
• University of Rochester - Member 987653 (9/23), Casa Loma (9/23), clk88 (9/23), Cdiff (10/3)
• New York Methodist Hospital - NYUYankeezfan (9/29)
  
• Winthrop University Hospital - RBlark38 (9/21)
• Lenox Hill (Hofstra-Northwell) - NYUYankeezfan (9/20), cinnamonflower (9/29)
• Icahn School of Medicine Mount Sinai Primary Care - Casa Loma (10/13)
• Mount Sinai Beth Israel -cinnamonflower (9/26), bitsofpi (10/17)
• Mount Sinai St Luke-Roosevelt - mns221 (9/30)
• New York Presbyterian (Cornell) - gullwing (10/14), Matteo (10/14), Casa Loma (10/14), 70218731 (10/14), clk88 (10/14)
• New York Presbyterian (Cornell) [PSTP] - kakaze (10/14)
• New York Presbyterian (Columbia) - a bunch of peeps (10/14), clk88 (10/14), silencedogood (10/17)
• SUNY Buffalo - NYUYankeezfan (9/26), Mtsnp12 (9/27)
• SUNY Buffalo (catholic health) - NYUYankeezfan (9/15)
• SUNY Upstate - tylenol3 (9/28)
• SUNY Downstate - vodo (10/7)
• Hofstra North Shore/LIJ - cinnamonflower (9/29), moxiflox (9/30), unforgettable (9/30), thebrainymedstudent (10/11)
• Nassau University Medical Center: thebrainymedstudent (10/2)
• NYMC/Westchester - tylenol 3 (10/17)

North Carolina:

• Carolinas Medical Center - Unknown (9/19), AJ8 (9/19), ARDSnet (9/20), Molossers (9/26)
• Cone Health - Molossers (9/21)
• Duke University - silencedogood (9/21), kh6013 (9/21), Matteo (9/28), la2la2im (9/30), AJ8 (10/20)
• Wake Forest - Maddie0125 (9/29)
• UNC Chapel Hill [PSTP]- pleaserescueapet (10/13)
• UNC Chapel Hill - AJ8 (10/13), la2la2im(10/13)

North Dakota

• University of North Dakota- kalbrecht17 (9/27)

Ohio

• Case/University Hospitals - Tyw(9/16), Matteo (9/16), fcuser1 (9/19), TNWaltz17 (9/21)
• Case Western Reserve [PSTP] - kakaze (10/4)
• CWRU/MetroHealth - moxiflox (10/3)
• The Christ Hospital - moxiflox (9/30)
• Kettering Medical Center - moxiflox (9/30)
• NEOMED/Summa Akron - moxiflox (9/19)
• NEOMED/Akron General - NYUYankeezfan (9/23)
• University of Cincinnati - moxiflox (9/15), StickyWicket (10/5), TNWaltz17 (10/5)
• University of Cincinnati [PSTP] -kakaze (9/21)
• University of Toledo - fcuser1 (9/21)
• Ohio State University - somethingslever12 (10/4), vibratomez (10/4)
• Ohio State University [PSTP] - kakaze (10/5)
• Cleveland Clinic - innateMD (10/3), KH6013 (10/4), Matteo (10/6)
• Fairview Hospital - heyhowsitgoin (10/7)

Oklahoma

• University of Oklahoma School of Community Medicine (Tulsa) - cbrons (9/23), InternallyInternal (9/29)

Oregon

• Providence Portland - NonTradDoc (9/22) tardigrade101 (9/30)
  
• Legacy Emmanuel - kalbrecht17 (9/26) tardigrade101 (9/26)
• OHSU - Casa Loma (10/10), el_taco_sabroso (10/10),calimedstud(10/10), AJ8 (10/10), clk88 (10/10),

Pennsylvania

• Drexel - Member 987653 (9/29), cinnamonflower (10/3), tylenol3 (10/12)
  
• Penn State Hershey - Doctorstrangelove (9/27)
• UPMC - mns221 (9/30), Matteo (10/3), 70218731 (10/3), Casa Loma (10/11), kh6013 (10/11)
• Lankenau - mns221 (9/26) heyhowsitgoin (9/26)
• Temple - doctorstrangelove (10/4)
• Allegheny Health Network - tylenol3 (10/5)
• Jeff - Member 987653 (10/7), TNWaltz17 (10/7), lalamedstudent (10/14)
• Albert Einstein - moxiflox (10/7)
• Robert Packer- Guthrie: thebrainymedstudent (10/3)
• UPenn (categorical) - pleaserescueapet (10/17), Matteo (10/17), innateMD (10/17), clk88 (10/17)
• UPenn [PSTP] - pleaserescueapet (10/18)

Rhode Island

• Brown CatGIM - doctorstrangelove (10/11), cinnamonflower (10/11), Casa Loma (10/11), lalamedstudent (10/11)

South Carolina

• Greenville Health System/USC - Molossers (9/22), CalBear409 (9/22)
• MUSC - la2la2im (10/11), TNWaltz17 (10/12), Molossers (10/12), AJ8 (10/12)

South Dakota

• University of South Dakota- kalbrecht17 (10/4)

Tennessee

• UT-Chattanooga: ARDSnet (9/27), Molossers (10/12)
• UT-Knoxville: Molossers (9/29)
• UT-Nashville: sozme (10/3), Molossers (10/3)
• Vanderbilt: Vibratomez (10/3), la2la2im(10/3), Matteo (10/3), AJ8 (10/3), clk88 (10/3)
• Vanderbilt [PSTP]: ausmeyer (10/7)
  
• ETSU: thebrainymedstudent (9/27)

Texas

• Baylor Univ. Med Center Dallas - CalBear409 (9/26)
• Baylor College of Medicine/ Houston - la2la2im (10/14), 70218731 (10/13), AussieAg (10/18)
• UT-Southwestern - jrbirdy (9/16), iniestademivida (9/16), elixiroflife (9/16), 70218731 (9/16), Matteo (9/22), AJ8 (10/1), kh6013 (10/11)
• UT-Southwestern [PSTP] - kakaze (9/21), innateMD (9/30)
• UTHSC San Antonio - ny3330 (9/17), kakaze (9/19), CalBear409 (9/19), AJ8 (9/19), old2doc4IM (9/28), InternallyInternal (9/29), AussieAg (9/29)
  
• UT-Houston - elixiroflife (9/20), kakaze (9/20), CalBear409 (9/20), Cdiff (9/20), kh6013 (9/27)
• UTMB - kakaze (10/3), Cdiff (10/3), InternallyInternal (10/3), AussieAg (10/3)
  
• Texas A&M (Temple) - InternallyInternal (10/3), AussieAg (10/3), Maddie0125(10/4)
  
• Texas A&M (Round Rock) - AussieAg (10/7)
• UT Tyler - InternallyInternal (9/23), AussieAg (9/23)
• Plaza - InternallyInternal (10/4), AussieAg (10/4)
• Methodist Dallas - InternallyInternal (9/28), AussieAg (9/28)
• Methodist Houston - kakaze (10/18), AussieAg (10/18)
• UT Austin - InternallyInternal (10/8), AussieAg (10/8)
• Texas Tech El Paso - AussieAg (9/27)
• Texas Tech Lubbock - AussieAg (10/3)

Utah

• University of Utah - somethingclever12 (9/26), CalBear409 (9/26), AJ8 (9/26), innateMD (10/3)
• University of Utah [PSTP] - kakaze (9/26)

Vermont

• University of Vermont - Member 987653 (9/27)

Virginia

• UVA - NonTradDoc (9/23), kh6013 (9/26), AJ8 (10/3), lalamedstudent (10/3), TNWaltz17 (10/4)
  
• UVA [PSTP] - kakaze (10/6)
• Carilion Clinic - intmed671 (9/16)
• INOVA Fairfax - mtsnp12 (9/26)
• VCU - heyitsben (10/12)

West Virginia

• West Virginia University - moxiflox (9/19), intmed671 (9/22), sozme (10/5)
• Charleston Area Medical Center/WVU -
  
• Marshall University SOM -

Washington

• Spokane Teaching Health Center - kalbrecht17 (9/19)
• Virginia Mason Medical Center- kalbrecht17 (10/7)
• University of Washington - silencedogood (10/17), anon (10/17), Casa Loma (10/17), AJ8 (10/17), clk88 (10/17), lalamedstudent (10/17)

Washington D.C.

• Washington Hospital Center - mtsnp12 (9/26)
• Georgetown- la2la2im (10/3), cinnamonflower (10/3)
• George Washington - doctorstrangelove (10/20), lalamedstudent (10/20)

Wisconsin

• University of Wisconsin - tardigrade101 (9/20), 70218731 (9/20), kalbrecht17 (9/27), clk88 (9/27)
  
• Medical College of Wisconsin - tardigrade101 (10/5)

 

[Casa Loma]

Was thinking about cancelling some of my back-ups, then remembered I have CK in a week. Maaaaybe my back-ups will become my reaches.

The realness. In the same boat here... <2 weeks to CK... in the middle of interviews...

 

[ElixirofLife]

With the peak of invites in October, I'll update the list with my invites thus far in case it's any use for future MS4's. I'll only add if there's no existing entry on the date already.

UTSW (9/16), Mayo (9/19). UT Houston (9/20), WashU (9/23), UCSD (9/29), Duke (9/30), Vanderbilt (10/3), UColorado (10/7), JHH Osler (10/12), Stanford (10/12), UNC (10/13), Columbia (10/14), BCM (10/14), Michigan (10/17), Northwestern (10/17), UWashington (10/17), UChicago (10/18), UCSF (10/18), MGH (10/21)

Best of luck and hope everyone has fun during the interview season!

Alabama

• UAB - ARDSnet (10/6), Molossers (10/6), 70218731 (10/3)
• Brookwood Baptist - InternallyInternal (9/29)

Arizona

• Mayo-Scottsdale - saywhat (9/23)
• University of Arizona - NonTradDoc (9/28), vibratomez (10/4)
• Maricopa Medical Center -thebrainymedstudent (10/8)
• St. Joseph's - NonTradDoc (10/5)

Arkansas
California

• Alameda (10/21)
• UCSF - fruitbox (9/20), bitsofpi (10/11), clk88 (10/18)
• UCSF-Fresno - Daodejing (9/19), old2doc4IM (9/20)
• Riverside Community Hospital -thebrainymedstudent (9/19)
• UC Riverside/RUHS - vodo (9/30)
• Eisenhower - el_taco_sabroso (9/20)
• Scripps Clinic/Scripps Green Hospital - aspiringdoc1234 (09/19), cramajama (09/21), CalBear409 (9/21), calimedstud (9/20)
• Scripps Clinic/Scripps Green Hospital [PSTP] - kakaze (9/26)
  
• Loma Linda - vodo (10/4), Molossers (10/4), el_taco_sabroso (10/4)
• Kaiser Oakland - Casa Loma (09/21), aspiringdoc1234 (09/21)
  
• Kaiser San Francisco - Casa Loma (9/26), Mtsnp12 (9/26) tardigrade101 (9/26)
• Kaiser Santa Clara - CalBear409 (9/26) Mtsnp12 (10/3) tardigrade101 (9/26)
• Kern - vodo (9/30)
• UCSD - newyorkcitymed (9/22), aspiringdoc1234 (09/22), elixiroflife (9/29), la2la2im (10/4), Casa Loma (10/4), Calimedstud(10/4), Cdiff (10/12), 70218731 (10/14)
• UCSD [PSTP] - kakaze 10/13
• Huntington Hospital - encephalon (9/27)
• Santa Clara Valley Medical Center - Casa Loma (10/3), aspiringdoc1234 (10/3),
  
• California Pacific Medical Center - aspiringdoc1234 (10/4), calimedstud(10/4), el_taco_sabroso (10/4), Casa Loma (10/10)
• Cedars-Sinai Medical Center - Casa Loma (10/5), calimedstud(10/4)
• USC - calimedstud (10/5), Cdiff (10/5), aspiringdoc1234 (10/5)
• UC-Davis - ARDSnet (10/18)
  
• UCI - Tyw(10/6), calimedstud (10/5), el_taco_sabroso (10/5)
• UCLA - Calimedstud (10/7), el_taco_sabroso (10/10), 70218731 (10/12), innateMD (10/12), clk88 (10/12), la2la2im(10/14)
• UCLA Primary Care Track- Casa Loma (10/10)
• UCLA Harbor - ARDSnet (10/17)
  
• UCLA - Olive View - el_taco_sabroso (10/11),calimedstud(10/11)
  
• Santa Barbara Cottage - el_taco_sabroso (10/6)
• Stanford - silencedogood (10/12), Matteo (10/12), la2la2im(10/12), gullwing (10/18)
  
• White Memorial - el_taco_sabroso (10/12), vodo (10/12)
• Highland Hospital (Alameda) - el_taco_sabroso (10/12)

Colorado

• St Joseph - NonTradDoc (9/23), Molossers (10/4) tardigrade101 (10/4)
• University of Colorado - Casa Loma (10/7), clk88 (10/7), NonTradDoc (10/12)
• University of Colorado [PSTP] - kakaze (10/14)

Connecticut

• UConn - jrbirdy (9/16), iniestademivida (9/15), NYUYankeezfan (9/20), heyhowsitgoin(10/17)
• Yale-New Haven/ Primary Care - Casa Loma (10/4), clk88 (10/4), lalamedstudent (10/4)
• Yale-New Haven/ Categorical- la2la2im(10/7), Casa Loma (10/7), Matteo (10/7), clk88 (10/7)
• Yale [PSTP] - innateMD (10/7), kakaze (10/7)
• Yale-Waterbury - mms221 (9/23)
• Greenwhich Hospital - mtsnp12 (9/26), NYUYankeezfan (9/26)
• Stamford Hospital - tylenol3 (10/5)
• Norwalk/Yale - heyhowsitgoin (9/26)
• St. Mary's - heyhowsitgoin (9/28)

Florida

• USF Morsani - RBlark38 (9/17)
• Mayo-Jacksonville - KH6013 (9/19), Molossers (9/19), Cdiff (10/5)
• UF Gainesville - TNWaltz17 (9/22), Molossers (9/28). bitsofpi (10/12)
• UM/JFK- bitsofpi (10/4)
• Cleveland Clinic Florida (Weston)- bitsofpi (9/28)
• Florida Atlantic University- mtsnp12 (10/10)
• JMH/UM - ny3330 (10/11), lalamedstudent (10/11)

Georgia

• Medical College of Georgia - Molossers (9/21)
• Memorial/Mercer (Savannah) - Molossers (9/22)
• Emory [PSTP] - kakaze (10/4)
• Emory- la2la2im (10/5), AJ8 (10/5)

Hawaii

• University of Hawaii - Cdiff (10/3), vodo (10/3)

Idaho

• University of Washington Boise Program - (10/5)

Illinois

• Loyola - Blaughable(9/19), Daodejing (9/19), Member 987653 (9/21)
• Northwestern - silencedogood (10/17), clk88 (10/17)
• Presence St. Francis Medical Center - sozme (9/27)
• University of Chicago - Matteo (9/27), KH6013 (10/4), clk88 (9/27), elixiroflife (10/18)
• University of Chicago [PSTP] - ausmeyer (10/10)
• UIC - StickyWicket (9/27) tardigrade101 (9/27)
• Rush - tardigrade101 (10/4), la2la2im(10/12),calimedstud (10/12)
• Advocate Illinois Masonic Medical Center (12/1)

Indiana

• Indiana University SOM - Tyw(9/16), StickyWicket (9/20), fcuser1 (9/20), allaboutlove (9/20), TNWaltz17 (9/20)
• Indiana University/Ball Memorial Hospital - sozme (9/30)
• St. Vincent Hospital - moxiflox (9/29)

Iowa

• University of Iowa [PSTP] - kakaze (9/28)
• University of Iowa - StickyWicket (9/30)

Kansas

• University of Kansas SOM - StickyWicket (9/19)
• University of Kansas (Wichita) - heyhowsitgoin (10/5)

Kentucky

• University of Kentucky - ARDSnet(9/19), Molossers (09/19), CalBear409 (9/19)
• University of Louisville - ARDSnet(9/19), moxiflox (9/19), allaboutlove (9/19), Molossers (9/23)

Louisiana

• LSU-Shreveport - Daodejing (9/15), CalBear409 (9/21)
• Tulane - freudchild (10/1), 70218731 (10/1)

Maine

• Maine Medical Center - thinkofsomething (10/13), lalamedstudent (10/13)

Maryland

• MedStar Union Memorial - mns221 (9/27)
• Johns Hopkins - Casa Loma (10/11), lalamedstudent (10/11), kh6013 (10/12), Matteo (10/19),
• University of Maryland - 70218731 (10/13), kakaze (10/13), la2la2im(10/13), lalamedstudent (10/13),
• Hopkins-Bayview - lalamedstudent (10/12), 70218731 (10/14)

Massachusetts

• University of Massachusetts - tylenol3 (9/27)
• Cambridge Health Alliance - iniestademivida (10/5), Casa Loma (10/5)
• Tufts - bitsofpi (10/11), la2la2im (10/11), Casa Loma (10/11), innateMD (10/11), AJ8 (10/11), clk88 (10/11)
• BU - Member 987653 (10/14), 70218731 (10/14), clk88 (10/14)
• Steward St. Elizabeth - heyhowsitgoin(10/4)
• Brigham & Women's Hospital - silencedogood (10/21), la2la2im(10/21), Matteo (10/21), Casa Loma (10/21)
• Massachusetts General Hospital: Matteo (10/21), silencedogood (10/21)
• BIDMC- la2la2im(10/21), Matteo (10/21)

Michigan

• Grand Rapids - fcuser1 (9/23)
• University of Michigan - fcuser1 (9/25), Casa Loma (9/25), CalBear409 (9/25), 70218731 (9/29), clk88 (9/29), la2la2im(10/13), elixiroflife (10/17)
• St. Johns - fcuser1 (9/26)
• Beaumont - fcuser1 (10/3) , thebrainymedstudent (10/10)
• Henry Ford - fcuser1 (10/4), la2la2im(10/7) , thebrainymedstudent (10/9)

Minnesota

• Mayo - elixiroflife (9/19), stevesbro (9/19), clk88 (9/19), Calimedstud(09/20), fruitbox (9/19), Matteo (10/5), TNWaltz17 (10/17)
• Mayo [PSTP] - kakaze (9/23)
  
• Abbott Northwestern - kalbrecht17 (9/21)
• University of Minnesota - RBlark38 (9/22), 70218731 (9/22)
• Hennepin County Medical Center- kalbrecht17 (10/6)

Mississippi

• University of Mississippi Medical Center - cbrons (9/22), allaboutlove (9/22)

Missouri

• Mizzou - cbrons (9/19), Daodejing (9/19)
• Saint Louis University - mns221(9/22), StickyWicket (9/22)
• Washington University in St. Louis - bitsofpi (9/22), clk88 (9/22), elixiroflife (9/23), CalBear409 (9/23), Casa Loma (9/26), mns221 (10/4), Matteo (10/14)
  
• Washington University in St. Louis [PSTP] - innateMD (9/29), kakaze [9/29]

Nebraska:

• Creighton University- intmed671 (9/26), kalbrecht17 (10/13)
• University of Nebraska - kakaze (9/16), cbrons (9/16), StickyWicket (9/16), intmed671 (9/20)

Nevada:

• University of Nevada Reno - vodo (10/12)

New Hampshire:

• Dartmouth - Member 987653 (10/8), clk88 (10/8)
• Dartmouth [PSTP] - kakaze (10/14)

New Jersey:

• Rutgers: kh6013 (10/7)

New Mexico:

• University of New Mexico [PSTP] - kakaze (10/7)

New York:

• Montefiore Primary Care/Social Internal Medicine - Casa Loma (9/26)
• Montefiore/Albert Einstein- bitsofpi (10/17)
• University of Rochester - Member 987653 (9/23), Casa Loma (9/23), clk88 (9/23), Cdiff (10/3)
• New York Methodist Hospital - NYUYankeezfan (9/29)
  
• Winthrop University Hospital - RBlark38 (9/21)
• Lenox Hill (Hofstra-Northwell) - NYUYankeezfan (9/20), cinnamonflower (9/29)
• Icahn School of Medicine Mount Sinai Primary Care - Casa Loma (10/13)
• Mount Sinai Beth Israel -cinnamonflower (9/26), bitsofpi (10/17)
• Mount Sinai St Luke-Roosevelt - mns221 (9/30)
• New York Presbyterian (Cornell) - gullwing (10/14), Matteo (10/14), Casa Loma (10/14), 70218731 (10/14), clk88 (10/14)
• New York Presbyterian (Cornell) [PSTP] - kakaze (10/14)
• New York Presbyterian (Columbia) - a bunch of peeps (10/14), clk88 (10/14), silencedogood (10/17)
• SUNY Buffalo - NYUYankeezfan (9/26), Mtsnp12 (9/27)
• SUNY Buffalo (catholic health) - NYUYankeezfan (9/15)
• SUNY Upstate - tylenol3 (9/28)
• SUNY Downstate - vodo (10/7)
• Hofstra North Shore/LIJ - cinnamonflower (9/29), moxiflox (9/30), unforgettable (9/30), thebrainymedstudent (10/11)
• Nassau University Medical Center: thebrainymedstudent (10/2)
• NYMC/Westchester - tylenol 3 (10/17)

North Carolina:

• Carolinas Medical Center - Unknown (9/19), AJ8 (9/19), ARDSnet (9/20), Molossers (9/26)
• Cone Health - Molossers (9/21)
• Duke University - silencedogood (9/21), kh6013 (9/21), Matteo (9/28), la2la2im (9/30), AJ8 (10/20)
• Wake Forest - Maddie0125 (9/29)
• UNC Chapel Hill [PSTP]- pleaserescueapet (10/13)
• UNC Chapel Hill - AJ8 (10/13), la2la2im(10/13)

North Dakota

• University of North Dakota- kalbrecht17 (9/27)

Ohio

• Case/University Hospitals - Tyw(9/16), Matteo (9/16), fcuser1 (9/19), TNWaltz17 (9/21)
• Case Western Reserve [PSTP] - kakaze (10/4)
• CWRU/MetroHealth - moxiflox (10/3)
• The Christ Hospital - moxiflox (9/30)
• Kettering Medical Center - moxiflox (9/30)
• NEOMED/Summa Akron - moxiflox (9/19)
• NEOMED/Akron General - NYUYankeezfan (9/23)
• University of Cincinnati - moxiflox (9/15), StickyWicket (10/5), TNWaltz17 (10/5)
• University of Cincinnati [PSTP] -kakaze (9/21)
• University of Toledo - fcuser1 (9/21)
• Ohio State University - somethingslever12 (10/4), vibratomez (10/4)
• Ohio State University [PSTP] - kakaze (10/5)
• Cleveland Clinic - innateMD (10/3), KH6013 (10/4), Matteo (10/6)
• Fairview Hospital - heyhowsitgoin (10/7)

Oklahoma

• University of Oklahoma School of Community Medicine (Tulsa) - cbrons (9/23), InternallyInternal (9/29)

Oregon

• Providence Portland - NonTradDoc (9/22) tardigrade101 (9/30)
  
• Legacy Emmanuel - kalbrecht17 (9/26) tardigrade101 (9/26)
• OHSU - Casa Loma (10/10), el_taco_sabroso (10/10),calimedstud(10/10), AJ8 (10/10), clk88 (10/10),

Pennsylvania

• Drexel - Member 987653 (9/29), cinnamonflower (10/3), tylenol3 (10/12)
  
• Penn State Hershey - Doctorstrangelove (9/27)
• UPMC - mns221 (9/30), Matteo (10/3), 70218731 (10/3), Casa Loma (10/11), kh6013 (10/11)
• Lankenau - mns221 (9/26) heyhowsitgoin (9/26)
• Temple - doctorstrangelove (10/4)
• Allegheny Health Network - tylenol3 (10/5)
• Jeff - Member 987653 (10/7), TNWaltz17 (10/7), lalamedstudent (10/14)
• Albert Einstein - moxiflox (10/7)
• Robert Packer- Guthrie: thebrainymedstudent (10/3)
• UPenn (categorical) - pleaserescueapet (10/17), Matteo (10/17), innateMD (10/17), clk88 (10/17)
• UPenn [PSTP] - pleaserescueapet (10/18)

Rhode Island

• Brown CatGIM - doctorstrangelove (10/11), cinnamonflower (10/11), Casa Loma (10/11), lalamedstudent (10/11)

South Carolina

• Greenville Health System/USC - Molossers (9/22), CalBear409 (9/22)
• MUSC - la2la2im (10/11), TNWaltz17 (10/12), Molossers (10/12), AJ8 (10/12)

South Dakota

• University of South Dakota- kalbrecht17 (10/4)

Tennessee

• UT-Chattanooga: ARDSnet (9/27), Molossers (10/12)
• UT-Knoxville: Molossers (9/29)
• UT-Nashville: sozme (10/3), Molossers (10/3)
• Vanderbilt: Vibratomez (10/3), la2la2im(10/3), Matteo (10/3), AJ8 (10/3), clk88 (10/3)
• Vanderbilt [PSTP]: ausmeyer (10/7)
  
• ETSU: thebrainymedstudent (9/27)

Texas

• Baylor Univ. Med Center Dallas - CalBear409 (9/26)
• Baylor College of Medicine/ Houston - la2la2im (10/14), 70218731 (10/13), AussieAg (10/18)
• UT-Southwestern - jrbirdy (9/16), iniestademivida (9/16), elixiroflife (9/16), 70218731 (9/16), Matteo (9/22), AJ8 (10/1), kh6013 (10/11)
• UT-Southwestern [PSTP] - kakaze (9/21), innateMD (9/30)
• UTHSC San Antonio - ny3330 (9/17), kakaze (9/19), CalBear409 (9/19), AJ8 (9/19), old2doc4IM (9/28), InternallyInternal (9/29), AussieAg (9/29)
  
• UT-Houston - elixiroflife (9/20), kakaze (9/20), CalBear409 (9/20), Cdiff (9/20), kh6013 (9/27)
• UTMB - kakaze (10/3), Cdiff (10/3), InternallyInternal (10/3), AussieAg (10/3)
  
• Texas A&M (Temple) - InternallyInternal (10/3), AussieAg (10/3), Maddie0125(10/4)
  
• Texas A&M (Round Rock) - AussieAg (10/7)
• UT Tyler - InternallyInternal (9/23), AussieAg (9/23)
• Plaza - InternallyInternal (10/4), AussieAg (10/4)
• Methodist Dallas - InternallyInternal (9/28), AussieAg (9/28)
• Methodist Houston - kakaze (10/18), AussieAg (10/18)
• UT Austin - InternallyInternal (10/8), AussieAg (10/8)
• Texas Tech El Paso - AussieAg (9/27)
• Texas Tech Lubbock - AussieAg (10/3)

Utah

• University of Utah - somethingclever12 (9/26), CalBear409 (9/26), AJ8 (9/26), innateMD (10/3)
• University of Utah [PSTP] - kakaze (9/26)

Vermont

• University of Vermont - Member 987653 (9/27)

Virginia

• UVA - NonTradDoc (9/23), kh6013 (9/26), AJ8 (10/3), lalamedstudent (10/3), TNWaltz17 (10/4)
  
• UVA [PSTP] - kakaze (10/6)
• Carilion Clinic - intmed671 (9/16)
• INOVA Fairfax - mtsnp12 (9/26)
• VCU - heyitsben (10/12)

West Virginia

• West Virginia University - moxiflox (9/19), intmed671 (9/22), sozme (10/5)
• Charleston Area Medical Center/WVU -
  
• Marshall University SOM -

Washington

• Spokane Teaching Health Center - kalbrecht17 (9/19)
• Virginia Mason Medical Center- kalbrecht17 (10/7)
• University of Washington - silencedogood (10/17), anon (10/17), Casa Loma (10/17), AJ8 (10/17), clk88 (10/17), lalamedstudent (10/17)

Washington D.C.

• Washington Hospital Center - mtsnp12 (9/26)
• Georgetown- la2la2im (10/3), cinnamonflower (10/3)
• George Washington - doctorstrangelove (10/20), lalamedstudent (10/20)

Wisconsin

• University of Wisconsin - tardigrade101 (9/20), 70218731 (9/20), kalbrecht17 (9/27), clk88 (9/27)
  
• Medical College of Wisconsin - tardigrade101 (10/5)

 

[Matteo]

With the peak of invites in October, I'll update the list with my invites thus far in case it's any use for future MS4's. I'll only add if there's no existing entry on the date already.

UTSW (9/16), Mayo (9/19). UT Houston (9/20), WashU (9/23), UCSD (9/29), Duke (9/30), Vanderbilt (10/3), UColorado (10/7), JHH Osler (10/12), Stanford (10/12), UNC (10/13), Columbia (10/14), BCM (10/14), Michigan (10/17), Northwestern (10/17), UWashington (10/17), UChicago (10/18), UCSF (10/18), MGH (10/21)

Best of luck and hope everyone has fun during the interview season!

Congrats @ElixirofLife!!! You killed it this interview season - best of luck (although it seems as if you do not need it!)

 

[magicm]

Was thinking about cancelling some of my back-ups, then remembered I have CK in a week. Maaaaybe my back-ups will become my reaches.

YAY not alone

 

[Casa Loma]

Hot diggety dawg, @ElixirofLife !!! Major congrats to you, you absolutely slayed.

 

[la2la2im]

Dear god, EofL-- did you cure cancer? Or do you just have a massive blackmail file on ever PD in the county??

Jk-- congrats!!

 

[Morhuas]

Looking at this forum thread I get the feeling that ppl overapplied. As an IMG, I am lucky with 15+ interviews, but I would trade most of them for just 1 or 2 of these invites. I have 250 and 260's on all 3 Steps along a strong CV but have yet to have an interview from an "elite" or large medical center. On the IMG forums ppl are already freaking... Ppl with amazing credentials with 1, 2 or no interviews!!! I will be canceling my extra interviews to help others to get interviews so they may possibly match. Seems the best way to help fix this problem is to choose the ones you want and cancel on the ones you dont. No one will care about your step 2ck scores as you already sent your application. The new match data shows that AMGs match to there top 4 places >80% of the time.

 

[70218731]

. Seems the best way to help fix this problem is to choose the ones you want and cancel on the ones you dont. No one will care about your step 2ck scores as you already sent your application. The new match data shows that AMGs match to there top 4 places >80% of the time.

I will admit I'm one of the people who needs to be canceling interviews. That being said, despite most AMGs matching to one of their top programs, it's going to be a hard sell to get people to cancel down to fewer than 10 interviews -- the "magic number" to have >90% chance of matching in IM is ~11 programs, according to Charting Outcomes 2016.

 

[70218731]

Congrats to all the SDNers getting amazing interviews. Just curious to the stats of those of you getting the crazy interviews at the top places in the country? Do you all have 260s/270s + AOA + all 3rd year honors +a bazillion publications + you found the cure for cancer.... you know .... the usual hoops to jump through

Based on my SDN-stalking (which I did to make me feel better about not getting some of the interviews they got), these guys do have amazing stats, despite their humility:

Matteo - top school, step >250, AOA, research year/multiple pubs
Elixir - top school, step > 265, AOA/GHHS/#1 in class/all Hs
La2La - step >250, AOA, PhD
Casa - ??

From what I've seen, AOA is kind of a trump card when it comes to IM applications. It's seriously hard to get an interview at top 5 programs without it. The people who DID manage to pull that off are the ones who probably cured cancer

 

[gutonc]

Looking at this forum thread I get the feeling that ppl overapplied. As an IMG, I am lucky with 15+ interviews, but I would trade most of them for just 1 or 2 of these invites. I have 250 and 260's on all 3 Steps along a strong CV but have yet to have an interview from an "elite" or large medical center. On the IMG forums ppl are already freaking... Ppl with amazing credentials with 1, 2 or no interviews!!! I will be canceling my extra interviews to help others to get interviews so they may possibly match. Seems the best way to help fix this problem is to choose the ones you want and cancel on the ones you dont. No one will care about your step 2ck scores as you already sent your application. The new match data shows that AMGs match to there top 4 places >80% of the time.

As an IMG, you're not getting one of those "Top 10" invites, period.

But that's OK, you've got more than enough interviews, and you'll be fine.

 

[Morhuas]

I will admit I'm one of the people who needs to be canceling interviews. That being said, despite most AMGs matching to one of their top programs, it's going to be a hard sell to get people to cancel down to fewer than 10 interviews -- the "magic number" to have >90% chance of matching in IM is ~11 programs, according to Charting Outcomes 2016.

I agree with you that 10-12 interviews is the perfect amount to go to. Obviously if you have top places for those 12 then you might need a couple backups just in case. But >14 is over kill.

 

[Morhuas]

As an IMG, you're not getting one of those "Top 10" invites, period.

But that's OK, you've got more than enough interviews, and you'll be fine.

Thank you for the kind words. I'm happy with what I have, although my mouth does salivate after looking thru this thread. lol.
I know a couple of IMGs that have interviews at Mayo, Emory, etc but I have a feeling that no matter what they do on their interviews they will be ranked lower then AMGs. Its the hard truth. Is it fair?.... lifes not fair.... so no point b**** in forums lol

 

[Casa Loma]

Edit: Decided to rescind this post. Really feeling that love from ya, @banjo10 ...

 

[mistermanager]

From what I've seen, AOA is kind of a trump card when it comes to IM applications. It's seriously hard to get an interview at top 5 programs without it. The people who DID manage to pull that off are the ones who probably cured cancer

Who has a better chance at one of the elite programs - the 50th%tile at a top 10 medical school with a 240, or AOA at a top 50 with a 260? Or 25th%tile at a top 25 vs 10th %tile at a top 40? Based on my very limited personal experiences and the stuff posted in these forums, I'd bet the former in both cases. 'Elite' reputation seems to be the biggest trump card, which I find unsurprising, but still a little sad. But it serves as a reminder that there are great minds everywhere.

 

[gutonc]

Who has a better chance at one of the elite programs - the 50th%tile at a top 10 medical school with a 240, or AOA at a top 50 with a 260? Or 25th%tile at a top 25 vs 10th %tile at a top 40? Based on my very limited personal experiences and the stuff posted in these forums, I'd bet the former in both cases. 'Elite' reputation seems to be the biggest trump card, which I find unsurprising, but still a little sad. But it serves as a reminder that there are great minds everywhere.

Med school names matter (unfortunately), but tacking on something like AOA or a PhD (or other extensive research experience) can overcome that, even coming from a Bottom 40 school...like I did.

 

[la2la2im]

Based on my SDN-stalking (which I did to make me feel better about not getting some of the interviews they got), these guys do have amazing stats, despite their humility:

Matteo - top school, step >250, AOA, research year/multiple pubs
Elixir - top school, step > 265, AOA/GHHS/#1 in class/all Hs
La2La - step >250, AOA, PhD
Casa - ??

From what I've seen, AOA is kind of a trump card when it comes to IM applications. It's seriously hard to get an interview at top 5 programs without it. The people who DID manage to pull that off are the ones who probably cured cancer

If you're not from a very prestigious (top 10) med school, I think you need AOA to be considered on par with applicants from those places. I did not, nor did I go to a top 40 research university. I'm sure AOA from Stanford or HMS is definitely a trump card. But it's probably not necessary if you went to one of those schools.

Really, though, it's what Matteo said: my story worked for me.

My recommenders knew me well and offered to write excellent, personal LORs for me-- and I mean they actually knew me. I could return in 4 years and they would still know who I am. I think more important than my scores was the fact that I also did a ton of leadership projects with my community, some of which I initiated and directed (not just being leader of an interest group, but something that required funding, applications and organization, etc, with a published outcome).

Or they threw our applications down a flight of stairs and I just got lucky. Idk.

 

[70218731]

Really, though, it's what Matteo said: my story worked for me.

My recommenders knew me well and offered to write excellent, personal LORs for me-- and I mean they actually knew me. I could return in 4 years and they would still know who I am. I think more important than my scores was the fact that I also did a ton of leadership projects with my community, some of which I initiated and directed (not just being leader of an interest group, but something that required funding, applications and organization, etc, with a published outcome).

Or they threw our applications down a flight of stairs and I just got lucky. Idk.

Haha this is fair. But you all also seem very humble and I think that, while there may be a few others posting here with similar stats (that didn't get the same quality interviews, ie crapshoot), it's probably also true that your bare-bones stats are better than the majority of people posting in this thread. So even if it is somewhat of a crapshoot, you clearly worked hard and it paid off! Congratulations!!

 

[Casa Loma]

I didn't read/see the original. But, I tend to be very sarcastic. I apologize if I've been picking on you, crossed the line, or offended you in anyway (wouldn't be the first time I've been guilty of that). I really couldn't be happier with what everyone is getting and pretty much just like associating with you very smart peeps. But I also really enjoy making you into a larger than life mythical creature.

Hahahaha, it's ironic because I'm probably the least mysterious person ever. But my brief stint as a magical creature sure was enjoyable, if not a little weird. But all in good fun

 

[washableglue]

Who has a better chance at one of the elite programs - the 50th%tile at a top 10 medical school with a 240, or AOA at a top 50 with a 260? Or 25th%tile at a top 25 vs 10th %tile at a top 40? Based on my very limited personal experiences and the stuff posted in these forums, I'd bet the former in both cases. 'Elite' reputation seems to be the biggest trump card, which I find unsurprising, but still a little sad. But it serves as a reminder that there are great minds everywhere.

Can't speak to the elite programs, but for the mid-top tier programs (top 20ish), school brand name certainly helps a lot! I feel grateful for attending a top 20 school and am getting many more interviews compared to some of my college friends applying from lower tier schools with similar/better stats. That said, having spoken with them extensively about their clinical experiences as well as peers at my school who honored their rotations, I am also fairly sure if they were at my institution, they would not have gotten half the 3rd year honors that they did at their home institution... so maybe this is something programs take into account. Kind of a small fish in big pond, big fish in small pond analogy.

 

[mistermanager]

Kind of a small fish in big pond, big fish in small pond analogy.

Thats legitimate, but IMO only half of it. Case in point - a private school in my hometown that is "Top 25" and matches people into the Harvard programs every year. The "Top 40" state school that costs $100k less probably matches every 3-4 years. Lots of my pre med classmates chose public over private for cost reasons, and from my personal experience the student body is similarly smart and competitive. The only difference is the name, but the fact is that there's a lot of inbred elitism in the ivory tower. Again, nothing new.

 

[washableglue]

Thats legitimate, but IMO only half of it. Case in point - a private school in my hometown that is "Top 25" and matches people into the Harvard programs every year. The "Top 40" state school that costs $100k less probably matches every 3-4 years. Lots of my pre med classmates chose public over private for cost reasons, and from my personal experience the student body is similarly smart and competitive. The only difference is the name, but the fact is that there's a lot of inbred elitism in the ivory tower. Again, nothing new.

Haha yeah arguably much smarter + more practical for picking the path leading to less debt... In the spirit of what you are saying, I do feel that top programs should prioritize some spots for top state program students (not talking about the UCSF's of the world) if they truly want to create a diverse class from varying backgrounds.

Edit: This may not apply in the west where I think the state schools are actually the more reputable programs-- UW, UCSF, UCLA, UCSD, OHSU etc. ... also part of my motivation to get back to California! Slightly less ivory tower BS and pretension.

 

[hiliter]

soo is there second wave or we done?

 

[Trisphorin]

Anyone know the likelihood of getting an interview off the waitlist? Just curious because I thought waitlist was only for medical school admission

 

[StrikeX2]

Anyone know the likelihood of getting an interview off the waitlist? Just curious because I thought waitlist was only for medical school admission

yale?

 

[washableglue]

The PD at my program said, "everyone who waitlists you will interview you in January." But I don't know if too many people are gonna be cancelling their elite interviews. S/he also said I would easily get interviews at Duke, Mayo, Penn, Chicago, etc out of the gate (and I haven't, and I won't).

Lol that's optimistic. I hope your PD is correct (s/he can't be wrong all the time, right?)... I look forward to many interviews in January!
... unless that "you" refers to you specifically and not all waitlisted applicants haha

 

[newyorkcitymed]

Who has a better chance at one of the elite programs - the 50th%tile at a top 10 medical school with a 240, or AOA at a top 50 with a 260? Or 25th%tile at a top 25 vs 10th %tile at a top 40? Based on my very limited personal experiences and the stuff posted in these forums, I'd bet the former in both cases. 'Elite' reputation seems to be the biggest trump card, which I find unsurprising, but still a little sad. But it serves as a reminder that there are great minds everywhere.

I've wondered the same thing. I can add one data point: I'm at a top-10 med school with a 260, not AOA, but top 50%. Got some great interviews (Penn, Columbia, Stanford) but none from the top-top-top (UCSF, JHH, MGH, BWH).

 

[lebronisgod23]

I've wondered the same thing. I can add one data point: I'm at a top-10 med school with a 260, not AOA, but top 50%. Got some great interviews (Penn, Columbia, Stanford) but none from the top-top-top (UCSF, JHH, MGH, BWH).

I think the top-10 school definitely matters. I'm at a top 40 school with a 249 step 1, 262 step 2, and AOA and I didn't get any of the "top-top-top." Similar to @newyorkcitymed I got some great interviews (WashU, Emory, Yale), but I think in order to get those top-top-top I would need 265+ or to go to a top-10 school.

 

[la2la2im]

Haha this is fair. But you all also seem very humble and I think that, while there may be a few others posting here with similar stats (that didn't get the same quality interviews, ie crapshoot), it's probably also true that your bare-bones stats are better than the majority of people posting in this thread. So even if it is somewhat of a crapshoot, you clearly worked hard and it paid off! Congratulations!!

You didn't do so bad yourself, sir/ma'am!

 

[la2la2im]

Anyone know the likelihood of getting an interview off the waitlist? Just curious because I thought waitlist was only for medical school admission

soo is there second wave or we done?

It really is still early. End of October (and it's not even yet), less than 3/4 of all IVs have been sent! They'll trickle in probably, but they'll still come.

 

[ManUfan]

Alright guys, I was planning on canceling a few interviews tonight and chickened out at the thought of giving up an opportunity at a place that I might like... or giving up a spot at a place on the off chance that I don't match (in IM) even with >12 programs. I have a 230 step 1 but strong clinical performance and solid step 2. My class rank was top 10% and I assume my LORs were good.

Spoke to an advisor recently and they felt I could safely cut programs and we discussed dropping Yale communities, some lower ranked NYC communities, Atlantic Health, LIJ, and Case Metro Health. I am interested in fellowship so was trying to avoid going to a community without decent fellowship/research connections, and I wasn't sure about the strength of these programs.

 

[gutonc]

This would be a useful question to ask in your specialty specific forum. Not so much in the Gen Res forum.

(NB...please don't post it again, just tell me where it's supposed to go so we can move it there.)

 

[Casa Loma]

I guess I'll bite. I really want to encourage future applicants not to give up on top programs if they don't have le crazy stats. I go to a school that's definitely not top 20, Step 1 230's, no Step 2 CK, no PhD, minimal research, no publications, AOA, GHHS, top 20%. I'll echo Matteo that it's really the application you craft-- my application all converges on a theme, and I'm passionate about carrying that theme through to patient practice and my career in the future. I have decent stats, but not "SDN-good", so there is hope yet!

@banjo10 , the elusive stats are out in the open!