I have a question. I have been thinking the reason why I didn't match. I am an FMG, Yog 2015, 235 Step1, 241 CK, Passed Cs, all in the first attempt. Red flag: Have a year of the gap. Three strong LoRs from US psychiatrists, two of them very reputable psychiatrists. I did some research and volunteer activities in psych. Psych specific CV, letters, good Personal Statement. I had seven interviews; some from upper/mid-tier residency programs. I also needed a visa which I thought might hurt me.
I did mock interviews with psychiatrists beforehand. None of my interviews felt bad. Had good feedbacks afterward. I don't know what I did wrong. Did I blow all my interviews? Can we say it is more likely caused because of bad interviewing skills?
I’m just another applicant so I don’t have any insight to the PD side of things, but I would say the number of applicants is more to blame than any part of your application. Most of my interviewers said they had more applicants this year than they’d ever had before. I’m interested to see the stats on how many people applied to psych this year.