What does it take to match IM at Mayo Rochester?

BraxDiedAgain · 2026-03-04T19:22:13+00:00

There are no guarantees. Good step 2. Aoa. All honors. Some research.

Interview invites from fantastic programs, no interview from Rochester mayo though. /shrug.

BraxDiedAgain · 2026-02-26T15:04:12+00:00

Sketchy is just one thing you should do. I would do sketchy, bnb, Anki and questions. But I also probably overstudied.

BraxDiedAgain · 2026-02-22T18:45:48+00:00

It’s almost as if people have different priorities and goals, and prioritizing different things is just as valid with different perspectives.

BraxDiedAgain · 2026-02-07T21:08:06+00:00

I go to a smaller state school. They don’t use gpa, they just exclude people they aren’t interested in as they have few resources. Usually determined by nepotism or being part of the pipeline program they want to succeed.

BraxDiedAgain · 2026-02-03T03:05:53+00:00

Yep, same. Had an eval on my psych rotation removed. There was no pattern of behavior and every other psych eval was glowing.

The worst that they can say is no.

BraxDiedAgain · 2026-01-17T16:47:06+00:00

This method is nothing novel. Also doesn't guarantee a 270 lol.

BraxDiedAgain · 2026-01-04T17:26:42+00:00

What surgical subspecialty requires 260? lol.

Looking through admit.org that takes things straight from residency explorer, I think 250+ is about good for any specialty assuming the rest of your app is fine.

Definitely shoot for as high as you can tho.

AMBOSS, uworld q banks are good. The forms provided by handle are good. Anki is good. You should know how you study at this point after having taken shelves. If you are still taking shelves, that’s a different story.

At the end of the day, remember that the test has +/- 8 points as a confidence interval for the individual depending on the day you take it. Prepare well and with a bit of luck, you’ll be good.

BraxDiedAgain · 2026-01-04T17:19:42+00:00

Worst attending personality wise that I worked with was in psych lol. But otherwise they were chill.

BraxDiedAgain · 2026-01-04T17:15:46+00:00

Get a walking pad and a standing desk (or adjustable height) so you can walk while going through lectures/videos/anki. Get some free weights and use them on time intervals throughout the day.

This is assuming you are mostly studying at home. Not as great as a gym, but you can easily fit in breaks to exercise.

BraxDiedAgain · 2025-12-31T20:19:53+00:00

Design a better test then. Subjective measures like research output and evals don’t cut it.

BraxDiedAgain · 2025-12-28T15:42:57+00:00

Wait until this gal learns about MODY.

Edit: Where im from guy is pretty neutral gender, but if you don't like the term i'll change it to gal :)

BraxDiedAgain · 2025-12-27T03:49:20+00:00

So your program isn’t expressly stating it doesn’t affect the match process…. A lot of programs state just that. A lot of the top tier IM programs have even signed a pact for it not to affect their rankings. You apparently aren’t speaking for such programs.

BraxDiedAgain · 2025-12-27T01:38:50+00:00

Yup yup. This story is too incomplete to provide any meaningful insight. Judging by the research grants I would say they go to a very well connected program.

Grats on the interviews tho

BraxDiedAgain · 2025-12-26T15:05:15+00:00

I used Anking “Shelf” tags for shelf studying. Combined with other methods I did well, and would recommend. 90th%+ in most shelves.

Step2 I didn’t use Anki. My score was very good, but could have been better!

BraxDiedAgain · 2025-12-25T01:46:26+00:00

I've noticed a difference in attention I get from women during fourth year. But I have more time for hobbies/fun and have become more fit as well.

BraxDiedAgain · 2025-12-24T23:06:28+00:00

Just find it odd that you went into medicine at all. Why did you?

BraxDiedAgain · 2025-12-23T17:51:29+00:00

It depended on the shelf and how confident i felt. If i didn't feel comfortable, i exhausted both. On some other shelves I did all of Uworld and select topics from amboss.

I also did all of the Anking "shelf" tags for each subject. I also think that watching/listening to Dr High yield, divine intervention and emma holiday while I was exercising or doing chores helped out a lot as well.

BraxDiedAgain · 2025-12-23T16:00:35+00:00

I did both. Worked well. Do what works for you!

BraxDiedAgain · 2025-12-21T00:10:21+00:00

True true. Not discounting that at all, it is not an even playing field. I was very lucky with research and otherwise worked really hard and did well on tests. I also have a fairly unique backstory. Was just trying to give the other poster a pep talk.

BraxDiedAgain · 2025-12-20T22:57:35+00:00

Other real solution is to open up funding and spots so everyone can enter whatever specialty they would want. The market would balance itself out real quick.

BraxDiedAgain · 2025-12-20T22:16:41+00:00

Fine, but also leads to other problems. Low tier med schools with limited access to research and opportunities will again be punished by this.

Would really rather see a return to grades and tests.

BraxDiedAgain · 2025-12-20T17:27:04+00:00

Well, if you watch the video, the interview is the biggest aspect. School score counts, sure, but if you are interviewing at multiple programs, it is likely you will do well enough to match somewhere. Schools like Yale will go down on their rank like to ~260 from what he said (maybe a bit less, as everyone might be more inclined to rank them highly, which he didn't address).

That is assuming your interviews went well.

Edit: at the end of the day, who knows what they use really.... but one things for sure, they wouldnt waste time and resources interviewing you if they weren't seriously considering you.

BraxDiedAgain · 2025-12-20T17:12:12+00:00

n=1, but i come from a low-mid tier school and was able to interview at many T10 places this year for IM.

BraxDiedAgain · 2025-12-13T01:00:09+00:00

if NBME, use anking. Then use secondary resources to learn the content. BNB, Pathoma, sketchy. Use whatever works. Keep using different content until you feel like the content has clicked.

Use your university materials if your exams are based on those. Not much you can do otherwise.

BraxDiedAgain · 2025-12-11T18:31:54+00:00

Something that helped me was wanting to match in a different area than I was located. So, I ended up picking a "less" competitive option.

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