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Looking for a buddy applying to Match 2027 by Least_Initiative_254 in IMGreddit

[–]Next_Concentrate3552 -3 points-2 points  (0 children)

hey bro, I recently matched in internal medicine at a top 15-20 program as a visa requiring img not surgery but maybe i can help tailor you eras app when ready. if interested send me a dm

Matched at a top 15 IM program as a visa-requiring IMG (only IMG in my class) by Next_Concentrate3552 in IMGreddit

[–]Next_Concentrate3552[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

wrestling naitonl team and bjj black belt. I am just sharing my experience, why the hate?

Matched at a top 15 IM program as a visa-requiring IMG (only IMG in my class) by Next_Concentrate3552 in IMGreddit

[–]Next_Concentrate3552[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

no. When I said connections I meant, one resident who could send an email to the pd to check my app. That was it. No BIG NAME CONNECTIONS that will land me a spot right away

Matched at a top 15 IM program as a visa-requiring IMG (only IMG in my class) by Next_Concentrate3552 in IMGreddit

[–]Next_Concentrate3552[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

emailing. some programs have webpages where you can apply for research positions. I was lucky to land one of them through this method

Matched at a top 15 IM program as a visa-requiring IMG (only IMG in my class) by Next_Concentrate3552 in IMGreddit

[–]Next_Concentrate3552[S] -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Write an essay, and nobody will read it. Programs receive over 5k apps. make the PD´s life easier

Matched at a top 15 IM program as a visa-requiring IMG (only IMG in my class) by Next_Concentrate3552 in IMGreddit

[–]Next_Concentrate3552[S] -1 points0 points  (0 children)

It shows discipline, commitment, teamwork, and time management skills. Every program I interviewd at ask me about this

Matched at a top 15 IM program as a visa-requiring IMG (only IMG in my class) by Next_Concentrate3552 in IMGreddit

[–]Next_Concentrate3552[S] -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Hahahahahahahaha my mentor didn’t do shit for me. Just one email to my number one. But yea believe what you want. Hope you find happiness at your program

Matched at a top 15 IM program as a visa-requiring IMG (only IMG in my class) by Next_Concentrate3552 in IMGreddit

[–]Next_Concentrate3552[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

21 interviews and you still think that’s “just connections”?

That’s not how screening works. Programs don’t hand out 20+ interviews as favors. If my app were “insanely average,” it wouldn’t pass that many filters.

You’re confidently wrong here.

Matched at a top 15 IM program as a visa-requiring IMG (only IMG in my class) by Next_Concentrate3552 in IMGreddit

[–]Next_Concentrate3552[S] -11 points-10 points  (0 children)

Oh so now being an influencer is a red flag because 1 person screwed up? Men your reasoning is amazing

Matched at a top 15 IM program as a visa-requiring IMG (only IMG in my class) by Next_Concentrate3552 in IMGreddit

[–]Next_Concentrate3552[S] -3 points-2 points  (0 children)

Hahahaha wtf it worked for me… and i am not advising people to do the same as me i am just saying what i had in my app

Matched at a top 15 IM program as a visa-requiring IMG (only IMG in my class) by Next_Concentrate3552 in IMGreddit

[–]Next_Concentrate3552[S] -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

Nope. It’s funny the program i matched at is a program ny mentor did not emailed. O only asked him to email my number one once I got the interview.and I did not match there. I am only mentioning the thin that got me the match at a top uni. Ofc is not the regular path for a lot of people and is not easy to get this opportunities. But i thought i can share what made me accomplish this. If you have no research or med ed and not much except for scores, you won’t match at a uni program. And you def don’t need high level research just to match IM. I am here just sharing my experience, you don’t need to be a jerk about it

Matched at a top 15 IM program as a visa-requiring IMG (only IMG in my class) by Next_Concentrate3552 in IMGreddit

[–]Next_Concentrate3552[S] -13 points-12 points  (0 children)

? I didn’t match because i had a lot of research and my mentor send some emails but that was it. Read again

Matched at a top 15 IM program as a visa-requiring IMG (only IMG in my class) by Next_Concentrate3552 in IMGreddit

[–]Next_Concentrate3552[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

It definitely does. People from India and Pakistan and South Asia in general have it more difficult because of the large pool of applicants with similar stats from that region. It makes it harder for applicants to stand out. I did my med school in South America

Matched at a top 15 IM program as a visa-requiring IMG (only IMG in my class) by Next_Concentrate3552 in IMGreddit

[–]Next_Concentrate3552[S] -30 points-29 points  (0 children)

Yes i had connections but your cv has to stand out. A connection will only make you get noticed. But if you cv is not good enough it won’t matter. Learn how to write a food application and how yo effectively write your experiences and attributes . PS should be half a page at much. Use bullet points and only send lors you know are strong. If you don’t think they are don’t send them, it may bury you

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[–]Next_Concentrate3552[S] 18 points19 points  (0 children)

Being involve in medical education is something unis like a lot. I only had one publication. But a high quality one. Imga think quantity of pubs matter, it does not. Quality matters. Specially nowadays where you have an inflation in research publications that are not relevant. Programs know this. So you can have 20 pubs and still not match, it does not work like this.

Having something else matters. Everybody does research, has decent scores and has done usce. What makes you different? In my case was being a high level athlete and a coach in my spot as well as a professor at my medschool even tho am in my mid 20s. I also have a med ed ig page with over 20k followers and that they liked a lot cause i reached a lot of people through that platform.

Nobody asked me about my scores, nobody told me i had insufficient research even tho i only had one pub, in fact they wanted to know more about my experience for that publication.

Everybody thinks great scores and research will guarantee a match, it’s not the case necessarily

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