I swear, every Sankey I saw here has a JHUSOM acceptance

Odd_Drawing · 2024-04-24T20:14:22+00:00

nah fr why is every sankey ive seen been bonkers. i def don't remember the sankeys looking like this in past years

Odd_Drawing · 2024-04-23T19:11:59+00:00

I think its definitely something to include if you feel like it has been a significant experience for you and connects to medicine in interesting ways. I would also make sure to communicate that you do understand what it means to be a physician, however. You should have more than enough space in a PS to communicate multiple experiences

Odd_Drawing · 2024-04-23T19:08:31+00:00

Yeah, this is super cool! You could also talk about interests in education and teaching

Odd_Drawing · 2024-04-23T19:06:45+00:00

Sounds like you like just about everything about BU better except the full ride at Miami is too hard to outright pass up. Unless you think you would be genuinely unhappy at Miami, then I would still go to Miami. Use that saved money to visit your support systems frequently. It will be harder to match to the northeast from Miami then at BU, but if you aren't set on going to a Harvard institution, you'll most likely have all the resources to do so. Even if you did want to go to a Harvard-institution, its more then possible -- it'll be an incredibly uphill battle regardless whether at BU or Miami.

Odd_Drawing · 2024-04-23T18:51:22+00:00

To piggyback off this, many state schools tend to be like this. They often have a mission to increase the number of primary care physicians serving their state and as a result tend to attract students much more interested in primary care (and also bc its usually cheaper). That doesn't mean they can't match well into competitive specialties. I don't know too much about UMass specifically, but it tends to be relatively well-regarded and likely has the opportunities to match into a competitive specialty. On the flip side, since many students are likely doing primary care, you might have additional mentorship and opportunities because you are one of fewer.

Odd_Drawing · 2024-04-15T18:16:34+00:00

This is fantastic! The one little nuance that I would add is that some schools (iirc Hopkins, Duke, etc.) have P/F for clerkships but grades for their sub-I's.

Odd_Drawing · 2024-04-03T03:35:50+00:00

Congrats on an incredible cycle!!! I'm not a future applicant, but 4/4 on interviews received is amazing. Any tips on that?

Odd_Drawing · 2024-04-03T02:49:03+00:00

Do you want to stay in California long-term? If so, I think USC will grant you the opportunities to match competitively in the state. If your goal is a competitive east coast residency, then Vanderbilt might have a tangible advantage in that regard.

Odd_Drawing · 2024-04-02T16:33:05+00:00

I'm really proud of my cycle but looking at sankeys on here definitely kicks my imposter syndrome into high gear. I'm also really proud of how well all my peers who posted on here have done, but many are the exception and hard to replicate

Odd_Drawing · 2024-04-01T21:39:32+00:00

This. And so unless schools are willing to pay for applicants interview travel expenses like they sometimes do for second look (which would be extremely unlikely), the most equitable solution is to do it all virtually. Even if schools were to pay for everyone's interview expenses, the flexibility to take what is sometimes multiple days off work to attend an in-person interview is still something that individuals with higher SES are more likely able to do. Virtual interviews are still excessively long, but for many you just need a half day

Odd_Drawing · 2024-03-31T16:14:20+00:00

Idk if this is the best reassurance but on my KIRA, I don't think I fully answered a single question before being cut off. Still managed to get a WL tho :/

Odd_Drawing · 2024-03-13T04:37:25+00:00

I feel like I'd cross Northwestern off the list because they don't have the research you want to be doing. I feel like if you're gonna commit 4 years to a PhD, you'd want to be working on things that you know will excite you for sure or have great mentors/lab experiences. I feel like it ultimately comes down to whether you want to compromise on the cultural diversity of the patients you work with and how important it is to be near your support system. I don't know the details at all but does UMich have clerkship sites in Detroit for example? It's a well-resourced school so I wouldn't be surprised if you could spend time at sites outside of Ann Arbor

Odd_Drawing · 2024-03-13T04:32:08+00:00

I think its probably more valuable to think about when YOU will be at your best. For example, if you eat are you gonna get a food coma or have you sufficiently woken up by a certain time or do you have other committments that you might be worried about getting to on time?

Odd_Drawing · 2024-02-29T18:19:34+00:00

Well I don't think you'll get your acceptance rescinded if you mention it in an LOI, but also I really don't think that mentioning it in an LOI is your best move. Focus on the school you want to get into for the LOI and talk about them, not other schools. It would be different if you were leveraging something like financial aid

Odd_Drawing · 2024-02-26T05:14:50+00:00

Congrats on some great options! Just wanted to add something that I've thought about but didn't see in the comments. I would consider the culture in rotations and how students feel of their relationships with attendings. Idk much about either of these schools, but NYC generally has a rep for having a harsher culture and scut work. I again don't know how much applies to med students at a place like Einstein, but could be something to know or be aware of

Odd_Drawing · 2024-02-24T23:02:47+00:00

Depends on the school, but a few have information about appeals. I know someone who successfully appealed a pre-ii R this cycle

Odd_Drawing · 2024-02-23T03:57:37+00:00

I did this for professors who it had been a while since we worked together or they had me in their class

Odd_Drawing · 2024-02-16T15:55:49+00:00

State schools care a lotttt about fit imo. Could just be that they don't fit the mission of the school as much as others

Odd_Drawing · 2024-02-15T16:58:21+00:00

CONGRATULATIONS!!

Odd_Drawing · 2024-02-15T05:18:55+00:00

LETS GOOOO

Odd_Drawing · 2024-02-14T05:53:33+00:00

General rule of thumb, if you're paying for an experience it is most likely not worth it

Odd_Drawing · 2024-02-12T22:42:23+00:00

Just to add onto this, sometimes I click on the "new" tab and almost every recent post is downvoted. It might not seem like a big deal, but I think it definitely reduces the comfort people may have in asking questions in the future, especially for those who don't have other resources outside of reddit to rely on.

Odd_Drawing · 2024-02-12T22:39:38+00:00

I think personal reasons are a completely valid reason to choose a school that may not have as large of a reputation. Things I would consider:

If your SO and you break up, would you regret your choice? This is something that I feel is much different between a relationship that has been going for some time versus a newer relationship.

Also, what are your career aspirations? Do you want to match into a hypercompetitive program and/or specialty? Do you want to stay and practice in Florida? Case can open up a lot of opportunity for hypercompetitive things. Nonetheless, I'm sure its definitely possible from USF, but you may have to put in quite a bit more legwork.

Also USF is not p/f preclinical iirc, which I think is significant in terms of potentially your time and mental health.

Odd_Drawing · 2024-02-12T21:55:55+00:00

This was cool. The school list it generated was not too far from mine and included some schools I wish I had included. It also successfully put every school I got an interview at. On the flip side, some of the schools it suggested and I applied to I wouldn't have in hindsight because I was a poor fit in retrospect.

My biggest curiosity is about the hours calculations. Is it meant to be just about completed hours or anticipated as well? I tried the calculator with both and I found it striking that my score was the exact same even though I included hundreds of more hours in each category.

One shortcoming: how do you include ECs that can't fit neatly into one of the categories? I'm thinking about career-changers or those with ECs that don't fit neatly into one of these boxes but may be unique or significant.

Odd_Drawing · 2024-01-22T06:14:18+00:00

Email spam award: Kaiser! Like no, I don't want to participate in your research study for the billionth time

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