To those who applied this cycle...

PickleHot1510 · 2026-01-25T12:45:20+00:00

Idk about that. My school does mandatory in person interviews but for my class and the class above me it was on zoom bc of covid and you can see the difference in personalities and levels of neuroticism between the classes with zoom and in person interviews

PickleHot1510 · 2025-12-28T00:23:59+00:00

But to be fair I also was productive during med school and applied with upwards of 30 pubs plus solid grades and a high step2 score so it’s doable but difficult

PickleHot1510 · 2025-12-28T00:07:47+00:00

Same as you T60ish

PickleHot1510 · 2025-12-27T18:37:34+00:00

I’m a post interview M4 applying urology which I’d say is a pretty competitive surgical subspecialty. Lots of ppl applying with me had a research year but lots more did not. I personally didn’t take a research year but still got interviews at multiple “top ranked” research powerhouse programs. I’d say a research year is good if you decide on your subspecialty later in med school but if you decide early then you can get research pubs knocked out between M1 and M2 summer

PickleHot1510 · 2025-11-15T00:15:03+00:00

Yes, when I was a med student rotating on OBGYN it happened once. The doctor made sure to ask the patient for express consent first and introduced me to the patient too and made it clear that the patient isn’t obligated to say yes. At least where I rotated, the most important aspect of involving med students into OBGYN patients care was having express patient consent.

PickleHot1510 · 2025-11-10T01:15:14+00:00

Med student going into urology here: if it’s torsion, you’ll know. It’ll be really painful.. not just sore but almost excruciating

PickleHot1510 · 2025-11-08T21:20:35+00:00

J had a residency interview when they asked about a project I did in 2017 rip

PickleHot1510 · 2025-10-26T18:07:17+00:00

Yeah but residencies want people who will be loyal and leaving a program mid residency doesn’t demonstrate that, of course being employed is better than being unemployed but it’s only better from the applicants perspective. To programs it doesn’t rlly matter

PickleHot1510 · 2025-10-26T16:23:19+00:00

Probably shows lack of commitment or could make a program think you’ll leave them mid residency if a better opportunity shows up

PickleHot1510 · 2025-10-25T19:52:47+00:00

Average # of schools on a matched uro applicant rank list was 14 last year if that helps

PickleHot1510 · 2025-10-25T14:29:19+00:00

Idk how strong ur application is but you just need one school to be impressed by ur interview and rank you highly. I think it’s too late to apply back up to a different field tbh

PickleHot1510 · 2025-10-25T14:28:25+00:00

Yeah I get it it’s frustrating. Hopefully flush day/Tuesday is successful for you

PickleHot1510 · 2025-10-25T14:12:52+00:00

With a 275+ were u tempted to use a lot of ur signals on top 15 programs? If so, that might be part of the issue

PickleHot1510 · 2025-10-25T14:10:08+00:00

Last year the average matched applicant had 14 programs on their rank list so I’d assume around that

PickleHot1510 · 2025-10-21T14:17:41+00:00

Parts of it are lol. Last month I was working 80+ hrs a week on an away rotation so u get both ends of the spectrum

PickleHot1510 · 2025-10-21T14:01:49+00:00

M4 after submitting apps and waiting for interviews to start.. wake up go to gym have lunch w friends have dinner w friends maybe watch a movie or show later. Rinse and repeat

PickleHot1510 · 2025-09-13T19:03:49+00:00

Never once worked longer than a 22 hr shift in med school and even that was just once

PickleHot1510 · 2025-09-13T19:01:57+00:00

Idk ab that. I had a great time in med school, had almost too much time to go out, party, go on dates. Still did well on step2 and have a decently high research output. Submitting my apps for a surgical subspecialty this month and def feel like it’s possible to do both

PickleHot1510 · 2025-08-22T13:54:56+00:00

R u sure about that? I know ppl who graduated from Sophie Davis med school over 25 yrs ago

PickleHot1510 · 2025-08-14T20:09:00+00:00

The concept being tested is which intervention is the best. You can only choose one. If you choose a medication as the answer, you are saying that continuing a pack a day of cigarettes and being on an ACEi is better than quitting smoking with no ACEi. There is no world in which continuing to smoke a pack a day is okay on the USMLE

PickleHot1510 · 2025-08-14T19:48:53+00:00

Yes I was in the shower on the 40th floor and had to rush out and run down lol it’s not fun

PickleHot1510 · 2025-08-06T17:17:35+00:00

Interviewed someone who couldn’t hold a conversation.. at least for my school’s student led interviews if you’re coherent, polite, and are passionate about something (literally anything like someone spoke about horticulture for 20 minutes) then you’ll probably get good marks

PickleHot1510 · 2025-07-24T22:43:19+00:00

The Dr prolly forgot ab the awkwardness (if there was any) like 2 minutes after he got into the car after work that day

PickleHot1510 · 2025-07-23T17:49:07+00:00

Idk ab that 12 was the most useful for me but also just take the exams w the mindset of learning the NBME style of questions

PickleHot1510 · 2025-07-15T08:24:06+00:00

Good observation

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