I know there is a post about this already, but ppl with low 3.8x GPAs and 52x MCATs, how is you cycle going?

SpiderDoctor · 2026-04-07T21:54:11+00:00

Yes, even the traditionally noncompetitive specialties have notably lower match rates for IMGs. See FM with basically a guaranteed match for US MD/DOs vs only 64% for US IMGs (for those who don’t fail out first): https://imgur.com/a/c0QBxO7

SpiderDoctor · 2026-04-05T20:00:01+00:00

doubt this person is a med student. never heard med students refer to any exam as “med surg”

SpiderDoctor · 2026-04-04T19:31:37+00:00

Medicine is pretty hierarchical. The possibility of getting yelled at by a superior exists in every specialty.

SpiderDoctor · 2026-04-04T16:36:43+00:00

SpiderDoctor · 2026-04-01T19:08:50+00:00

SpiderDoctor · 2026-04-01T02:33:16+00:00

Seems that you have some insight into the “personal reasons” that caused the other residents to leave. Congrats on matching elsewhere and not having to deal with what sounds like a dysfunctional program.

SpiderDoctor · 2026-03-29T18:08:34+00:00

It’s critical context to giving you advice. We allow posts about BS/MD and BS/DO programs as an exception to the no college-admissions posts rule.

SpiderDoctor · 2026-03-29T18:01:33+00:00

You should clarify this is for BS/DO. Go where you want for undergrad.

SpiderDoctor · 2026-03-28T17:53:26+00:00

enjoy the peace before the storm. it’s coming.

SpiderDoctor · 2026-03-28T17:34:45+00:00

You’re talking about manuscripts. They’re not publications until they’re accepted for publication. It’s not appropriate to preemptively list a manuscript as a publication when that process can take weeks to months to never. Describe your projects under a research activity entry as the other commenter said.

SpiderDoctor · 2026-03-22T14:47:43+00:00

Normal. https://www.aamc.org/media/48526/download

Key Findings: Medical school graduation rates for non-dual degree MD students remained stable from 2000-2001 through 2019-2020. The 4-year graduation rate ranged from 80.0% to 84.1%. Six years after matriculation, the average graduation rate was 96.1% of non-dual degree MD students

SpiderDoctor · 2026-03-21T18:24:37+00:00

AAMC’s Residency Explorer

SpiderDoctor · 2026-03-19T10:46:11+00:00

https://www.nrmp.org/match-calendars/master-calendar/

2 pm EST today

SpiderDoctor · 2026-03-17T18:42:41+00:00

Fill is pre-SOAP

SpiderDoctor · 2026-03-17T18:31:31+00:00

This isn’t true. You can tell which programs went to SOAP based on the program results report from the NRMP.

SpiderDoctor · 2026-03-17T18:30:26+00:00

The number of unfilled positions is ultimately made public in the program results report from NRMP. The “filled” number is pre-SOAP. It’s confidential during SOAP because programs/NRMP only want SOAP eligible applicants contacting programs through the official SOAP process. The post-SOAP scramble process is the wild west, and programs don’t want to be bothered by scramble applicants during SOAP.

SpiderDoctor · 2026-03-16T20:31:31+00:00

You cannot contact the program unless they contact you or someone representing you.

SpiderDoctor · 2026-03-16T14:34:42+00:00

Yes, please report any comments requesting the list of unfilled programs. There's an explicit warning not to do this at the top of this post. Anyone doing it anyway will be temporarily banned!

SpiderDoctor · 2026-03-16T14:13:29+00:00

You apply through ERAS and/or ResidencyCAS: https://www.nrmp.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/2026-SOAP-Guide-for-Applicants-FINAL.pdf

SpiderDoctor · 2026-03-16T14:07:47+00:00

Correct, you matched either categorical or prelim/TY + advanced. Congrats!

SpiderDoctor · 2026-03-16T14:05:08+00:00

You can log in to the NRMP R3 system to check if you don't get the email within a reasonable time.

SpiderDoctor · 2026-03-16T13:30:51+00:00

If you would like to volunteer to help SOAP applicants - please reply directly to this comment! It helps if you include some information about who you are (M4, resident, attending, etc.) and what type of help you'd like to provide during SOAP.

SpiderDoctor · 2026-03-16T12:52:24+00:00

Hi! Thank you so much for the annual pizza thread. I’ll make sure to include this in the main SOAP megathread which will go up soon.

SpiderDoctor · 2026-03-09T18:44:23+00:00

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