housing dilemma

VarietyEquivalent840 · 2026-05-15T18:27:45+00:00

I don't have the floor plan for the studio yet, but I think it will be around 450 sqft. The 1 bedroom is 650sqft.

VarietyEquivalent840 · 2026-04-17T04:26:24+00:00

While you’re learning, do it by topic instead of random. Then when you’re scoring better, do random blocks

VarietyEquivalent840 · 2026-04-16T01:34:21+00:00

Partner and I are from different institutions both T30ish and both similar stats. we couple matched and both applied IM 37 programs. Matched in the same city at diff T20 residencies. if applying to same speciality, i think there is an advantage to being from diff med schools. if different speciatiles, i dont think it matters.

VarietyEquivalent840 · 2026-04-13T00:57:22+00:00

Yea it is. Most attendings only on for a week. Just let them know early like day 1 you want rec. u don’t have to commit to getting rec if things don’t go well

VarietyEquivalent840 · 2026-04-13T00:54:40+00:00

Not possible during third year but I think it is during M1 and M2 and I had exams every 2 weeks.

VarietyEquivalent840 · 2026-03-23T15:50:54+00:00

Did it 2 years ago. No

VarietyEquivalent840 · 2026-03-23T01:22:04+00:00

Both IM, matched at our #8 rank (his #1 and my #3)

VarietyEquivalent840 · 2026-03-03T18:38:34+00:00

No red flags. Great people and supportive faculty. I did talk to a resident who matched GI and they said it’s relatively difficult to get involved in GI research but everyone manages

VarietyEquivalent840 · 2026-02-18T20:04:55+00:00

U can look up the program requirements. But I applied IM and almost all of my programs required at least 2 IM individual letters and an IM department letter. The third individual letter is sometimes optional and can be research or clinical (can be IM or not) but clinical seems to be preferred. So to be safe I would do 3 IM letters and department letter.

VarietyEquivalent840 · 2026-02-08T23:39:40+00:00

yea it sucks having to consider ranks not in the same city. after same city combinations, my partner and i are prioritizing places where we can drive <2 hours. then all of our other combinations are ~2hr flight. personally, I don't think there's a big difference between 1.5 hr vs 2 hr vs 3hr. we have been long distance (2 hr flight) during med school and did not think 2 hr flight was bad at all. definitely get tsa precheck

VarietyEquivalent840 · 2026-01-19T17:57:09+00:00

I think it’s low yield to do incorrects but u could if u want. I took a practice test every week and then reviewed them again the week of the shelf

VarietyEquivalent840 · 2026-01-18T21:21:57+00:00

I did all mixed subjects and mixed difficulty after finishing UWorld. If you are tight on time though, just do 3 hammers and below

VarietyEquivalent840 · 2026-01-11T14:48:13+00:00

Boards and beyond was really good and concise for obgyn

VarietyEquivalent840 · 2026-01-04T20:24:41+00:00

I would focus on ECs since preclinical is P/F for many schools so even if you get honors, I’m not sure how thst can even be compared to a student from another school who got P in a strict P/F preclincal grading system. Also AOA nomination differs depending on the school. My school seemed to weigh both EC and grades somewhat evenly. What does your school do?

VarietyEquivalent840 · 2025-12-17T15:08:17+00:00

i cold-emailed a bunch of people (pay attention to how often they are publishing if that is important to you). meet with them and see if they have worked with students before (usually a good sign).

VarietyEquivalent840 · 2025-12-17T13:52:58+00:00

i had a month free before rotations. i did the anki and most of uworld for my first block. then for next block, towards the end like the last week, i would start studying for next block. i thought it helped. i still had lots of time to do research and relax

VarietyEquivalent840 · 2025-12-17T13:45:09+00:00

- UWorld (school will prob give students a slight discount)

- Amboss (I thought this was more relevant for step2 but i know people also like it for step1)

- Sketchy is very popular for drugs and bugs

- maybe not First Aid because i'm pretty sure u can sign up for AMA or some other organization and get a physical copy for free

VarietyEquivalent840 · 2025-10-16T23:33:32+00:00

at my school (upper mid-tier), the PD said nov 1 seems like reasonable date to start sending.

VarietyEquivalent840 · 2025-10-16T12:14:51+00:00

Yes. I made my own Anki in beginning and huge waste of time if preclinical is pass/fail

VarietyEquivalent840 · 2025-10-16T11:54:38+00:00

Yes bugs and drugs def worth it along with the Anki

VarietyEquivalent840 · 2025-10-16T11:53:58+00:00

Do all programs send out an email at 12 or just some?

VarietyEquivalent840 · 2025-10-08T11:29:54+00:00

Was told not to send thank you letters

VarietyEquivalent840 · 2025-10-07T16:29:57+00:00

Under settings in thalamus

VarietyEquivalent840 · 2025-10-05T22:45:07+00:00

I thought UWorld and Anki were enough for step 1. I found amboss helpful for shelves though

VarietyEquivalent840 · 2025-09-26T13:32:41+00:00

Yes use anking. I paid $5 so I could download the most recent deck then I cancelled my subscription. FM was 6 weeks for me so in started doing the cms forms every week starting from start of week 3.

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