I agree, this totally sucks. How are schools picking out interviewees?? Why do you get interviews to some of the top 10 programs and then middle tier schools reject. Step I >250 Step 2>270 Talk about frustrating.
I agree, this totally sucks. How are schools picking out interviewees?? Why do you get interviews to some of the top 10 programs and then middle tier schools reject. Step I >250 Step 2>270 Talk about frustrating.
Agreed. I have board scores in the same range as you and have the same problem. I was very interested in Colorado... Turns out they don't share that same interest. Also, ruins your weekend when you find that in your inbox on a saturday. I figured interviews/rejections were a M-F thing.
I agree, this totally sucks. How are schools picking out interviewees?? Why do you get interviews to some of the top 10 programs and then middle tier schools reject. Step I >250 Step 2>270 Talk about frustrating.
I get the frustration in the fact that it can affect one's confidence in the system. But, if you're getting interviews at what you consider "top tier" programs and come from a "top" med school, why exactly does it bother you that what you consider a "middle tier" program decided not to interview you? Why should they waste their time or yours if you would not want to go to their program or would much rather go somewhere else? They probably only have a limited number of interview spots and would like to focus on people who might actually want to go to their program. The anonymity of this site also perpetuates the fallacies of ranking and randomness in this process. Ranking, in that there are "top" or "middle" or "lower" tiers. If you are going into clinical medicine, medicare dollars do not care from which program you trained. If you are going into research, you are already versed in the field and recognize that advisors matter but that research ideas also are worth something for NIH dollars. And with the exception of one particular brand, patients cannot really tell the difference. It is foolish to "rank." This is a "matching" process for a reason...connecting the applicant with the program with which they most connect. As for randomness, despite it all, medicine is a small professional community. Surgery is a small field, and urology is one of the smallest specialties. This is not merely a matter of board scores, it's a matter of people. These programs are run by real people (who also read these message boards occasionally) and real people who are not just choosing what test score in whose company they want to spend 6 years, but which person. [There's a real administrative staff person at Georgetown, by the by, who may or may not have read the commentary, but consider their opinion of the vitriol spewed in their direction for choosing a way to go through a process that was most efficient for their needs]. Every program is different, but I will say that my natural instinct would be to give spots to people who have letters from people I trust, or people whom I've met, and maybe candidates with good scores as time permits. But if I'm going to spend 6 years working with someone, I'd rather they have a 250 and a note from my friend Dr. Bob saying "Good gal, fun to work with, works hard, smart" than from someone with a 255 and no such letter. Perhaps that could explain the differences in the interview habits? I do not know if I will match into urology, but I certainly hope that whatever should come to pass, that I will enter a field with colleagues who believe in a tincture of humility and an ounce of decorum.
Reject 250. Top 15 med school
Received rejection via e-mail today.
was able to confirm preferred date within 20 minutes of responding
Also rejected. No clue what some of these programs are looking for. Would be nice to see why your application was filtered out.
I agree, this totally sucks. How are schools picking out interviewees?? Why do you get interviews to some of the top 10 programs and then middle tier schools reject. Step I >250 Step 2>270 Talk about frustrating.
stop whining. Its not all about board scores.