orthoboy
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(6/15/01 1:43:45 am)
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timing of applications
Is there any benefit to getting applications done early? If so, when would be the latest you recommend
getting them done (with letters of rec and all that jazz)?
Spirit Mike
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(6/15/01 6:09:32 pm)
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Addition to Question
I'm curious as to what people have to say about this as well. Do you know if programs offer interview
spots to people based on when the ERAS mailbox opens for downloads in early August, or if they wait
until their deadlines before they start finding people to interview? That kind of decides, I think, whether
or not getting the applications done "early" matters. If they don't wait, then maybe people who get their
stuff done by about August 15 have a leg up on those who get their stuff uploaded by the time
deadlines come around.
hurricane26
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(6/15/01 6:22:45 pm)
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Get it done EARLY
I would recommend getting it done very soon and get it over with. You never know what glitch may
arise. Most will wait for the deadline, but a few will have a rolling type review of the applications as they
come in.
The latest would be Nov. 1st. That is when most are due. If you wait until then you may miss some Oct.
1st and 15th deadlines. I think that I turned mine in mid-Sept.
pikeortho
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(6/18/01 10:30:14 pm)
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Re: Get it done EARLY
I suggest getting your application done by early September, it is really hard to get your file complete
before this because it sometimes takes a while to get letters of rec turned in. Start working on your
personal statement now, this is the most time consuming part of the application.
Another hint is that most ortho programs don't start offering interviews until after November 1st, so
don't get discouraged when your friends doing peds or medicine have 15 interviews lined up by mid
October, yours will come.
