I think you're doing pretty well. I'm in a similar spot. From what I've been told it's still early for ortho invites and you'll feel better at the end of November/early December. School: Southeast, Public, Not top 50 Applied: 60 Interview: 8 total, including (2 aways and my home program) Waitlisted: 0 Rejected: 7 (haven't heard from ~10 that have given invites according to people here) Step 1: 260 Step 2: 270 AOA: No Preclinicals: 2/3 A's, 1/3 B's Clinicals: All A's (honors?), 1 B Ortho subI and Aways: All A's Research: Decent experience but not ortho - 1 poster, ongoing pub; ongoing ortho research Extracurricular: enough Letters: 4 excellent letters according to our dean Any other strengths (eg, PhD, unique background, military, Athlete etc): Varsity football in college

Anyone here with less than 3 interviews like I do, excluding my aways and home program? I'm beginning to think I won't match.

I'm there with you .... The waiting game can be a brutal one sometimes!

I'm there too. I have zero invites other than my rotations. The nonstop barrage of rejections has been brutal as hell. Shit, I didn't think I was gunna match at Iowa (or even get an interview), but I at least thought I would get 1 or 2 non-rotation interviews by this point... Edit: as reference for those who may care: Pre-clinical grades: all pass (p/f no ranking) Clinical grades: a couple pass, hp, and honors. All ortho sub I rotations honors. Step 1: 245 Step 2: scheduled for December Applied to 83 programs

School: private, US News rank top 20 Applied: 70+ (couples matching) Interview: 18 total, including 2 aways and my home program Waitlisted: 1 Rejected: about 7, but many other programs have given silent rejections Step 1: mid 260s Step 2: Pending AOA: yes Preclinicals: pass/fail (all pass) Clinicals: 2HP, rest honors Ortho subI and Away: all H Research: 5 posters (including 4 ortho), no publications, 1st auther ortho pub will hopefully be submitted soon, several other projects that have not amounted to anything significant. Extracurricular: not much since college (some TA, some mentoring) Letters: No big names; all ortho Any other strengths: College varsity athlete, team captain

Can we save the usual bragfest till after the match, please? This is too neurosis-inducing even for me.

Man, I'd totally be worried about matching if I didn't have at least 18 invites by this point too.

This post was not intended to irritate anyone. It was meant to get an idea of what's going on during the interview invite season

It was and still is a good idea to see how other people are doing in the process. I think everyone realizes that Orthogate suffers from a bit of selection bias (though nowhere near the level at SDN), which can cause some added stress unless you view posts here from that standpoint.

I think this is really helpful. By no means is it bragging especially given my stats. I am really grateful and there is hope for everyone! All you need is one interview right? School: South, not top 25 but I love it here Applied: 70+ Interview: 6 total, including (2 aways and my home program) Waitlisted: 2 Rejected: 25 and still counting Step 1: low 230s Step 2: low 240s AOA: No Preclinicals: 2 H rest HP Clinicals: 2 HP rest H Ortho subI and Aways: All H Research: almost none, no pubs got involved late but have something to talk about on the trail Extracurricular: Normal stuff, Ortho club, volunteering, etc. Letters: 1 huge name, 1 PD from home program, 1 respected faculty Any other strengths (eg, PhD, unique background, military, Athlete etc): Extensive military and other professional degree Pretty mediocre candidate by orthogate standards but I think it is going pretty well so far. I have not noticed a regional bias and have been shut out by a lot of schools in my area while getting interviews and waitlists at places I never thought I'd hear from.

Seems like this forum has been quiet for a while. I know people are starting to cancel interviews, so others might benefit. I have benefited from people canceling at two places and will be attending those interviews. Hopefully, we will all match. Continue to share your story on this forum.