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How Many Interviews Do You Have At This Point?

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12 years 9 months ago - 12 years 9 months ago #31553 by drizzydrake
This is not meant to freak anybody out. Just to get a sense of what's going on with regards to interview invites. Some people have had a good amount while others do not. I just ask that you answer the following questions below. I will start.

School: Midwest, private, USNews rank top 50
Applied: 90+
Interview: 7 total, including (2 aways and my home program)
Waitlisted: 3
Rejected: 13
Step 1: 240+
Step 2: Pending
AOA: No
Preclinicals: Mix of H, HP and couple Pass
Clinicals: 2H, 2P, rest HP
Ortho subI and Away: all H
Research: decent amount, 5 posters (including 2 ortho), no publications
Extracurricular: a lot
Letters: 2 big names, some regular people. They promise the letters will be strong
Any other strengths (eg, PhD, unique background, military, Athlete etc): none

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12 years 9 months ago - 12 years 9 months ago #24564 by
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

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12 years 9 months ago - 12 years 9 months ago #24603 by
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.

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12 years 9 months ago - 12 years 9 months ago #24604 by
I'm there with you ....

The waiting game can be a brutal one sometimes!

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12 years 9 months ago - 12 years 9 months ago #24614 by
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

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12 years 9 months ago - 12 years 9 months ago #24643 by
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

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