I would just like to take this opportunity to tell people that it is not worth it to schedule an away rotation at the Medical College of Wisconsin. Doing a rotation there doesn't guarantee you an interview. It seems as though if you are not a student there, they only evaluate you on paper. I was there earlier this academic year, and while there I was told that I was doing a great job, got along great with the residents (I keep in touch with them even now); I pretty much received extremely positive feedback from attendings as well as residents. My board scores are not very competitive, and I was upfront with them about my scores, regardless they made it seem as though they were looking forward to seeing me during interviews. I worked hard, was always there before the residents, tried to do as much of their work as I was qualified to do, and stayed until the last resident left which earned me an "Honors" grade on the rotation; I was really looking forward to interviewing there. It is an excellent program, very well rounded, and my experience there made it #1 on my list of programs. I was told that there's no guarantee I would receive an interview, however that was well after my rotation was over, when I inquired about the status of my application. Recently, I received an email saying that they will not be offering me an interview. I just wanted to take this opportunity to let everyone who views this that it is not worth it to take the time out to find a place to live in milwaukee, waste a month's worth of rent and time rotating there as they don't seem to take your work during your rotation into account when looking over your application. Since it seems that they offer interviews based on how you look "on paper" you might as well rotate elsewhere where they guarantee interviews to rotators (almost any other program!), as a rotation done here doesn't seem to affect whether you receive an interview or not. I understand this may seem like a rant from a ticked off student, but I've tried to be as objective as possible; I just don't want someone to go through what I just went through. I appreicate any input on this, thank you.
