2005 Match Credentials

Step 1- 255
Step 2- 251
AOA
Ortho Research in 1st year med school - no pubs
Multiple Research in college w/ 1 pub abstract
Mostly Honors through all 4 years (only 4 High passes total)
Rotated (home, Sinai, Jeff -- all honors)

Applied: 37 (northeast)
Offered: 27
Attended: 16 (Rochester, RWJ, Pitt, Maryland, UConn, Georgetown, GW, Penn, Jeff, Einstein-Philly, Einstein-NYC, Sinai, SUNYDown, Brown, Penn State, NYU-HJD)

Ranked 14 (did not rank SUNY or Einstein Philly)

Top Ten:
Pitt
Brown
Rochester
Penn State
Penn
RWJ
UConn
NYU-HJD
Sinai
Georgetown

Matched at BROWN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
So @#$%ing excited and stoked!!!!

SE state school
#6 of 100
Step I 242
Step II 226 taken after interviews
Senior AOA
All honors 3rd year except Neurology
NO Research
Applied to 31 got 14 interviews went on 12
List:
Pitt
Vandy
Greenville
AMC
NYU HJD
Arizona
Miami
Orlando
Baylor
Indiana
Pitt research
UF
Wake
Matched No. 1 Pitt

University of Illinois-subcampus
with no Home Ortho program
Step 1 233(94)
Step 2 230(93)
Not AOA
Outstanding/satisfactory/unsatisfactory in 1st 2 years
2 Outstandings in Preclinical years
Outstanding/Advanced/Proficient/Unsatisfactory in 2nd 2 years
Outstanding in Surgery, OB/GYN, and Psych
Advanced in Peds and Intenal Med, Proficient in Family Med
3 aways - Harvard, UCLA, Miami
5 letters of Rec, 1 from Chairman at Harvard, 1 from Chairman at UCLA, 1 from Chairman in Gen Surg at home, 1 from community Ortho Doc, 1 from community Med-Peds Doc
Lots of research in Undergrad, no pubs
One overseas Ortho project in England, no pubs but everyone asked about this on the trail

Applied to 69, mainly top programs and only big cities (currently in small town and can't stand it!)
Had 15 offers, took 13 due to scheduling conflicts
Interviewed at (in no particular order) UIC, UCLA, USC, Miami, Henry Ford, Colorado, Minnesota, Wayne State, Drexel, UVA,Howard, UMDNJ-NJMS, and SUNY Downstate
Ranked every place I interviewed at with a total of 15 ranks, UVA and UMDNJ had 5 and 6 years spots

MATCHED at UMDNJ-NJMS and very happy to have matched here, Newark is not the greatest place to live in but the training is incredible and NYC is just across the river.
For those interested, UMDNJ is a very minority friendly program with at least one minority resident per year out of six(including myself).

When I applied, my priorities were a large academic program in a large city with multiple training facilities. I also wanted a program with cool people that enjoy partying. Great weather and great women like those in Miami and LA would have been a great bonus especially for a single guy!

Congratulations to everyone who matched, regardless of where u matched don't forget there is those less fortunate who would love to have ur spot.

Enjoy the rest of your days as a Med student!

Here is my list:

Midwest state school, no home ortho program.
StepI: 223
StepII:240
Not AOA
Clinical (outstanding, advanced, pass): 3 outstandings and 3 advanced.
Away rotations: Tacoma, Michigan, Loma Linda
6yrs of research (non-ortho) 7 publications
Extracurriculars

Applied to 60 programs. Got 15 interviews. Went on 12 for scheduling reasons. Ranked all I interviewed at. The list in alphabetical order: Beaumont, Loma Linda, Fort Wayne, MCW, Mclaren, SIU, SLU, U of Indiana, UIC, U of Michican, U of Wisconsin, Wayne State.

Matched at U Mich!!! Couldnt be happier!

Remember that there is no ranking of which program is the best program out there, there is only the best program for you. You will hear my post that this program or that program is in the top 10 but that will most likely be a ranking of the hospital admission or research money or something like that but a residency is more than just numbers. The best program for you is the one where you will love going to work everyday because of the people you work with.
For me it was important to go to a program that the residents and I clicked and a program that had cool faculty that worked with you and were enthusiastic about teaching.
For all those reading these posts looking at the numbers or the grades, remember that the interview is what will sell you to the program. It doesnt matter what the numbers are once you get the interview. Research and AOA and honors are great but ultimately you want to come across as a great person to work with who will make whatever program you get into proud to call you a resident. Be interesting and let your passion show!

PM me if you have any questions.

Medical school: Midwest private school
Step I: 95
Step II: 97
AOA: Not a chance
First year: grades sucked
Second year: Mix of high pass and honors
Third year: Honors Peds, EM, FM, Med, Surg, Psych, OB/Gyn; High pass neuro
Fouth year: Away electives (2 in cali)
Research: tons of ortho
Applied to 10 programs, 7 interviews, went to 6
My top three:
1. Stanford
2. UCLA
3. USC

Location was key to me for family reasons. Stoked to match at # 1 Stanford. Now enjoying fourth year electives. Sub-I coming up
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Congrats to the matched

Is there, or will there be, a published database (on freida, scutwork, orthogate, etc.) that lists programs and the pgy-1's (applicant's name or med school's name) that matched there?

I came to orthopaedics late in my junior year, so I thought I was screwed. I hadn?t prepared for Step I like I should have, and it cost me.

Graduated "Cum Laude" (combo of GPA and honors, neither of which was outstanding, and honor wasn't known at match time)

Step I less than 220
Step II less than 230
Rotated at home school and one other.
Non-AOA
No honors in General Surgery, but did have honors on one Ortho rotation and a few cores (FP,Psych, Med).

Talked with my chairman, he said there was no chance in hell I was getting interviews at any place I didn't rotate, and not to waste my money applying all over the country. Applied to 10, got 2 interviews (home school and the school at which I had rotated). Figured I was screwed and would reapply next year.

Matched at No. 1, my home school. Just a little glimmer of hope for those of you out there that think it's impossible. Just remember, my story is unusual. If you're not stellar on board scores, rotate as much as possible. Work as hard as you can, do not increase the workload on the residents, and find ways to help whenever you can. Be nice to ancillary staff (secretaries, nurses, clinic managers, program secretary). Remember, they have the boss?s ear, and a verbal recommendation from one (or all of them) may carry as much weight as the best written recommendation from someone the chairman may barely know.

It's also important to have a reality check, and if you're not likely to match, make sure you have a back-up in which you would be happy if you didn't match in ortho. If you have the money, it's not a bad idea to cast as big of a net as possible. I met several people on my interviews that were less than stellar, but had applied to nearly every program in the country, and had gotten a few more interviews. I don't know if they matched or not, but I would think more interviews equals a higher chance of matching.

Most importantly, listen to people you know care about you and your future. I knew my chairman was one of those people and his advice could be trusted. He also wasn't one to offer advice when he didn't know what he was talking about.

Finally, try not to piss anyone off. Everybody talks and you can really screw yourself. My Chairman's final advice before I set off on my away was "Remember, lots of people to more damage to their file during their rotations than they help. Don't be one of those people."