2005 Match Credentials

middle tier Chicago medschool

Step 1: 263
Step 2: 252 (although I kicked the plug and lost almost half of a block, not recommended) - received score after ROL due

Preclinical: greater than 90% honors
Clinical: honors in all 3rd year clerkships, honors in all ortho sub-I (home, HSS, HJD)

Junior AOA

Research: one gen surg pub, 2 gen surg pending, 1 ortho pending

Applied: 50
Offered: 35 (columbia, HSS, harvard, upenn, ucla, ucsf, cwru, u chicago, rush, northwestern, wash u, u washington, michigan, pitt, gwu, georgetown...)
Withdrew: 2

Match: No. 1 at columbia!!!

head still hurts from partying on match day. totally psyched.

Middle Tier School NE
Step 1: 215
Step 2: 219
not AOA
some research, with 4 ortho publications (2 accepted, 2 pending)
Honors: OB/Gyn, Psych
Applied to 80+ programs, 13 interviews, ranked all 13
1. Mt. Sinai
2. Columbia
3. LIJ
4. St. Luke's-Roosevelt
5. Allegheny
6. Henry Ford
7. Syracuse
8. UMass
9. Albert Einstein - Philly
10. Monmouth
11. Albany
12. Wright State
13. Hamot

Matched at #3, would have been happy with top 7.
My advice to those applying next year...
don't get bogged down with how many interviews you get, but do your best at each interview, and be yourself, answer honestly.

Feel free to PM me with questions about any of these programs. And PM me if you ended up at LIJ.

Unranked Midwest Private School
Junior AOA/AOA pres
Honors in majority of classes (not in Peds).
Step 1: 250
Step 2: 259 (taken after interviews)
Research in undergrad. Had some research started in M4 year, but still nothing from it. 0 pubs.
Stong personal statement with interesting life experience
Applied to: 60 (avoided big cities on East coast).
Interviews Offered: 39 (turned down 4 Cali programs, Mayo, 4 Texas programs, Virginia, WVU, Campbell, Miami, etc.) (never heard from Okla, Orlando, a couple in Chicago/Illinois, and some more.) (rejected by northwester, Vandy, WashU, Yale, Duke, USC, fort wayne Indiana, Arizona).
Interviews went on: 16
Ranked: 15 (did not rank Case - not interested in drawing straws to see if I will do a 6th year... no thanks. And, No. 1 in NIH $ isn't important to me).
ROL:
1. Utah - great program. Awesome new facilites. Residents and staff are amazing. Location for an outdoor enthusiast is unbelievable.
2. OHSU - close to home. program going to go through huge changes soon. Dr. Jung Yoo is great, but wants to turn this program around 180.
3. Nebraska/Creighton - close to school. Good residents. Nebraska is strong with attendings. Creighton is a let down.
4. Wisconsin - What a great program in a great town. Great lifestyle. Residents love it. Zdeblick is a resident advocate.
5. Univ of Washington - Big name. Very fellow heavy. Spend a ton of time at Harborview getting worked.
6. KU-Kansas City - nice midwest program. Young attending staff.
7. Iowa - Big name/reputation. VERY academic. interesting town.
8. MCoW - Great program. Iffy town. Benefits are unreal.
9. U Michigan - solid program. Under 1 roof. Strong sports. Ann Arbor is spendy for midwest.
10. Ohio State - solid program. Columbus, OH though?
11. Kalamazoo - community based. Round by your self. No sundays. small.
12. U Minnesota - big prgram, spread all over minneapolis. good name. great research available
13. Cinicinnati - work horse program. Strength here is Dr. Stern - unbelievable resident advocate, president of Hand.
14. Vermont - small and very far from home. solid staff.
15. Indiana - work horse program. Chairman situation has been iffy until this year with the new guy. iffy city.

Matched at No. 1 Utah.

Stoked to have matched; here's my info:

Top Tier Midwest School
Honored 5/6 rotations 3rd year
Not AOA
Step 1 242
Step 2 252
3 ortho publications and 2 ORS presentations
Applied to 61, got 31 interviews, went on 17

Ranked (in no particular order): Harvard, Penn, Brown, Emory, UCSD, NYU-HJD, University of Chicago, Rush, Loyola, University of Miami, Duke, Iowa, Boston University, Lenox Hill

Matched at my #2: Penn. Excited to be in Philly and at Penn. Great group of residents and attendings.

Very excited. It's tough trying to type and drink at the same time.

Top tier school
step 1: 245
step 2: just took it. (Didn't make a difference)
not AOA
top quarter of class
applied to 50
offered 25
went on 14 interviews
+research/pub - non ortho

1. Duke - one of the most well rounded programs in country
2. Emory - excellent resident focused program with top notch faculty/chair and hands on experience
3. Harvard - great program. wasn't sure if I fit in.
4. Miami - very surprised. loved it when I visited
5. HJD - great group of resident
6. Campbell - A+ program/ C- city. Would have loved to be here as well. Great teaching.
7. UVA - awesome chair
8. Carolinas
9. Case
10. Michigan

Matched at #5. Would have been happy at any of my top 10. Feel lucky to have matched. Any of my top 6, I thought were equally fantastic residency programs. All with own pros and cons. Congrats to all.

J

Going to Chattanooga
Senior AOA
Step I - 237
Step II - 252 (was mentioned)
Research - none worth a crap
Roated at UF and Campbell's
Applied to 48 offered 20 interviewed at 14
Couples match
Programs ranked...no particular order
UT (campbell's), Chattanooga, greeneville, UF gainesville, orlando, arkansas, baylor, LSUNO, cinci, mount carmel, colorado, SLU, USC columbia

Thrilled to stay in TN and to have couples matched...going to the good side of the state

Holy Crap I matched!!!! Here is my stuff:

Lower/Middle Tier SE Med School
Finished #3 in class (Junior AOA)
Step I-258
Step II-260
Pretty much all honors for third year.
One general surgery research project with 1 publication.
Applied to 36, got 24 interviews, went on 12.
My list:
1. Florida
2. Orlando
3. UNC
4. MCV
5. South Carolina
6. Wake Forest
7. Miami
8. Greenville
9. Atlanta Medical Center
10. Tulane
11. Campbell Clinic
12. Mayo

Got number 1. GO GATORS!!! So happy right now. Time to head back to the bars. Hope everyone is happy today. Would have been happy to match at any of the places in my top 10. If you ended up at UF, send me a PM.