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Interview Stats 2010, how many apps, how many offers, etc.

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  Friday, 30 October 2009
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A lot of people are now starting to get rejections (sucky as it may be) - and it's making more than a few (including myself) a little nervous/edgy.

Being a numbers guy, I thought I'd post some stats, just to give an example of another applicant. Maybe others will follow suit.

Total Apps: 60
Programs that have sent out interviews that I applied to: 12
Interview offers: 3 (25%)
Rotations that count as interviews: 2
Total Interviews: 5
Rejections: 2 (Wake, Med Coll of GA)
-I'm a pretty average applicant

Randomly posting this kind of stuff might help keep us all on pace with where we're at - so people don't have to continually ask, "How am I doing?"
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hey if you want a mini panic attack...start reading this thread not realizing that it's from last year...and people have like 30 inteviews hahaha

Thanks for all who posted and thanks tibula for bumpin it up..after seeeing that it was from last year it did put me at ease.
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15 years ago
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Sorry for bumping this thread, but from reading it, it appears that I shouldn't fret about the number of interviews I have until early to mid december. A lot of folks who posted in this thread in early nov. 2009 with 0-3 interviews had 10+ interviews by mid december. Thanks for all of your honesty in posting!
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16 years ago
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my assumption will be a slow and painful trickle... but I shall take what I can get and be happy about it.
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16 years ago
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I wonder if there is going to be a big rush of last minute interview offers as people cancel their interviews or it will be a slow, painful trickle of invitations.
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16 years ago
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So I posted in Oct. with 5 rej. not interviews
Step I 247
No AOA
Two presentations at Nat. conf. One submitted case report. (None Ortho)
Many HP pre-clinical, 1 H and 2 HP 3rd year
Lots of volunteer with AMA NAt. conferences/Research project being finished..

Programs applied #70
Interview offers = 10
Accepted 8.
Rejected by 35+ programs.
I am going to reject two tommorrow because I have three all on same day and cannot switch any of them.

I have 5 interview offers in my region ....two on one coast and one on the other coast. REJECTED By my main rotation in which I scored an Honors at. Not happy. Tis' Life.
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16 years ago
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Since I started the thread, I suppose I should update...

All H/HP first 2 years, H/HP(mostly) with 1 P in yrs 3/4. +Research. Non-AOA. High 230's on boards.

Total Apps: 60
Interview offers: 14 (two of which are from aways, one off wait list)
Cancellations: 3
Rejections: 30
Wait List: 4

Mostly midwest (my region) - but a few outliers. I'm hitting most of my "safety" programs and only hit two that are probably a stretch.

I have about 10 programs yet to hear from... so we'll see. I was hoping for a few more, but I'm pretty average, so I'm not too bummed having 11 scheduled.
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16 years ago
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As of 12/1:

step 1 240+
step 2 in January
AOA
1 ortho research project, 1 non-ortho research project, but no abstracts, presentations, or pubs
applied to 90( I have no home program and based on my offers, I don't regret applying to so many)
offers at 19
cancelled 4 due to purely schedule conflicts
rejected at 34(7 today)

My interview offers are all over the place in terms of region and prestige. I've been just as successful out West and East as I've been within my region(Midwest). I applied to a lot of programs, but if I had only applied to 40 including the 34 places I've been rejected, I'd be worse off right now. The programs I've been rejected at are varied enough in region and prestige, it could have very well happened like that.
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16 years ago
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I appreciate your posting your information. It helps everyone. Don't let the negative ones get you down.
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16 years ago
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My intention is not to brag, and a bunch of interviews does not guarantee anything. I put up this information in accord with the title of the thread. I have neither "shown my cards" nor "counted my chips": I'm just trying to get through this like everyone else, nervous about what happens.
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16 years ago
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As of 12/1:

Step I 240+, Step II 250+
Not AOA, mix of H/HP
Applied to 55
Offered 13
Canceled 1
Rejected by more than offered at this point


This process is crazy. I've gotten straight rejections from "backups" and offered interviews at "long shots". I have no idea what to expect anymore.

Hopefully everything works out for everyone...
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16 years ago
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I always count my chips while gambling, I can't help it!
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16 years ago
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So far]

Congrats! I think you may have the best percentage of anyone having posted so far. Any insight into why you've had so much success?


Remember, not everyone is bragging about all their offers... It's just like playing cards- it's never good to A) show your cards, or B) count your chips at the table. Bad Karma
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Congrats! I think you may have the best percentage of anyone having posted so far. Any insight into why you've had so much success?
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16 years ago
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So far:

52 apps
27 interview offers (2 of which are from the waitlist)
4 cancellations (with several more to come)
5 rejections

Interviews are all across the board, with no focus on one region or another. This reflects how I rotated.
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16 years ago
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5 grand, 10 grand, 20 grand, the cost doesn't really matter at this point as they are miniscule compared to the opportunity costs of not matching.
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16 years ago
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good luck on those 21 interviews... I hope you have a good frequent flyer program
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16 years ago
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29 offers, 8 cancellations

The pattern has been completely random. No rhyme or reason based on program reputation or geography.
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16 years ago
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So here it goes so far...

240+, not AOA, mostly H/HP, 2 research projects

9 interviews

I feel like the invites Ive gotten are very random. I've gotten rejections from less desirable program and invites from some "top tier."
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16 years ago
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i just hope i get some january interview offers. i've gotten 4 offers for the jan 8-9 weekend otherwise my weekends are open in jan. it's not cool.
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16 years ago
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Just curious; how many interviews are you folks holding? Have you all noticed a pattern in the geographical distribution of your interviews?
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