Interview Invites 2018-2019

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Quote:Relax dude

All i'm saying is people with <230 step 1 that end up matching make up for that weakness in other areas (research, LoR, extracurriculars)

Or they are well-known at their home programs and match there.

Multiple paths to neurosurgery for someone with a step score less than 240. I just wouldn’t want to take any of them.

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I hate this!

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Love it

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I met one freaking subI with MD PhD and more than 40 first author pubs including top journals
Guess what? Applying this cycle ...
No chance for me

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Where did you do the sub-I?

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Daily Update:

9/17, 9/18 - Maryland: 11/20, 11/28, 12/7, 12/13
9/17 - Wisconsin: 10/14-15, 11/5-6, 12/4-5, 1/16-17
9/17 - Indiana: 12/7-8, 12/15-16
9/18, 20 - Kentucky: 10/4, 10/11, 11/8, 11/15, 11/29
9/19 - Penn State: 10/19, 11/9, 11/30, 12/7
9/19 - Zucker/Hofstra: 10/16, 10/30, 11/20, 11/27
9/19 - Utah: 11/28, 12/5
9/20 - Rutgers: 10/17, 11/28, 12/19
9/20 - Arizona: 11/16, 11/30, 12/14
9/21 - Yale: 11/8-9, 11/29-30, 12/13-14, 1/10-11
9/21 - Loyola: 10/20, 11/10, 11/17, 12/1
9/21 - Miami: 11/3, 11/7
9/21 - Geisinger: 10/19, 11/2, 12/21
9/24 - Missouri: 11/7, 11/14, 12/5, 12/12
9/24 - SUNY Upstate: 11/10, 12/8
9/24 - UT San Antonio: 11/2, 11/9, 11/30, 12/7
9/24 - Iowa: Oct 29,31, Nov 5,7,9,12,14,26,30, Dec 3,7,10,12,14,17,19, Jan 7,9,11,14,16,18
9/24 - MUSC: 11/1, 12/7, 12/8
9/24 - Georgetown: 10/18, 11/29, 1/17
9/24 - U of Florida: 10/16-17, 10/22-23, 11/29-30, 12/12-13
9/24 - WVU: 10/17, 11/28, 12/12
9/24 - MCW: 11/10, 11/17, 12/1, 1/5
9/25 - UVA: 10/19-20, 11/16-17, 12/14-15
9/25, 26 - Cleveland Clinic: 10/12, 10/26
9/25 - Wake Forest: 10/29-30, 11/5-6, 11/12-13
9/25 - Northwestern: 11/30, 12/7, 12/14
9/25 - SIU:
9/26 - Louisville: 11/1, 11/15
9/26 - Allegheny: 10/22, 11/13, 12/14
9/26 - SLU: 10/17, 11/17, 12/8
9/26 - Wayne State: 10/24, 11/7, 12/5
9/26 - Buffalo: 11/8, 11/15
9/26 - UW: 10/26-27
9/26 - UVA-NIH: 10/18, 12/13
9/27 - UNC: 10/31, 11/1, 11/2
9/27 - Rochester: 11/17, 12/1, 1/5
9/27 - Kansas: 11/2, 11/9, 11/30
9/28 - Michigan: 10/19, 11/19, 12/11
9/28 - Albany: 10/29, 12/17
9/28 - Nebraska: 10/26, 11/9, 12/7, 1/11
9/28 - Oklahoma: 11/12, 12/14, 1/11
9/28 - Illinois Peoria: 11/17, 12/1
9/28 - Westchester Medical Center/NYMC: 10/31, 11/14, 12/19

Side note -- can we please end the negativity!! It is WAY too early in the game for that. Comparing applicants based on step scores is futile; as we all know by now there is much more to the application process than step scores.

Give it time, invites will come! Good luck to all and keep your heads up!

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West coast school

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(09-28-2018, 10:40 PM)Guest Wrote: Daily Update:

9/17, 9/18 - Maryland: 11/20, 11/28, 12/7, 12/13
9/17 - Wisconsin: 10/14-15, 11/5-6, 12/4-5, 1/16-17
9/17 - Indiana: 12/7-8, 12/15-16
9/18, 20 - Kentucky: 10/4, 10/11, 11/8, 11/15, 11/29
9/19 - Penn State: 10/19, 11/9, 11/30, 12/7
9/19 - Zucker/Hofstra: 10/16, 10/30, 11/20, 11/27
9/19 - Utah: 11/28, 12/5
9/20 - Rutgers: 10/17, 11/28, 12/19
9/20 - Arizona: 11/16, 11/30, 12/14
9/21 - Yale: 11/8-9, 11/29-30, 12/13-14, 1/10-11
9/21 - Loyola: 10/20, 11/10, 11/17, 12/1
9/21 - Miami: 11/3, 11/7
9/21 - Geisinger: 10/19, 11/2, 12/21
9/24 - Missouri: 11/7, 11/14, 12/5, 12/12
9/24 - SUNY Upstate: 11/10, 12/8
9/24 - UT San Antonio: 11/2, 11/9, 11/30, 12/7
9/24 - Iowa: Oct 29,31, Nov 5,7,9,12,14,26,30, Dec 3,7,10,12,14,17,19, Jan 7,9,11,14,16,18
9/24 - MUSC: 11/1, 12/7, 12/8
9/24 - Georgetown: 10/18, 11/29, 1/17
9/24 - U of Florida: 10/16-17, 10/22-23, 11/29-30, 12/12-13
9/24 - WVU: 10/17, 11/28, 12/12
9/24 - MCW: 11/10, 11/17, 12/1, 1/5
9/25 - UVA: 10/19-20, 11/16-17, 12/14-15
9/25, 26 - Cleveland Clinic: 10/12, 10/26
9/25 - Wake Forest: 10/29-30, 11/5-6, 11/12-13
9/25 - Northwestern: 11/30, 12/7, 12/14
9/25 - SIU:
9/26 - Louisville: 11/1, 11/15
9/26 - Allegheny: 10/22, 11/13, 12/14
9/26 - SLU: 10/17, 11/17, 12/8
9/26 - Wayne State: 10/24, 11/7, 12/5
9/26 - Buffalo: 11/8, 11/15
9/26 - UW: 10/26-27
9/26 - UVA-NIH: 10/18, 12/13
9/27 - UNC: 10/31, 11/1, 11/2
9/27 - Rochester: 11/17, 12/1, 1/5
9/27 - Kansas: 11/2, 11/9, 11/30
9/28 - Michigan: 10/19, 11/19, 12/11
9/28 - Albany: 10/29, 12/17
9/28 - Nebraska: 10/26, 11/9, 12/7, 1/11
9/28 - Oklahoma: 11/12, 12/14, 1/11
9/28 - Illinois Peoria: 11/17, 12/1
9/28 - Westchester Medical Center/NYMC: 10/31, 11/14, 12/19

Side note -- can we please end the negativity!! It is WAY too early in the game for that. Comparing applicants based on step scores is futile; as we all know by now there is much more to the application process than step scores.

Give it time, invites will come! Good luck to all and keep your heads up!

Thank you for keeping this going and spreading the positivity!

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(09-28-2018, 09:41 PM)Guest Wrote: I hate this!

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Love it

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I met one freaking subI with MD PhD and more than 40 first author pubs including top journals
Guess what? Applying this cycle ...
No chance for me

Relax dude.

The neuroticism on this forum has to chill. I know it’s neurosurgery and we’re all pathologically competitive but most of us have to accept being middle of the pack in this field.

We all have weaknesses in our applications or personalities or whatever. Don’t let it eat you. That’s how you become one of these bitter residents or attendings that you hate working with. It’s early in the season, and unless you made a major mistake applying with a seriously flawed application, you’ll probably be fine as time goes on. Not everyone can be (or wants to be) an MD/PhD with a ton of papers.

Stop comparing yourself to everyone else’s highlight reel. On paper, my app looks pretty good. I’m an MD/PhD with a good score, research, grants, teaching, etc etc. But I’m terrified because one of my required letters is from a neurosurgeon that isn’t particularly well liked in the field and I’m worried it will make me miss out on top-tier places.

We all have burdens to bear. Nobody is perfect. Everybody exaggerates their accomplishments (or you do it for them). Just do your best and keep on trucking.

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(09-28-2018, 10:59 PM)Guest Wrote:

(09-28-2018, 09:41 PM)Guest Wrote: I hate this!

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Love it

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I met one freaking subI with MD PhD and more than 40 first author pubs including top journals
Guess what? Applying this cycle ...
No chance for me

Relax dude.

The neuroticism on this forum has to chill. I know it’s neurosurgery and we’re all pathologically competitive but most of us have to accept being middle of the pack in this field.

We all have weaknesses in our applications or personalities or whatever. Don’t let it eat you. That’s how you become one of these bitter residents or attendings that you hate working with. It’s early in the season, and unless you made a major mistake applying with a seriously flawed application, you’ll probably be fine as time goes on. Not everyone can be (or wants to be) an MD/PhD with a ton of papers.

Stop comparing yourself to everyone else’s highlight reel. On paper, my app looks pretty good. I’m an MD/PhD with a good score, research, grants, teaching, etc etc. But I’m terrified because one of my required letters is from a neurosurgeon that isn’t particularly well liked in the field and I’m worried it will make me miss out on top-tier places.

We all have burdens to bear. Nobody is perfect. Everybody exaggerates their accomplishments (or you do it for them). Just do your best and keep on trucking.

Perfect answer man! Stay positive fellas !!

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(09-28-2018, 10:59 PM)Guest Wrote:

(09-28-2018, 09:41 PM)Guest Wrote: I hate this!

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Love it

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I met one freaking subI with MD PhD and more than 40 first author pubs including top journals
Guess what? Applying this cycle ...
No chance for me

Relax dude.

The neuroticism on this forum has to chill. I know it’s neurosurgery and we’re all pathologically competitive but most of us have to accept being middle of the pack in this field.

We all have weaknesses in our applications or personalities or whatever. Don’t let it eat you. That’s how you become one of these bitter residents or attendings that you hate working with. It’s early in the season, and unless you made a major mistake applying with a seriously flawed application, you’ll probably be fine as time goes on. Not everyone can be (or wants to be) an MD/PhD with a ton of papers.

Stop comparing yourself to everyone else’s highlight reel. On paper, my app looks pretty good. I’m an MD/PhD with a good score, research, grants, teaching, etc etc. But I’m terrified because one of my required letters is from a neurosurgeon that isn’t particularly well liked in the field and I’m worried it will make me miss out on top-tier places.

We all have burdens to bear. Nobody is perfect. Everybody exaggerates their accomplishments (or you do it for them). Just do your best and keep on trucking.

Shouldn't have gone to SLU bruh

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anyone get confirmation from Westchester?