Interview Invites 2020-21

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Has the couples match helped or hurt people this year?

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(02-07-2021, 02:00 PM)Guest Wrote: Has the couples match helped or hurt people this year?

I think you have to wait until match day to truly know

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(02-07-2021, 02:26 PM)Guest Wrote:

(02-07-2021, 02:00 PM)Guest Wrote: Has the couples match helped or hurt people this year?

I think you have to wait until match day to truly know

Almost always hurts applicants.

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(02-07-2021, 02:33 PM)Guest Wrote:

(02-07-2021, 02:26 PM)Guest Wrote:

(02-07-2021, 02:00 PM)Guest Wrote: Has the couples match helped or hurt people this year?

I think you have to wait until match day to truly know

Almost always hurts applicants.

Even exceptional applicants have fallen far down their rank lists due to the nature of couples matching unfortunately, what sucks is when you break up during residency...

[Focus]

(02-07-2021, 02:00 PM)Guest Wrote: Has the couples match helped or hurt people this year?

Agree with above posters. It is a tactical handicap. It doesn't help. I have never heard of a neurosurgery program doing a favor for a family medicine program by taking a subpar candidate so that they get their top pick resident.

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(02-08-2021, 05:14 PM)Focus Wrote:

(02-07-2021, 02:00 PM)Guest Wrote: Has the couples match helped or hurt people this year?

Agree with above posters. It is a tactical handicap. It doesn't help. I have never heard of a neurosurgery program doing a favor for a family medicine program by taking a subpar candidate so that they get their top pick resident.

What about other way around? How much will neurosurg programs push for other specialties to take significant others if they really like a candidate?

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(02-08-2021, 08:52 PM)Guest Wrote:

(02-08-2021, 05:14 PM)Focus Wrote:

(02-07-2021, 02:00 PM)Guest Wrote: Has the couples match helped or hurt people this year?

Agree with above posters. It is a tactical handicap. It doesn't help. I have never heard of a neurosurgery program doing a favor for a family medicine program by taking a subpar candidate so that they get their top pick resident.

What about other way around? How much will neurosurg programs push for other specialties to take significant others if they really like a candidate?

Will let you know after match. I have had several programs contact the program my significant other is applying for. However, she is by no means a subpar candidate.

[smithers]

^ Same experience. I received several interviews this year outside of the first wave after my SO performed exceptionally well on hers (and vice versa). It was evident during many interviews that the programs had talked. I agree with @Focus in that no nsgy PD is going to go down on their rank list and do any favors for a PD in another field, but interviews take a completely different tone when chairs compliment your SO by first name and spend a quarter of the interview talking up the other program over their own.

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(02-09-2021, 12:07 AM)smithers Wrote: ^ Same experience. I received several interviews this year outside of the first wave after my SO performed exceptionally well on hers (and vice versa). It was evident during many interviews that the programs had talked. I agree with @Focus in that no nsgy PD is going to go down on their rank list and do any favors for a PD in another field, but interviews take a completely different tone when chairs compliment your SO by first name and spend a quarter of the interview talking up the other program over their own.

Those are likely courtesy interviews, rarely do they translate to matchable ranks at top programs.

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Anyone ranking WVU one?