Myth busters

[Guest]

What were some commonly held interview trail beliefs that are not 100% correct?

[Guest]

You need high step scores to get into neurosurgery

[Guest]

- Academic neurosurgery is the only way to do anything of note in this field
- Capable surgeons are only made at UCSF, BNI, and MGH (trained at one of these, before you call out a chip on my shoulder)
- Training with big names will make you operate, write, and innovate like them
- More cases automatically = better surgeon
- Faculty interviewers are impartial, even-keeled, and care about the minutia of every applicant

[Guest]

(05-10-2020, 02:29 AM)Guest Wrote: - Academic neurosurgery is the only way to do anything of note in this field
- Capable surgeons are only made at UCSF, BNI, and MGH (trained at one of these, before you call out a chip on my shoulder)
- Training with big names will make you operate, write, and innovate like them
- More cases automatically = better surgeon
- Faculty interviewers are impartial, even-keeled, and care about the minutia of every applicant

I don't think anyone would ever put MGH in the same category as UCSF and Barrow for surgical training

[Guest]

Getting a late interview offer means you wont be ranked highly anyways. Know of a couple people who matched at great places after getting second or third wave interview invites.

[Guest]

Being female is an advantage (it is not)

[Guest]

(06-05-2020, 03:11 AM)Thank Guest Wrote: Being female is an advantage (it is not)

+1
I feel that it may be an advantage to get invites, but an all male faculty subconsciously relate to male candidates more easily and subsequently like them better.

[spotty]

(06-05-2020, 06:54 PM)Guest Wrote:

(06-05-2020, 03:11 AM)Thank Guest Wrote: Being female is an advantage (it is not)

+1
I feel that it may be an advantage to get invites, but an all male faculty subconsciously relate to male candidates more easily and subsequently like them better.

also all/ mostly male residents who can bro out together