Tiers 2023

[Guest]

Can we get an updated Tiers list? What’s the thought these days on Tier 1, 2, 3?

[Guest]

Tier 1 UCSF
Tier 2 Everyone else

[Guest]

The best/worst program is the program you graduate from

[Guest]

I interviewed in the 2021-2022 season, interviewed extremely broadly, and based on my perception of coapplicant competitiveness, seemed like

S tier: UCSF, Penn, MGH, BNI
A tier (starting South, going counterclockwise in no particular order): Miami, Emory, Duke, Vandy, Hopkins, Pitt, NYU, Columbia, BWH, Michigan, Mayo, WashU, Baylor, Northwestern, UW, UCLA, USC, Stanford, UCSD

B/C/D tier: too many to list, not worth writing home about

- person who away’ed at an S tier place and matched at an A tier place

[Guest]

Why is Mayo not S tire? i was under the impression that Mayo Rochester is a top place, with cadaver labs, ample research, solid support, etc?

[Guest]

What is "S" tier? Can't tell if good or bad based on programs you listed which seemingly have no relation ...

[Guest]

Penn and MGH certainly top tier for research and connections but no one would put them head to head with BNI or UCSF.

[Guest]

The only criteria I am using to stratify is competitiveness of applicants and people that ultimately matched there. I agree that there are different programs for different people, and I’m not making those judgments.

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(For example, I did not rank MGH highly because I actually want to learn to operate. But clearly the people that matched there and the residents they have are very impressive people.)

[Guest]

I would never consider Penn or MGH anywhere near the caliber of BNI, UCSF, Mayo

[Guest]

1. Yale

2. Your program