What are your thoughts about missing an interview dinner due to conflicts with another interview? For example Program #1 dinner Monday night and interview Tuesday. Program #2 dinner Tuesday night and interview Wednesday. Trying to decide if it is worth attending these additional interviews at the potential risk of shooting myself in the foot at other programs by missing the dinner.

Could current residents offer thoughts on dress code for pre-interview dinners for both male and females?

What's the consensus on whether med students should go to AANS if it's not held near them that year? Any value in going / paying to get yourself there?

Also, is it true it's hard to get an abstract accepted there with the typical med student project? You know, our motto of quantity over quality, does it apply here?

Just thinking it might be a good idea to have a separate thread from the interview invites to swap interviews. I am hoping for someone to switch my 1/11 OKC date for 11/12. PM me!

What is the general consensus on programs that take many IMGs (>40-50%)? Do they just select the best candidates U.S. grad or not? or is this more of a red flag that they can't attract U.S. grads to attend?

What are the thoughts on UC San Diego? Nice location, not much press

Any thoughts appreciated

Best of luck to all my colleauge applicants. I look forward to seeing y'all on the trail.

What’s the deal with UC Davis? Any updates since Harsh took over as chair?

Any experience or thoughts on the newer programs like carolinas med, inova, michigan state, mayo jax, A&M? Any away rotators insight? What about the DO programs that are now merged with MD like VTech? Thx!

Just put out a new article on doximity about making rank lists. Never too early to think about strategy
There's also a link to an excel spreadsheet that I made for myself, which was incredibly useful last year. Feel free to download and share

Good luck everyone, and enjoy the interview trail

https://opmed.doximity.com/a-foolproof-g...741cde999a

Hi fellas, do any of you guys have advice for my situation : I am applying for 2019 match but I am just not able to submit my application by tomorrow Sep 15th for many reasons, one of which is I have to get my school to send updated transcript. I can fix  all these by next week and I can submit a well completed application by Sep 20th. 

I called a three neurosurgery program coordinators to ask if I should submit an incomplete application and then update later or submit my application one week later. One coordinator said they download all application on September 16th and that is it for the entire cycle. Another coordinator said they don't care very much as they will review all applications submitted before the application deadline in October and said I should have no problem submitting Sep 20th. The third coordinator completely refused to give me any advice or thoughts in this matter.

I am really bogged by this. I would very much appreciate if you guys have any advice,  evidence or hearsay to help me decide when I must submit the ERAS. 

In case my profile has some impact, here is a bit about myself : Non-US IMG from Caribbean medical school, 250+ Step 1, 12 publications in 5 years research prior to medschool( but none in nsgy) , currently post-doc fellow in academic nsgy program with a couple of abstract submissions. 

Thanks a lot folks and all the best to everyone this application cycle !!