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 !!

Hey folks,

Wanted to go ahead and get this going - most of us will be submitting in the next few days if we haven't already and, if last year is any indication of what this year will be like, interviews will start coming out soon after that.

Here's last year's thread: http://neurosurgeryhub.org/showthread.php?tid=386

Can use the same format - just list interviews as they come. " Date of invite - program (Interview dates)

Good luck to everyone this year! Looking forward to meeting all you damn impressive people. Let's keep this clean, informative and respectful.

-SquidZaddy

PS - additional resources

SNS Match Info 2018-2019

2019 Match FB Group

If I have a ton of submitted papers, does it look like padding to list them all on ERAS? Is just a few enough to show that I am still actively working on research without trying to inflate my numbers? Or should I be putting every single one regardless?

Anyone trying to save money this interview season, trying to create this group where people can plan to room together during their interviews.  Let me know if you're interested.

Does anyone have a PDF of Rhoton neuroanatomy textbook (not collection)? The only ones for sale are >$1000. Thanks!

Let's say we've submitted a manuscript, and it's under review, but otherwise hasn't progressed further yet (no revise + resubmit or anything). 

Can this go under "Peer Reviewed Journal Articles/Abstracts(Other than Published)"?

It feels weird to put it here because it actually hasn't been peer reviewed.

Is it mandatory to have 3 letters by 9/15? Will programs interview you with only 2? My third (of four) subI’s won’t be done until the following week and then who knows how fast the chair will have the letter in on top of that. I have two already, wondering if I should ask for another from my last away in order to have 3? Don’t have a home program. 

Appreciate your help.

For anyone that either completed or is setting up an enfolded fellowship, who paid your malpractice? Home or away institution?

I had read on the charting the outcomes that the average volunteer experience is 10 and work experience is ; are these necessary to match into neurosurgery or is the trifecta or step 1, research and Lors enough. Would it be enough to match into a mid tier if one had a 250 step one, a few pubs and good lors but no work  or volunteer experiences. 
THanks guys

If you get a letter from an away, are you supposed to use that letter in your application to that program? What's the point in sending a chair/PD their own opinion on you? 

Also, if I have an away ending September 28th am I expected to rush them to submit a letter by Oct 1st? On one hand I already have 4 letters so it's not exactly needed. On the other hand it looks bad to not include a letter from a sub-i...