Name and Fame RY programs that got you to match today? < University of Washington for the win! Paid too. < Northwestern! Big name PI reached out for me! <- how helpful is it to have "Big name PI" reach out for you? < Incredibly. I got interviews at good programs I otherwise wouldn't have. On my interviews, no one talked about ANY of my other LOR besides my PI's. Pretty much you can go two routes (or a combination), younger more hungry PIs that are looking to pump out pubs, or more well known senior PIs that that carry you with connections and LOR (assuming they really like you). [Protected because someone deleted] 🙄 < HF