M3 here: can anyone who did an away at wake give more insight about the positives of the program? confused if I should apply if there's a low chance of being interviewed
apply for the away, see if you get it first . its hard to get aways
also, as someone who did not do aways i would recommend doing them
I agree, I would apply to a BUNCH of aways and sometimes you don't actually have a choice at all, like you only get what you get. focus on applying to higher yield ones but you can throw in a wake app and see where you get in or where you don't
i applied to 20+ish schools and only got the 3 aways i got! theres no harm to denying aways if done in an appropriate amount of time, so try to get them in the first place :)
OP: thank you all! appreciate the insight
To add more perspective, Wake has several current residents that did aways. If you go there and perform well (it is an awesome rotation and super fun) AND you have a strong application, you can definitely get an interview. I loved my rotation and am looking forward to the interview. After rotating Wake shot up my rank list and I think the training there is elite
how do you know if you performed well? Based on what others have said on this spreadsheet, it seemed like some people were told they would get interviews but didn't
the harsh truth of derm is people are poor gauges of their own performance. Rotated with many people who didn't get interviews at various institutions and they almost exclusively had aspects of their personality or clinical work that was subpar. Either couldn't read a room, too pushy with inserting themselves, too much ass kissing, or weak clinically
i applied to 20+ish schools and only got the 3 aways i got! theres no harm to denying aways if done in an appropriate amount of time, so try to get them in the first place :)
To add more perspective, Wake has several current residents that did aways. If you go there and perform well (it is an awesome rotation and super fun) AND you have a strong application, you can definitely get an interview. I loved my rotation and am looking forward to the interview. After rotating Wake shot up my rank list and I think the training there is elite
how do you know if you performed well? Based on what others have said on this spreadsheet, it seemed like some people were told they would get interviews but didn't
the harsh truth of derm is people are poor gauges of their own performance. Rotated with many people who didn't get interviews at various institutions and they almost exclusively had aspects of their personality or clinical work that was subpar. Either couldn't read a room, too pushy with inserting themselves, too much ass kissing, or weak clinically