Boston, MA
Applicant sentiment — from 108 anonymous posts, 2016–2027
3.6 / 10
What anonymous posters said
Several posts focus on a post-residency multi-year faculty commitment, with posters offering conflicting accounts of whether it is binding, optional, or enforceable. Many commenters described the supplemental application as unusually long or burdensome. Opinions on the program overall were notably polarized, with some posts praising training, leadership, and benefits while others expressed strong reservations or discouraged ranking it highly.
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✅1. I rotated here and honestly this was my favorite away – great culture, very nice PD/APD and faculty, and great vibes with the residents who were inviting and very happy overall. Well-rounded training with good mix of subspecialty clinics (rheum derm, cutaneous onc, peds, etc.), and this was echoed by the residents. They do very well in the fellowship match with the last 3 Mohs matches being at Harvard, UCSD, and UCLA. Dermpath was a weakness but I heard they were revamping and just got a heavy hitting new dermpath faculty there + other new faculty. Amazing location being in Boston, and also you get close interaction with the other Boston programs which is nice. I was initially concerned about the accreditation warning people were talking about, but it looks like in the newest ACGME data from 2026 they're fully accredited.
✅2. Echoing what was said above ^ Such a kind place and was my favorite away. I would be so happy to train here. Such a good group of people. Very well rounded program
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How many interviews did Boston university send?
big if true>75
Residency explorer says around 50
iirc it was somewhere between 40-50 when i was signing up on thalamus
someone reported 37 on the II tab
37 II for 5 seats is pretty good odds
I think it was closer to 50 when I signed up the second it opened
BU says to send silver signal for away rotators, so why are people sending golds on the away and no II tab
where did they say that
BU is not the same as BUMC
POOP
Anyone know of any programs that are notorious for not taking their internals?
I mean that HMS guy with 0 II's and always sounds like he wants to kill himself is showing Harvard to be a butcher mill
lmao this made me laugh
LMAOOO maybe cooper? but they also have 1 spot so
Jersey is v competetive :(
dirty jersey
cooper is just 1 spot this year!
wow omg
anyone know anything about rutgers rwjms?
wait they are notorious for not taking their internals? I thought they would just take their research fellow for this year
rutgers appears to ONLY take internals (from both Rutgers medical schools)
i just checked the spreadsheet and it looks like they actually took external applicants from 2022-2024, then 2 internals last year 2025.
BU
If the HMS person is real, I hope they’re ok
same I see them post on here often
POOP
same I see them post on here often
BUMC released!!!!
Did the BU jan 28th date have a PM too? no
can ppl comment if you got UCI, BU, or Michigan
I got BU on thalamus
same
same
SMH did an away at BU and no II
is BU Baylor University?
Boston!
oh, thanks team
why does BU have an accreditation warning?
where do people find info on accrediation warnings?> its on Residencyexplorer
does anyone know..? maybe internals?
it seems like its because residents were afraid of retaliation if they complained about something
does anyone know..? maybe internals?
it seems like its because residents were afraid of retaliation if they complained about something
Anyone else see that the BU prelim is reserved for neuro/ophtho applicants? It's on their website. I only found that out just now
yeah it's annoying how much info you have to glean going to individual sites
Finding out I wasted signals on BU and NYU 👎
yep and vanderbilt and emory too
wasted mine on Christianacare lol rip
why do they do this to us its already so expensive bro> wait why was emory a waste?
Are NYU and BU open to home derm students or just not any derm at all?
yep and vanderbilt and emory too
wasted mine on Christianacare lol rip
why do they do this to us its already so expensive bro> wait why was emory a waste?
has anyone else not gotten BU supplemental confirmation yet?
i have not x2
ok i got it this morning
same 10/16
Are supplementals time sensitive> No, the ones that have it review after the date!
I just responded to BU with the pdf attached and no message should I go back and put a message?
i sent PDF with no message
Any tea or thoughts on BU?
heard department is kind of a mess from one of my mentors
any other tea? I got great vibes on my away
Also had a mentor say the dept is a mess right now and recommended not applying, didn't get into specifics though so who knows.
How long are people's responses to the BU suppelemntal questions? >1 paragraph for each, 1 page total
Short paragraph for each
I didn't get a supplemental from BU even though I applied - does this mean anything or should I reach out?
also didn't get a supplemental but I didn't signal so idk
if you didn't signal then don't expect one
I signalled and didn't get one :( < what was your step score out of curiosity?
But the expectations are higher all around. More pubs, more ECs, higher STEP 2, higher grades (if at a graded or H/HP/P school), all while there is more content on STEP 2 than ever etc. Of course it's going to be more challenging to do amazing on STEP 2 with all of the other expectations also rising. Our time is demanded in so many more realms with med school being the same length OR SHORTER than it has always been. It is completely valid for students to be frustrated when programs have high STEP 2 cutoffs. < It's valid to feel frsutrated. it's not valid to be literally appalled or outraged that top dermatology programs to use high scores or high research numbers to screen.
I dont think anyone is appalled or outraged lmao < you should hear some of my co-rotators lol. One called Mayo "a disgusting program" for having any kind of Step score cut off
Mayo isn't disgusting because of the step score cut off, it's disgusting because it's Mayo
Short for Mayonnaise
Also the step 2 scores on average keep getting more inflated every year. While a 250 used to be super impressive, it's now not even the top half. So programs arent really going on score as much as they are percentile. Totally valid for the most competitive specialty to want med students who score in the top half.
Pretty sure ortho is more competitive < nah dawg, derm has same board score avg, a lower match rate, higher research #s, higher AOA #s < https://medschoolinsiders.com/specialty-ranking/ use whatever parameters you like to weight it/play around
I dont think anyone is appalled or outraged lmao < you should hear some of my co-rotators lol. One called Mayo "a disgusting program" for having any kind of Step score cut off
Mayo isn't disgusting because of the step score cut off, it's disgusting because it's Mayo
Short for Mayonnaise
Pretty sure ortho is more competitive < nah dawg, derm has same board score avg, a lower match rate, higher research #s, higher AOA #s < https://medschoolinsiders.com/specialty-ranking/ use whatever parameters you like to weight it/play around
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