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Applicant sentiment — from 150 anonymous posts, 2016–2027

4.2 / 10

What anonymous posters said

Anonymous posters frequently described the program as favoring its own research fellows and internal candidates in the match, with several questioning how many spots go to outside applicants. Posts also debated its reputation, with some ranking it highly and others disputing that, and several noted interview invitations tend to arrive later than usual.

AI-generated summary of opinions expressed in anonymous, unverified posts. It describes what posters wrote, not verified facts about this program. Based on these 150 posts · Updated Aug 2026 · Contest or respond to this entry · Takedown & right of reply

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Fame & Shame

2026-2027 Derm

2 entries

❌1. almost pointless to apply here if you aren't a research fellow or have a strong connection. nepotism is worth more than anything else here

❌2. I was offered an away in June and had to decline it because in their offer email they stated that because of the "number of attendings we would be rotating with" we should not expect letters of recommendation nor ask for them.

2025–2026 Derm

3 entries

❌1. almost pointless to apply here if you aren't a research fellow or have a strong connection. nepotism is worth more than anything else here

❌2. I was offered an away in June and had to decline it because in their offer email they stated that because of the "number of attendings we would be rotating with" we should not expect letters of recommendation nor ask for them.

💬1. seriously, why would ANYONE waste a signal here if you didnt do a RY with the department? 90-100% of their spots go to their own fellows.

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my mind is blown that one of the sinai derm residents is/was the god daughter of Jeffrey Epstein, who apparently wanted to marry her at one point. And now she's married to a Feldman??

#21402025–2026 DermFeb 21

wtf is a Feldman

Feb 21
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"a feldman" god derm is so hilariously gay

Feb 21
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how else would you have liked me to phrase it damn

Feb 21
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not surprised given that its such an israeli department

Feb 21
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who are the Feldmans?

Feb 21
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this is so insane, i can't believe it.. just saw a video about her and her family's links to epstein

Feb 21
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i'm just gonna say this - there are very powerful ppl in the background that influence things. not unique to derm

Feb 21
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I mean she still had to do an RY at Sinai

Feb 21
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and she's the daughter of a billionaire omg?

Feb 21
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THIS is the tea im here for

Feb 21
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drop her name

Feb 21
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she's pretty easy to find, there's another mt sinai derm resident who is also the daughter of a multimillionaire (like 100s) which is wild

Feb 21
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Celina Dubin. Just say the god damn name. Stop trying to be mysterious.

Feb 21
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imagine applying to mount sinai that year as an innocent little applicant hoping to get in off of just your credentials, and then here you have the daughter of a billionare hedge fund manager who's connected to epstein applying with you.

Feb 21
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a lot of people, especially at Sinai, are children/grandchildren of very wealthy people. There are multimillionaires in every class and around 60% of folks don't take out loans. If they aren't super wealthy, they have a parent who is an attending/faculty at Sinai. But also, Guttman don't care unless you do an RY at Sinai.

Feb 21
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Honestly, we were all dealt different cards in life, and the only way to get the dream is to punch upward and try your best when you aren't given a full house.

Feb 21
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I love being a random regular person that matched at a better program than Sinai

Feb 21
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That's what I'm talking about. I know it's been at least a year since you matched, but from one random regular person to another, congrats!

Feb 21
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yeah dude i get it, i didn't take out loans and my parents are millionaires sure but in the order of 10-15 million not 100+ million or billionaires enough to influence me going to certain undergrad, med school, residency or meeting people that will put me in the right rooms to get into freaking Sinai Derm

Feb 21
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umm, so most people in college don't fit your demographic. I guess the grass is always greener looking at people at higher socioeconomic statuses, but when your parents are millionaires, and not 100mill/billionaires, you still were afforded opportunities that most others didn't have. But also, the best shot at matching at Sinai is being a Sinai student and doing an RY with Guttman, answering her 6am on a weekend phone calls telling you to come in during your RY, hoping she doesn't hate you and she loves you enough that you aren't 1 out of the 3 fellows that don't match and will never match. There are many programs, specifically in NYC, that will not rank you high enough if you are a Guttman/Sinai RY fellow. It's literally why almost no sinai student matches outside of Sinai (except Stanford every couple of years, Einstein sometimes).

Feb 21
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Deleted: "Guttman scares me legit and I only saw her at a conference like once

Feb 21
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why is it that all the hardcore zionist faculty are the meanest ones> tbh if ur a proponent of colonization and genocide maybe u need to be ousted from professional environments idk just a thought

Feb 21
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a lot of leadership at derm programs in places like NY are hardcore Zionist, so what do we do about that "

Feb 21
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Looked up the Feldman btw. Some big name derm at Wake

Feb 21
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Steve Feldman is an absolute angel and does not belong in this discourse. I highly doubt he even knows this girl or her family> Feldman is a mfin G and he's anti Israel. Never speak bad on my homie ever again

Feb 21
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i'm just gonna say this - there are very powerful ppl in the background that influence things. not unique to derm

Mar 7
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I mean she still had to do an RY at Sinai

Mar 7
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THIS is the tea im here for

Mar 7
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drop her name

Mar 7
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she's pretty easy to find, there's another mt sinai derm resident who is also the daughter of a multimillionaire (like 100s) which is wild

Mar 7
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Celina Dubin. Just say the god damn name. Stop trying to be mysterious.

Mar 7
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imagine applying to mount sinai that year as an innocent little applicant hoping to get in off of just your credentials, and then here you have the daughter of a billionare hedge fund manager who's connected to epstein applying with you.

Mar 7
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a lot of people, especially at Sinai, are children/grandchildren of very wealthy people. There are multimillionaires in every class and around 60% of folks don't take out loans. If they aren't super wealthy, they have a parent who is an attending/faculty at Sinai. But also, Guttman don't care unless you do an RY at Sinai.

Mar 7
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Honestly, we were all dealt different cards in life, and the only way to get the dream is to punch upward and try your best when you aren't given a full house.

Mar 7
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I love being a random regular person that matched at a better program than Sinai

Mar 7
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That's what I'm talking about. I know it's been at least a year since you matched, but from one random regular person to another, congrats!

Mar 7
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yeah dude i get it, i didn't take out loans and my parents are millionaires sure but in the order of 10-15 million not 100+ million or billionaires enough to influence me going to certain undergrad, med school, residency or meeting people that will put me in the right rooms to get into freaking Sinai Derm

Mar 7
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umm, so most people in college don't fit your demographic. I guess the grass is always greener looking at people at higher socioeconomic statuses, but when your parents are millionaires, and not 100mill/billionaires, you still were afforded opportunities that most others didn't have. But also, the best shot at matching at Sinai is being a Sinai student and doing an RY with Guttman, answering her 6am on a weekend phone calls telling you to come in during your RY, hoping she doesn't hate you and she loves you enough that you aren't 1 out of the 3 fellows that don't match and will never match. There are many programs, specifically in NYC, that will not rank you high enough if you are a Guttman/Sinai RY fellow. It's literally why almost no sinai student matches outside of Sinai (except Stanford every couple of years, Einstein sometimes).

Mar 7
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why is it that all the hardcore zionist faculty are the meanest ones> tbh if ur a proponent of colonization and genocide maybe u need to be ousted from professional environments idk just a thought

Mar 7
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a lot of leadership at derm programs in places like NY are hardcore Zionist, so what do we do about that "

Mar 7
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Steve Feldman is an absolute angel and does not belong in this discourse. I highly doubt he even knows this girl or her family> Feldman is a mfin G and he's anti Israel. Never speak bad on my homie ever again

Mar 7
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Best program in NYC? All around, not just prestige?

#21332025–2026 DermFeb 21

on a similar note: what's the best program in a major city?

Feb 21
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Harvard or Penn (if you consider Boston and Philly decent sized cities)

Feb 21
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NYC Power Rankings: Mount Sinai

Feb 21
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Columbia = NYU

Feb 21
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Cornell

Feb 21
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Albert Einstein

Feb 21
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Rochester

Feb 21
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SUNY Downstate = Stony Brook

Feb 21
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Northwell

Feb 21
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NYMC

Feb 21
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St. John's Episcopal

Feb 21
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St. Barnabas

Feb 21
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I'd say it goes: NYU

Feb 21
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Montefiore = SUNY Downstate

Feb 21
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Sinai = Columbia = Cornell

Feb 21
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Northwell

Feb 21
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NYMC. (Rochester and Stony Brook are not NYC, and idk anything about St John's/St. Barnabas)

Feb 21
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Really?? What makes montefiore above Sinai /columbia?

Feb 21
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NYU

Feb 21
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Sinai >= Columbia = Cornell

Feb 21
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Columbia = NYU

Mar 7
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Cornell

Mar 7
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Albert Einstein

Mar 7
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Rochester

Mar 7
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SUNY Downstate = Stony Brook

Mar 7
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Northwell

Mar 7
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NYMC

Mar 7
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St. John's Episcopal

Mar 7
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St. Barnabas

Mar 7
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Montefiore = SUNY Downstate

Mar 7
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Sinai = Columbia = Cornell

Mar 7
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NYMC. (Rochester and Stony Brook are not NYC, and idk anything about St John's/St. Barnabas)

Mar 7
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Sinai >= Columbia = Cornell

Mar 7
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guysss does anyone know if TY/prelim are still coming out? I only HAVE 2???

#20652025–2026 DermFeb 21

I think most are out. However, I did get an IV invite today randomly, so who knows

Feb 21
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are mount sinai morningside west and northwestern not accepting prelims?

Feb 21
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They are, but very limited spots for MSW

Feb 21
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I got a random one yesterday! x3

Feb 21
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POOP

Feb 21
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Does anyone have any idea when Mount Sinai West will release their interviews for IM prelim?

#19212025–2026 DermFeb 21

POOP

Feb 21
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Is Mount Sinai not releasing today? Does anyone have any updates on this

#16892025–2026 DermFeb 21

just came out

Feb 21
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Yes just came out via ERAS message

Feb 21
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did they send rejection emails?? would appreciate a response

Feb 21
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Is Sinai done? Can only see 2 aways

Feb 21
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did they send rejection emails?? would appreciate a response

Mar 7
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Can any mt sinai internals confirm/deny if invites have been sent?

#16762025–2026 DermFeb 21

whats the deal with NYMC and Hackensack meridian

Feb 21
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and downstate, are they still releasing or was it just the pre-coordinated release date

Feb 21
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is there info on interview invite times from last year? i heard mid dec

Feb 21
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and downstate, are they still releasing or was it just the pre-coordinated release date

Mar 7
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bro where is mt sinai at

#16572025–2026 DermFeb 21

they are famous/infamous for only interviewing internals so I wouldn't be shocked if nobody on this sheet reports an II (á la NYU prelim)

Feb 21
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oop but fr if any mt sinai people are on the spreadsheet have yall heard anything

Feb 21
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oop

Feb 21
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Does anyone know anything about Sinai morningside/west prelim interview release date?

#14252025–2026 DermFeb 21
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Does anyone know when Mount Sinai releases IIs?

#12022025–2026 DermFeb 21

also wondering

Feb 21
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releasing 12/1

Feb 21
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What MD programs do out of match offers?

#10962025–2026 DermFeb 21

Applied last year with a similar question... none that I know of personally out of all the MD programs. Its a match violation. Not even the "niche" programs like the two in Puerto Rico match outside the match (however they take 99% from PR with the exception of one student from Tufts last year). The one DO program that matches outside the match pretty consistently is St. John's Episcopal (3 residents per year). I wouldn't be surprised if other programs with 1 resident per year didn't already know who they were going to take prior to the cycle though, effectively providing an "outside the match hunch" to the applicant.

Feb 21
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I remember there was someone at Sinai who was offered an out of match offer in February (this was back in 2022 i believe) and did not take it at insistence of Sinai's home department. I'm not sure if this story is true or not. I would imagine though that if a program did give someone an out of match offer, and the program would then withdraw from the match for that year. That would not make it a match violation, right?

Feb 21
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yep!

Feb 21
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Of note Tulane does offer a research fellowship every 2 years starting after completion of an ACGME recognized TY/internship in Medicine or Surgery. It is reserved for 1 individual under Dr. Boh (the chair of the department). When you sign up it is with the understanding you are guaranteed into their program after two years of grinding papers. It's pretty competetive to land. Their fellow just matched to Tulane Derm this past cycle. https://medicine.tulane.edu/dermatology/fellowship/clinical-research

Feb 21
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I remember there was someone at Sinai who was offered an out of match offer in February (this was back in 2022 i believe) and did not take it at insistence of Sinai's home department. I'm not sure if this story is true or not. I would imagine though that if a program did give someone an out of match offer, and the program would then withdraw from the match for that year. That would not make it a match violation, right?

Mar 7
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yep!

Mar 7
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anyone else get sent a cedars prelim invite and it was all full immediately? like, immediately. within 20 seconds

#10952025–2026 DermFeb 21

yes… we cant even sign up for the waitlist

Feb 21
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nvm it just opened up, it was locked!

Feb 21
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UGH CEDARS SINAI I WANTED U

Feb 21
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THEM ONLY OFFERING THREE DATES DURING PRIME DERM INTERVIEWS IS SO EVIL

Feb 21
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going to cry

Feb 21
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going to cry

Mar 7
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Can anyone provide insight on the Mount Sinai peds prelim year? Is it only for derm applicants? Thanks!

#10162025–2026 DermFeb 21

anyone who is completing a residency with an advanced track can apply (like anesthesia, PM&R, rad onc, derm, etc)

Feb 21
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is mount sinai worth applying to if you didnt do an away or research year with them?

#7902025–2026 DermFeb 21

people have said that they're moving to change what they've been doing, but in my opinion it feels maybe not worth it to apply without definitely knowing that they're going to change this year

Feb 21
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From what I've been told on my away, they are considering people who aren't RY moreso this year and more objectivity in their rankings. However, I feel liike this means that it will only be a few spots. It's only going to be worth it if you have some connection to the program (aka you've worked with one of the faculty previously, your mentor knows someone pretty well, or you impressed on your away)

Feb 21
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I personally wouldnt waste an app or signal on them if you arent a RY fellow, rotator or home student.

Feb 21
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do any schools have secondary essays?

#6122025–2026 DermFeb 21

mt sinai did last year

Feb 21
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I think BU did as well (?)

Feb 21
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do these have to be completed at time of eras submission or after?

Feb 21
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None that I'm aware of!

Feb 21
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tysm :)

Feb 21
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Schools that have secondaries: BU, U connecticut, U Iowa, Umiam (research track only), U Oklahoma, wash U (research track), Upenn has an optional one < iowa doesn't and WashU isn't offering researhc track this year

Feb 21
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sorry! im just sharing what my PD sent us. but maybe this is last year's data?

Feb 21
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WHen the fuck do we do secondaries?

Feb 21
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tysm :)

Mar 7
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sorry! im just sharing what my PD sent us. but maybe this is last year's data?

Mar 7
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From the cornell info session, it seems like they only take people who do away rotators there, is this true?

#5922025–2026 DermFeb 21

my resident friend there said historically it's away rotators or home students/other ppl from Manhattan med schools

Feb 21
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is this the same for columbia?

Feb 21
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tbh I feel like most of the nyc programs are like this

Feb 21
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what about harvard?

Feb 21
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i got interviews at nyu, columbia, cornell with no nyc connections and no away and being from far away, did not get mt sinai. harvard does not take into account whether you did an away or not in their interview invites; i interviewed there as well

Feb 21
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ya i was told not to really bother applying if I didn't do an away because all the interviews are pretty much given to home/away students

Feb 21
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do we know what schools are more open with interviews? seems like most do very few other than home and aways

Feb 21
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it is easy to tell you schools who dont interview openly (UTMB, UT san antonio), please feel free to add the list.>

Feb 21
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do we know what schools are more open with interviews? seems like most do very few other than home and aways

Mar 7
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it is easy to tell you schools who dont interview openly (UTMB, UT san antonio), please feel free to add the list.>

Mar 7
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