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Applicant sentiment — from 132 anonymous posts, 2017–2027

5.3 / 10

What anonymous posters said

Several posts described frustration with delayed and unpredictable interview invite timing. Commenters offered mixed views on program quality, with some describing solid clinical and surgical training and competitive pay, while others called it lower or middle tier and mentioned faculty turnover.

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2025–2026 Derm

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💬1. Interview was relatively conversational and nice compared to other interviews. Nice faculty, seem to be getting several new attendings who just completed residency (good culture?). Residents seem chill and nice. Amazing place to live, but high COL. > residents cold and awkward

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Can anyone confirm that Kansas went out for externals/non-rotators? Also, UCLA?

#20942019-2020 DermMar 23

seconded. anyone?

Mar 23
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UCLA STAR went out for external/non-rotator (me)

Mar 23
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Please, please, please send out your interviews soon, UCLA... x2...same with einstein and brown x1

#20792019-2020 DermMar 23
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what is going on with UCLA, Sinai, Einstein, and Baylor?? They are all way overdue for IVs > and Brown and Colorado

#20682019-2020 DermMar 23

UCLA sent externals very late in the past. A few of the others wait until this week...and a few are very very late compared to the past haha

Mar 23
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< when is sinai's interview dates?

Mar 23
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Have UCLA non-internal interviews gone out? x2

#20632019-2020 DermMar 23

apparently not. what on earth is going on there

Mar 23
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So you're telling me there's a chance??

Mar 23
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Does anyone know if the UCLA star interview already happened? I filled out the supplement and got a response that I would hear from them soon, but never did. Thanks!

#20592019-2020 DermMar 23

<Yes I have met several applicants who have already interviewed there

Mar 23
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Predictions for this week??

#19992019-2020 DermMar 23

Colorado x2, Utah, brown x2, stanford x2, Saint Louis, UCLA

Mar 23
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Mizzou and SLU?

Mar 23
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Anyone know if UCLA's 12/17 date is just for Research and/or Internals?

#19882019-2020 DermMar 23

<-- historically as well as this year just for internals + rotators (STAR/research is a different day entirely) << thanks for info! x2

Mar 23
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Harbor UCLA invite x3

#19682019-2020 DermMar 23

does anyone know how to get a prelim IV here?

Mar 23
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has anyone heard from Harbor prelim?

Mar 23
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1/13/20 CONGRATS!

Mar 23
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Email or ERAS?

Mar 23
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ERAS

Mar 23
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external or rotator?

Mar 23
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rotator.

Mar 23
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Any nonrotators get an interview here yet?

Mar 23
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< theres only 1 spot this year so i wonder how many theyre interviewing

Mar 23
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COME ON, UCLA AND STANFORD. RELEASE YOUR INTERVIEWS ALREADY! x1000000

#19182019-2020 DermMar 23

<< Waiting for one here too but I dunno, it looks like last year UCLA didn't send out invites until after they'd interviewed the internals, so it might not be until Decemeber.

Mar 23
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Lol at whoever said we weren't gonna get any action this week x1000< My residents told me to take the spreadsheet with a grain of salt because there are invariably people who will lie and/or misinform

#18872019-2020 DermMar 23

< yeah historically there have been invites week of Thanksgiving. No idea why people thought there wouldn't be. I think a hanfful more will come out. Places like Colorado, UCLA are due. Colorado said "mid-december" when I asked. Hope they speed it up though.

Mar 23
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predictions for which programs come out next week?

#18602019-2020 DermMar 23

Colorado x2, UCLA, UCSD x2, UT Austin x2, University of Florida, Hofstra, Brown, maybe USC, Stanfordx2?

Mar 23
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stanford comes out first week of december

Mar 23
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source?x2

Mar 23
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< how do you know? x3

Mar 23
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<yeah fake news. PC told me they'd come out by the end of November

Mar 23
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Any predictions for today?

#18382019-2020 DermMar 23

I think we're past due for Colorado, due for UCLA/UT Austin/UCSD/Hofstra

Mar 23
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I get a few more rejections

Mar 23
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Same x4

Mar 23
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Today felt oddly quiet without any rejections x4!

Mar 23
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So did UCLA actually go out? Or was just internal/research? Or false alarm?

#18322019-2020 DermMar 23

I think false alarm; no one confirmed that they received an invitation

Mar 23
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cool Can anyone confirm that only 12/17 date has been offered? Confirmed

Mar 23
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I know someone who received an invite. Not sure if they did an away there though

Mar 23
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Did any externals get UCLA?? no one ever made a green square for it <- yes

Mar 23
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damn, thanks << wait yes you’re an external who got it? Or did you do an away?

Mar 23
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external who did away

Mar 23
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there may still be hope!

Mar 23
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seems like there aven't been any external nonrotators who received invites yet, so UCLA is definitely still in the running

Mar 23
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thank god.

Mar 23
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According to interview invites tab, UCLA invites were sent out today. Is that confirmed? <-- yes

#18182019-2020 DermMar 23

as far as I know, the 12/17 date is only internals (not sure if rotators as well?), so there will likely be multiple waves <-- rotators as well

Mar 23
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any externals??

Mar 23
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no cali schools today?

#18172019-2020 DermMar 23

itchin for that UCLA and Stanford, yafeelme >> is UCLA out?

Mar 23
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I think some but not all research went out? Don't think we got regulars yet

Mar 23
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can't wait to get the rejection emails either, i feel ya <think positively!

Mar 23
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i literally have 1 TY and 1 derm interview lmao if either of these schools interview me i will give you $20 <(haha haha i love your sense of humor! I hope you match somewhere!)

Mar 23
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