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Is 3 derm LoR enough? Why is everyone submitting 4?
I am wondering this too. I have 3 derm letters but no other letters (besides my chair letter for prelim medicine programs). Is that not enough?
Most probably have 3 Derm letters. Maybe an IM/Peds/Surgery letter for a prelim/TY. You're fine.
EVMS and VCU require 4
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I was hoping we would hear from VCU today! Last year they sent out invites today. But they also did not match anyone in 2016, so maybe they just freaked out last year lol
UNC or VCU today?
UNC was this Monday last year. Hopefully we hear something today
*fingers crossed*!!! I just want some more lovin'
What do we think, VCU and Henry Ford today??| Hopefully
VCU and Wayne State are long overdue for interview invite send outs!!! What are they doing :(
Wow. It looks like we have a big week coming up, guys. Based on last year's estimates, maybe up to 20 programs might be sending out invites!!!
**fingers crossed** I hope so!!! OMG I increased the coming soon formula to 5 days and now there are 18 programs upcoming that are estimated to make first contact!!! So crazy.... plus we still have not heard from VCU, MUSC, Vandy, SUNY, and Wayne State!
VCU interview- exrernal x1
wow I’m bummed to miss this one, I‘d sent them and LOI a few weeks ago :(
Dear applicant with two interviews scheduled for 11/29. There is 1 week left. Please be courteous to your fellow applicants and drop one of your interviews.
Anyone else think the two VCU people are a perfect swap but they probably forgot that about their swap request?
Contact info is right on the sheet if you want to contact them direcly and give them a heads up
done lol
The dbaggery with double booking is unbelievable. Wish this was all done through ERAS and applicants couldn't do this in the first place. x2
This 11/29 applicant was actually TRIPLE booked with Yale initially, if you look at the resolved swaps.
Too close to the interview date and a program probably can't even accommodate a swap, the interviewers have to read over files in advance
Its a small world and people will find out about this bullshit
If anyone can switch with their UPMC or Penn State interview date with me, that would be fantastic. Otherwise, please leave me alone. These programs don't even have waitlists. They're not going to pull one of you guys in at the last minute. Thanks.
Damn, ice cold reply. But it is a little messed up people are attacking the person for doing something, almost everyone here would probably do too in the same situation
I don't have sympathy for the applicant who's manipulating the interview system. If he/she cancels right before an interview, or no-shows, their school should hear about it and word should spread. Do you think the program that gets shafted will invite future applicants from that school?
These programs don't even have waitlists --- you can't be serious. Just because a program doesn't send out a waitlist doesn't mean they don't have alternates they will offer an interview when people cancel. Programs have a number of interviews they want to conduct in order to ensure they match all their spots. If everyone like you refused to drop an interview until the last minute, you are putting these programs in a bad spot and hurting another person's chance of matching. x3 again canceled psu last week and just didnt update this spreadsheet so yall are wasting your time complaining about me
This person forgets that several lines up they asked if anyone could switch their UPMC or Penn State interview date with them
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Do some programs require 4? If so, which?