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What do we think, VCU and Henry Ford today??| Hopefully
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Several posts describe frustration and uncertainty around VCU's interview invite timing, with many reporting rejections or waitlist status. Some posts mention a mandatory short presentation and a four-letter-of-recommendation requirement, while others speculate about the program's reputation or stability without consensus.
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VCU and Wayne State are long overdue for interview invite send outs!!! What are they doing :(
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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!!!
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VCU interview- exrernal x1
wow I’m bummed to miss this one, I‘d sent them and LOI a few weeks ago :(
Mar 23
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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?
Mar 23
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Contact info is right on the sheet if you want to contact them direcly and give them a heads up
Mar 23
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done lol
Mar 23
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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
Mar 23
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This 11/29 applicant was actually TRIPLE booked with Yale initially, if you look at the resolved swaps.
Mar 23
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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
Mar 23
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Its a small world and people will find out about this bullshit
Mar 23
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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.
Mar 23
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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
Mar 23
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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?
Mar 23
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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
Mar 23
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This person forgets that several lines up they asked if anyone could switch their UPMC or Penn State interview date with them
Mar 23
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NRMP Charting Outcomes of the Match 2016 -- Dermatology is on page 42 of 211 --> http://www.nrmp.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/Charting-Outcomes-US-Allopathic-Seniors-2016.pdf
Thank you to whoever posted this link, I added a tab in our Google Spreadsheet called "Outcomes" to include the explanations right next to each measure so that it's easier for everyone to read and actually understand what the data means. Good luck to everyone!
Mar 22
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wow mvp x 2
Mar 22
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Wow, this was fantastic! x2
Mar 22
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I added a list of Derm programs that didn't fill from the 2016 Match to your added tab from this other link, if you don't mind me adding it: http://www.nrmp.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/Main-Match-Program-Results-2012-2016.pdf
Mar 22
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I don't mind at all!! I didn't even know that existed. Thanks for posting that info.
Mar 22
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What do people think of the programs who had unmatched spots? Strange? Did they just have terrible impressions on everyone during interview day or just not rank well?
Mar 22
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My opinion: Some of them looked to be flukes (Case, Dartmouth, maybe Tufts), others were new starting programs (Temple), the rest of them I wasn't really surprised at going unfilled since they were lower-tier Derm programs (Howard, VCU, Oklahoma, UTHSC San Antonio, etc.). I honestly think they got too cocky with their rank list and there are only so many top-tier Derm applicants (in a pool that is so strong already to begin with).
Mar 22
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As someone with inside knowledge on one of the "lower-tier" unmatched programs last year, I can tell you they both got too cocky and ran into some weather issues that resulted in cancellations by a couple of interviewees and left a bad taste in interviewees mouths based on how the program handled some of the interview day logistics.| <-- You the MVP thank you! x2
Mar 22
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What happened to that VCU invite??
<------ VCU sent out invites??
Mar 22
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same question as below.. Did VCU mention how many applicants there were?|no they didnt| according to Freida, they interview 26| they sent out invites in december last year kinda surprised
Mar 22
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VCU semi-rejection? Haha.
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Any thoughts on VCU? I know it's a small program but what's its reputation?
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**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!