smak
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Hi,
Can all of you who have signed a prematch till now post ur speciality on this thread.It will just give an idea as to how many of us r still in the race.
Thanks.
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| katzung
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good topic for discussion smak,
well my fear is that if i donot sign pre-match then hospital wont rank u,one of the pd's who offered pre-match told me that last year they went to match with enough positions for osteopathic students and none who didnt sign pre-match matche with them,i think this is one of the ways to force people to sign for pre-match and it is sick.
I think at the most i wont match!!!,so i will go for match even though the one of the hospitals which gave me prematch is fourth on my list.!!!
It is a gamble for sure but i dont want to compromise on quality of education.
am stll in race for match.
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| doc_droc_apurva
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locked and loaded 4 match - this 1 and the next if need be
unless its jhu on the line
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| smak
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thanks for the replies guys....keep postin
good luck for the match katzung....hope u get in at ur first choice.considering that u got prematch offers means u r a very strong candidate...don't think u'll be left out...definitely not!
and the pds telling u they won't rank the guys who refuse prematch ...might be just a tactic to scare ya into signing their contract...all progs want good residents...and they will rank high the ones they like.
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| smak
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oh ya...and i am surely running the race too.. ..
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| ssandhu112
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i dont ve any pre match offers,i would ve gone to match anyways.good luck
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| bluestar
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I am in the dilemma too. To prematch or not to? also how to rank my list? what should I look into a program and is there any way to rate these programs from an objective point of view? any service does this?
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| smak
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hey...
where r the ones who have signed prematch?
pleez post guys!
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| drkill
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hi!
i think most ppl have signed a prematch n v few left in the match.....it wd b great if ppl kept writing...wd keep up the morale of all of us ....after all we have been all together in this long process....
good luck to all!
drkill
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| fetus
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many, many people have signed pre-match. BUT still many remained in the match.
the pre-matched applicants reduced the # of quotas, which means that in match big # of applicants will compete for less positions!
ex: IM program in NY interviews ~200people/yr for ~20 positions= 10:1.They say they rank 95% of interviewed applicants(programs arent interested to remain with unfilled positions, so they double protect themselves,i.e-offer prematches and rank as many as possible for the match). So, the program pre-matched 10 applicants, thus left 190people for 10 positions.You may make your own calculations, but it's obviously seen that for each position the're much more applicants.
some of us, who have not accepted the pre-match, have "big balls", i.e - gamble to match their first choices.. the unforgetable experience!
Edited by fetus on 02/17/06 - 05:45 PM
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| smak
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guys why do we keep forgetting that if many ppl have signed prematch then they are automatically out of the match...leaving fewer candidates competing for match.
had those guys not signed prematch...there would be more seats in NRMP quota...but more competitive candidates.
my point....seats gone to prematch doesn't alter ur chances of matching that much.please let's stop obsessing over prematches and pray for the best 4 the match
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| fetus
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smak,
there is something in your point, however let's look on the numbers, i mean the decreased quotas VS huge number of applicants which is still outhere + programs want to rank as many as possible from whom they interviewed and not to scramble person for unfilled position acc' his faxed files.
Does it make sense?
What do you think, guys?
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| dr_singh246
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when a candidate accepts prematch , the places he has gone for interviews become useless too. so the ratio of 10 to 1 is no longer there.
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| coolbabe76
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signed a prematch for categ position in ob gyn ...at a community program.
interviewed at 5 places in ob before accepting this one..
and 1 FP.
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| Petal
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I've signed a pre-match for IM categorical in a community hospital. cancelled 12 other IM interviews.
GL to all.
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| drmamu
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Petal.
You told that you cancelled 12 interviews. How many interviews did you have and how many did you attend before you accepted the pre match? Only if you dont mind answering.
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| Petal
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I don't mind at all. I had 16 interview invitations. I attended 4 interviews before I accepted the pre-match. I cancelled 12.
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| rashmi_k3
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Thats a huge number petal.....U must be a sky higher.
GL for your residency.
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| chand
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attended 12 interviews ,had 15: cancelled 3 coz of personal reasons. .accepted after all interviews were finished
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| bharatphoenix
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had 20 interviews attended 6 offered prematch by 5 .took the 6th one.cancelled others.
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| cam
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had 20 interviews. I attended 8 got a prematch from my top choice in IM and cancelled 12 interviews.
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| tania_b
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I had 20 interviews, got prematch for IM in a community hospital in NYC, accepted prematch and cancelled 10 interviews.
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