docoto
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Hi I am an FMG from India with score of 95/84. I have done ENT reisdency in India with 3 months ENT rotation in USA.
I applied for 68 IM programs only, in last 2 weeks of september and first week of octtober with 3 US letter of recommendation ( Non specific about residency ) and one Indian letter.
No calls yet with five rejections.
Can some one tell me that whats happening to my application?
Is it my ENT background which is hurting me.
Up to what time should I expect to get some calls or I have already lost the battle? Kindly help
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| wamba
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When did u graduate? did you pass on your first attempts? do you need visas? did you apply to uni progs?
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| docoto
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Thanks for replying
I graduated in 2003, Finished my residency in 2006 , cleared all steps in first attempt.
Yes i do need a visa H1/J1. I have three strong US letters of recommendation with a publication in US . I also worked in three research projects in US and took a grand round.
I appled for about about 30 University program from 10sept to 15 sept and 38 communtiy programs (universtiy affliated) from 20sept till 7 oct.
Is that too late for applications?
Please tell do I have any chance to get the calls.
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| Moozy
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Wait and hope.... good news will come to you.... US LOR and publication is a plus on your CV
your scores are decent too and better than mine
you will get there
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| sandu
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Moozy is right
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| wamba
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yep
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| docoto
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Some people have advised me to give a call to the programs and tell them about my interest but is it considered okay or appropriate to do so ?
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| silenced, M.D.
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Sometimes it is good, sometimes not. 
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| maverick
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ur PS explains change of speciality well enough?
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| sailingship
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I think u'll get lots of calls. most uni programs call after nov 1 when they can have the mspe while most good programs start after oct 15. insecure programs send calls the earliest. i have rcvd calls and most of them are uni affiliated. since majority of ur applications is for uni programs i'd say keep ur fingers crossed and wait. hopefully u'll land a good uni prog. the only thing that goes against is the inconsistency in scores for uni programs which have stronger emphasis on ck scores than comm.hope this helps.
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| docoto
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Yes my PS do mention by intention and reason to change the speciality.
Infact one of the LOR from Chief of Head and Neck Oncologic Surgery Div. also says that I'm interested in Internal Medicine. So hopefully this is going to help.
I did called some of the comm. programs and they told me that my application is still due for review as they recevied it very late.
So far I,ve got rejection from: UIC preoria, st luke's PA, Drexel, Jacobi NY, University of Connceticut- Farmington.
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| docoto
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BBB,
Do you think that i STAND A CHANCE . iTS 25 oct and I have just one call with 10 rejections.
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| bbb
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Sorry, I don't give chances.....
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| docoto
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Sorry to put it that way. I mean to ask that should i still expect to get a call.
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| wamba
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You see docoto, there is a nice change in your status. 2 weeks ago you wrote coz you had no calls and now you have one. just wait. if you get 1call/2weeks, by the end of january, you will have 6-7 more of them. PATIENCE my friend
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| docoto
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Thanks ,
But Isn't most of the calls come in tne period of mid Oct-mid Nove. Shall I expect much calls after that?
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