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im sorry to burst ur bubble dr aryad....but its not easy that much for peds .....i matched in 2008 match....my profile was 99/99/passd/usce/and publications.......u will get matched to a univ but not anywhere.....im planning to make a new img pediatric web page.....anyway for advice just email me imgped@yahoo.com
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| imgped
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whats the doubt mukho?im just saying peds is not that easy neither is it that hard....but for a person to get in any university of their choice is absurd....esp for an img from india or any asian country....esp for recent grads...do u not agree??here r the list of img friendly universities i got with my credz......
suny stony brook
suny buffalo
suny downstate
penn state university
nymc westchester
albany
east carolina university
wayne state university
utmb austin
umdnj newark and camden
i didnt apply to midwest for ur info...didnt like the weather there :}.......and florida is img friendly for latin imgs which i urge to apply there.....cuz of spanish speaking population........uf gainesville is pretty good university........univ like baylor will call people who have done residencies or places linked to baylor like aga khan university........this is my experience and a few others who have gone thru 2008 match...............
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My confusion was regarding ayyads so called 'bubble'...i know it is not easy for an IMG to get in anywhere by choice but who said that here?? Definitely not ayyad coz he/she sounds nervous bout even his/her chances to residency!!(which of course is a bit absurd because his/her chances are one of the brightest u can have)
i agree with what u have written...at least to the extend my knowledge goes...
Edited by mukho on 05/25/08 - 11:19 PM
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true but i just dont want him to raise his expectations too high......just wanted to show the reality....but funny question is he is going to start his residency in june how is he going for 2009 match?will he stop his other residency ?that will be lil confusing.....by the way mukho where r u from....im new here u see.....
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Sometimes I think we people dont raise our hopes high enough...of course its good to know reality...but if u look at where people matched this year (on the forum thread) there are some really good places....
But imgped, u are most welcome into this forum and especially peds as there is always place for more seniors here  ...I am from India (if that what u wanted to know?!)
And all the best to ayyad in whatever and wherever u want...(sorry for kind of discussing u behind ur back!! )
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imgped wrote:
...but funny question is he is going to start his residency in june how is he going for 2009 match?will he stop his other residency ?that will be lil confusing......
He, i think, was talking about the residency program in his own country. Like he applying here for a better future and will leave them when and if he gets in. Like keeping his options open for US.
Justice i so totally agree with you on counts.
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im sorry to dr ayyad as well for talking behind his back..........true true.......but im just saying about his doing residency in his country in 2008 and him going for usmle match 2009......will he bail out of his home country residency after 1 year......no mukho i was just wondering if u were a resident or a resident applicant....
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neither actually am a "resident who doesnt have a visa yet"
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so ur applying for a 2009 match?????
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| mukho
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no I matched, am scheduled to join this july, waiting for my visa paperwork to come through...u matched right?
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mukho wrote:
Sometimes I think we people dont raise our hopes high enough...of course its good to know reality...but if u look at where people matched this year (on the forum thread) there are some really good places.
Agree with this. Many IMGs tend to underestimate their chances and undersell themselves. Places that seem impossible like CHOP, Johns Hopkins, Children's Boston, Baylor all have IMGs. Although chances are less the fact is that there is a chance. So like how mukho would have liked to put it; "It is good to have one's feet well grounded, but that doesnt mean you have to give up on the stars" ...or something like that 
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Hi, i don't know why but i feel that geting a residency in US is like a dream, i wish it would come true!1
do u think that its that hard like me or not? cuz i have to make many decisions depending on the fact that i may not have the chance to get matched....
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... I guess you have to maturate mentally... 