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atah2008
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Thanks cherryho
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dr_puma
| Forum Junior  Topics: 141 Posts: 1549
all the best cherryho
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cherryho
| Baltimore bound!  Topics: 36 Posts: 662
Thanks dr_puma. Good luck with Step 1.
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cherryho
| Baltimore bound! Topics: 36 Posts: 662
I canceled one of my interviews.
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godfather1212m
| Forum Guru  Topics: 44 Posts: 476
why so cherry? 
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bioguy
| Forum Guru  Topics: 75 Posts: 1038
Canceled ???!!! Why?
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cherryho
| Baltimore bound! Topics: 36 Posts: 662
Well. I happened to get two interviews @ Houston in early December. I have family there and plan to go there for thanksgiving. So I cancel one @ another city to save money and time on the trip. I also want to leave some time slots in case I get another IV from Houston (then I'll be 3 out of 3 @ Houston!! if UTMB Galveston doesn't count  ).
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cherryho
| Baltimore bound! Topics: 36 Posts: 662
UTSW wants to take a picture of candidates during the visit to be used in the composite if I match. Sounds strange. 
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Karime
| Sun and Shield  Topics: 27 Posts: 2493
Cherry  Congrats......good luck
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cherryho
| Baltimore bound! Topics: 36 Posts: 662
PD of UT Houston emailed me back saying I am still under consideration. So "I am still under consideration". Not a rejection.
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ftdu
| Forum Newbie Topics: 0 Posts: 5
Hi, Guys Cons for all who have the interviews. I am new here. My credentials: PhD. in US, 12y after graduation, step1(93), CK(89), planning take CS and step3, several paper, working as a postdoc with a big name in neuropathology in a top University.I am planning for the 2010 residency. It seems to that the pathology is getting hotter then before, i am really worry about my chance. My questions 1. What is the chance for the match with my step1, step2 score, I know it is not so great. 2. I have been involved in the autopsy of brain,dissecting of different region of brain, processing of the sample, reading the slide, and writing the report. But all the case are neurodegeneration disease. Do these works help me in pathology match? Should I do another observation to get family with other system diseases. 3.What other things should I do now to improve my chance to get matched next year? Thanks for the all comments.
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cherryho
| Baltimore bound! Topics: 36 Posts: 662
My honest opinions: You will get interviews. The question is where. It's really hard to say based on the credentials you provided. Where you receive your PhD and the quality of your research matter (I respect anonymousity so please don't show the details here). If you do have some stellar background, a couple of big names might call you. My advice is to apply broadly (> 50 programs). Avoid the top programs which didn't take IMGs in recent years (MGH, Duke, UCSF, etc.) and any program which has a < = 5 graduation year cutoff. JHU has a 225 cutoff for USMLE scores. You might want to skip that as well. My thesis research focused on neurodegeration as well. It's a cool field but doesn't have a huge crowd. Honestly speaking, your selling point is your research, not the techniques you can do. When you are being evaluated by the committee or PDs, it will all come down to your research and your publication. Observerships don't matter as much as clinical electives (in which you participate full-time). If you can get some experience, cool. If not, no need to sweat. They don't really care. Hope my 2 cents help.
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cherryho
| Baltimore bound! Topics: 36 Posts: 662
Hey the review of my paper came back. It looks promising!! I am about to cry, ha! This manuscript was rejected more times than the rejections I received for the Match. So God is fair! The journal is solid (impact factor ~ 7.5), but nothing fancy (I do wish I had a Sciencec/Nature paper under my belt). My boss split my thesis research into two papers so hopefully I'll have another one soon. I am so sick of this peer review process. Academia is dark. 
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cherryho
| Baltimore bound! Topics: 36 Posts: 662
I am sad to announce that I got no IV this week! My IV luck is probably out!
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ftdu
| Forum Newbie Topics: 0 Posts: 5
Cherryho, Thanks, Your advices encourages me a lot. As you said, the neuropath is cool but not hot. After the training, neurophth follow has few choices, most of them will go to the academic, and they get part of pay from the research. A assistant professor in pathology is almost get fired because of research funding. Fortunately, we found a position in a big pharma. company. Cons for your interviews and your papers. I also just have a paper published, but the works was done 2 years ago when I am Ph.D students. Sciences some time make me crazy.
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cherryho
| Baltimore bound! Topics: 36 Posts: 662
GL ftdu. BTW I might know who your boss is (or I should say "bosses"). There's is probably only one neurodegeneration lab in this country that's considered well-known. It's a small field.
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cherryho
| Baltimore bound! Topics: 36 Posts: 662
One advice I have for the up-and-comers is "be realistic and selective"! Please excuse my forthright comments but it's not wise to overestimate yourself in this match process. I've seen people with subpar stats or incomplete applications trying to apply to MGH (even for competitive specialties). What were they thinking? Match is not lottery. Do some homework and make sure you fullfill the requirements of each program. Check the resident profiles and see if they ever take a person with your stats in recent years. If not, forget about the programs unless you want to give away the application fee.
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ftdu
| Forum Newbie Topics: 0 Posts: 5
Cherryho, I worked at the Center for Neurodegenerative Diseases Research at UPENN. Do you apply for the program at UPENN?
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cherryho
| Baltimore bound! Topics: 36 Posts: 662
That's what I thought. I heard of your bosses. They are well-known. We actually got patient samples from them. I didn't apply to U Penn because my husband wouldn't want to relocate to Philly.
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ftdu
| Forum Newbie Topics: 0 Posts: 5
what did you mean that I can apply for the program which has a cut-off year <5, since I graduated 12 years ago. Do you think I still have chances in some programs even if their official cutoff year is >5? If it is true, that will be great!
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