Let it be MATCHical Posted March 29, 2021 Report Share Posted March 29, 2021 16 hours ago, bread said: Anyone else still cringing about an interview? My last one was for one of my top choices - it was two panels, and the first one with the PD felt great, but I found the questions in the second more difficult, and I rambled and didn’t answer the questions well. I know I can’t do anything about it now, but I’m feeling ++disappointed about it Ugh definitely feel you! Was walking around for days driving myself crazy thinking and rethinking about the things I had said!!! Hopefully it all works out for the best for everyone... so hard not to think about it but it's done! Do something (quarantine/zone appropriate :p) to celebrate! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
_gettingthere_ Posted March 30, 2021 Report Share Posted March 30, 2021 On 3/28/2021 at 10:26 PM, Divine Comedy said: I believe interviewers have been trained to focus on the overall gestalt of an applicant rather than answers to individual questions (unless those answers raise red flags). Also heard from more than one resident that schools with MMIs have the tendency to drop the worst station. We're all human. "Perfect interviews" simply don't exist. I wouldn't worry about it. OMG I PRAY THIS IS TRUE about the MMIs, thank you for this!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bearded frog Posted March 30, 2021 Report Share Posted March 30, 2021 On 3/28/2021 at 1:32 PM, NoMatchNoProblem said: Would 100% NOT recommend. It sends all of the wrong signals and will not change your outcome if the decision has already been rendered. I disagree in terms of sending wrong signals. I doubt it will help, but it wouldn't ever hurt you. On 3/28/2021 at 1:32 PM, NoMatchNoProblem said: At this point, program selection committees hold what is called the infamous "BIG MEETING" directly after the interviews. On 3/28/2021 at 2:16 PM, NoMatchNoProblem said: Every program has a big meeting and unfortunately for those big programs, it becomes more of an aggregate score between your file ranking and your interview, making the process more informal. For example if you received a 7 for your file and an 8 for your interview, the scores will be added together and the candidates ranked based on the highest to lowest of these. As a resident who has actually been involved with the CaRMS process, note this is not the case everywhere, and every school does things differently. The rank order list can be changed for whatever reason right up to deadline. This might be the case at some programs, but for our program, at least when there were physical interviews, the committee would get together at the end of each day and make a draft rank list of who interviewed, and there is is no formal scoring involved. Each day would incorporate those who interviewed into the list, based on a gestalt of application, interview performance, elective performance, LORs, feedback from residents, etc. This might only work for smaller programs though because if you're interviewing hundreds for a FM position you might need a scoring system to simplify things. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bread Posted March 31, 2021 Report Share Posted March 31, 2021 On 3/29/2021 at 10:59 AM, Let it be MATCHical said: Ugh definitely feel you! Was walking around for days driving myself crazy thinking and rethinking about the things I had said!!! Hopefully it all works out for the best for everyone... so hard not to think about it but it's done! Do something (quarantine/zone appropriate :p) to celebrate! Sorry you’re in the same boat! I hope so, too yes - I hope you have a chance to celebrate also! We aren’t far away now from finding out! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bread Posted March 31, 2021 Report Share Posted March 31, 2021 On 3/28/2021 at 6:18 PM, aray623 said: Meeeeeee. My last one and my top choice. Feel like I really screwed up an answer and just keep cringing about it and thinking about what I should have actually said. It's so hard not to! Ugh, I’m sorry about that. My top choice also didn’t feel like it went the greatest. I’m crossing my fingers tight that that’s not the case for us, though! On 3/28/2021 at 7:55 PM, Butterfly_ said: Me toooooo. I definitely said some rambly and cringey answers. It's so hard not to ruminate about it, but I find that distracting myself by spending time with family, youtube, netflix, etc helps. I’ve been finding Netflix and family so helpful, too. But also still cringing from time to time, haha. Maybe we did better than it felt NoMatchNoProblem, Butterfly_ and aray623 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bellejolie Posted April 7, 2021 Report Share Posted April 7, 2021 Good luck with ROL submission friends! We got this. It WILL work out i strongly believe that. 13 days to go! Persephone, RepresentativeSalad and Butterfly_ 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Persephone Posted April 7, 2021 Report Share Posted April 7, 2021 22 minutes ago, bellejolie said: Good luck with ROL submission friends! We got this. It WILL work out i strongly believe that. 13 days to go! So soon but so far away still! I feel like there should just be automatic Ativan prescriptions for med students during this period of CaRMS lol frenchpress, Let it be MATCHical, NoMatchNoProblem and 2 others 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Butterfly_ Posted April 7, 2021 Report Share Posted April 7, 2021 43 minutes ago, Persephone said: So soon but so far away still! I feel like there should just be automatic Ativan prescriptions for med students during this period of CaRMS lol lol, I know eh. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aray623 Posted April 7, 2021 Report Share Posted April 7, 2021 52 minutes ago, Persephone said: So soon but so far away still! I feel like there should just be automatic Ativan prescriptions for med students during this period of CaRMS lol I keep having mini panic attacks where I think "you haven't submitted your ROL" and then spiral into a hole of anxiety, even though I submitted my ROL like the first day it opened. And then I think, "are you sure that's how you want to rank those" and go back to double check the next 13 days need to fly by Butterfly_, Rads123 and bellejolie 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bellejolie Posted April 7, 2021 Report Share Posted April 7, 2021 13 minutes ago, aray623 said: I keep having mini panic attacks where I think "you haven't submitted your ROL" and then spiral into a hole of anxiety, even though I submitted my ROL like the first day it opened. And then I think, "are you sure that's how you want to rank those" and go back to double check the next 13 days need to fly by I know I have to check it again tonight/tmrw ensure it’s submitted LOL. It seems so far but also can’t believe it’s here. aray623 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Butterfly_ Posted April 7, 2021 Report Share Posted April 7, 2021 18 minutes ago, aray623 said: I keep having mini panic attacks where I think "you haven't submitted your ROL" and then spiral into a hole of anxiety, even though I submitted my ROL like the first day it opened. And then I think, "are you sure that's how you want to rank those" and go back to double check the next 13 days need to fly by lol totally do this too. I keep checking even though I know it's submitted. SIGH. aray623, Persephone and Rads123 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bellejolie Posted April 7, 2021 Report Share Posted April 7, 2021 15 minutes ago, Butterfly_ said: lol totally do this too. I keep checking even though I know it's submitted. SIGH. I did this multiple times for my carms submission too!!! It’s ok all med students have a little OCPD aray623, Butterfly_, Persephone and 1 other 2 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Persephone Posted April 7, 2021 Report Share Posted April 7, 2021 1 hour ago, aray623 said: I keep having mini panic attacks where I think "you haven't submitted your ROL" and then spiral into a hole of anxiety, even though I submitted my ROL like the first day it opened. And then I think, "are you sure that's how you want to rank those" and go back to double check the next 13 days need to fly by Yeah I keep checking on mine too lol after April 8 maybe that at least will stop? aray623 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CaRMS_anxiety Posted April 8, 2021 Report Share Posted April 8, 2021 And just to confirm with everybody - for our RoL we just have to submit and see the green check-mark - there is nothing extra we need to do to have our RoL used? I am afraid that somehow I'm missing something else I have to do... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bellejolie Posted April 8, 2021 Report Share Posted April 8, 2021 36 minutes ago, CaRMS_anxiety said: And just to confirm with everybody - for our RoL we just have to submit and see the green check-mark - there is nothing extra we need to do to have our RoL used? I am afraid that somehow I'm missing something else I have to do... That’s all I have haha and I took a picture and have the email as confirmation/proof. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Haribo7173 Posted April 8, 2021 Report Share Posted April 8, 2021 2 hours ago, CaRMS_anxiety said: And just to confirm with everybody - for our RoL we just have to submit and see the green check-mark - there is nothing extra we need to do to have our RoL used? I am afraid that somehow I'm missing something else I have to do... Yes and you should get a confirmation email! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NoMatchNoProblem Posted April 8, 2021 Report Share Posted April 8, 2021 IT IS DONE! OUR FATE IS SEALED FOREVER MWHAHAAHAHA Good luck everyone Rads123, bellejolie, aray623 and 2 others 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Let it be MATCHical Posted April 8, 2021 Report Share Posted April 8, 2021 12 minutes ago, NoMatchNoProblem said: IT IS DONE! OUR FATE IS SEALED FOREVER MWHAHAAHAHA Good luck everyone I KNOW! I can't even believe it!!! Now we just continue counting down til the 20th! Good luck everyone!! NoMatchNoProblem 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bellejolie Posted April 8, 2021 Report Share Posted April 8, 2021 1 hour ago, NoMatchNoProblem said: IT IS DONE! OUR FATE IS SEALED FOREVER MWHAHAAHAHA Good luck everyone Haha SOMEWHERE OUT THERE a computer has our results. And now people are manually checking them to ensure quality. SIGH. aray623, Butterfly_ and NoMatchNoProblem 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NoMatchNoProblem Posted April 8, 2021 Report Share Posted April 8, 2021 1 minute ago, bellejolie said: SOMEWHERE OUT THERE SOMEWHERE over the RAINBOW Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bellejolie Posted April 8, 2021 Report Share Posted April 8, 2021 20 minutes ago, NoMatchNoProblem said: SOMEWHERE over the RAINBOW WAY UP HIGHHHHHH Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Butterfly_ Posted April 8, 2021 Report Share Posted April 8, 2021 Had my last clinical shift of med school today. feeling surreal. Persephone, RepresentativeSalad, bellejolie and 3 others 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
When the Moon Forgot Posted April 9, 2021 Report Share Posted April 9, 2021 Out of curiosity, do we know whether they run the algorithm right away? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bellejolie Posted April 9, 2021 Report Share Posted April 9, 2021 6 minutes ago, Divine Comedy said: Out of curiosity, do we know whether they run the algorithm right away? I think it’s through the actual website so yes? I would assume so. When the Moon Forgot 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
justwannabeadoc Posted April 9, 2021 Report Share Posted April 9, 2021 When was the deadline for programs to submit rankings? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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