Blitz2012 Posted January 12, 2012 Report Share Posted January 12, 2012 Do Personal Letters play an important role in your application...especially once you get IV invite? Or is there more emphasis on ref letters/CV? Also, do the interviewers refer to the personal letter...or do they ask more questions from CV? Basically, how much of a role does the personal leter play? Thanks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Man_2ba Posted January 12, 2012 Report Share Posted January 12, 2012 Do Personal Letters play an important role in your application...especially once you get IV invite? Or is there more emphasis on ref letters/CV? Also, do the interviewers refer to the personal letter...or do they ask more questions from CV? Basically, how much of a role does the personal leter play? Thanks! Honestly I was once in your shoes, after doing my research, asking people, nothing is important after the invite, but the Interview it self. They will ask questions on your CV, PS and Application, they may not. They will look at your references, Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Man_2ba Posted January 12, 2012 Report Share Posted January 12, 2012 Do Personal Letters play an important role in your application...especially once you get IV invite? Or is there more emphasis on ref letters/CV? Also, do the interviewers refer to the personal letter...or do they ask more questions from CV? Basically, how much of a role does the personal leter play? Thanks! what are going for again GS Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blitz2012 Posted January 12, 2012 Author Report Share Posted January 12, 2012 yep, Gen Surg So Personal Letter is no longer a factor eh? cool, Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Man_2ba Posted January 12, 2012 Report Share Posted January 12, 2012 yep, Gen Surg So Personal Letter is no longer a factor eh? cool, for ranking no, but the content will be/could be asked in interview. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
justletmein Posted January 12, 2012 Report Share Posted January 12, 2012 Just to put a little disclaimer: Man_2ba, who joined this site a few weeks ago, has been posting on every carms-related thread telling people that nothing in your application matters once you get the interview invite besides the interview itself. I'm not calling him a liar, but this is a pretty bold statement to make considering it is likely based on the opinion of a few people at his home school. The fact is, every program will decide on their own how they rank candidates, and you will NEVER know what their formula consists of... And really, what will it change for you at this point whether the PS is a factor in their decision or not? Everything is already submitted!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Man_2ba Posted January 12, 2012 Report Share Posted January 12, 2012 Just to put a little disclaimer: Man_2ba, who joined this site a few weeks ago, has been posting on every carms-related thread telling people that nothing in your application matters once you get the interview invite besides the interview itself. I'm not calling him a liar, but this is a pretty bold statement to make considering it is likely based on the opinion of a few people at his home school. The fact is, every program will decide on their own how they rank candidates, and you will NEVER know what their formula consists of... And really, what will it change for you at this point whether the PS is a factor in their decision or not? Everything is already submitted!!! I joined, I learned, I researched and now I can say I have mastered the CaRMS. Everything Matters Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
justletmein Posted January 12, 2012 Report Share Posted January 12, 2012 You havent mastered Carms until you've matched at your #1. Even then, matching to family is not exactly competitive. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lactic Folly Posted January 13, 2012 Report Share Posted January 13, 2012 The fact is, every program will decide on their own how they rank candidates, and you will NEVER know what their formula consists of... And really, what will it change for you at this point whether the PS is a factor in their decision or not? Everything is already submitted!!! +1 A lot of similar posts in this vein lately. This site is generally of pretty good quality, but a dose of good judgment is helpful when reading posts, especially around key times in the application cycle. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
justletmein Posted January 13, 2012 Report Share Posted January 13, 2012 +1A lot of similar posts in this vein lately. This site is generally of pretty good quality, but a dose of good judgment is helpful when reading posts, especially around key times in the application cycle. Thanks LF. Seriously, sometimes when I read the posts on this site.... I feel like I'm taking crazy pills!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spinnerette Posted January 13, 2012 Report Share Posted January 13, 2012 You havent mastered Carms until you've matched at your #1.Even then, matching to family is not exactly competitive. Exactly, everything is just second-hand info Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Madz25 Posted January 13, 2012 Report Share Posted January 13, 2012 +1A lot of similar posts in this vein lately. This site is generally of pretty good quality, but a dose of good judgment is helpful when reading posts, especially around key times in the application cycle. Agreed. Seems like the increasing neurotic-ness of med applications has finally filtered into CaRMS. I'll probably get flamed for saying that but it's quite clear based on a lot of the posts in this section. I also agree with justletmein - what does it matter if it's taken into account or not post-interview??? They have what they have and they'll use what they want. It's done now. All you can focus on at this point is not bombing the interview. As for Man_2ba - there's no such thing as "mastering" CaRMS. You're making assumptions based on what you've heard from a handful of people. Even if some day you're on the CaRMS committee for your program, you haven't mastered anything. You just know how that ONE program out of hundreds makes its decisions. AHHH. /rant. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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