Guest ttryit Posted November 16, 2005 Report Share Posted November 16, 2005 Hi Everyone...sorry to clog the board with a premed question during important CaRMS time but here goes: How many CaRMS applications do you get? Can you apply to as many residencies as you like? Can you apply to say all the urology, all the surgery all the.... or do you only get like 6 or something and can pick and choose. tt/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Lactic Folly Posted November 16, 2005 Report Share Posted November 16, 2005 I believe you can apply to as many as you like, but the more you apply to (>4), the more it costs ($20/program). One program would be a particular specialty at a particular location. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest summervirus Posted November 16, 2005 Report Share Posted November 16, 2005 Yup, as Lactic Folly said, you can apply to as many programs as you like. The limiting factors are money (for the application itself, as well as the costs for interviewing, transportation, lodging, etc.) and time (for collecting enough reference letters, writing all the essays, and for the interviews). Some students who apply to many programs will find it difficult to schedule all their interviews as interviews are held over several weeks and some places are fairly inflexible in the arrangements for interview slots. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest aneliz Posted November 16, 2005 Report Share Posted November 16, 2005 You could, in theory, apply to every residency spot in every discipline in the country. Practically, this would be very difficult to do logistically. That said, most people apply to quite a few spots. I believe the average at UWO is 11, with most people applying to most programs in a discipline (ie urology) and then a back-up program or two. However, there are always a few people that only apply to one or two programs (ie general surgery at UWO). Given that the number of applications you make has no influence on your chance of success in any one program, these people are often successfully matched as well. This is known by admin at UWO as 'high risk, high reward' matching. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest ttryit Posted November 16, 2005 Report Share Posted November 16, 2005 Good to know. Thanks everyone! tt/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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