tooty Posted November 23, 2012 Report Share Posted November 23, 2012 Anyone feel like they forgot something?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alastriss Posted November 23, 2012 Report Share Posted November 23, 2012 Anyone feel like they forgot something?? yeah, hitting the submit button. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rmorelan Posted November 24, 2012 Report Share Posted November 24, 2012 yeah, hitting the submit button. that wasn't exactly emotionally satisfying If I ever program something like that there would be definitely a big button to push to say it was over. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lactic Folly Posted November 24, 2012 Report Share Posted November 24, 2012 Ah, but it's only just begun... Time to start prepping for interviews! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rmorelan Posted November 24, 2012 Report Share Posted November 24, 2012 Ah, but it's only just begun... Time to start prepping for interviews! True actually not that long before we find out where we are interviewing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mandibular Posted November 24, 2012 Report Share Posted November 24, 2012 when do they start sending out emails? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
youngdad Posted November 24, 2012 Report Share Posted November 24, 2012 Nice to know we don't have to wait half a year to find out like med school. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
youngdad Posted November 24, 2012 Report Share Posted November 24, 2012 when do they start sending out emails? Looks like early January. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jochi1543 Posted November 25, 2012 Report Share Posted November 25, 2012 I think for family med, it's often even earlier than that. Edit: checked last year's threads and by mid-December, a few programs had already started sending invites/rejections. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rmorelan Posted November 25, 2012 Report Share Posted November 25, 2012 Looks like early January. ha - that doesn't give me much time to book everything etc Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rmorelan Posted November 25, 2012 Report Share Posted November 25, 2012 when do they start sending out emails? ha, ha flashback to applying to medical school. How many times have we answered that question for premeds. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
holiday1001 Posted November 25, 2012 Report Share Posted November 25, 2012 good luck guys! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rmorelan Posted November 25, 2012 Report Share Posted November 25, 2012 good luck guys! thanks - we are all going to need it. It is a jungle out there Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tooty Posted November 25, 2012 Author Report Share Posted November 25, 2012 what do you guys think about carms? so far this has been hands down the worst experience of my life. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Renin Posted November 25, 2012 Report Share Posted November 25, 2012 Good luck, guys! A year from now you'll be in my off-service shoes Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lactic Folly Posted November 25, 2012 Report Share Posted November 25, 2012 what do you guys think about carms? so far this has been hands down the worst experience of my life. That's quite a statement. Care to elaborate? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tooty Posted November 25, 2012 Author Report Share Posted November 25, 2012 competitive specialty X one-shot deal ==> lots of stress. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lactic Folly Posted November 25, 2012 Report Share Posted November 25, 2012 Don't wear yourself out with stress before interviews.. if you think this is bad now, I'd hate to see you in the weeks leading up to match day. You will be a doctor in Canada! Yes, you will be. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tooty Posted November 25, 2012 Author Report Share Posted November 25, 2012 if you think this is bad now, I'd hate to see you in the weeks leading up to match day. pretty sure i'll be trippin balls. but ya you're right. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rmorelan Posted November 25, 2012 Report Share Posted November 25, 2012 what do you guys think about carms? so far this has been hands down the worst experience of my life. I am trying to remember if med applications were worse - the timeline is shorter overall and I like that (roughly 3 months from now we will know). The odds of success are higher which is good, but there is certainly a sense of loss of control at many points here. I think preparing the application took a lot more work. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
justletmein Posted November 25, 2012 Report Share Posted November 25, 2012 I am trying to remember if med applications were worse - the timeline is shorter overall and I like that (roughly 3 months from now we will know). The odds of success are higher which is good, but there is certainly a sense of loss of control at many points here. I think preparing the application took a lot more work. The odds of success may be higher, but you only have one chance to get it right.... so overall, you have a better chance of getting into med school (even if it takes you a few tries...) than getting your first choice competitive specialty. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rmorelan Posted November 25, 2012 Report Share Posted November 25, 2012 The odds of success may be higher, but you only have one chance to get it right.... so overall, you have a better chance of getting into med school (even if it takes you a few tries...) than getting your first choice competitive specialty. Really? I mean it is a one in 5.5 chance of getting into medical school in Ontario per year. Even the most competitive specialty still has a match rate of 50%ish percent and I suppose some people that don't match do wait around a year to try again. You would have to apply 3 times to hit the same level and that is the worst case scenario (vascular, plastics...) I do however feel we are splitting hairs in any case - it certainly feels like more is on the line this time around and sense of reaching a point of no return Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jochi1543 Posted November 25, 2012 Report Share Posted November 25, 2012 I didn't find CaRMS that stressful - then again, I'm applying for family medicine. I don't expect to spend major $ on it, either, as only one of the programs I applied to would require me to fly out. But it's shocking to see how outrageous some other people's costs are. Programs really need to get it together and start offering centralized interviews so people don't drop 10 grand on the process. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NLengr Posted November 25, 2012 Report Share Posted November 25, 2012 I didn't find CaRMS that stressful - then again, I'm applying for family medicine. I don't expect to spend major $ on it, either, as only one of the programs I applied to would require me to fly out. But it's shocking to see how outrageous some other people's costs are. Programs really need to get it together and start offering centralized interviews so people don't drop 10 grand on the process. Urology does this. Everybody I know (med students, urology residents, staff) all think it's a great idea. While it may be hard for large specialties to do this, smaller programs could easily do it (ENT, genetics, PMR etc.). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bordeaux Posted November 26, 2012 Report Share Posted November 26, 2012 Ok so let's say you're applying to a super competitive residency and you don't match. What happens next? What do you do for the next year? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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