grapz Posted February 8, 2014 Report Share Posted February 8, 2014 Hi Just wanted to clarify something with everyone. Is the only difference between precarms and post carms elective the fact that you may not be able to get reference letters into CaRMs selection comittee on time? or is there another benefit of having precarm electives Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lactic Folly Posted February 9, 2014 Report Share Posted February 9, 2014 So that they can meet and get to know you before the selection process, even if you don't end up getting a letter from the elective. This is a big one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bloh Posted February 9, 2014 Report Share Posted February 9, 2014 On the other hand, if they don't give you an interview it will be the most awkward elective ever (and it does happen!). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grapz Posted February 10, 2014 Author Report Share Posted February 10, 2014 I know the dates change every year. But around what time during the year do they make the selections? Or rather how many weeks is in post carms vs pre carms? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Satsuma Posted February 11, 2014 Report Share Posted February 11, 2014 Applications are submitted in the fall - Oct (maybe Sept? I don't exactly remember). Interviews and ranking in January. Best to have your electives before you submit in order to have your reference letters and good chance at interviews (if they liked you anyway). But it is still worthwhile to do them afterward. If you are rotating through when they are going through applications they can maybe put a face to your application. And come interview time and ranking people will be able to comment on how your rotation went. So don't completely write off rotations after your applications are in. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kinemed Posted February 17, 2014 Report Share Posted February 17, 2014 I know the dates change every year. But around what time during the year do they make the selections? Or rather how many weeks is in post carms vs pre carms? Applications are due around end of November (this year ~Nov 22) and then opened to the programs, except for reference letters, a few days later. Letters of reference are open to the programs about a week after that, and you have until them to assign them to a program. All these dates are still available on the CaRMS website if you want to have a look. Interview invites go out through December into early January for most programs, with most of them probably mid-Dec. No selections are made pre-CaRMS (hence the "pre"). Interviews in Jan-Feb. Rank order lists due February. Match day first week of March. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hoyle12 Posted February 17, 2014 Report Share Posted February 17, 2014 Applications are due around end of November (this year ~Nov 22) and then opened to the programs, except for reference letters, a few days later. Letters of reference are open to the programs about a week after that, and you have until them to assign them to a program. All these dates are still available on the CaRMS website if you want to have a look. Interview invites go out through December into early January for most programs, with most of them probably mid-Dec. No selections are made pre-CaRMS (hence the "pre"). Interviews in Jan-Feb. Rank order lists due February. Match day first week of March. I was told that once the application closes, you can no longer assign the reference letters? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cmed Posted February 20, 2014 Report Share Posted February 20, 2014 if there is anywhere you really want to go, make sure you do a precarms elective and get a letter. Otherwise you're really gambling. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kinemed Posted February 21, 2014 Report Share Posted February 21, 2014 I was told that once the application closes, you can no longer assign the reference letters? I'm not sure how it was in previous years or if this may change for 2015, but for this year the application closed Nov 22-25, everything but reference letters opened to programs on Nov 25, we had until Dec 3 to assign letters of reference, and then letters were opened to programs Dec 3. https://www.carms.ca/en/first-iteration-timetable Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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