am i an idiot for thinking this?

[GrouchoMarx]

I'm not sure I totally agree with that. I applied to two E-ROAD specialties and family medicine, and was fortunate to get interviews in all three and match to one of the E-ROADs. I really think the idea that we have to commit ourselves to a single competitive specialty has become overblown common "wisdom".

 

I distributed my electives favouring one of the specialties, but I still managed to get all the interviews I applied for in the second specialty. I did research, but in neither of the specialties I applied for. I was cautioned that applying to two competitive specialties would mean I got neither, but clearly that wasn't the case. I think people are making a bigger deal of the need to specialise early than is really warranted.

 

I am happy it worked out for you. The people who went unmatched in my class were those that adopted a similar strategy to yours.

[hkmedic]

I'm not sure I totally agree with that. I applied to two E-ROAD specialties and family medicine, and was fortunate to get interviews in all three and match to one of the E-ROADs. I really think the idea that we have to commit ourselves to a single competitive specialty has become overblown common "wisdom".

 

I distributed my electives favouring one of the specialties, but I still managed to get all the interviews I applied for in the second specialty. I did research, but in neither of the specialties I applied for. I was cautioned that applying to two competitive specialties would mean I got neither, but clearly that wasn't the case. I think people are making a bigger deal of the need to specialise early than is really warranted.

 

Did you get across the country interviews for both the E-ROAD specialties you applied to?

[synch]

Did you get across the country interviews for both the E-ROAD specialties you applied to?

 

I didn't go all the way across the country in either, but I got most of what I applied for in one and all of what I applied for in the other.