Recent content by starri

Tell her to find a different psychiatrist.

The absolute nerve os us...

It's your career, something you're passionate about, and you've seen how Match went for psych the last two years. Natural reaction.

If that's the case, wouldn't the argument be for networking if nothing else?

So, I was a late-in-life doctor, and by the time I finish my trip through GME, I'm going to be in my mid-40s. I accidentally got some exposure to forensics (with training wheels) early on by writing court evaluations, I enjoyed doing it and got compliments from the judges. So, I've been...

One thing to keep in mind when reading that thread (and I followed it too, and was stressed out for them): A lot, if not most, of the people who are posting in that thread are IMGs. If I understand the data from the last Match, it was actually them, and not us, who got squeezed as a result of...

I'm going to be honest: limiting to 20 applications is almost going to guarantee them not matching. I had 13 interviews, but two were out of Match and one was a joint program, so I ended up with 9 ranks. I'm also in the NE, so the bulk of my interviews were around there, and that is...

Psych has gotten absolutely brutal in the last few years. The LOA, especially for mental health issues, will be a red flag, and they need to show significant improvement on Level 2. I had really great LORs, and did match, but it was a Herculean undertaking, and I applied to over 100 programs...

I have a similar question about forensics. I've had a weird path through GME, and in addition to being a non-traditional resident (staring down the barrel of being 43 with between 1 1/2-2 more years to go), I have beaucoup loans. During my unusual trajectory, I ended up in a position where I...

1) 34 at acceptance, 35 at matriculation 2) Yes 3) 31 4) Psychiatry

No need for me to know about Ortho, but I just wanted to offer my sincere congratulations. That's awesome!

Matched, though my circumstances are unusual.

Honestly, people who don't walk out feeling like they failed are the ones who should worry.

I took it during a slack rotation, but "studying" consisted of half-heartedly going through Combank once, and skimming the green book. Then on actual test day, by about the 3/4th mark, I was just so over it, I whipped through the rest of the test, and finished around noon. I've always been a...

Five years and change. 8/10, solid necro-bump.