Peter_Griffin
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DO. 21x/56x 25x/57x. Failed a first year class, LOA. Rotations generally P/HP with comments like pleasant, knowledgeable and personable. Scathing review in surgery and OB which was never mentioned to me on any of my interviews. Some relevant volunteering in the field prior to medical school.
Applied to 100+ residencies. 13 interviews. Did not match, SOAPed into a categorical medical specialty. I was stunned as I thought I had this in the bag and was not at all prepared to SOAP.
I can't identify a main reason why I didn't match. I didn't do interview coaching and might have come off much worse than I thought. I might not have adequately stressed that the reason for my leave was temporary. Finally, I probably was also just a very boring and forgettable candidate as I saw multiple interviewers struggle to try to find something on my application interesting. My app was good, but definitely not amazing and I got overconfident with my scores.
The SOAP process was a blur and I regret several decisions I made in the stress of the moment. I don't want to do the full categorical residency I SOAPed into, much less practice that. My current plan is to give my current PGY1 my all, reapply on ERAS for psych PGY1 spots, post on Residency Swap, reach out to new programs on ACGME, look for PGY2 spots, network, meet with school faculty for advice and ask about potential blind spots, etc.
(I am sorry to take the categorical position from somebody who wants it but my back is against the wall financially.)
How likely is this to succeed? If it's not, what are my other options in life if I truly don't want to do regular medicine? While I'm lucky to have anything, the current track I've gotten myself into is not the right one in the long term. Thank you all for your input!
Applied to 100+ residencies. 13 interviews. Did not match, SOAPed into a categorical medical specialty. I was stunned as I thought I had this in the bag and was not at all prepared to SOAP.
I can't identify a main reason why I didn't match. I didn't do interview coaching and might have come off much worse than I thought. I might not have adequately stressed that the reason for my leave was temporary. Finally, I probably was also just a very boring and forgettable candidate as I saw multiple interviewers struggle to try to find something on my application interesting. My app was good, but definitely not amazing and I got overconfident with my scores.
The SOAP process was a blur and I regret several decisions I made in the stress of the moment. I don't want to do the full categorical residency I SOAPed into, much less practice that. My current plan is to give my current PGY1 my all, reapply on ERAS for psych PGY1 spots, post on Residency Swap, reach out to new programs on ACGME, look for PGY2 spots, network, meet with school faculty for advice and ask about potential blind spots, etc.
(I am sorry to take the categorical position from somebody who wants it but my back is against the wall financially.)
How likely is this to succeed? If it's not, what are my other options in life if I truly don't want to do regular medicine? While I'm lucky to have anything, the current track I've gotten myself into is not the right one in the long term. Thank you all for your input!
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