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| * 2008 Pre Matched !! with 78,79 scores. Praise GOD |
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2008 Pre Matched !!! with 78,79 scores.. Praise GOD !!!! (my story)
Been meaning to write this as a testimony to all those that might suffer with low scores.
I applied for the match like 3 times and scrambled twice (which is never fun, since scramble is a lot tougher).
After last year scramble a program director spoke to me and told me "listen we like you, we think you would be good patients but you have been out of medical school a long time, you need more recent clinical experience."
SO basically frustrated and tired, but still believe that God will provide the way if it was meant to be, I did not give up.
I basically had no choice but to join one of the student rotation sites that you have to pay for. (I'm not gonna name the site because people will just believe that I'm an informorcial for them. SO I'm not gonna mention there name. Its pretty expensive. You pay and they set you up to do externships in doctors offices, but I chose to do also surgery, which entailed that I at least had to step into a US hospital (since I studied over seas.
And that was the most helpful. Met a great surgeon, who also gave us recommendation.)
I applied to 50 family medicine and 50 internal medicine (but made SURE that they accepted my scores, because prgrams have CUT OFFS and they DO use it.)
I got by october 6 interview family and 2 internal med.
I went on the internal med inerview in december. Needless to say , I interviewed with a great program director. 3 days later they called me back and offered me a pre match !!!! which i signed .........then cancelled my other interview... although I was still getting interview offers. Eneded up getting like 11-12 interview by january, but had to turn then down. (One of the reasons I think I did well on the interview is because I had been on so many the previous 2 years..lol...I was really comfortable and practiced my responses. I even read a book in barnes and nobles on interviews and it helped a lot !!!!!!!.. )
Praise the LOrd. GOd is really good. I always believed he was with me. I truste no matter what. If being a doctor is what I was meant to do, then GOd will lead me there. Truly GOd can fulfill the needs of the heart.
I say to you friend dont give up!! for these tough scramble and match days, you are not alone. Pray to your creator !! lean on Jesus. The Lord is there to comfort you.
your family will not understand what you are going to, but your creator who reads and knows your mind, also knows your emotion, and he DOES UNDERTSAND.
Take car friends, I'm off the study for STEP 3.... I want to take it before residency until then... GOD BLESS >>.. JESUS LOVES YOU>>.
yours truly
mike |
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| * Re: 2008 Pre Matched !! with 78,79 scores. Praise |
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Praise the Lord!!!!! I to can testify and say that God is good. My scores are similar to yours and today I recieved 2 prematch offers. All I know is that God is able to open doors for his children, we just have to trust him and know that he will.
Remember that God works in mysterious ways and he does what he wants and in his time. So please guys don't be discouraged but have faith in God, he will see you through. |
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i told you that i recieved the first 6 for family medicince and ONLY 2 for internal med....but i wasted almost $2000 dollars.... thats a lot of money... 100 places 8 interview is only like 8 percent.. I got turned down for interviews more than 80 times !!!!!!!!!!
the other 4 that came later on were ONLY for family medicince, and they were mostly out of state... down the west coast... and they came LATE.. around January 1st and 2nd week....
but glad to see that you believe that its possible...... :)
I only bothered to write back to you because there are a lot of people that are sufferign in these boards... they work hard and hard only to feel disapointed. I only wanted to help them out....
I wish you can all call my program director to verify but that wouldnt be prudent.....
And getting residency is not just about doing sometihng clinically.
for instance... a lot of people simply apply to the WRONG PLACES....
I spoke to a few of you today , who told me privately that they applied to do residency in NEW YORK... which is a HUGE mistake. WHY? Because, there is an over flood of applications in new york hospitals.... hospital like Harlem Hospital (10 years ago was considered on of the worst programs) but they ahve recived 4000 applicants this year. And last year they recieved 3500... if you don't believe me call them ...
here is the number (212) 939-1406 Program Director: Linnea Capps, MD
thats 4000 applicants for 9-10 spots !!!!! thats ultra competitive..... If people would apply out of the state, and to hospitals that are outisde they would increase there chances. DO you know that if you fail your step 1 more than 3 times, you can't apply in new jersey , because I requist to get medical license requires you to take step 1 no more than 3 attempts... but someone who doesnt know this apllies and deosnt get in....
its not one single factor that gets you in residency.. you have to work hard do yoru research, and talk to others... and the most important thing is to have faith in GOd.
take care
good luck in the future
mike
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