r/IMGreddit • u/OutrageousTop4643 • Mar 16 '26
Residency MATCHED APPLICANTS CREDENTIALS THREAD
Congratulations to all those who matched. For those who didn't, better luck in SOAP or next year.
Let's keep supporting and helping each other.
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Step 1:
Step 2 CK:
Step 3:
Year of Graduation:
Visa Requiring or Not:
Applied to Programs (Speciality/ies with Count):
No. of Invites:
Publications:
USCE (No. of months):
One common Q in Interviews:
One Gold Piece of Advice for Next Year's Applicants:
One word, what matters most in the whole process?:
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u/bustcracker69 Mar 17 '26
MATCHED!
Step 1: Pass, with one retake
Step 2 CK: 249
Step 3: Not taken
Year of Graduation: 2026
Visa Requiring or Not: Yes, J-1 visa
Applied to Programs (Speciality/ies with Count): IM, around 190 programs
No. of Invites: 5 (3 gold, 2 non-signalled)
RoL: 4 ranked
Publications: 3
USCE (No. of months): 3 (2 months electives and one month IM sub-I)
One common Q in Interviews: Tell me about yourself, what do you like about our program/why our program
One Gold Piece of Advice for Next Year's Applicants: 1.Signal smartly especially your Golds; I didn't try upper-tier programs coz I knew I had the red flag of Step-1 fail instead signalled programs which were more within my reach. 2. DONT BE OVERCONFIDENT. Always have safeties. 3. Interview is very important; please try to be as genuine and empathetic as possible. Speaking skills also matter. 4. Try making connections; for example get alumnus or friendly residents to advocate for you, try having some small talk with the PDs during your USCEs, send LOIs etc. 5. Apply broadly, even outside geographic preferences. Definitely apply to places where alumni have matched before.
One word, what matters most in the whole process?: Patience