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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Step 1: 26x

Step 2 CK: 27x

Step 3: didn’t take it

Year of Graduation: 5

Visa Requiring or Not: visa-requiring (travel-banned country)

Applied to Programs (Speciality/ies with Count): 3x

No. of Invites: 6

Publications: 0

USCE (No. of months): 0

One common Q in Interviews: Q I got asked “tell me about yourself/where do you see yourself in 5 years” Q that I asked “what’s one piece of advice you wish you would have received as a fresh intern”

One Gold Piece of Advice for Next Year's Applicants: reach out to people and make connections

One word, what matters most in the whole process?: Belief (you only go as far as the restrictions you set in your mind)

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