how many candidates are called per seat - thyagu92

[ArchivalUser]

thats a great response for my question. thank u all and usmle forum tho ur discussions have juz increased my anxiety.

[ArchivalUser]

i IV ed at a place where they had 2100 applications, but they are calling 130 ppl for 13 spots...so yeah 1:1o is the average ratio....varies from 6 to about 20 some places

[ArchivalUser]

As people just said, most program INTERVIEW about 8-10 candidates per position. They finally rank between 5-8 per position. Now, they might send inviatations for more people because they know that not all the people they invite will actually go for the interview. So, if a program send invitations to 40 candidates for each position, is because they expect that 20-30 of them cancel their interviews or simply do not schedule one because of conflicts with other interviews. I know my program already sent like 400 invitations, and they plan to send 300-400 more in the next few days (that's whay the PC told me). They will interview 500 candidates, so make the math.

Good luck

[ArchivalUser]

University of kentucky interviewed 91 candidates for 29 positions ,seems good ratio