Prematch vs Waiting for the match - newbiev

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Hey morris81: Could you elaborate why going into the match is not a good idea with lower scores. I lot of people tell me that once you have been invited for an interview, its level playing field.

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cruzdoc and forever07: Thanks for contributing. I am not blindly gambling. I got great feedbacks from some programs that are lower down on the list. So i am taking a calculated risk. I am in no way prepared to go unmatched.

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not blindly gambling = calculated risk = weighing pros/cons... call it whatever you want.

It's going to be a long 2 months until you find out whether or not you matched, plenty of second guessing and anxiety filled moments in between.

Some people might find it exhilarating, I think it's aggravation you can do without. But since you already turned down the prematch, you have no other choice but to go on ahead and hope for the best.

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I hope at the end of the march u update this thread as it will be great resource for pple in the future

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*match

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Hey nrmp 2012, i agree, and thanks for the suggestion, i will remember to do it.

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Dude .... Listen to your gut feeling in your situation .....

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You already turned down the pm offer? Then nothing to discuss.

It all depends whether you could handle it if unmatched this year.

Your choice, your risk.

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Well I understand your feeling, same thing happened to me last year, I really like one program, I believed in whatever they said to me during my interview. They told me they will rank me high, and I also did, but I did not match last year.

I went this program this year again, I still like it. Let's see how things go. Just want to share our experience in case it can be of help for others.
Good luck all.

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forever 07 thanks for sharing your experience, if you dont mind me asking, how many iv s did you have last year ?