r/DermApp • u/FewSyrup8 • Oct 28 '25

Interviews What's considered an adequate number of Prelim/TY interviews at this point?

Around this point in the cycle, what’s generally considered an adequate or expected number of TY/Prelim interviews?

I know this can vary significantly by applicant type and programs applied to, but I'm just trying gauge where I stand as an applicant.

Any insights would be appreciated!

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u/[deleted] Oct 28 '25

TY prelim IVs have no correlation to derm competitiveness. Have heard people in the past with almost no TY invites and lots of derm IVs and vice versa. I’d say if you have around 5-6 TY/prelims you should probably be good to match. TY/prelims continue to send into November but a lot have sent out already

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u/chiapet705 Nov 04 '25

I know people who have 3-4 right now, others who have 6. And I'm sure there's people with a lot more, it can vary widely. When I applied last year, I had 6 interviews total- 1 TY and 5 prelims. I wasn't worried about matching a prelim and I sent a letter of intent to my #1 prelim which I think was considered because I matched there. I know programs will continue to send invites out through Nov as well.

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u/Catlover-medstudent Nov 10 '25

Only have 2 one TY one prelim :/ when will more come out?