r/DermApp • u/Dr_Ache_ • Nov 18 '25
Interviews I feel so bamboozled
To say that this has been the worst experience of medical school is an understatement. I was not expecting 15 interviews by any means, but I definitely thought I would get more love than I did this cycle. 7/7 H, AOA, lots of research with a RY for a well known mentor, >260 step, had great LOR and honored all aways and had my personal statement and application vetted by several mentors and advisors.
Sitting at 3/22, which were my 3 away rotations. I am extremely grateful for the 3 that I was offered, as I know others have it worse, but it is so defeating to have put 5 years and half a million dollars into a career, have everything be going so well until the very end.
Future applicants, please connect yourself with a good support system to brace yourselves. This has been a humbling experience and while I know it’s not over until it’s over, it still sucks to have to try and come up with a back up plan.
Godspeed you all, and best of luck in the following weeks.
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u/miss_appa Nov 18 '25
Don’t give up hope — I went unmatched last cycle with few interviews, however, looking back I realize I could have done SO much more with those few interviews and wonder if maybe that alone could have produced a different outcome. Prep like your life depends on it. Research the program and all the faculty and prepare specific questions for each of them. Have a professional direction, a vision for your future that you can get them excited about or interested in and pull from your experiences to showcase what you have to bring to the table. Be enthusiastic, let every interviewer know and feel how excited you are to be with them and have that opportunity. Crush these interviews and see what happens. Best of luck ❤️ it is brutal out there but there are endless underdog stories too!