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Got my first rejection today - Oregon Health Sciences U. They were one of my top choices and I was really hoping that I'd get a chance to see their program. I knew that OHSU is a very popular place because of Portland, and so it's not entirely surprising.
I do have 16 invites, but I did withdraw from one program already - it was a program that I had thrown on at the last minute, and after further examination, I realized they had 8 months of Q4 call...all the other programs I'm looking at are 6 months or fewer of Q4. One program I'm interviewing at is q6-7 (it's a busy night though, but still, only once a week? that's totally doable). I'm definitely not opposed to working, but it seemed excessive when no place else is that intense. Plus it was one of the few places that didn't fit my warmer climate standard that most of my other locations possess.
Only 5 more programs to hear from - 1 that I really want to interview at (and will be very disappointed if I'm rejected), 1 that I'd be thrilled to hear from, 1 I'm fairly indifferent to, 1 that I've heard is otherwise malignant (but is a great location), and 1 that I'd be shocked if I got an interview from, but not really worried about getting rejected (kind of wondered why it hasn't happened yet actually).
My first interview is on November 11th at my home program.
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