Happy Sunday friends! 🌻
This edition of Sunday Morning Rounds features:
✅ Advice on preparing for residency interview season
✅ Helpful articles on interview topics
✅ Products to help you crush your interviews
…and more!
This newsletter is going out at the end of August, but in just a few days on September 3rd, students will be able to start submitting their residency applications through ERAS and ResidencyCAS! 😱
I've written many different articles on the application process ✍🏾, all of which can be found on the medical students page 🔍.
This month I want to share some tips to ensure everyone is set up for success for the upcoming residency interview season, so let's get to it already...! ⬇️
- Submit your application as soon as possible 📨. The early bird gets the worm 🪱, and residency applications are no exception 🐥. Make sure your application is complete, polished, and ready to go as soon as you can send it in (September 3rd, remember?!). Even if there are still items pending such as a USMLE score report or a letter of recommendation, these can always be sent in and added on later.
- Pick meaningful experiences and hobbies 🏈. I discussed this in detail in my tips for filling out ERAS article last year. Experiences and hobbies are not only a bulky part of residency applications, but they're some of the few areas that can truly make you stand out 🌟! Include experiences that had an impact on you and that you can reliably discuss during an interview. Don't be afraid to share your hobbies as well...I have both asked and been asked about hobbies during residency interviews! 🤨
- Start preparing your elevator speech 🛗. If you've never heard of an elevator speech, you need to read this. This elevator speech discussion is one of the most popular articles on my website, and for good reason if your goal is to put your best foot forward on interview day! 🐾
- Do some online housekeeping 🧹. Tons of residency programs are using social media nowadays, and that social media account is usually run by someone who could very easily look you up 🕵🏻♀️. Consider making your social media accounts private, or at the very least clean up any content that might be inappropriate or controversial 😶.
- Set your email up for success 📫. Once you submit your application, it's going to be a waiting game for interview invites and you don't want to miss anything. Set email up on your phone 📱, turn on notifications 🔔, turn off your focused inbox 📥, and frequently check your spam folder 🗑️. If you're someone who has a hard time staying on top of emails, you may even want to consider creating an entirely separate, dedicated email address to keep things organized 💼.
And that's it!
While there will be much more advice to share in future newsletters 🔮, these tips ensure that your residency interview season will start off in tip top shape 💪🏽. As always, feel reach out @MedSchoolMoose on TikTok or Instagram with any questions! 😄
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