As ceremonial as graduation, as covenant as a marriage. That’s how I describe the Match process to any aspiring medical student. The Match process is truly a trying process, with the events leading up to it going as far back as your childhood. From the moment you decided you wanted to become a doctor to […]
The Anticipation for Match Week
After 7 months of applications, interviews, love letters, and second looks, Match Week finally came upon us. For me, this was perhaps the most stressful part of medical school, because I no longer was in control. Unlike for an exam or a procedure, you can study up to the last minute. After mid-February, my rank […]
Waiting for the Match
The 3 months between interviews and the Match is very anxiety inducing. Second only to the 3 weeks between submitting your rank list and the Match List, when you have no control on your future. We’ve spent years on coursework–high school, college, med school–to become doctors, only to now wait for a computer algorithm to […]
