The Second Tier Programs

[sambar]

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can anyone give me an idea about the good,but not the top, programs???I guess many of you too would like to hear the answer to that.....🙂

 

[Methyldopa]

Here is my opinion of good programs (but not top):

BIDMC, Emory, WashU, UCLA, Stanford, Cornell, University of Washington, Baylor, UCSD, Rush

 

[ectopic_thought]

Here is my opinion of good programs (but not top):

BIDMC, Emory, WashU, UCLA, Stanford, Cornell, University of Washington, Baylor, UCSD, Rush

oh wise methyldopa (said with absolutely no sarcasm 🙂 )...

do you think applying to 15+ programs, including all the tops and all the 2nd tier, is overdoing it?

or put another way, what do you think would it take for a US neuro applicant to apply to many programs and NOT match?

 

[Methyldopa]

oh wise methyldopa (said with absolutely no sarcasm 🙂 )...

do you think applying to 15+ programs, including all the tops and all the 2nd tier, is overdoing it?

or put another way, what do you think would it take for a US neuro applicant to apply to many programs and NOT match?

When I applied back in the day (a year ago!), I was originally going to apply to 15 programs, but then panicked when I saw everyone on this forum applying to 20 some places. I ended up doing the same, which was way to many programs. But I think why not, if you can afford it, apply to 15-20, better to be safe!

I think the odds of not matching are very slim for US seniors. Like 95% (I can't remember the exact figure) matched last year.

For me I picked a couple of top tiers, a couple of middle tiers, and a couple of low tiers. And ended up interviewing with the same strategy in mind.

 

[sambar]

Thanks mate.

 

[llogg]

Here is my opinion of good programs (but not top):

BIDMC, Emory, WashU, UCLA, Stanford, Cornell, University of Washington, Baylor, UCSD, Rush

Would it be too much of a stretch to include Duke on this list? And how far back do people think UAB and Vanderbilt are from this level?