With interview season starting up and my ERAS applications submitted, I find myself with the same flurry of emotions as I have going on a first date. I’m a little anxious, excited, hopeful, maybe intimidated, and perhaps a little overly ambitious. So how exactly are residency interviews just like dating? 1. You dress up like this …when your usual motto is this: 2. You exaggerate your accomplishments in an effort to impress. 3. And tell them how great you are even though, duh, they should be able to see that on their own. 4. Meanwhile, you stick your foot in your mouth. 5. You get asked strange questions and don’t know how to respond. 6. And hope they don’t think you’re stupid. 7. In the end, you usually leave feeling inadequate. 8. And despite how badly they may make you feel, at the end, you reiterate your interest (and if you can throw in some scientific knowledge in there, even better.) 9. And promise to keep in contact. 10. But find out on Match Day that they didn’t choose you. But don’t worry, you can always try again and again, and like in dating, hopefully learn from your mistakes. Source
