Information about Using ERAS During Scramble, If Necessary (Applicants)

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NRMP EMAIL: 2010 Match Week Schedule

This email provides important information about the schedule for releasing NRMP Match information during Match Week, March 15-18, 2010. All times are EASTERN times. Continue reading

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Is scramble a joke?

I recently spoke to a student who participated in scramble in scramble Continue reading

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What documents do I need for the Scramble?

For the purpose of emailing and faxing programs you will need to get some documents ready. For programs taking applications through ERAS, your application is ready. You can use the cover letter as the body of the email and attach the rest of the documents. I would create one PDF file from the remaining documents. To do this you can use Adobe Acrobat Standard or higher. A free alternative is to use CutePDF. If all this is over your head, you can go to Kinkos and do the following: If you have a Kinko’s nearby, you can do it there. Here’s how: Kinko’s offers a FREE program called “Kinko’s File Prep Tool” It acts like a printer driver and creates a .KDF file. You can then convert this file to a PDF at Kinko’s on one of their rental machines. Not as convenient, but workable and cheap. Continue reading

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How do I contact programs during the scramble?

The ways to contact programs during the scramble are through ERAS, phone, fax, or email. If you were not able to fax or scramble within the first half hour, I would not waste time with these methods and stick to phone calls. The reason is that fax machines run out of paper and email boxes get full so you will be wasting your time. The best strategy to undertake is to have a friend or family member fax and email on your behalf while you make phone calls. There will also be situations where programs will contact you and therefore make sure your profile on ERAS is up to date. Continue reading

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Preparing for scramble!!

Feb 24th 9pm Eastern time was wthe deadline for ROL!
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Rank Order List Fees

The fee schedule for the submission of the rank order lists with programs ranked are:
Primary Rank Order Lists
1 to 20 programs ranked
No Charge
Each additional program over 20
$30.00 per program ranked Continue reading

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