Where in your list did you match?

[Auspicious]

Re: Where in your list did you match?

I think that most residents experience a point (or points) during residency when they really think their lives would be better had they ranked programs differently. Every program has its warts that you don't find until you go there.

Very true, AND you never see the warts of the programs you're not at, so it's easy to imagine that those other programs are somehow utopian and don't have their share of problems or jerks or whatever (as I've repeatedly reminded my husband). It's become a joke between us--if he has a bad day he comes home and tells me about it and then says wistfully, "I'll bet it's perfect in [#3]." Yeah, lollipops and rainbows, I'm sure.

[alison]

Re: Where in your list did you match?

I think that most residents experience a point (or points) during residency when they really think their lives would be better had they ranked programs differently. Every program has its warts that you don't find until you go there.

Very true, AND you never see the warts of the programs you're not at, so it's easy to imagine that those other programs are somehow utopian and don't have their share of problems or jerks or whatever (as I've repeatedly reminded my husband). It's become a joke between us--if he has a bad day he comes home and tells me about it and then says wistfully, "I'll bet it's perfect in [#3]." Yeah, lollipops and rainbows, I'm sure.

Yup, you're right. I've heard that dh's #2 and #3 are even crazier as far as working their residents to the bone. So, every once in awhile we remind each other that #1 hasn't been thaaaat bad.