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Matched preliminary only? Get a step-by-step Match Day plan to reapply, secure an advanced spot, and use your prelim year to advance your residency career.
Matched a prelim but not advanced? Follow a step-by-step ERAS timeline, mentor and letter strategy to close your training gap and improve match chances.
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Preparing for the Residency Match Day
Why You Matched Preliminary Instead of Categorical (and What to Do Next)
Matched prelim instead of categorical? Learn what it means for residency training, June planning, and your next steps to succeed.
Highest Paid Specialties
Matched Prelim but Missed Categorical Spot in Lucrative Fields: Next Steps
Matched a prelim but missed a categorical spot? Practical steps to leverage your prelim year, reapply or pivot to lucrative fields (derm, rad, anesthesia).
Match Day Results Explained
Matched to a Surgical Prelim Year: How to Navigate Your Next Step
Matched to a surgical prelim year? Step-by-step guidance to convert your prelim surgery year into a categorical general surgery spot and plan reapplication.
What is a Preliminary Year?
You Matched an Advanced Spot but No Prelim: Emergency Next Steps
Actionable 72-hour plan after matching an advanced residency but no prelim: how to secure a PGY-1, contact program/dean, and pursue SOAP openings.
Post-Match Options
I Only Matched a Prelim Spot, Did I Just Ruin My Career Plans?
Matched only a prelim spot? Learn how to use your prelim year to reapply, build strong letters, and improve chances for a categorical residency.
What is a Preliminary Year?
How to Handle Telling Family and Friends You Matched to a Prelim Only
How to tell family and friends you matched to a prelim year: scripts, emotional strategies, and next-step plans to explain Match Day confidently.
Preparing for the Residency Match Day
Matched Categorical but Wanted Preliminary: Now What on Match Day?
Matched categorical on Match Day but wanted a preliminary year? Step-by-step guidance to assess options, talk to mentors, and plan a successful residency pivot.