Settling on a number

Hi Everyone!

I am excited to write my first blog post on here for you all to read about my year leading up to match day this April. I don't think that I will mention any specific internships on here because I don't want to create any bias based on my own personal preferences, but I hope that you will still enjoy reading about my journey.

One big question I have right now is - how many should I apply to? The increase in students not matching has me concerned about whether or not I will make the right decision. Certainly if there were no application costs, I could apply to as many as my time would allow! But, unfortunately, there are and so I must limit my selection. Right now, 5 sounds pretty good to me. I currently have four "definite" (well, definite for today...) programs that I want to apply to and am looking for a fifth to round out my selections. Of course, that doesn't mean I will let some arbitrary number dictate my selections. It is important to keep in mind that it is quite possible you will be attending ANY of the internships you choose to rank, so be absolutely certain that you would be happy at any one of the locations.

I created a table to compare the programs based on the factors that will be the most important to me when I decide my ranking order - location, cost, stipend, master's degree/graduate credit. You will be able to see all of this information at a glance on the All Access Internships website, and we will later introduce a feature where you will be able to compare programs side by side. These are just some of the many member benefits that we plan to offer!

So, the search continues for a fifth and final program. But, as you all know, tomorrow's a new day and I just might change my mind...

Katie