Are program rankings overrated?

Recently been lurking on the heme onc application spreadsheet and have noticed a lot of fighting over tiers of programs, like minutiae: "this program should be 2a vs 2b". There are legit people in that spreadsheet that are basing their self-esteem on this and it makes me wonder if I am missing something... My understanding prior to all this is that prestige is a product of programs having support for research, which only matters if you want a research career. The other point is that even... Read more
Source: Student Doctor Network - Category: Universities & Medical Training Authors: Tags: Hematology / Oncology Source Type: forums