TY/Prelim info thread for future candidates

I've always wondered why their haven't been any recent threads written by current TY/Prelims about their programs for future candidates. This is especially true for the more "cushy" positions (both ty and prelim) since I think it's safe to assume that many of the candidates that land these spots are also frequent visitors of SDN. Without these types of threads, I've found that most students must simply rely on word of mouth from their school alumni or friends which was basically non existent for me and I know I would have really appreciated a general thread where current or recent ty/prelims were able to give their input about the program they attended/are attending.

One reason perhaps why there haven't been any new threads like this over the past few years may be just because people think, "it's only a year, you can do anything for a year". While this is certainly true, I knew I would never apply to surgery prelims because although I knew I would survive, why put yourself through it if that's not what you want? With that in mind, why not apply to the easiest/cushiest programs that are out there. I could be completely in the wrong here but I think a lot of the students who are AOA, boards 260+s and multi pubs and who happen to be applying for specialties that require a ty/prelim year are the students who don't necessarily want to kill themselves during their intern year.

Finally, I've been on SDN since my undergrad years and I've found it to be an extremely helpful resource to understand what is important while going through med school in order to get to where you want to be. However, there was very limited info about specific prelim/ty programs on SDN which made it difficult for me to come up with a list of programs to apply to. I know I have leeched way more info than I have given back and I'm sure there are many others who feel the same. Since this is actually a topic that does not have an up to date thread, I think this could be an excellent way for both myself and others to give back to future SDNers.

tl;dr version: It would be great if current or recent TY/Prelims who go to "easier" programs could add their program's info to this list for future candidates.

I'll start and I'm really hoping others can add their programs as well!

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TY/Prelim info thread for future candidates