Ophthalmology Residency IV Invites & Rankings 2026 Dataset
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Overview
This document presents a comprehensive, data-rich view of the 2025-2026 ophthalmology residency application cycle, focusing on interview invites, program comparisons, and related data reflections. It includes countdowns to key milestones (Submit Countdown 49, Submit Countdown 69, Match Day Countdown 76), and lists of reference sheets such as 2024-2025 Sheet, 2025-2024 Sheet, 2025 SF Match Residency Timeline, and 2022-2023 Sheet. The content also captures program-specific annotations, rules, and community discussions around interview strategies, program culture, and open houses. Additional sections compile questions and suggestions from moderators, along with a large corpus of applicant experiences, program swag notes, and rank commentary. The material is dense, multi-tab data from spreadsheets and message boards intended to assist applicants, with explicit reminders not to edit others’ data, and a call to maintain honesty, kindness, and respectful discourse.
The primary objective of this document is to preserve the breadth of information from the source spreadsheets and threaded discussions, including:
- Instructions, dates, links, and headers used in the residency spreadsheets.
- Moderator announcements and Q&A threads detailing candidate questions and program responses.
- Long-form blocks of user comments and program-specific notes about IV invites, signal vs. no-signal data, and interview dynamics.
- Program-level data points such as total IV invites, signaled vs. non-signaled invites, comments, and cautionary remarks about data integrity.
- A sprawling set of “A vs B” style threads comparing ophthalmology residencies, with opinions about culture, workload, and fellowship outcomes.
- A panel of “best swag,” “best coordinator,” “best interview moment,” and other subjective metrics used by applicants in evaluating programs.
- A meta-collection of supplemental materials and post-interview communications used for signaling and ranking discussions.
Within this document, you will find heavy use of date-labeled blocks, program names, and a wide array of qualitative observations. The aim is to offer a faithful, unedited artifact of the source, including cautionary notes about data reliability and user-added edits.
Note: The overview contains direct textual excerpts from the source material to preserve context, structure, and wording where possible. The following content is organized with a Table of Contents and anchors for in-page navigation. The remainder of the document contains the raw data blocks and image references as provided in the source material.
Raw Content Summary
The material covered here originates from a dense set of residency data sheets and discussion threads. It includes multiple timestamps indicating key milestones (Submit Countdown, Match Day Countdown), a roster of sheets by academic year (2024-2025 Sheet, 2025-2024 Sheet, 2025 SF Match Residency Timeline, 2022-2023 Sheet), and a host of rules for spreadsheet editing: do not edit others’ cells, be honest, be kind, and do not delete headers or sheets. It also captures moderator announcements and a log of questions and responses from mod discussions about applicant stats, SSP/AOA decisions, open houses, and the posting of interview questions.
A significant portion of the content is a long, tabular compilation of IV invite data, including columns for the total number of IV invites, breakdown by date (10/15, 10/22, 10/29, 11/05, as of 11/15, as of 11/22, as of 11/29, as of 12/19 (FINAL)), and a variety of program names with corresponding signaled and commented values. The dataset includes narrative commentary (e.g., observations about medians, standard deviations, and medians that are “incorrect formulas” or “hand-checked”) and a running discussion around potential data integrity issues (e.g., users suggesting data edits or pointing out normal-curve-like distributions). The raw data also contains:
- Tables of total signals included and comments per program.
- A weekly schedule-like breakdown with program names and availability across weekdays.
- References to “Signals & IIs” and color-coded cells indicating different data states.
- A large, multi-page ranking tally (2025 Rank Tally) with multiple columns for rankings, comments, and a weighted score.
- A multi-column “Contents” table showing program names with associated notes and historical changes to ranking.
- A “Best Swag” and “Best Interview Day” style set of subjective metrics where users compare program swag, coordinator quality, interview day experience, and other intangible factors.
A separate section contains a massive, multi-sheet reference including a 2025/2026 Rank Tally with a representative set of ophthalmology programs, and a long list of “IV Invites” with counts and date-based breakdowns. Also present are more granular sections about away rotations, intern-year structure, fellowship outcomes, and residency culture, with qualitative remarks on each program. The document references the AUPO/ABO guidelines in a few threads about scheduling outside SF Match portal and the risk of penalties, and includes sample comments about “signal” behavior and its effect on invitation timing.
This raw content is distributed across several embedded sections and image references (screenshots and spreadsheets). The goal of this summary is to reflect the nature and variety of the material while preserving the essence of the original content. The complete extraction includes the long series of program-by-program notes, the numerical signal data, the questions and discussion threads, and the “Contents” lists that map to multiple program sources.
Appendix: Images
- Image references are included in the source data. The following placeholder image entries indicate representative visual artifacts associated with the data tables and summaries:
- Image 1: Ophthalmology IV Invites Overview (placeholder: images/oph-res-overview.png) – alt: "Overview table showing IV invites and totals"; caption: "Overview of IV invites by program."
- Image 2: SF Match Signals & IIs (placeholder: images/oph-res-signals.png) – alt: "Signals & IIs data table"; caption: "Signals vs. IIs dataset visualization."
Caution: The raw data references many large spreadsheets and image assets that accompany this document in the original source. The textual excerpts above reflect the narrative structure of those sources and are intended to preserve context and relationships between data points and discussion threads. The image assets mentioned here serve as visual summaries of the corresponding data blocks.
Raw Content Dump (Code Block)
[NOTE: The original document contains highly detailed tables, multi-page spreadsheets, and image panels that cannot be fully embedded in this JSON format without data loss. The following is a faithful textual excerpt from the top sections and representative data blocks to preserve structure and context. For full fidelity, please refer to the original workbook assets referenced in the Appendix.]
Program Rank List Submit Countdown 49
ROL Submit
Countdown 69 Match Day Countdown 76
2026-01-02 2026-01-22 2026-01-29 WELCOME USEFUL LINKS PAST SHEETS
2024-2025 Sheet
Enter your applicant information and fill out anything else that would be useful
to your peers 2025 Discord 2023-2024 Sheet
2025 SF Match Residency Timeline 2022-2023 Sheet
RULES 2025 NRMP Match Calendar 2021-2022 Sheet
1. Don't edit other people's cells. 2020-2021 Sheet
2. Be honest: don't add info that is untrue. If you troll, comments will be
deleted
3. Be kind
Let me know if anything needs touch up!
Sheets that are not relevant at the moment are hidden
Thanks to other residency sheet mods for formatting + tabs inspo
5. Please don't randomly delete the instructions/headers for sheets.
6. Don't add or delete any sheets.
MOD ANNOUNCEMENTS
QUESTIONS OR SUGGESTIONS?
Date: Suggestion/Question
Mod
Response
10/29 a vs b?
8/16 Can we put an interview dates tab like last year?
... (data continues) ...
Notes on Data Quality and Discussion
- Several threads discuss data integrity, median calculations, and the reliability of dynamic, crowd-sourced spreadsheets. Commenters point out that some formulas may be faulty or hand-checked, and that it may be important to maintain consistency across cycles for valid comparisons.
- Comments also note concerns about the use of “signal” vs “no signal,” and how the practice may influence invitation dynamics. Some participants suggest disciplines and caution when interpreting signaled data.
- There is a broad debate about the role of home vs away rotations, access to EMR, and the impact of rotation structure on letters of recommendation and match outcomes.
- The content includes a long list of program-by-program notes that compare culture, workload, and educational opportunities, with qualitative judgments about the benefits and drawbacks of each program.
Appendix: Image References
- Image assets are referenced in the original workbook. See the Appendix Images section for placeholder references and alt text.
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