angel^Doctor
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I have read how the MATCH algorithm works 9 http://www.nrmp.org/res_match/about_res/algorithm...) , and what I understood is the MATCHING will be acoording to the rank order list of the applicant not the program ; however, the applicant can be removed from the position if there was a more attractive applicant for the pogram later during the process. I have also read here and there in this forum that tha MATCHING chances increase when you rank smartly the programs that are more likely to take you first , and that many applicants did not match simply because they had hope of matching to program that would not rank them high!
Now I have lot of queries about how to use the system smartly in a way that I not only match but to a good program of my choice.
Please MATCHED people, since you have been through this, help me and lot of others who have the same question with your good advice
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| mukho
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lots of differing opinions here...but what most PDs said (and we asked them cause their was so much controversy) is that u get matched in the order u rank ur programs with the program that has u highest on their list...meaning if ur number 1 program does not rank u among their top seats, but ur second number does u get second...if ur third program also ranks u highly u still dont get it coz u asked for second before third...so that way both the applicant and the program has a say...i dont know what ranking smartly means, in the sense that according to what i know, even u rank 10 programs that didnt rank u and the 11th was one that did, u would still get it....did i just confuse u again!!
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| angel^Doctor
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No you did not confuse me ! thanks for ur input
so does that mean if you rank a program lets say that rank you higher that another applicant- assuming the difference in oder ofthe two of you is small - as no 5 but the other applicant had it a his/her top chioce. if you did not match in your first 4 choices , who will get the position. The other applicant isn't it ?
so if you ROL is made up of 5 positions you may end up not matching !so what i mean by ranking smartly is it's better to rank a program that you know that they will rank you high over programs you may like more but are less likely to rank you high.
correct me if I am wrong
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| mukho
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no if u are higher on the programs list than the other applicant, then even if the applicant ranked that program higher u will get in first ...thats where the programs choice comes in...coz they wanted u more...also of course the programs u ranked above this program shouldnt have ranked u....so again the reason behind ranking prog u are sure of rather than those that u like isnt correct i think...chek out some other threads on this forum that have talked of this issue too....usually concludes that u rank the programs according to where u want to go not how u feel they will rank u...
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| angel^Doctor
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Thanks a lot mukho, that's really informative to me
Thanks again
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