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does anyone know if they will inform you you they are ranking you or not?? Do they rank everyone that they interview? I really wanna know cuz its one of the programs that i want to match at. Please, if you have any info on this, i would be very appreciative for your help. thanks a bunch!!

 

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• Jan 31, 2011

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wannabeapmr said:

does anyone know if they will inform you you they are ranking you or not?? Do they rank everyone that they interview? I really wanna know cuz its one of the programs that i want to match at. Please, if you have any info on this, i would be very appreciative for your help. thanks a bunch!!

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Not all programs notify you if they are ranking you. Not all programs rank everyone they interview. (I would hazard a guess that most programs do not.)

A few years ago, USC did not fill. Since it can be difficult for program directors to unilaterally reverse applicant trends over a short span of time, I would guess that USC is still one of the less competitive programs out there.

-AT.

 

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i read somewhere that they will let you know if they intending to rank you. Is this true? if it is, when will they let u know?

 

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• Jan 31, 2011

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wannabeapmr said:

i read somewhere that they will let you know if they intending to rank you. Is this true? if it is, when will they let u know?

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Not all programs notify you if they are ranking you.

-AT.

 

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• Jan 31, 2011

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atsai3 said:

Not all programs notify you if they are ranking you.

-AT.

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AT, thank you for both of your good answers to this question. Just to add some support:

Wannabeapmr -- it's a high anxiety time, I feel it too. But, we'll be fine. Also, I don't think you're going to get an answer to this question that is specific to USC. As AT has aptly commented on before, there are a lot of people asking questions on this site and not a large variety of responders (thank you to OldPsychDoc and Whopper for your tireless efforts! 😍) so the likelihood of someone responding who has knowledge of USC's match practices is low.

 

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• Feb 1, 2011

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wannabeapmr said:

does anyone know if they will inform you you they are ranking you or not?? Do they rank everyone that they interview? I really wanna know cuz its one of the programs that i want to match at.

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Any reason you can't contact the program and ask? I applied there and Ms. Pourat (the coordinator) was very helpful. Why not just send her an email and ask?

For what it's worth, at about half the programs I interviewed at, they indicated how many apps they received, how many folks they interviewed, and how many folks they ranked. Nowhere did they mention ranking everyone, but most places seemed to rank about 3/4 of those they interviewed (rough guess, it didn't seem all that relevant). No one mentioned contacting applicants to let them know they were going to be ranked. Follow-up with Ms. Pourat and ask, if you're dying to know. If she says it's not policy to tell applicants where or if they're ranked, don't take it personally. There's not a lot of upside for a program to do so.

 

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• Feb 8, 2011

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i just got an email from USC that i was ranked. just to answer the question i asked previously.

 

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• Feb 12, 2011

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i just got an email from USC that i was ranked. just to answer the question i asked previously.

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Do you guys remember how many they said they ranked? Was it nearly all 100 or was it closer to 50?

Thanks.

 

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• Feb 12, 2011

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Do you guys remember how many they said they ranked? Was it nearly all 100 or was it closer to 50?

Thanks.

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notdeadyet gave some good advice: PICK UP THE PHONE AND CALL THE PROGRAM COORDINATOR.

 

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• Feb 12, 2011

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IIRC, they go down to about 75-80. But I'm no Program Coordinator.

 

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• Feb 12, 2011

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wow, i thought they usually rank about 5 per slot..60 would be closer no?