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I find it a bit confusing that students who are candidates for the finest residencies in the country would prefer a middle of the road program in CA.
Absolutely agree. I'm sure California is nice; but if I got a rank to match call from the Brigham, I would be moving to Boston. You can always practice in CA.
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I don't really see what that could be for me. NY resident, lived in NY until High school then went to Iowa for undergrad.. No family in Virginia, nothing about Virginia anywhere in my app.. Is it just because I went to a far away state for undergrad? I guess maybe that shows that I'm not really grounded anywhere? That's the only thing I can think of. I guess they are right since I don't really know where I would want to live permanently..
That actually could be it.
I've had students rank them after all other CA programs.
Edit: I didn't realize you could accidentally reply to yourself!
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Iowa is rural enough to assume you are ok with WV
It's because they know they can't adapt their CA lifestyle to other places in the country..
Quite sad, honestly. California could use some of their people leaving tbh
If they're native Californians, I surmise that the call of home is powerful. This partly explains why such a risky enterprise as CNU can fill up so fast.
That is so funny because on the east coast, people from DC have no problem going to Boston or New York, or even somewhere like Atlanta. Which in the context of CA is all one state because of its size..
Those people who think CA should be split up into different states? I think they have a point.
I'm obviously not overly knowledgeable about the match, but with a program like Brigham and Women's, not ranking them first or second (seems like just first) would be a kiss of death there, wouldn't it? Why bother ranking it at all?
The Match algorithm favors the applicant.
If no CA program ranks them high enough and they are ranked to match at the Brigham, they will match there. The odds that no program in CA would rank them highly enough is low, though.
It is saying you would prefer not to match there by ranking them below other programs.
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I didn't realize it was set up to favor the applicant that way. Thanks for the info! That's really good to know. And, yeah, if you are Brigham-worthy it seems a Cali program would rank you.
I thought it was mutually beneficial where even if they ranked you highly you would only match if you ranked them relatively highly as well.
It would, assuming some other place did not rank you higher than Brigham ranked you. If someplace did, then you would not match Brigham. Now high those rankings have to be is the mathematical science behind the algorithm.
The way @gyngyn explained it you wouldn't have to rank them highly at all. Just rank them at all, and not be ranked by any other program.
What I was saying is that since so many people would rank B&W so highly that the lack of interest by ranking them, say, out of your top 5 would make it nearly impossible to still match there. Because I thought it would factor mutual high interest in. But as long as nobody you like more ranks you higher(again, not likely if you're that type of applicant), you can match there even if you ranked them last.
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No.
The match algorithm starts with the applicant list, not the program.
If the candidate's 1st choice did not rank her to match, it goes to the candidate's second choice, and so on. http://www.nrmp.org/match-process/match-algorithm/
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That's helpful to know! Thanks for the clarficiation
It has more to do with the fact that one of her other higher ranked programs would have ranked her to match.
Oh, yeah I get it now. I was saying that was my line of thinking before your explanation. Thanks! It changes my perspective on the match.
Probably because Ca tweens view the rest of the country like this...
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Just out of curiosity where did you hear about this screen? Their range on MSAR, I thought, dipped into the high 20s. I also got rejected pre-secondary too, womp
I was checking out some old threads here and it's just what other people have heard. There's no written rule about it anywhere on their own website though. One person mentions it, for example, midway down first page of this thread here:
http://forums.studentdoctor.net/thr...ia-medical-school-application-thread.1073988/
got rejected pre-LOR by Mayo
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Being Californian and trying to apply OOS is suffering.
He thinks II means secondary
Every morning and evening I eagerly checks email. Haven't heard back from any schools yet
His MCAT wasn't good enough. By MCAT, I mean...
They probably screen more heavily for OOS with sub 30 MCATs, but they don't outright reject.
I received a secondary from EVMS with a 28.
I got one too with a sub-30 but decided not to submit it. Someone on one of these threads called EVMS admissions who apparently said something to the effect that OOS with < 30 aren't even really considered to interview.
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Whoa, I read Brigham as BYU in Utah, not Boston. Ha ha ha joke is on me.
oops 🤣yep I meant secondary
Got rejected from UWisconsin today 
Got rejected from UWisconsin today
One less school thread you have to check religiously tho, eh?
Out of state? I saw your II to Uchicago though so yay!Got rejected from UWisconsin today
Just EVMS so far for me, (pre-secondary, <30 MCAT). I actually appreciated not having to pay $100 for a secondary at a school I apparently had no shot at.
The rest of my apps are in admissions purgatory, (aka complete, but no news from schools).
The rest of my apps are in admissions purgatory, (aka complete, but no news from schools).
+1 purgatory. Got a 507 so I'm borderline like you!
Hopefully we'll get some II love soon!!! MD or DO, I just want some school to take interest in me! Lol
Thank you! That II came right after the rejection, so turned my day around really fast 🙂
I've been wondering about that. I didn't apply to many low-tier schools for that reason, and I've been thinking it was a bad idea not to. I guess it was okay then. (516/95%, 3.95)
Yeah, I thought that sounded a little narrow
As long as you applied to state school(s) and a sufficient number of targets you should be fine .
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Yup! Did that! 17 total, I think about 8 or so were within my mcat range, and my state school was below my mcat.
Unfortunately, with only 1 state school, there were only so many mid/target schools that are OOS friendly.
There are plenty. It sounds like you got them.
One good state school that gives a 36.6% IS matriculation is a blessing.
Definitely thankful for that!
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Rejected OOS from Mizzou today 🙁 Born in Kansas City, MO and have family all over the state that I've gone back to see every year since leaving. Lizzy M ~74
Small pooled at one school. Silent everywhere else
