I take umbrage at the last statement, some people end up with nothing, and certainly if you survived the crapfest that is DO hazing, I mean schooling, you surely deserve something for making it through that torture besides 300k + of loans.
On a side note, since this thread is about matching, some unsolicited advice. The people who matched Derm from my school were absolute rockstars, one I knew well who was over 250 on step, had research, was fantastic to work with, and still matched former AOA. If she was MD she would have been Ivys. It isn’t a meritocracy guys, don’t ever forget it. Go look at the outcomes for non primary care, there are still people not matching with lists longer than 10 in their primary specialty, and they aren’t all weird or failing boards. I am of the opinion that 20 is the goal for interviews now, and it definitely can be done, as many of my classmates did.
Trust your gut on the residency’s and rank places higher on how they treat you, not the benefits, real or perceived. I am glad to report that my residency experience has been a complete 180 from med school so far and I wouldn’t be here if I didn’t trust my gut. That’s enough from me tho, I have contributed enough here in the past, lol.