thank you for bumping this. there is some quality humor in this thread.
think of it this way... if the program is going to rank you #8, and then they get this letter saying "you're my #1", will they suddenly think "oh well, he likes us, let's make him #4 instead."
do you date the ugly girl just because she likes you?
(no offense ugly girls! me you and beer will always be a perfect love triangle!)[/QUOTE
I have to say I have seen that happen. I can't speak for anes programs but a few of my guy friends have ended up with someone 'cause she just really liked him and kept hanging around. Eddie Murphy did a whole stand up bit about it in either Raw or Delirious, can't remember which. maybe it carries over, maybe not.
i have heard someone say that doing this will move you down to that program's last guaranteed spot... like if they get 8 you might be moved from #2 to #8. But from my (limited) understanding of the match it wouldn't matter to the programs ultimate list, right? As far as I get it they put us in our highest spot that the program still has spots for, right? So moving a candidate from spot #6 to #2 would not increase that programs chance of matching the new #2. Please feel free to correct me if I am wrong.
