couples match ROL's and fees charged.

[gentamicin]

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hi all,

i'm confused about how many combinations of programs you can rank before you're charged extra $$ by NRMP. for example, i interviewed at about 20 programs, and my partner interviewed at about 7 programs. potentially, we can make up to 140 combinations on our ROLs. so does it mean that we have to pay an additional $30 for each combination we rank over 20? or do we just have to pay $30 extra for each different program (and not each different combination) that we put on our primary rank order list, which would be the 20 programs that i interviewed at? please help!!

thanks

 

[rugtrousers]

You're not charged for combinations of programs. You are charged for the number of individual programs you list. In my case (I'm applying for anesthesia), I listed 12 programs on my primary ROL and had eight different combinations of 7 different prelim programs on my supplementary ROLs. It came out to a total of 68 entries, but only 12+7 distinct programs (does that make sense?). I wasn't charged any extra fees.

Each member of a couple, if I remember correctly, can list up to twenty programs on their primary ROL before being charged. I don't remember what the limit for supplemental ROLs is.

Hope that helps, and good luck!

 

[gentamicin]

thanks for the response rugtrousers....so does it mean that i cannot put the same program more than once on the primary ROL? that is, if i rank my #1 program more than once in different combinations with my partner, do the different combinations count toward the 20 entries that you are allowed? hope that makes sense...

thanks

 

[rugtrousers]

I went back and re-read the applicant's guide to the NRMP (you can download it from the NRMP website). It is not clear about whether re-listing a program on your primary ROL counts toward your limit of 20.

However, when you enter your ROL, you are shown what fees you will be charged BEFORE you certify. So you might want to go ahead and enter your ROL and see what happens. Calling or e-mailing the NRMP is also a good idea.

And remember (this goes for everybody), you can change and re-certify your list as many times as you want until 2/22 at 9:00 pm EST. No previous versions of lists are saved in the system after re-certifying.

 

[toxic-megacolon]

thanks for the response rugtrousers....so does it mean that i cannot put the same program more than once on the primary ROL? that is, if i rank my #1 program more than once in different combinations with my partner, do the different combinations count toward the 20 entries that you are allowed? hope that makes sense...

thanks

You can rank your #1 (or 2 or 3, up to #20) program as many times as you like without incurring extra fees. My rank list ended up with 17 programs in 53 combinations, and I paid no extra fees. Apparantly "unmatched" counts as a program though. 👎

 

[DoctorSax]

It's atrocious anyway that they charge both partners $15 extra plus fees for extra programs to do what amounts to adding one little line in an algorithm of code in a computer. The whole paying to add a partner and extra programs is a scam of magnanimous proportions.

Sorry for the rant, but I think that we all are po' enough already, especially status-post Step II CS!

DS

 

[AceUF78]

So let me get this correct. If I interviewed at 10 programs and my significant other also at 10 programs then we can rank the whole 100 possible combinations without paying any extra fees ?
So the limit of 20 is for the # of programs per person, not the # of combinations ?
If anyone has had personal experience with this in the past and can provide some insight that would be greatly appreciated. Thanks 🙂

 

[toxic-megacolon]

So let me get this correct. If I interviewed at 10 programs and my significant other also at 10 programs then we can rank the whole 100 possible combinations without paying any extra fees ?
So the limit of 20 is for the # of programs per person, not the # of combinations ?
If anyone has had personal experience with this in the past and can provide some insight that would be greatly appreciated. Thanks 🙂

You are correct. Refer to my post above for my example.

 

[Gut Shot]

So let me get this correct. If I interviewed at 10 programs and my significant other also at 10 programs then we can rank the whole 100 possible combinations without paying any extra fees ?
So the limit of 20 is for the # of programs per person, not the # of combinations ?
If anyone has had personal experience with this in the past and can provide some insight that would be greatly appreciated. Thanks 🙂

Toxic is correct. I ranked 12 programs and my significant other ranked 13. We did every possible combination, plus the 25 possiblities where one of us went unmatched.

Total combinations: 181

No extra fees.