Different schools but couples match?

[archimedesxx]

I had a question. Is it possible to date another med student in another school but still participate in the couples match? I know a couple in one school can participate but what about one in which one partner is in school A and the other is in school B?

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[Pinkertinkle]

sure

 

[archimedesxx]

sure

How does it work in this case?

 

[Pinkertinkle]

How does it work in this case?

I don't see why it would be different from any other couples match. It's just a computer algorithm, it doesn't matter where each goes to school.

 

[acridknight]

I don't see why it would be different from any other couples match. It's just a computer algorithm, it doesn't matter where each goes to school.

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[HigHal320]

From what I have heard from some residents is that after the couple had interviewed, they have to submit their rank list together. The system is not very smart so the couple must create their own rank list with different combinations of programs they want. For example if the couple wants to stay in southern CA near LA and student B got into both USC and UCLA's program but A only got into UCLA:

Rank Resident Program (for student A) Resident Program (for Student B)
1. UCLA UCLA
2. UCLA USC

Try talk to some residents at your school.

 

[archimedesxx]

ok! so stupid question. There is this girl I like. She's also applying this cycle and very successful as far as interviews are concerned. We've been 'talking' for a while now and might make it official very soon. I'm not saying we're going to get married or anything...but you never know. The possibility of us getting into the same medical school with say, good financial aid for both of us is slim at best. Should I pursue her earnestly? or should just let it slide.

I'm asking this because assuming we go to different med schools, but decide to take things to another level once we get to that point, we might want to couple match but if that doesn't work then....?

Also do you need to prove that you are married to do the couples match? or you can be just a couple ( bf and gf) and stiil do it. Please let me know.

 

[Ludicolo]

Also do you need to prove that you are married to do the couples match? or you can be just a couple ( bf and gf) and stiil do it. Please let me know.

There is no marriage requirement for the couples match. You can be married, engaged, bf/gf, bf/bf, gf/gf, just friends, casual acquaintances, or mortal enemies (who could conceivably arrange their ROLs to guarantee matching at separate locations). Nor do you need to tell programs that you are couples matching.

 

[AlexMorph]

ok! so stupid question. There is this girl I like. She's also applying this cycle and very successful as far as interviews are concerned. We've been 'talking' for a while now and might make it official very soon. I'm not saying we're going to get married or anything...but you never know. The possibility of us getting into the same medical school with say, good financial aid for both of us is slim at best. Should I pursue her earnestly? or should just let it slide.

I'm asking this because assuming we go to different med schools, but decide to take things to another level once we get to that point, we might want to couple match but if that doesn't work then....?

Also do you need to prove that you are married to do the couples match? or you can be just a couple ( bf and gf) and stiil do it. Please let me know.

umm....

why don't you get into med. school first and then see what the first year does to your relationship, a relationship you don't even have yet, before you think about couple matching?

honestly, this is like trying to figure out where you wanna do your fellowship before you make it out of 8th grade...

 

[WholeLottaGame7]

There is no marriage requirement for the couples match. You can be married, engaged, bf/gf, bf/bf, gf/gf, just friends, casual acquaintances, or mortal enemies (who could conceivably arrange their ROLs to guarantee matching at separate locations). Nor do you need to tell programs that you are couples matching.

Haha, I've totally joked about the mortal enemies thing before. There is a spot on ERAS to inform programs about couples matching, and while you don't have to click it, you might as well, because programs are going to find out eventually.

As for the OP, as mentioned earlier, you can couples match with whoever wherever, so I would pick a medical school based on what's best for you, and not someone you're not even in a relationship with yet. It'd suck to go somewhere for somebody, things not work out, and you're paying 50 large a year to go to a school you don't like in a city you hate.

And coming from someone going through the couples match, you'd better be pretty damn sure you need to be around that person, because the couples match has not been a fun experience, and we haven't even started interview season yet.

 

[Van Chowder]

ok! so stupid question. There is this girl I like. She's also applying this cycle and very successful as far as interviews are concerned. We've been 'talking' for a while now and might make it official very soon. I'm not saying we're going to get married or anything...but you never know. The possibility of us getting into the same medical school with say, good financial aid for both of us is slim at best. Should I pursue her earnestly? or should just let it slide.

I'm asking this because assuming we go to different med schools, but decide to take things to another level once we get to that point, we might want to couple match but if that doesn't work then....?

Also do you need to prove that you are married to do the couples match? or you can be just a couple ( bf and gf) and stiil do it. Please let me know.

Woa partner. Slow it down.... I hope you do not show the lady this amount of optimism to get married, when you guys arent even dating yet..