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I’ve been trying to narrow down my schools list, and it’s been difficult! Fortunately my stats and experience make me a competitive applicant at top schools, but I want to make sure I also have a good chunk of quality second tier schools on my list because acceptance rates are wack (looking at you Mayo, 2.1%). I want to make sure that wherever I go is a great fit for me, but also sets me up for future success as much as possible. I’m already looking at teaching style, location, cost, research opportunities, etc., but how do people recommend using match data to inform their school search? What specifically should I look for in match lists? What are pros and cons I should be looking for? Where should I look to find different kinds kinds of info?
Edit: if people also think I shouldn’t pay attention to match data, but have other tips about narrowing down my schools list, please feel free to mention that as well! I honestly wasn’t even thinking about it but I’ve recently read a lot of posts/articles that mention match results as an important thing to consider for med schools, and as a premed I’m really not sure how to make sense of all the match data in any useful way.
Edit: if people also think I shouldn’t pay attention to match data, but have other tips about narrowing down my schools list, please feel free to mention that as well! I honestly wasn’t even thinking about it but I’ve recently read a lot of posts/articles that mention match results as an important thing to consider for med schools, and as a premed I’m really not sure how to make sense of all the match data in any useful way.
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