hypothetical NRMP question - what's the answer?

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A purely hypothetical question (I swear).

Take 2 students. "Jen" and "Dave". Both are outstanding candidates and going into a very small field. Both interview at program X, and program Y.

Both are very impressed with the programs. Unfortunately, both programs only have 1 spot...

So, "Jen" ranks the programs.
#1 = X
#2 = Y

"Dave" ranks them.
#1 = Y
#2 = X

Program X ranks Dave 1st, and Jen 2nd (and everyone else after them). Program Y ranks Jen 1st, and Dave 2nd (and everyone else after them).

Where do Jen and Dave end up? Do they get their #1 picks (i.e. the match is weighted towards their picks) or do they both get their #2 picks (i.e. the match is weighted towards the programs desires?)

 

[Seaglass]

Who is ranked number two at each program?

 

[jamie]

my understanding, after spending much time studying the algorithm example on the nrmp website is that they jen would go to X and dave would go to Y.

A purely hypothetical question (I swear).

Take 2 students. "Jen" and "Dave". Both are outstanding candidates and going into a very small field. Both interview at program X, and program Y.

Both are very impressed with the programs. Unfortunately, both programs only have 1 spot...

So, "Jen" ranks the programs.
#1 = X
#2 = Y

"Dave" ranks them.
#1 = Y
#2 = X

Program X ranks Dave 1st, and Jen 2nd (and everyone else after them). Program Y ranks Jen 1st, and Dave 2nd (and everyone else after them).

Where do Jen and Dave end up? Do they get their #1 picks (i.e. the match is weighted towards their picks) or do they both get their #2 picks (i.e. the match is weighted towards the programs desires?)

 

[germanIMG]

http://www.nrmp.org/res_match/about_res/algorithms.html

that should explain it..it's pretty much straight forward....
if you tentatively match at #1 ...great, if not, the program disregards #1 and pretends that your #2 is now your#1...thus it is applicant weighted

 

[Machiavelli]

Jen would match at X and Dave at Y. The algorithm leans towards the applicants.

 

[DrDawg]

Jen would match at X and Dave at Y because the more favoriable candidate at each of the programs Dave and Jen have already matched and there is no one to displace them. When people say the match is weighted toward students its because we are not hurt by ranking our reach programs 1st. Programs move up their Rank List as we move down ours.