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In 2008, 1328 of 1364 total anesthesia spots were filled. A total of 16 programs had unfilled positions. The raw numbers are available here.
In my previous post I was just illustrating common outcomes for an applicant who failed to match. If you don't match in ortho that doesn't mean you absolutely have to do anesthesia. So nothing I posted was absolute, just common occurrences for people who don't match in certain fields.
My whole point regarding the Match is that if you don't match in one of the super-competitive fields, taking a year off, or doing a prelim year, or whatever, and reapplying usually doesn't really improve your chances because applicants look better on paper with each passing year. But nothing's impossible, so if you're really passionate about a field, then be tenacious and go for it until you've just run out of chances.
Do you feel that it is worth it to reapply (rather than scramble) into a less competitive specialty during the next year's match so that you can at least get into a better program or a program in a more desirable location? Obviously, you have to take what you can get when you scramble,but isnt the impact of having to live in an undesirable location or at a malignant program where you would be miserable a reason to sit out a year?