hazelmei and ayoon,
sorry to be the bearer of bad news, but in an earlier post (UCSF--second rounds?)... stan and i gave information regarding the UCSF alternate list. i was told by barbra richardson that last year, they had offered a spot to someone who was 47th on their list of 50 alternates. barbra then extended the explanation that those who had held spots at other dental institutions are removed from the alternate list, that's why they were able to offer the spot to the 47th member.
stanford fencer called and made the clarification that it was those who held positions at other "california" institutions who were subsequently removed from the alternate list.
is this not correct, stan?
you guys may want to call barbra's direct line to confirm this information again.