I am accepted into the NW track. Dirk, probably the guy you emailed, is the best one to talk with. The most info I received was from him. However, it was pretty general. I do know that when choosing clinical "tracks" for 3rd and 4th years in the pacific NW...meaning Portland/seattle (and some rural areas in both states), it is done by class rank of all the 30 students in the NW track. I guess that kind of bothered me a little as I would really like to be based mostly in Portland. I guess I will need to rank higher if my preferences are so strong.