**Official 2024 Ortho PASS/Interviews/Match/Non-Match**

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How much weight do the current residents have in the selection process? Either in match or non-match? I feel like non-match residents would have more say in the process but I don't know. Is it good if residents like ypu and relay that to the faculty?
This depends heavily on the program. A "yes" vote from residents at some programs will make or break you, but at other programs it may not help as much. It really depends on how a department selects their residents and this varies across departments (e.g. some programs the chair has most of the power, other programs every faculty and resident has near equal voting rights).

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Do you guys recommend thank you letters after interview? Letter of intent to non match programs?
I don't think that makes too much sense since to write a LOI - it isn't like Dental school, where you could interview and get acceptances at multiple programs. That isn't the case for ortho match or non-match. I believe all of the non-match programs require you to withdraw from match if you get accepted, so I personally wouldn't, just because you are really only supposed to get 1 acceptance for ortho. Seems like overkill compared to being on a waitlist for a dental school program.
 
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