# on Program ROL & Match Chances??

[ssm7190]

i was curious if there is any hope if someone is ranked in the middle of ROL (30/62) for 5 positions??

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[gutonc]

i was curious if there is any hope if someone is ranked in the middle of ROL (30/62) for 5 positions??

How many times are you going to ask this question?

 

[p30doc]

53.32%

 

[ssm7190]

i guess will find out in a few days, but it is stressful...sometimes we prefer mediocre programs over top programs bc of family reasons

 

[jackets5]

i was curious if there is any hope if someone is ranked in the middle of ROL (30/62) for 5 positions??

Instead of asking the same question 10 times. There is a NRMP document that show the average # of spots each specialty goes on there rank list per spot they have.

 

[septoplasty]

Lol.

 

[ssm7190]

i know...am 5-6 #s below average, but in middle of program ROL

 

[umean2tellme]

124% chance of matching. Congrats.

 

[ssm7190]

umean2tellme: what do u mean n how?

 

[BrakngLyv]

That particular program historically does not go past 25 on its ROL.

 

[ssm7190]

BrakynLyve: how do u know?

 

[ssm7190]

plus a program will not rank 12x if it is certain it only goes down 5x....a couple of my top programs (better than this) were unmatched within last couple of years.

 

[gutonc]

This is fun.

 

[umean2tellme]

umean2tellme: what do u mean n how?

Everyone starts out with 0% chance of matching to a program. Add 1% for each time you ask if you'll match there.

 

[ssm7190]

haha loll am just scared to leave family

 

[BrakngLyv]

BrakynLyve: how do u know?

Inside sources

 

[umean2tellme]

haha loll am just scared to leave family

LOL you'll be fine. Relax and watch movies all day like an MS4 should be doing this time of year.

 

[ssm7190]

thanks will keep praying for my #1

 

[st2205]

thanks will keep praying for my #1

You can pray all you want but your fate has already been decided.

 

[AnesThrow]

This has to be a troll.

 

[Law2Doc]

Everyone starts out with 0% chance of matching to a program. Add 1% for each time you ask if you'll match there.

It's actually the reverse -- the folks who incessantly worry that they ranked too few places more often did. Most of the time there is an underlying reason for ones being so worried and it may have come across in the interview setting. OP, there is always SOAP --I'm sure Something good will slip through the cracks.

 

[viper930]

haha loll am just scared to leave family

Lather up op, its time to SOAP! Either that or you can retire early and dedicate your life to mastering English.

 

[lauritajones]

Why is everyone so mean? I understand what it feels like to be stressed out about this. Good for anyone who can know that their fate is currently in a computer somewhere right now, just waiting to be printed and stuffed into an envelope and NOT freak out. Personally, I'm stressed as hell. I don't deal well with situations in which a computer algorithm controls the outcome of the next 3-5 years of my life.

 

[viper930]

Why is everyone so mean? I understand what it feels like to be stressed out about this. Good for anyone who can know that their fate is currently in a computer somewhere right now, just waiting to be printed and stuffed into an envelope and NOT freak out. Personally, I'm stressed as hell. I don't deal well with situations in which a computer algorithm controls the outcome of the next 3-5 years of my life.

Why not? Much rather it be a computer than a human. Humans suck balls and are prone to error.

 

[zagazig]

Why not? Much rather it be a computer than a human. Humans suck balls and are prone to error.

YEAH! Down with humans I say!