I discovered that I liked psychiatry relatively late last year which came as a surprise because I had been devoted to doing pediatrics all through med school. I decided to apply to psychiatry and have interviewed at some great programs. However, after doing more electives this year, I've realized that I should have applied to pedi. I still enjoy psych but pedi is a better fit and I think it will make me happier in the long run. So my dilemma is what to do about match. I feel somewhat bad that if I rank I am taking a spot from someone who would stay in the program. I approached my pedi advisor about SOAPing and they have strongly discouraged me from doing this. Can anyone offer any advice on whether I would be better off SOAPing or matching and then transferring out pgy-1. Is it hard to transfer out of psychiatry and are most PDs supportive about this? Thanks