Question about Couples Matching Strategy

[RainerMaria]

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One of my advisors told me that if couples matching, it's better to rank "realistic" (e.g., upper mid tier) programs higher than uber-competitive programs. I was wondering if this is true or not. I've always heard the dogma that you should rank your top choice program as number 1, no matter what. But this advisor said that it is a bit more complicated for couples than that. Is that true? Anyone heard of this?

Thanks

 

[majahops]

... would also appreciate any tips on couples matching anybody might have. (IM and PEDs in my case).

One of my advisors told me that if couples matching, it's better to rank "realistic" (e.g., upper mid tier) programs higher than uber-competitive programs. I was wondering if this is true or not. I've always heard the dogma that you should rank your top choice program as number 1, no matter what. But this advisor said that it is a bit more complicated for couples than that. Is that true? Anyone heard of this?

Thanks

 

[DrSnips]

Once you understand how the algorithm works, I think it becomes very clear that you should continue to rank your most favored combinations in a higher spot regardless of competitiveness, even in the couples match. Here is how it works for the couples match:

http://www-personal.umich.edu/~jeffshuo/nrmpcouples.html

 

[gutonc]

Perhaps you could wander over to this thread that was already started about couples matching.

 

[NotAProgDirector]

One of my advisors told me that if couples matching, it's better to rank "realistic" (e.g., upper mid tier) programs higher than uber-competitive programs. I was wondering if this is true or not. I've always heard the dogma that you should rank your top choice program as number 1, no matter what. But this advisor said that it is a bit more complicated for couples than that. Is that true? Anyone heard of this?

Thanks

Your advisor is giving you terrible advice.

Read this thread all the way through (note some of the early posts are not correct, so read the whole thing!): http://forums.studentdoctor.net/showthread.php?t=604622

If this doesn't clear it up, post again.