How are the SF match results announced?
Do I have to be at school on the day of the match?
Do I have to be at school on the day of the match?
SF match results for residency
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your deans office will get a fax, and they can call you (or you can call them, be there as early as possible), and/or you'll get a call from the program director that day.
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I suppose if you didn't match, it'd be easier to be around your home base for the scramble. Otherwise where you are on the day of the match isn't going to affect where you matched.
I just figured I'd share the wealth from my conversation with SF Match reps yesterday.
Regarding when you receive the news:
According to the person with whom I spoke, you will be emailed on the day of the match (January 14th) regardless of whether you've matched or not. The email will tell you if you matched, and if so, it will tell you where you matched.
Regarding programs contacting applicants:
Programs find out around the same time that deans' offices find out, which could mean sooner or later - some programs will choose to contact applicants directly, but according to the rep, this is "infrequent".
Regarding when you receive the news:
According to the person with whom I spoke, you will be emailed on the day of the match (January 14th) regardless of whether you've matched or not. The email will tell you if you matched, and if so, it will tell you where you matched.
Regarding programs contacting applicants:
Programs find out around the same time that deans' offices find out, which could mean sooner or later - some programs will choose to contact applicants directly, but according to the rep, this is "infrequent".
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Thats odd, I spoke with SF match the other day and they said this year they will send an email on Jan. 13th ONLY if you don't match (so that those can scramble). If you DON'T get an email on the 13th, this means you matched and will be contacted by PD or your dean's office on the 14th.
In the end, who knows what will really happen, just check your email every minute on the 13th, hehe
Thats odd, I spoke with SF match the other day and they said this year they will send an email on Jan. 13th ONLY if you don't match (so that those can scramble). If you DON'T get an email on the 13th, this means you matched and will be contacted by PD or your dean's office on the 14th.
In the end, who knows what will really happen, just check your email every minute on the 13th, hehe
Haha, that's so ridiculous! I guess each one of them says something different. My friend spoke to them earlier this week and they told her that programs find out earlier (i.e. on the 13th) so it's likely that they'll contact you themselves. However, she also heard that we don't receive emails the night before.
Ah well, who am I kidding. I'll be checking every second that week anyway.
This is the scenario that happened my match year...and I thought this was ALWAYS the case until confllicting word on SDN happened. Unless there is proof this year that it happens otherwise, take the above as the general match process.
from SFMatch's website:
Thurs., January 13, 2011
Match Results
Match results available to programs. Programs must login to SF Match account to view Match results. Match applicants are generally contacted the same day by their matched programs.
Applicants match results available to US Dean's offices. ** my school's dean's office has indicated they will call us and let us know if/where we matched.**
Fri., January 14, 2011
Match results are released to applicants. Login to SF Match account to view Match results.
Mon., January 17, 2011
Any post-match vacancies which remain after the match will be announced on this website. Select your specialty from the SF Match home page and click on the "Vacancies" button on the left-hand side menu.
We only list vacancies of programs which have indicated that they will accept applications for their unfilled positions.
Applicants who did not match may begin applying to these positions by negotiating directly with the programs regarding any documentation that they require. If the programs ask you to forward your CAS file, use the post-match distribution form to request your application to be forwarded to the program. There is a fee for this service.
Thurs., January 13, 2011
Match Results
Match results available to programs. Programs must login to SF Match account to view Match results. Match applicants are generally contacted the same day by their matched programs.
Applicants match results available to US Dean's offices. ** my school's dean's office has indicated they will call us and let us know if/where we matched.**
Fri., January 14, 2011
Match results are released to applicants. Login to SF Match account to view Match results.
Mon., January 17, 2011
Any post-match vacancies which remain after the match will be announced on this website. Select your specialty from the SF Match home page and click on the "Vacancies" button on the left-hand side menu.
We only list vacancies of programs which have indicated that they will accept applications for their unfilled positions.
Applicants who did not match may begin applying to these positions by negotiating directly with the programs regarding any documentation that they require. If the programs ask you to forward your CAS file, use the post-match distribution form to request your application to be forwarded to the program. There is a fee for this service.
