As AP chief resident here, after reading the posts on here i'm obliged
to address these issues after chatting with some of our directors.
First, I'm not sure where (or why) the # 8 was posted. We have been
accredited for 8, but don't have the funding for that many. And I'm
pretty sure that includes all candidates, including AP/CP and AP & CP onlys.
Candidates have always been told during the interview process that
we've taken 6-7ish in the past, but we don't have any sorta QUOTA. We take the best candidates, simple as that.
Second, 5 is indeed correct as to the # of slots, and may have been
reduced because of selections outside the match. Historically, Stanford has
RARELY taken people outside the match and strongly desires candidates within the regular match process. But this year we had extremely unusual
circumstances surrounding 2 candidates, both with previous training,
that explains the non-match selections.
Trust me, I wouldn't have come to a place that's shady whatSOever, and
defintely would not want to represent such a place as a chief. PM or
post with any other questions. Later dudes.