UCLA Unmatched

[pc1000]

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Is anyone as surprised as I am that UCLA only matched 26 of their 32 positions for IM categorical?

 

[hamburgler]

yeah, i was shocked too. georgetown went unmatched as well only matching 28/31. weird. i guess ucla got too cocky and didn't rank enough people!

 

[downwardspiral]

This would be an example of how 6 lucky people will match into UCLA b/c they thought they would take their chances and scramble. Do you think these spots will be filled with less than stellar U.S. grads? Or will they fill them with unmatched in derm or rads in order to secure a higher quality resident?

 

[dA pilot]

They will fill the spots with the best applicants. They would not know if the applicants are coming from unmatched IM, rads, derm etc. Now, it just depends on who will apply for those spots...

 

[Behcet]

couldn't believe this when I saw it...have to laugh at the UCLA program director - what a fool. The people that suffer though will be the 26 residents who did match, because they'll be stuck with 6 people who either don't want to be there (would rather be in rads, derm, etc.) or who weren't qualified in the first place.

Georgetown isn't such a shock, it was a program with a lot of problems in the past few years. I was surprised to see Dartmouth with an open spot, as well as Penn and Pitt having several spots for what looked like primary care track I think.

 

[pc1000]

yes, I think UCLA miscalculated the interest b/c they had gotten 500 more apps this year than last... I wonder how many people they interviewed and then ranked?

If I were UCLA, and I can do it, I would defer the spots until next year and take more residents next year rather than take "inferior" candidates-- i.e. those who were not interested in IM in the first place.

 

[sweetfynesse]

Originally posted by Behcet
couldn't believe this when I saw it...have to laugh at the UCLA program director - what a fool. The people that suffer though will be the 26 residents who did match, because they'll be stuck with 6 people who either don't want to be there (would rather be in rads, derm, etc.) or who weren't qualified in the first place....

WTF...so, you believe that because an applicant didn't match at UCLA means that they weren't qualified to be there. That's ridiculous. Any graduating medical student is qualified to matriculate into those spots. True, they may not have the top board scores, hell they may not even have stellar grades, but if they are graduating medical school, then they are certainly qualified. It has been shown that grades and board scores have nothing to do with being a great physician (providing that one passes). And isn't that the purpose in all of this--to be great physicians...or must we continue to find ways to separate each other, to feel like we're better than everyone else...

 

[Behcet]

dude, calm down and get a reality check. obviously, if UCLA felt you were qualified to be there, they wouldn't have rejected your application the first time (and you probably wouldn't be in the position of having to scramble, unless it was poor rank list choices that caused you to scramble). I'll freely admit - I applied to UCLA, and I got rejected there. I didn't meet their qualifications, oh well. Even if I had the opportunity to scramble into one of those spots, I wouldn't feel like i deserved it (hell yeah, I'd take it though, if I was in that position).

 

[Hotsauce21]

all i know is they can bite my nuts. i didnt even get an interview....dipsh*ts...let's see who they get now....

 

[Rigomortis]

It's kinda unfortunate cause it's a pretty strong program. I think it suffered because of the hospital being so old and condemned. After they get the new building up and running this probably won't happen.

 

[scaredapplicant]

Many of the applicants who applied to Derm, Rad Onc, Optho etc. also applied to Categorical IM as a backup and interviewed at places like UCLA, Georgetown etc. I don't think UCLA factored that they would be losing some of their top ranked candidates to these other fields.

 

[ckplay]

Regarding rad rejects having superior numbers, i have my doubts. I know a pretty low IQ guy at my school that matched for rad. Maybe he was a good taker or just lucky.

UCLA IM is pretty competitive. If you can't get into rad, it's doubtful you're qualified for UCLA IM. Maybe some Derm rejects.

 

[The Pill Counter]

On a side note, how competitive are the UCLA prelim med spots? Does anyone know how many there are, and are they only for grads going on to the UCLA subspecialties, or are there any free-floating spots?

 

[Anthony328]

I heard several people discussing the status of UCLA harbor and how there was a chance it would be closing throughout my interviews, my guess is that this may have factored into how people ranked it, and the fact that they didnt fill...just a thought

 

[gas-x]

dude,

harbor filled completely; it's the main campus UCLA that didn't fill.
harbor is county, UCLA is private. so i doubt they have anything to do with each other.

 

[newbie123]

Harbor is not closing!🙂 When I was there in December, I was told that they were able to get the funding they needed to stay open.