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Out of curiosity, why are matched students so focused on which programs didn't fill?
I'm shocked it hasn't leaked onto the Internet yet,
Well, #1 won't happen, all will fill in the scramble, but #2 makes sense. Thanks for explaining it to me...Two reasons:
1. Wondering if any of my programs might be short-staffed next year
2. If my, say, #5 didn't fill, then MOST LIKELY that's as far as I fell on my list. This is assuming that they ranked me. It could eliminate large chunks of possibilities, depending on who didn't fill...
Again, I don't care enough to seek out a match violation. I loved my whole list, so, yeah....
Well, #1 won't happen, all will fill in the scramble, but #2 makes sense. Thanks for explaining it to me...
I wanted to see which programs I applied to and waited on for an interview because I thought they were great (or at least feasible in/near a great location) passed me up for an interview so I could have a chuckle at their expense now (yes, I know I'm very mature), to see if any of the programs I interviewed at didn't fill (so I could get some sort of flawed idea of how others viewed these programs - hopefully they weren't gonna be my top choices), and most of all - pure unadulterated intrigue/curiosity 😀
It is a violation of the Match Participation Agreement:
* to share the List of Unfilled Programs with anyone who did not register for The Match or who otherwise is eligible to receive it;
* to distribute or post any Match Week information from the secure Web site, including the List of Unfilled Programs and the Regional Match Statistics, to any Web site or non NRMP-related matching service;