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If so, what would make you want to? If not, why?
I wouldn't. Potential for drama if things go sour. Significant disadvantages with having to couples match if things do work out.
It's nice getting uprooted together for sure, but a disadvantage from a professional and career goals standpoint. It's much more difficult to match at your personal top choice being part of a couple participating in the match versus applying solo.Interesting you point out couples match as being a negative. I almost feel like it would be nice that you're both getting uprooted together vs. dating someone outside of medicine where you have to force them to make the difficult decision of changing their trajectory to match yours.
I have dated a fellow med student. It's not a big deal. Just don't cheat on her with a third med student. Then you may have problems.
It's nice getting uprooted together for sure, but a disadvantage from a professional and career goals standpoint. It's much more difficult to match at your personal top choice being part of a couple participating in the match versus applying solo.
I don't know, just basing this on the experience of my classmates who went through couples match as well as the anecdotal experience on my psych interview trail where I met numerous couples matching applicants who reportedly had to apply to quadruple the number of programs that I did. Don't know their outcomes. I personally wouldn't want to do that.Makes sense. Have there been studies to determine if its harder to match in general if you're applying to something competitive?
I don't know, just basing this on the experience of my classmates who went through couples match as well as the anecdotal experience on my psych interview trail where I met numerous couples matching applicants who reportedly had to apply to quadruple the number of programs that I did. Don't know their outcomes. I personally wouldn't want to do that.