to answer your questions:
IMHO i think that my class did exceptionally well in the match. Many people matched at big name institutions and in very difficult fields. In many cases, my classmates and i are one of the first D.Os to "infilitrate" the residency. I didn't hear of anybody scrambling. Most people got their 1st choice. A small handful dropped to number 2 and maybe only a couple of people went lower than the second choice.
During our match day party, i was very impressed with the places people are going. I think the school is compiling a list of where people match. WE traditionally do well in the chicago areas but my class seemed to branch out all over the united states. Big names include UCLA, USC, Brown, UCONN, Darthmouth, Northwestern, Rush, Emory, Univ. of Illinois, Loyola, UC Davis, Cleveland Clinic, Temple, University of Kansas, Vanderbilt, Wisconsin, SIU (southern illinois), Cook County, etc, etc.
My unofficial count makes me believe about more than half went primary care (IM, FP, PEDS, and many include OB/GYN). Of course many of these people in primary care will later do a fellowship and specialize. There is a small handful that's going into anesthesiology. About 20-25 going into ER.... 15 will be at Oly. 5 to pysch, a few in surgery, 1 neurosurgery, 5-7 in radiology, a couple in PM & R, 5 in neurology, 4-5 gunning for ortho, 1 ophtomalogy, 1 urology... i'm probably leaving something out but you get the gist. I think an overwhelming majority went allopathic. Most of the people that went AOA were from michigan. I myself went allopathic.
I, too am preparing for my move west ward. It's definitely a pain in the butt!!! I have an apartment full of furniture and stuff that i'm selling if you need anything.
-tp
Originally posted by SM-UCLA tech
Thanks Tp......
Good luck to you in residency! I would love to ask you some questions such as.........What specialty have you chosen? How did the match go? Are you doing an osteopathic or allopathic residency? How many students are going into specialties? etc.....
And believe it or not......I am very relaxed right now. For some reason, I am not too worried about starting school, YET! The only things that are on my mind are the financial aid questions and logistics about moving across country.
Take Care!