Thank you's?

[confettiflyer]

Rank exactly in your order of preference. Ranking someone just because they will rank you will not increase your chances. It's hard to explain it in a forum post, but trust me, it does not.

I don't know, it makes perfect sense to me, I just can't explain it. Why can't people understand this is beyond me.

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[gammaknife]

I don't know, it makes perfect sense to me, I just can't explain it. Why can't people understand this is beyond me.

I agree. If a program i like the most has 1 spot and my 2nd or 3rd choice program who likes me the most has 2 spots, does this still apply. Thank you

 

[bacillus1]

I agree. If a program i like the most has 1 spot and my 2nd or 3rd choice program who likes me the most has 2 spots, does this still apply. Thank you

Yes, this applies regardless of the number of spots.

 

[joetrisman]

Description of the Algorithm

The algorithm starts with an attempt to place an applicant into the program that is most preferred on the applicant's list. If the applicant cannot be matched to this first choice program, an attempt is then made to place the applicant into the second choice program, and so on, until the applicant obtains a tentative match, or all the applicant's choices have been exhausted.

An applicant can be tentatively matched to a program in this algorithm if the program also ranks the applicant on its Rank Order List, and either:

the program has an unfilled position available for the applicant. In this case there is room in the program to make a tentative match between the applicant and program; or
the program does not have an unfilled position, but the applicant is more preferred by the program to another applicant who is currently tentatively matched to the program. In this case the applicant who is the least preferred current match in the program is removed from the program to make room for a tentative match with the more preferred applicant.
Matches are referred to as tentative because an applicant who is matched to a program at one point in this process may later be removed from the program, to make room for an applicant more preferred by the program, as described in the second case above. When an applicant is removed from a previous tentative match, an attempt is then made to re-match this applicant, starting from the top of this applicant's list.

This process is carried out for all applicants, until each applicant has either been tentatively matched to the most preferred choice possible, or all choices submitted by the applicant have been exhausted. When all applicants have been considered, the matching algorithm is complete and tentative matches become final.

In summary, each applicant's Rank Order List is traversed "downwards", from most preferred program to least preferred, until the first program is reached at which the applicant can be tentatively matched, or until the applicant's list of choices is exhausted. Each program accepts applicants "upwards" on its Rank Order List, continually removing less preferred matches in favor of more preferred applicants, until the program is matched to the most preferred applicants who wish to be matched to the program

www.natmatch.com/ashprmp/aboutalg.html

To hopefully dissuade misguided ranking...

 

[ucrx]

i asked a pgy2 he said its really just tie breaker for ranking but its mostly how u did on the interview

i'm wondering if i should send thank you email a couple weeks past the interview, any thoughts?

This is how a program I'm familiar with treats thank you letters.

I would send the email within a couple days of the interview.

 

[patmcd]

This is how a program I'm familiar with treats thank you letters.

I would send the email within a couple days of the interview.

Thank you notes should typically be send within in 1 week of the interview. I usually shoot for 2-3 business days.

 

[confettiflyer]

Thank you notes should typically be send within in 1 week of the interview. I usually shoot for 2-3 business days.

yeah otherwise you're just reminding them how late you are sending a letter, haha

 

[ucrx]

yeah otherwise you're just reminding them how late you are sending a letter, haha

I feel like email is even shorter. If you send me an email a week later I may wonder what took so long.

 

[dftpnk]

is there any consensus on thank you e-mails/hand-written letters for PPS interviews for residency programs?

 

[John Detter]

Sorry about bringing up an old thread, but how do you guys feel about thank you notes for residents you talked to at the residency showcase? I feel like the showcase is a little early in the process, but I've overheard some people saying they're bringing cards to midyear.

 

[tungsten87]

Sorry about bringing up an old thread, but how do you guys feel about thank you notes for residents you talked to at the residency showcase? I feel like the showcase is a little early in the process, but I've overheard some people saying they're bringing cards to midyear.

I think that thank you notes for the showcase are largely a waste of time. NO ONE at the showcase will remember you unless it it for a negative reason 95% of the time. I can't even say that I think they matter for on-site interviews - I matched to one of the institutions that I did not send hand-written thank you notes to, and was passed over by a couple of programs where I wrote hand-written notes to every interviewer. I think this is really institution-dependent, but I doubt it will make or break you. Tough to say - as a PGY-1 I will be participating in the interview process so I will definitely follow up with more insight into this at a later time.

 

[Doc Hawaii]

I agree with tungsten 87. I matched to a place where I did not write a single thank you note, but I did not match to places where I wrote them. A big waste of time IMO.