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  • September 29, 2023 at 8:23 am #5009
    Lynne Hamann
    Participant

    Hello Fellow Coordinators,

    Happy Friday to you all.

    I am curious if anyone knowa if there are significantly less appliants in the Orthopedic Match this cycle.  Our total applicant number are significantly less than previously years.  I am looking to find an explanation for this.

    Please weigh in if your number are down as well.  Or if you are able to point me the right direction to find this information, that would also be helpful.

    If you wish to reach out directly, my email is lhamann1@pennstatehealth.psu.edu .

    Thank you,

    Lynne – PSU

    September 29, 2023 at 8:30 am #5010
    Monica Welsh
    Keymaster

    Hi Lynne:

    My program director and I were looking at the low number of applications our program had yesterday (about 300 less) and she said that’s a good thing.  She said instead of applicants applying to every single program in the U.S. they are only applying to the ones they are really interested in going to.  I think this was discussed at a CORD meeting and PD’s were asked to help spread the word to med students about not applying to everything.

    Monica Welsh, C-TAGME

    University of Louisville

    ARCOS Board Member at Large

     

     

    September 29, 2023 at 8:34 am #5011
    Laurie Lynch
    Keymaster

    Good morning, Lynne! Happy Friday to you as well!

    Yes, our application numbers are down about 150 from last year. My program director is speculating that with signaling, perhaps the powers that be are achieving their hope to bring the applications to a more manageable number.

    I would also be interested to hear if this is a trend other programs are noting this year.

    Thanks for posting the question!

    Laurie

    WMed Kalamazoo

    September 29, 2023 at 8:40 am #5012
    Courtney Matlach
    Keymaster

    Hi-

    We received about 100 less applications compared to last year but did get more signals this time around. Our guess was that people who didn’t signal us decided not to apply at all.

    Courtney Matlach

    Montefiore Medical Center

    September 29, 2023 at 9:22 am #5013
    Kristen Hyer
    Participant

    Lynne,

    Interesting you mentioned this as we have less total applications than in years past as well. I’m relieved that it’s a trend across the board.

    Kristen

    SUNY Upstate Medical University

    September 29, 2023 at 9:29 am #5014
    Viveka Spivey
    Participant

    Good Morning, We have about 150 less.  The coordinator Facebook Group was talking about this too.  It seems to be happening in other specialties too.  Seems like signaling is working to reduce the number of programs that students apply to.  This is a good thing! We do have more signals than last year.

    -Viveka Spivey-

    September 29, 2023 at 9:30 am #5015
    Julissa Ballesteros
    Participant

    Good morning,

    Yes, our program received about 200 applications less than last year.

    Julissa

    September 29, 2023 at 9:39 am #5016
    Laura Brown
    Participant

    Same here.

    About half the amount as last year, more signals, and just an overall better quality. I think the half I’m missing are the desperation applicants who throw at everything, hoping something will stick. Like everyone else said, I think the strategies are working.

    September 29, 2023 at 9:39 am #5017
    Robin Sasaoka
    Participant

    Good morning,

    Our numbers are down by almost 200 applications this year, so it seems like signaling is working!

     

    Robin Sasaoka – Oregon Health & Science University

    September 29, 2023 at 9:43 am #5018
    Donna Lizut
    Participant

    Same concerns for Fellowship Match Apps, as we are 1/4 the amount we have typically received over the years.

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