03-06-2022, 02:23 AM
Make no mistake - and this is true for many programs, not just UCSF. They don’t ‘get their top picks,’ they get their top picks of the very small group of people who write them love letters. UCSF is known to only rank people highly who confirm that they’re ranking UCSF #1. It’s not just narcissism (though that may play a role), it’s also just that it’s important for them to know that people want to be there so they don’t end up dropping out.
So there are typically about 10 applicants who write love letters and rank these strong programs #1. Maybe a little more or less. They probably had like 30 subinterns and 40 interviewees. So that means that even among applicants who chose to do their only away rotation at UCSF, most don’t want to go there, regardless of whether or not UCSF wants them.
The point is, UCSF matches their top 3 ranks, but that’s only after most of their interviewees and even subinterns effectively rejected UCSF.
So there are typically about 10 applicants who write love letters and rank these strong programs #1. Maybe a little more or less. They probably had like 30 subinterns and 40 interviewees. So that means that even among applicants who chose to do their only away rotation at UCSF, most don’t want to go there, regardless of whether or not UCSF wants them.
The point is, UCSF matches their top 3 ranks, but that’s only after most of their interviewees and even subinterns effectively rejected UCSF.
