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Question 5. What benefits do applicants and programs experience
from the Matching Program?
- Applicants and internship programs are assured of receiving
the best match possible.
The previous UND system could not provide such assurance. Many
internship sites, out of fear of having their offer "held" by
an applicant, made offers to less-preferred candidates whom
they believed were more likely to accept an offer. In addition,
some applicants would accept offers from less-preferred sites,
due to not wanting to keep an offer on "hold," because of a
desire to quickly end an anxiety-ridden process, or because
the more-preferred offer is made too late.
In the Matching Program, internship sites and applicants do
not have to worry about these issues. All parties can be assured
of the best match possible based on the rankings submitted.
Decisions by applicants and programs regarding rankings can
be based on the applicants' and programs' true preferences for
each other, without the need to speculate on the likelihood
of subsequent offers being made or accepted.
The bottom line: applicants and programs achieve better results
under the Matching Program than under the previous UND process.
- It eliminates much of the stress and pressure that occurred
for applicants and programs on Uniform Notification Day, as
well as the time required to make and respond to phone calls
on that day.
- Both applicants and programs can re-focus their efforts on
getting the best internship / applicant available, rather than
on how to "play the game" or "manipulate the system." For all
participants, the best possible outcome is achieved by providing
one's true preferences to the Matching Program.
- Applicants can rank-order their true preferences without regard
to the likelihood of obtaining a position at any particular
program.
- Similarly, internship programs may rank applicants without
concern about how likely each applicant is to accept an offer.
Thus, internship programs have little incentive to pressure
applicants to disclose their rankings or to otherwise "break
the rules."
- The Matching Program allows couples far greater flexibility
in coordinating their internship acceptances than under the
previous system. A special procedure allows couples to submit
coordinated Rank Order Lists, providing such options as requesting
placement at the same agency or within the same geographical
area.
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6 March 2002
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