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Question 2. How do I make out my Rank Order List(s)?
As a participant in the Match, you will submit one or more Rank Order List(s) of internship applicants to National Matching Services no later than the Rank Order List submission deadline (the use of multiple Rank Order Lists is discussed below). These list(s) should consist of the internship applicants to whom you would like to be matched, in order of preference (e.g., first choice, second choice, etc.). This order of preference is extremely important, in that the computer will give you the best possible match based on the rankings that you submit.
The computer will only consider matching you to those applicants who: (a) you have included on one or more of your Rank Order List(s), and (b) have included your program on their Rank Order List. Of course, you should only include on your Rank Order List(s) those internship applicants who have applied to your program.
Many programs will choose to only rank the applicants who remain under consideration after the interview process, rather than all of the applicants who applied to their program. However, since there is no limit on the number of applicants who may be included on your list(s), you may rank as many or as few applicants as you wish.
If you decide that a particular applicant is unacceptable to you under any circumstances, simply omit that applicant from your Rank Order List(s). You cannot be matched to any applicant who does not appear on your Rank Order List(s). Be aware, however, that reducing the number of applicants on your Rank Order List(s) potentially increases your chances of having one or more of your positions remain unfilled.
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6 March 2002
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