# in the rank list - 5ww

[ArchivalUser]

If I rank a program as #5 rather than #2 in my list, will it decrease my chance to get in ?

How the match goes?

[ArchivalUser]

use the search function to read about this topic, and definitely read the nrmp algorithm.

match pearl: rank the program in order of preference, match works to your advantage.

[ArchivalUser]

read this
http://www.nrmp.org/res_match/about_res/algorithms.html