Originally Posted by onesolo

I say congrats no matter where the person is be it Yale or an affliate. I'm happy for everyone.

Originally Posted by neilc

hey, i agree. after going on quite a few interviews at some "good" programs and being totally underwhelmed, and be blown away by the quality of some non-prestigious programs, you can see that there is a lot more to the residency program perception than meets the eye.

but, to come on here and try to talk up a placement based on the prestige of the program goes in the face of this. it was clear that the poster really thought something special was happening, based on the brand name. as rrod said, this is likely a great place to train, which is awesome. but, if you are going to brag about something, you are really just saying "hey, prestige matters to me!". and then when it turns out to be not so prestigious, it is tough to turn around and try to claim that prestige all of the sudden does not matter.

moral of the story: residency is great. but, the vast majority of us match in very good programs for our needs. if you want to brag on how much better your prestigious match is, it really had better be prestigious. otherwise you look kinda silly.