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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]If I ranked a school 4 and didn't get in to 1-3 the system basically reassigns my 4 to my number one spot, this is where the draw comes in to play. If it were he case that the ranking weights the algorithms decision, then there is plenty more strategy to this than DC is saying.  And, even with an early draw i could be screwed, and I guarantee you they will deny that if you call the my schools hotline...[/quote]

Yes, your #4 becomes your #1 if you strike out at 1-3, but the fact that you didn't rank your #4 school as #1 in the first place makes someone who actually ranked it #1 more likely to get it once the computer is sorting among your preference group for that school.  You do not look like a #1 choice just because you're waitlisted at your 1-3 by the time the computer is considering you for your #4 school as compared to others for whom it was always #1.[/quote]

The only way you lose a spot during the deferred acceptance algorithm is if someone else has a higher weighted preference, not a lower numbered rank.[/quote]

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