Gaurenteed matching?

[KSUViolet06]

My school doesn't guarantee matching, but they do let PNMs know that by maximizing their options (attending and ranking ALL 3 groups they pref) they have a 99% chance of receiving a bid. They are aware that as long as they do that, they'll get a bid somewhere.

[UGAalum94]

Originally Posted by KSUViolet06

My school doesn't guarantee matching, but they do let PNMs know that by maximizing their options (attending and ranking ALL 3 groups they pref) they have a 99% chance of receiving a bid to one of those groups.

How much difference do you think quota additions make in the 99% number at your campus?

(Depending on who she is preffing, a girl might have a 100% chance of getting one of her three if she lists them all and one group that she lists typically doesn't make quota.)

I find all this stuff really interesting. I really thought quota additions were wonderful, but since I realized that they didn't necessarily benefit all girls who maximized, I'm starting to wonder if using release figures and allowing groups to snap bid to chapter total right after regular bid matching wouldn't work just as well.

Other than the QAs not knowing that they were QAs in a way that snap bids know they were further down the list, what are the other benefits of QAs over snap bids if you were using release figures in both methods?

[KSUViolet06]

My campus does use the new RFM and QA's and I think our overall placement rate has improved because of it. In addition, I also think the number of women placed to their #1 choices has also improved greatly.

[kathykd2005]

This guaranteed bid matching is an interesting concept. I don't believe it was ever used at my alma mater, because I always remember some ladies not receiving bids... I will have to ask if they are using this format now. I would imagine the numbers would go up dramatically.

[UGAalum94]

Originally Posted by kathykd2005

This guaranteed bid matching is an interesting concept. I don't believe it was ever used at my alma mater, because I always remember some ladies not receiving bids... I will have to ask if they are using this format now. I would imagine the numbers would go up dramatically.

Well, even if they are matching all the girls who maximize their options, there are likely to be folks who ISP or otherwise don't maximize and don't receive bids.

So even with guaranteed matching, there'd be some girls without bids.

[kathykd2005]

Ah, I see... Interesting. I will have to look into this.