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[[File:Match Day 2007.jpg|450px|thumb|right|''Courtesy of the AP'']] A '''Match list''' refers to a fourth-year medical student's ranking of residency programs in preparation for the National Residency Matching Program's [[Match Day]], starting with their "number one" choice and ending with "F**k, I hope I don't end up here."<ref>[http://gomerblog.com/2015/11/nrmp-match-2/ It’s a Match! Tinder to replace NRMP match in residency programs]</ref> Before heading on the [[Interview Trail]], a fourth-year medical student's '''Match list''' can contain about 30-50 programs. However, after canceling half of the interviews after these student's realize that interviewing during winter and its inevitable snowstorms that take place on interview days, the '''Match list''' will typically decrease to only 2-10 programs. The exception to this rule are the highly competitive subspecialties in which ranking a minimum of 40,000 programs is recommended to hopefully secure a residency spot.