To the point below: 1) programs that didn't happen to match any URM candidates didn't necessarily do so intentionally, the match is a 2-way process and not indicative of the population interviewed or the program's match order 2) Asians aren't URM lol when derm people say "increase diversity" this it not the population they're referring to (and I'm Asian)
True that this is a 2-way street. However the question is: why do URM people not rank those programs highly enough to match? This part matters a whole lot too - there are characteristics about specific programs that may be perceived as red flags for URM ultimately informing their ROL. I mean out of 10 (ten) spots in harvard this year, there is not a single Black person.
Right, and Harvard picks who they want (doubt they go past 15 on their ROL list). From what I've heard, Boston is a VERY hostile place for black people. << My guess is at the end of the day while Harvard may care about URM recruitment, it's not the #1 factor (nor should it be). Naturally if you're a highly qualified URM in terms of academics and grades w/many publications, the Derm academic faculty world will be eating out of the palm of your hand.
1. Most programs pick the applicants they want. Especially top tier ones. 2. I think they were making fun of the fact that someone said they're trying to make "asians extinct" when she still is taking plenty of Asians at her program lol << I mean she can't make every spot URM the way Howard University Derm can. < It's just funny that whenever diversity initiatives get mentioned, Asians get more upset about it than white people, even though whites are racist towards asians as well. That's what I was making fun of. < < Yes, black people are never racist towards Asians. (looks at all the people disproportionately committing violence against Asians)