A plurality of candidates match at home program. None of those candidates 'needed' to do an away. Aways are very helpful but you can match w/o

people match wihout doing a single away alll the time

but is this people who are choosing not to do any aways or those not getting offers?

usually schools like harvard where they discourage it

so NOT people who applied and just didnt get offers :(

no aways and matched. however i had to really show people my personality during interviews etc. and couldn't bank on people already knowing what i was about

how did you go about doing that effectively? and did you apply to aways or chose not to?

I chose not to apply to aways until july bc wasn't convinced on it being worth the money. I got multiple interviews with 1 away (in nov) and i didn't match at the away. I could've just saved my money for a month (although still happy no matter what, hindsight 20/20). I also got rejected from like 19 aways and only got 1 and got an interview at a place that rejected my away app. YOU WILL BE OK

that is actually so helpful to hear :') and im happy it all worked out for you!

Matched at my top choice without doing an away -- you will be just fine!! Just nail your interviews.

this is going to be an annoying answer, I know. But i just kept reminding myself to be authentic - I talked ALOT to my boyfriend everyday about experiences that I had in the past and during my RY and current topics in healthcare, in hindsight I realized that these "rant sessions" were really just practice interviews to me. I chose to not do aways, but I wish I had done at least one away because I missed out on a few institutions that I really liked. But ended up matching at an institution I probably would have picked over the others anyway.

I also matched at a T5 without an away! you dont need to do an away to match at many places

the only caveat is that soem applicants I've talked to this cycle only got interviews from their home + aways - in that case you are losing a connection but agree it's still possible

to the matched at a T5, chose not to do aways due to life circumstances. The program wasn't one i had any ties to geographically/otherwise, not my home program

agree with the person saying many people only get interviews from home + aways. unless you are an above average candidate (amazing grades, research, etc), getting aways can be difficult. it is not "first come first served" like many people are led to believe. matching with no aways when you are from a t10 med school is not the example to give as hope. for average applicants, aways are the most important thing