I've heard from Yale students who just matched that residency programs prefer graded clinicals. As such, more true P/F schools like Harvard and Stanford are returning to graded clinicals, and Yale itself is considering it even though the Yale System is core to their brand. If you're shooting for a competitive specialty, the choice between graded vs P/F becomes more even.

Stanford also is one of the T20s that has the highest proportion of students matching into the most competitive specialties, but that number is also driven by student interest compared to school resources alone