MD Chances of matching ortho?

[prospectivemd3]

Hey guys,

I'm looking to apply ortho during the match and have the following grades/ECs/Scores:
3rd year: High Pass (OBGYN, Psych, Neuro, Medicine), Honors (Surgery), Remaining: Peds, Ambulatory med, Family Med.
Clinical Evals have been fairly strong so far.
Step 1: PASS
Step 2: *will take later this summer*
Research: 5 pubs, 1 case report; Will be taking a research year this upcoming year at a productive ortho institution.
ECs: Student Advisor for 1 year, Student interviewer for ADCOM 1yr, a general member of a few interest groups.
I most likely will not get AOA but feel like I have a solid amount of strong LORs so far.

What are my chances at matching ortho? If they arent very high then should I consider other specialties like Anesthesiology or Medicine?

Thanks for your feedback.

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[voxveritatisetlucis]

Looks good if high step

 

[RJ McReady]

Unfortunately the HP’s will not help you much, though your honors in surgery will. You may get questions as to why you didn’t honor those rotations. Obviously, try to H your remaining ones. If you’re doing a research year that will really help your odds; take full advantage and try to crank out as many pubs/abstracts as you can. Obviously try to get >250 on step 2 as other poster stated. Most importantly, after your research year choose 3-4 away rotations where your home faculty has strong connections and do well at those; that will make the most difference for you.
Good luck!