question about ortho residency

[averageguy]

how hard is it to get into ortho. i hear different things from different people and was wondering if residents or med students who know more than me could give me advice on what to do.
for a little background, i am an m3, my boards are 234 and my rank is ~10 out of 75 in my class. one professor told me that i had no chance if i am not aoa and 250 board scores. does research help? i have been told yes and i have some but not in ortho. any help would be greatly appreciated.

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[ortho060802]

Don't worry. You are fine. Your board score is above the mean for people who matched last year. You have time to do a little research if you want. I think around 35% were aoa last year. Look at some of the posts and you can see.

 

[Zoom-Zoom]

Don't worry. You are fine. Your board score is above the mean for people who matched last year. You have time to do a little research if you want. I think around 35% were aoa last year. Look at some of the posts and you can see.

Last year:
Ave step 1: 230
%AOA- 32
% with research- 93
% with pubs- 62

 

[averageguy]

Thanks for the info. I wish people would not go off spouting information that is not correct like my professor did. You'd think that an attending would know a little more than that and be a little more helpful but what do i know?