Hello,
just imagine this thread that we usually see in the forums many times :
"I am an IMG with step 1 score 201, step 2 score 198, do you I have a chance for dermatology ?? "
we all know that the usual response to such thread is : you absolutely have no chance, you should have at least 250+ both steps to be considered for derma as IMG ... you better think about low competitive specialty or primary care ones.
in fact, we always emphasis on step score to be stellar, talking about 240+ or 250+ if you want to match for top ranked programs or high competitive specialties, but is this true?
I have been reading so many threads in this forum and other forums that everyone talking about 240+, 250+ both steps if you want to match,, while in fact ... I don't think this is true in most of the cases, Just a very quick view on NRMP charting outcome,
http://www.nrmp.org/data/chartingoutcomes2011.pdf
you will find IMG with mean score of 230 matched to very top competitive residencies like ortho, derma, neurosurgery, general surgery .... you will even find candidates with score 200 or below 200 matched to very competitive programs ... I know most of you would tell that these candidates had connections or they did something extraordinary to get matched .. I agree, and this proves my points ... scores are way overrated in the forums among students .... because with low scores you can still match, on the other hand if you looked to the charting outcome, you will find applicants with outstanding scores 260+ were not able to match to low competitive programs ...
if you looked carefully to the charting outcome, you will notice that much of the applicants get matched to the very high competitive programs had scores mean of 230, I am even talking about IMGs here, while the mean score of low competitive programs would lie between 210 - 220 ... I don't know where ( you must be 240+ , 250+ to be considered ) came from!
so let's go back to our original thread :
"I am an IMG with step 1 score 201, step 2 score 198, do you I have a chance for dermatology ??
the answer is: although your chances are very low, but yes you can.
just imagine this thread that we usually see in the forums many times :
"I am an IMG with step 1 score 201, step 2 score 198, do you I have a chance for dermatology ?? "
we all know that the usual response to such thread is : you absolutely have no chance, you should have at least 250+ both steps to be considered for derma as IMG ... you better think about low competitive specialty or primary care ones.
in fact, we always emphasis on step score to be stellar, talking about 240+ or 250+ if you want to match for top ranked programs or high competitive specialties, but is this true?
I have been reading so many threads in this forum and other forums that everyone talking about 240+, 250+ both steps if you want to match,, while in fact ... I don't think this is true in most of the cases, Just a very quick view on NRMP charting outcome,
http://www.nrmp.org/data/chartingoutcomes2011.pdf
you will find IMG with mean score of 230 matched to very top competitive residencies like ortho, derma, neurosurgery, general surgery .... you will even find candidates with score 200 or below 200 matched to very competitive programs ... I know most of you would tell that these candidates had connections or they did something extraordinary to get matched .. I agree, and this proves my points ... scores are way overrated in the forums among students .... because with low scores you can still match, on the other hand if you looked to the charting outcome, you will find applicants with outstanding scores 260+ were not able to match to low competitive programs ...
if you looked carefully to the charting outcome, you will notice that much of the applicants get matched to the very high competitive programs had scores mean of 230, I am even talking about IMGs here, while the mean score of low competitive programs would lie between 210 - 220 ... I don't know where ( you must be 240+ , 250+ to be considered ) came from!
so let's go back to our original thread :
"I am an IMG with step 1 score 201, step 2 score 198, do you I have a chance for dermatology ??
the answer is: although your chances are very low, but yes you can.
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