res2005
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Hello there, Iam a 1998 graduate with scores of 83 and 76.ihad done observership last year but did not match ,my CS results came very late.Right now iam doing research in pulmonary medicine at UC san diego.Iperson under whom iam doing this is very known and said that ihave a decent chance in getting a publication .ican get good LOr rom here if i work hard.i havent taken step-3 yet .ihave a green card,getting in here is very competitive as san diego is one of the best places to stay in US .will be applying to FP and IM next year how should iapproach for next years match as i know its a pain ful process...with this back ground do ihave still good chances in IM???how should iapproach the PD here to see if they invite IMG's in this program??any advice to make my chances better for next year match are highly appreciated. thanks.
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| res2005
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ANY BODY PLEASE !!!! I HAVE ALWAYS LIKED THIS FORUM COZ PEOPLE GIVE THEIR HONEST OPINOIN .IWOULD REALLY APPRECIATE IF SOME ONE CAN GIVE ME A REPLY.THANKS.
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| retroviridae
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I think with research and good LoR you should have a good chance. Try very hard for UCSD, but you are right, your scores may be too low for them. But if your PI can pull a favor, anything is possible. See if your PI knows someone elsewhere. I had a classmate in a similar boat as you. Did research for two years, and got a post-match position at U Kansas-Wichita. It can be done!
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| res2005
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Thanks alooot retroviridae...you got my hopes up!!will try my best .
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| res2005
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Hello There retro and bbb,
This is my situation now at UCSD...My research is going very well by PI is very happy with it Igot another excellent LOR from one of the attndings in the pulmonary consult service..iusually shadow fellows to the consults and discuss cases to get clinical exposure..Imet the PD(program director )and had a frank chat with him ,he said they do take FMG,s and asked me to attend the Morning report and said if can aget good lor from my PI(he is famous guy) they are going to review my application...the PD forwarded my resume to PC who wrote me back that ineed the California letter befor iapply..igot theletter today.What do you guys think about it??do ihave any chances now since the PD knows me .Iam worried about my draw backs which are scores and year of graduation..My positives are good LORs, probably a publication right now iam working on making contacts ..the cheif resident knows me also..Idont want to fool my self by thinking veru positive about it .Do istill have a chance here if my PI puts good words for me to the PD??BBB your advice will be very help ful coz you are the PC.Any honest reply is highly appreciated.BTW idont require visa ihave a GC.
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| bbb
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But the program director already knows about your drawbacks, nicht wahr? Year of graduation, etc. And he is still going to look at your application? Print out your CV include all the stuff that you are worried about and see what happens from there. Not having the visa issues and having research at UCSD is a big plus.
Good luck
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bbb - trying to combine common sense and humour into realistic answers, but not going to guess on anyone's chances of getting into a position....
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| res2005
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Thanks a lot bbb the PD knows about my year of graduation but iam not sure how well he knows aboyt my scores..coz he did not ask me during the talk we had. any ways idid print my CVand gave it to his secretary...any ways what roles do score play in situation like this??If PI gives feed back about my clinical skills will they still look tooomuch into the scores??any ways thanks alot for the reply.
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