srbutros wrote:
I am a US citizen FMG. 231/94, 261/99 are my scores/one first name publication and 2 more, lots of abstracts/no clinical exp in US/ will have 6 months of clinical research exp in cardio during interviews/ 2 letters from not very well known US doctors, the rest will be from my home country.
Where do you see my status? Will I have a chance at top programs or should I shoot for middle tier ones?
Thanks a lot!!!!!
well u know wat ur chances r..nobody can predict anyone's chances here...u have excellent scores plus research going ...n on top of it u r US citizen....so wat else would one want...dont know abt ur year of graduation but i doubt it will matter in ur case........dude stop having negative approach..i mean no offense but wat do u mean by that u'll have US LOR's from not very well known doctors...????? kmmon gimme a break people r trying to get USCE n most of the applicants dont care if LOR is coming from a well known US doctor or not..all tht matters is that its coming from a US doctor who is working in an academic hospital...did u want Harvard doctors to write u a LOR or wat??....dont get me wrong its just my opinion.....good luck
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| bbb
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You wrote: " the rest will be from my home country" - does this mean the USA or another country (home country?)?
As a US citizen, naturalized or born, you will have an advantage over other IMG's. With your good scores - you should apply to the programs that you believe you will have a chance at. If you know that a program doesn't take IMG (even if they are citizens), then don't apply there and waste valuable money.
Good luck with your search
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| srbutros
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Thanks for replies.
Homecountry, yeah I made a mistake there I meant where I was educated and grew up.
Everyone has different aims and goals. For me it is not just to manage to get into a/any program. I have sacrificed a lot (like everyone) and wasted lots of good oppurtunities from where I come from and that's why I am asking my chance in TOP programs. I have heard that LOR are very important and it matters a lot if they come from a reputable institiuon or from world renown physicians vs a middle tier hospital.
I was just stating my stats thats all. Yeah really relax man, I am not negative, I'm just giving my profile.
By the way I'm a 2005 grad 
Good luck to everyone...
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| adeelmd
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You have a shot... I would say 20% chance of landing a top spot. You do have a very good chance of getting into a very good university program in a good location. Make sure you get those doctors to rewrite the lor's when you submit them (the date on the lors is sort of important for some high fly programs so make sure you get them to update it.) Read iserson's.
apply to a lot of programs, and interview at a lot of them.
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