themadmike
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2008 Pre Matched !!! with 78,79 scores.. Praise GOD !!!! (my story)
Hi guys
Been meaning to write this as a testimony to all those that might suffer with low scores.
I applied for the match like 3 times and scrambled twice (which is never fun, since scramble is a lot tougher).
After last year scramble a program director spoke to me and told me "listen we like you, we think you would be good patients but you have been out of medical school a long time, you need more recent clinical experience."
SO basically frustrated and tired, but still believe that God will provide the way if it was meant to be, I did not give up.
I basically had no choice but to join one of the student rotation sites that you have to pay for. (I'm not gonna name the site because people will just believe that I'm an informorcial for them. SO I'm not gonna mention there name. Its pretty expensive.But had to get a loan for them. You pay and they set you up to do externships in doctors offices, but I chose to do also surgery, which entailed that I at least had to step into a US hospital (since I studied over seas.
And that was the most helpful. Met a great surgeon, who also gave us recommendation.)
I applied to 50 family medicine and 50 internal medicine (but made SURE that they accepted my scores, because prgrams have CUT OFFS and they DO use it.)
I got by october 6 interview family and 2 internal med.
I went on the internal med inerview in december. Needless to say , I interviewed with a great program director. 3 days later they called me back and offered me a pre match !!!! which i signed .........then cancelled my other interview... although I was still getting interview offers. Eneded up getting like 11-12 interview by january, but had to turn then down. (One of the reasons I think I did well on the interview is because I had been on so many the previous 2 years..lol...I was really comfortable and practiced my responses. I even read a book in barnes and nobles on interviews and it helped a lot !!!!!!!.. )
Praise the LOrd. GOd is really good. I always believed he was with me. I truste no matter what. If being a doctor is what I was meant to do, then GOd will lead me there. Truly GOd can fulfill the needs of the heart.
I say to you friend dont give up!! for these tough scramble and match days, you are not alone. Pray to your creator !! lean on Jesus. The Lord is there to comfort you.
your family will not understand what you are going to, but your creator who reads and knows your mind, also knows your emotion, and he DOES UNDERTSAND.
Take car friends, I'm off the study for STEP 3.... I want to take it before residency until then... GOD BLESS >>.. JESUS LOVES YOU>>.
yours truly
mike
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| robin082006
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Impressive story,
Congratulations!
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| imatch8
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congrates and good luck
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| taurus82
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You give hope to many around here. Congratulations and Wish you the very best for your residency and step 3 
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| ShweHope99.9998
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CONGRATULATION !!!
Thanks for the sharing beautiful happy ending, beginning of the end[ residendy just about to start ] story .
Good luck, best wishes for st 3, residency life too 
NEVER GIVE UP !!! Persistancy paid off, if u really want it, u can make it happened   
Thanks for the tips re usce too , hope we can find the right one to go for , if ok please pm me the program . I am a grd sooooooooo long ago , after raising the child , family settle down, now I am v. into back to my devoted physician life to enjoy work more while saving life with steady income .
Yup , we also need to pray hard, loud to let the GOD know , we need help .
All the best & Good Luck ,
shwe
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| babydoc4usmle
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congratulations! you must be one determined person
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| cerebral
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congratulations! enjoy your residency!
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| anzar
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I congratulate for gr8 contribution,
Wonderful, I am very happy for you
Good luck and GOD Bless you.
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| godfather1212m
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congratulations mike. when you were graduated?
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| ron3214
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ok i m not tryin to pull ne one down but i think themadmike is another guy doing propaganda of how you can get externships from these places who charge u so much money and in turn u get residency based on that hands on experiance, well where was this guy before he just has 2 postings??, it just doesnt seem genuine post, well thats my view how i look at the whole story.
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| themadmike
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hi guys thanxs for all the positive response...... although the last guy think s its ininformacial ...lol.... but like I said I won't give out any site or give any promotion..... I understand you though... theres a lot of people that come on here with these advertisemnet... so I know that it never sounds real... but trust me it is.....
Iwish I could post the letter of acceptance, but I rather not....
with hard work and faith you guys can do it.... practice your interview skills with others... and show them when you go on these interview that you have desire.... you can also read some great books on interviewing skill...... but the most important it to show you have desire... tell them... that you want to be part of there program tell them you have a desire and our hard working
god bless friends........
any questions just pm me or post here thanxs..... and I'm not going to post the externiship group, because all praise goes to GOd and Jesus!!!!!
good luck guys
mike
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| themadmike
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for those that don't believe ... here is a snag it of the offer I received in eras
http://img527.imageshack.us/img527/4659/preko7.jp...
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| warwick
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congrats themadmike!...you deserve it! ...its true, never give up on your dream!!!!
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| neuroblastoma
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thanks mike..for your great advice.. all the best in future.
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| themadmike
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thanxs guys... good luck in the future....
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| bobbysidhu
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congratulations, wish u all the best
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| themadmike
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thanxs guys you guys are the best !!!!
we can do this guys..... you can do it... but you have to do it the right way !!!! don't listen to negative people around you.... work hard and dont give up!!!
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| ramesh
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i believe in ron..this guy is on a propaganda..he has doing this on all forums..check this link on ONE forum i found..beware of the traps ppl
http://www.usmleforum.com/files/forum/2008/4/2644...
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| themadmike
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for those that don't believe ... here is a snag it of the offer I received in eras
http://img527.imageshack.us/img527/4659/preko7.jp...
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| themadmike
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i have never promoted those sites and never will......i will never post any names and never will.....
when christopher colmbus siad the world was round, he was almosy killed..for it....
and i will keep on praising God for all his goodness......... getting residency is more than just doing an externship...its a group of things u do........
for those that believe... just remeber theere is hope... for those that don't .... i wish you the best....
and yes christopher colmubus was right the world is round....
god bless.....
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| themadmike
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http://img527.imageshack.us/img527/4659/preko7.jp...
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| ron84
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Hi
I am an Img and i was wondering if you could post the list of places you said whose cut off scores include urs and u could apply there
thx
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| vanshita
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very impressive and inspiring Congratulation GOOD LUCK
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| candie
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hey mike plz check ur mail inbox, in need ur help thanx
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| chemamr
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hi guys.
the story part about the perseverance, don't give up, follow your dreams, etc, etc, is a nice one, it encourages many of us, IMGs (because for americans, it's a different story), it's inspiring. I have known guys with low scores that prematch or match, needless to say it's harder with these scores but it's possible when you do more things to compensate this.
the other part of the externship, $, suspicious activity, propaganda or not?.... I don't know....  ... if we ask you themadmike what's the externship group? would you tell us? or only by PM?
take care guys. Good luck!
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