arunme
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This is to encourage the depressed ones. There is always light on the other side of the tunnel. I graduated in 2005 from India, migrated to usa with a green card and stayed with my parents. I was an average student in my medical college and thought that I would do well with hard work. I studied for 6 months for step1 and got a score of 78. I was depressed as hell. So I stopped praying blamed God and my family for this. But With my family’s support and lessons from these forums, I recovered and thought that I am a GC holder so I can apply for 2007 match with step 1 score only. I did get 1 interview with family practice and thought if I get 90+ in step2, I would still get into internal medicine next year. I put in only 3 months and read only Kaplan for step2……guess what?.......I failed step2 from 1 mark. Life couldn’t get worse and I stopped even thinking about IM, now my only aim was to pass the exam and get something but this time I didn’t stop praying. I had no choice but to try again. I found study partners on the forum read different books and in about 4 months took step2 again. I knew I had prepared very well as my study partners scored in 90s…… But guess what happened this time?......I got a panic attack during the exam but still managed to get 82. Soon after step2 I joined research. Even that wasn’t easy. Applied to about 60 positions for research and got this job. And also did observership for a couple of months in a very renowned Dr. Clinic (he was no friend of my dad…..I made effort with my communication skills to get this job, again this wasn’t easy). I also did a job in a store to keep myself busy and there I met this doctor who was looking for a medical assistant.
So with these experiences I applied for 2008 match. I got 3 interviews. One from the hospital where I was doing research work in pediatrics(I straight away went and talked to the program director and showed my interest in the program, though this was a very good program, they didn’t take fmg and required only scores more than 82 in 1st attempt). They really liked my honesty and hard work . Second interview from Family practice because I had done some deliveries in my ob gyn posting in internship (this was also a very good program). For my third interview I was screened on phone by the assistant program director who liked my LORs and the he did read my application thoroughly and realized how hard working I was. (this assistant PD himself had scored very less in the exams and believed that scores have nothing to do with being a good doc).
I worked very smartly for the interviews. I may not be a good test taker but I am confident that my communication skills are impressive…….guess what?......all 3 PD were impressed by me. All 3 promised me a seat and I got matched in my 1st choice(IM in univ program).
My family's best wishes, their praying for me day and night and my hard work paid off. So I now believe that we should never stop trying. Even if God doesn’t give us some things the way we want, we should discover other ways to get them, (even if I didn’t have good scores, I had GC and experience and communication skills)…….guys plz continue to wok hard!!!!!!
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| Moozy
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Very encouraging story for a lot of people out there.
you earned it and now enjoy.
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| docfor99
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thats a great struggle ! wow,very inspiring !
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| arlete
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Congrats! You know the hard side of life, I bet you are a better doctor than you were before. 
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| yapster
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very inspiring story! thank you for sharing this... it is food to our very malnurished souls
THANK YOU! AND GOOD LUCK TO YOU!
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| MDin08
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congrats buddy...u did it!!!
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| vanshita
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Congratulation
GOOD LUCK
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| license2win
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gud luk 
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| Anamgarcia
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Great... I can only agree with you God works in crazy ways, but He always gives us what we need.
And if we loose but we learn then we didn't loose at all.
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| Feyza
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WOW !! i wish I have a story like this some day
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| Argo
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Congrats Arunme.Really inspiring story.Wish you good luck.I am not a GC holder.My aim is also IM.Wish I can also write a story like this next year .
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| cartman
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thank you arunme. i wish other low scorers who matched would also post their experiences to motivate others in similar situations.
very inspiring account indeed.......
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| GOGETA
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thanks man very nice post
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| Pulmonary
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I like that......................Congratulations YOU DESERVE IT
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