Maximillian
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Hello everyone,
I have been a silent observer of this forum, and I apologize in advance for my selfishness to use my first post for some backup.
But I really feel devasted.
I´m a medical student in my final year from Europe/Austria, and I´m planning to apply for the match next year.
I did a huge mistake by underestimating the Step2 CK exam, which lead to a low score of 205/84 (June this year).
I scored a 95 on Step1 last year, but I think that right now my solid Step1 score is overshadowed by my Step2 CK performance.
So, while I´m afraid that I will be filtered due to my Step2 CK score by a lot of programms, do you think that I can boost my application with a strong Step3 Score?
Since the number of applicants is rising and there seem to be ALOT of 99/99 Scorers it will be very tough for me to compete.
I just hope that 3 months of medical electives in the US will help my application.
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| mukho
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electives definitely help...as for filtering out, some prog do have a cut off for scores but some very good programs dont so u shouldnt worry too much...good scores look good, so aiming for a high step 3 score makes sense...i cant say it makes up for step 2 but by itself it has its own place....concentrate on getting getting good LORs from electives as they sometimes matter more in the long run.
GL
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| Maximillian
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Hello Mukho,
thank you very much for your reply.
I guess I just needed some comforting words, and while numbers may matter for some programs, I think there are still many programs which take a look at the applicant as a whole, not just the numbers.
I will work hard to get some decent LORs.
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