Hey, can someone please explain this whole pass fail step one thing... is this likely to happen, when will it be/ continue to be decided, and where can I read more about this? What will this do to neurosurgery applicants of the future?

does anyone have any experience with the eBook of Greenberg? Is it easy to use/searchable, or is using the hard copy a better way to go?

Step 1:240
Step 2:244
Research 6 papers none are basic science and 2 are case reports all of them are NS related 
Grades: h/p for everything but surgery(Honors)
School: ranked about 100, but we have a home program...

Hi, I’m a rising sophomore I’m college and I’m getting in as much research as possible l, by the time I get to lend school I worry that the average step 1 score for NS will rise and possibly exceed 255, is this a realistic possibility or am I just overreacting? Will neurosurgery competitiveness decrease due to the growing interest in “lifestyle” specialties?
Thanks

(07-15-2019, 06:54 PM)Yes  Guest Wrote: Hi, I’m a rising sophomore I’m college and I’m getting in as much research as possible l, by the time I get to lend school I worry that the average step 1 score for NS will rise and possibly exceed 255, is this a realistic possibility or am I just overreacting? Will neurosurgery competitiveness decrease due to the growing interest in “lifestyle” specialties?
Thanks

What usually happens when a resident falls asleep standing up in the OR. Shake it off keep going?

Is neurosurgery really that difficult of a specialty to match into? I read all over sdn, Reddit, and here, and it makes neurosurgery seem like the hardest specialty to match into... i was just looking for a down to earth answer of the difficulty of matching... I greatly appreciate it as I’m a rising M2...

How does my application look?
Step 1:245
Step 2:247
Research: 4 published manuscripts 
Grades: mostly hp

Why is there such a big difference in the 2016 charting outcomes vs the 2018 ones? Why are there much More people that didn’t match in 2016? To me it seems that 2016 was much much More competitive than 2018 but the magnitude of the difficulty change doesn’t make sense...

Hi all,

I'm wondering what the general approach is to getting an LoR from a September Sub-I, in regards to getting at least a letter in by 09/15, vs getting a (presumably) stronger letter later in the rotation (I'm thinking to have it in before 10/01, when MSPE letters go out).  I know it's a big red flag not to have an LoR from a sub-i, so getting 4 from elsewhere is not really an option.

Thanks in advance!

are there any away rotations (for ms4) that are paid? they cover housing and everything? how competitive are those? and how to get in? and when to apply?