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| 240 step one, am I competitive |
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Posted by: NShopeful1 - 09-26-2017, 08:06 PM - Forum: How to prep for applications
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I really really want to go into neurosurgery. I got a 240 on my step one, and all honors in my clerkships so far (I am currently a third year). I have two publications (one in cardiothoracic surgery, one in cardiology). I've also done three poster presentations. I think if I commit to the idea of doing neurosurgery now, I could get some NS research in during my third year. My question is do I
A) have a chance, and should go for it
B) have a chance, but should take a year off and do more research to make up for the sub par step one
C) have a chance, but should apply to a gen surg back up
D) don't have a chance, and should give up now
I guess I'm discouraged because in 2014 the NS avg was 244 where I think I would have a decent chance, but now the latest data from 2016 has it at a 249. Also I have no home program and don't come from a top 40 med school.
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| SubI experiences |
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Posted by: Guest - 09-26-2017, 10:00 AM - Forum: Sub-internships
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Thought I would start a thread where people could post about their experiences on SubIs this year. Would be incredibly helpful to hear as the interviews start to come in!
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| chances |
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Posted by: Guest - 09-26-2017, 12:58 AM - Forum: General interest
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what are my chances of getting into a solid (top 20) Neurosurgery residency
Third year medical student
Step 1 240+
Step 2 260+
Currently a HHMI Medical Fellow-->research year
20 publications with 7 first author
Mix of both basic science and clinical papers.
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| When to plan on SOAPing? |
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Posted by: dropthesoap - 09-25-2017, 12:02 PM - Forum: How to prep for applications
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My application has now been in over a week now. I have 0 interviews. I know why, it is my Step score, but I obviously can't make up for that now. The rest of my application is at a very high level; however, I imagine my application may not get read or may get a perfunctory glance because I don't have a nsg type score.
-What should I be doing to prepare for soaping?
-What specialties are usually amenable to soaping?
I feel destroyed inside.
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| Spam |
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Posted by: Guest - 09-22-2017, 10:53 AM - Forum: Uncle Harvey Back!
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Is there some way to stop spam bots from posting? Pretty annyoing.
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| Chair Letter |
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Posted by: guest23 - 09-21-2017, 07:08 PM - Forum: How to prep for applications
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What do you use for the letter typically from your home chairman if you don't have one? We have neither a residency nor a neurosurgery chairman/faculty member affiliated with our school. Closest I can get from my school M4 neurosurgery rotation is a non-academic neurosurgeon who is not technically faculty our school, just an affiliated hospital.
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| Interviews Nov Dec |
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Posted by: lastyr - 09-17-2017, 09:16 PM - Forum: On the trail
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How many interviews do people typically go on during the month of November and december? 6? 7?
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