To help guide the competitiveness for this year's candidates, I'll mention a few of my colleagues over the past few years in onc and match result:
1. AMG, high 80s in USMLE, highly regarded Univ affiliated program, great letters (with huge name), 4 abstracts (2 posters) with two pending abstracts: Mount Sinai
2. IMG with MD/PhD, 90s in USMLE, highly regarded Univ Affiliated program, great letters, multiple first author papers with PhD from a top tier college: University of Wash/Fred Hutch
3. AMG, high 90s on 3 steps, highly regarded Univ affiliated program, pretty good letters, one abstract: UMDNJ
4. IMG with PhD, high 90s, higly regarded Univ affiliated program, strong letters from big names, multiple first author papers: Johns Hopkins
5. AMG, low 80s, highly regarded Univ program with very good letters, one full paper and two abstracts: Roswell Park
6. IMG with chief residency, high 90s on USMLE, higly regarded Univ affiliated program, one abstract, fabulous letters from huge names in the field: Univ of Pittsburgh
List goes on and on... but couple more with same profile matched at Hopkins, couple AMGs with 90s in boards with 1 abstract matched at own institution... good luck everyone!!