Actinium24
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So I’m currently approaching the end my third year and am feeling very anxious approaching my 4th year and the upcoming match cycle. I’m an USIMG at one of the big 4 Caribbean schools and have a low (201) step 1 score. I also repeated my last semester on the island after failing my last term pushing my graduation back a year. Clinicals haven’t been going too well either and I need to retake an NMBE shelf ironically in the specialty I was initially most interested in (OBGYN). Even though my evaluations have been decent, sometimes I honestly wonder if it’s even worth continuing. I've gotten B's in most of my rotations to this point with the exception of psych which I honored. Are there even any programs in pathology that would consider taking someone with such a poor academic history on top of being an IMG? I have yet to take step 2 CS/CK but plan to within the next 6 months. I feel like I can really use some advice on how to structure the approach to my remaining clinical rotations/board exams to give myself the best chance possible moving forward and hopefully securing a path residency. Any input from the community would be greatly appreciated.