Poor scores

[avash]

I am an IMG needing a visa..have my step 1 score of 213/80..when i looked up FREIDA found many programmes in Ped requiring a 85 in step 1...was not excited at all with my step 1 score and now it has driven me to the point of depression..am still a medical student...wanted to do electives in peds in my final year..but considering that i may be filtered out at the start gives me so much goosebumps.....probably never felt so low before...is it worth continuing from here on

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[g12321]

I am an IMG needing a visa..have my step 1 score of 213/80..when i looked up FREIDA found many programmes in Ped requiring a 85 in step 1...was not excited at all with my step 1 score and now it has driven me to the point of depression..am still a medical student...wanted to do electives in peds in my final year..but considering that i may be filtered out at the start gives me so much goosebumps.....probably never felt so low before...is it worth continuing from here on

what are your step 2 scores? you can take step one again since you are still in med school and are not even past the five years of grad to be listed as old img etc..

 

[avash]

I haven't given my step 2 ck yet..but really is that possible??can i give step 1 again??i have passed it once and i have read specifically that once you have given step 1 and passed,the grades remain there and one cannot improve the grades by reappearing for step 1 within 7 years...am in med school,in my prefinal year...and will be completeing it by another year and half...but really can one do that??
Thank you so much that you replied me back

 

[Slade]

As far as I know, you cannot retake STEP1. 213 Step 1 is fine for peds as an AMG. As an IMG, it might be a little borderline but if you can improve on STEP2, rural peds program should definitely be within reach.

 

[avash]

As far as I know, you cannot retake STEP1. 213 Step 1 is fine for peds as an AMG. As an IMG, it might be a little borderline but if you can improve on STEP2, rural peds program should definitely be within reach.

That's what i even knew..Thank you so so much for your reply..Rural programe means community programme??well can a good step 2 Ck score bit of at least make up for my poor step 1 score??Will research be helpful??
Seriously have no fascination about region or geography( as an IMG,one can't be choosy)...Rural or urban i won't mind at all...Residency in a mid-tier peds programme was a little expectation that i had..probably now fading in the air..
Thanks for your kindness in replying me back

 

[Slade]

That's what i even knew..Thank you so so much for your reply..Rural programe means community programme??well can a good step 2 Ck score bit of at least make up for my poor step 1 score??Will research be helpful??
Seriously have no fascination about region or geography( as an IMG,one can't be choosy)...Rural or urban i won't mind at all...Residency in a mid-tier peds programme was a little expectation that i had..probably now fading in the air..
Thanks for your kindness in replying me back

I don't know why someone would tell you that 213 is bad score. 213 on STEP 1 is an ok to good score for peds. If you could improve your STEP 2 score by 15 to even 20 pts, you would be in a good position (but even if you don't, you'd be fine). Because of how things simply are in terms of AMG preference, a top-tier program is probably out of reach, but a mid-tier program, especially in a relatively undesirable location, is definitely within reach! Just make sure to apply to a lot of programs, on the order of 30+.

 

[avash]

I don't know why someone would tell you that 213 is bad score. 213 on STEP 1 is an ok to good score for peds. If you could improve your STEP 2 score by 15 to even 20 pts, you would be in a good position (but even if you don't, you'd be fine). Because of how things simply are in terms of AMG preference, a top-tier program is probably out of reach, but a mid-tier program, especially in a relatively undesirable location, is definitely within reach! Just make sure to apply to a lot of programs, on the order of 30+.

Thank you so so much..You have resurrrected me virtually..Can't express my thanks in words..actually the forums everywhere had 240s and 250s..so felt like out of sorts for anything actually with 213..Thanks so so much..and yup am planning to apply widely 120-130 programmes at least

 

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