The most annoying post...

For the 2004 Match:
CAS Participants: 786 (639 rank lists submitted)
Matched Participants: 438 (369 were new US Seniors, 82% of new US Seniors matched)
Matched Avg. USMLE I: 228
Unmatched Avg. USMLE I: 218
Avg. applications: 41
Avg. interviews: 7.9 (Average offers 4)
Number of FMG?s matched: 35
Percent Matched AOA - 20%

For the 2005 Match:
CAS Participants: 761 (596 rank lists submitted)
Matched Participants: 443 (374 were new US Seniors, 86% of new US Seniors matched)
Matched Avg. USMLE I: 229
Unmatched Avg. USMLE I: 213
Avg. applications: 43
Avg. interviews: 8.4 (Average offers 4.4)
Number of FMG?s matched: 34

from FAQ.

No one is going to be able to tell you more than this.

For the 2006 Match:
CAS Participants: 743 (620 rank lists submitted)
Matched Participants: 446 (382 were new US Seniors, 88% of new US Seniors matched)
Matched Avg. USMLE I: 230
Unmatched Avg. USMLE I: 215
Avg. applications: 45
Avg. interviews: 8.1 (Average offers 4.4)
Number of FMG?s matched: 26

How many non-US Seniors matched? Can someone email me the pdf file?

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wtwei02 said:

For the 2006 Match:
CAS Participants: 743 (620 rank lists submitted)
Matched Participants: 446 (382 were new US Seniors, 88% of new US Seniors matched)
Matched Avg. USMLE I: 230
Unmatched Avg. USMLE I: 215
Avg. applications: 45
Avg. interviews: 8.1 (Average offers 4.4)
Number of FMG?s matched: 26

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I actually don't know the stats for DO applicants. As monkey's post illustrates, your USMLE scores are the average for those applicants who matched this year. I think the "few honors" that you have so far are steps in the right direction. The rest comes down to you. How bad do you really want to be an ophthalmologist? You need a stellar letter of rec or two from an ophthlamologist/s if you really want to match into an ophtho residency. sometimes one of the best ways to obtain such letters is too work really hard for one by picking up a research project. So in your case, the fact that you "have next to no interest in research" won't help your cause. I think every year, many of the newly matched apps learn that there is no set formula for the ophtho residency match; many factors are involved. So I think you need to answer a few more questions before you decide "if you should bother applying for ophth[o]?" How bad do you really want all of this? Talk to a few more people outside of this forum who are involved in ophthlamology academia. develop a strategy (sub-i's, research, letters of rec, etc). if you are capable of accomplishing these tasks, then go for it. If all of this hard work will be too much for you, then gas ain't that bad of a job. Good luck!

wtwei02 said:

For the 2006 Match:
CAS Participants: 743 (620 rank lists submitted)
Matched Participants: 446 (382 were new US Seniors, 88% of new US Seniors matched)
Matched Avg. USMLE I: 230
Unmatched Avg. USMLE I: 215
Avg. applications: 45
Avg. interviews: 8.1 (Average offers 4.4)
Number of FMG?s matched: 26

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man those scores just keep going up 🙁