206 usmle score

[JohnDoe7]

Hi I am a 3rd year International medical student with a usmle score of a 206... Do I stand any chance at all of matching into a neurosurgery program even if I get multiple research publications, do multiple sub-Is, and basically do a lot of outside leg work... I would be willing to go anywhere to do it.. THanks.

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[slants]

Based purely on your score alone, had you been an applicant in the Match of 2011, you would have had an 8/11 or 72.7% chance of matching. Had you been an applicant in the Match of 2009, you would have had a 9/15 or 60% chance of matching. So the answer to your question is undoubtably yes. And to be more specific you historically have greater than a 50% chance of matching with your Step 1 score.

 

[phenylacetone]

Based purely on your score alone, had you been an applicant in the Match of 2011, you would have had an 8/11 or 72.7% chance of matching. Had you been an applicant in the Match of 2009, you would have had a 9/15 or 60% chance of matching. So the answer to your question is undoubtably yes. And to be more specific you historically have greater than a 50% chance of matching with your Step 1 score.

No. In 2011 1/9 (11%) of International applicants with scores between 201 and 210 matched. Also you definitely can't apply pure frequentist statistics to the match data, particularly at the extremes. My estimate: much less than 11% without a significant personal or institutional connection (i.e. multiple year research fellowship, or prior career in neurosurgery abroad).

 

[slants]

No. In 2011 1/9 (11%) of International applicants with scores between 201 and 210 matched. Also you definitely can't apply pure frequentist statistics to the match data, particularly at the extremes. My estimate: much less than 11% without a significant personal or institutional connection (i.e. multiple year research fellowship, or prior career in neurosurgery abroad).

phenylacetone - yes you are completely right. I missed the part about being an international applicant. I completely agree with you about applying statistics to the extremes. My mistake. Thank you for the correction.