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Hey, all. Really looking forward to doing neurosurgery for my career. Id held off on until I got my step score back, which i did a few weeks ago.
I was fortunate enough to receive a 270.
I know my score is good, and so im not going to ask a general “what are my chances” question, just some advice.
I was thinking about going into ortho until i got my step score back. I have one project from summer M1 thats finally finished, and will hopefully be presented at a midlevel conference and published at a midlevel paper. I worked my butt off for that paper, but unfortunately it just doesnt seem to break much ground, and was too broad and not focused enough (too ambitious).
Since im just starting third year im wondering, should i focus my hardest on honoring all third year grades as much as i can, and take only six weeks this year, and some elective time next year, and possibly a year off to do clinical neurosurg research or benchwork? Or should i instead focus more time on research now, taking a hit on my clinical grades? Will my step score overshadow my lack of neurosurgery research?
Ive never been the type to just put schoolwork to the wayside.
Thanks so much for your help.
I was fortunate enough to receive a 270.
I know my score is good, and so im not going to ask a general “what are my chances” question, just some advice.
I was thinking about going into ortho until i got my step score back. I have one project from summer M1 thats finally finished, and will hopefully be presented at a midlevel conference and published at a midlevel paper. I worked my butt off for that paper, but unfortunately it just doesnt seem to break much ground, and was too broad and not focused enough (too ambitious).
Since im just starting third year im wondering, should i focus my hardest on honoring all third year grades as much as i can, and take only six weeks this year, and some elective time next year, and possibly a year off to do clinical neurosurg research or benchwork? Or should i instead focus more time on research now, taking a hit on my clinical grades? Will my step score overshadow my lack of neurosurgery research?
Ive never been the type to just put schoolwork to the wayside.
Thanks so much for your help.