Another poor me story

[BdocB]

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I've never posted in this forum before, but I've lurked for a while. M3 here and it's the same ole story. I got my step 1 score back, and while I'm not totally surprised, I'm pretty rocked to my core.

225 on the real deal and 6 days before I took nbme 17 and scored a 245. Three days before that 237... Everything else was before much studying. I was pretty confident before and calmish while taking the test. Felt horrible afterwards and shocker - I was right.

So here is the point - average preclinical grades all HPs. Only a few weeks into first rotation. While I like most of medicine I have no interest in anything clinical or surgical. I have been pretty set on rads for a while and now I feel dumb and down.

I know I the deal, do well on rotations study hard for step 2 yada yada. I just can't shake the feeling that I completely boned myself. I want to stay in the area I go to school in the south in an average sized city.

I am a likable person in general but never clicked with any of my superiors throughout life ha. Sounds stupid I know. Anyway I guess I'm just looking for some encouraging thoughts... How should I go about connecting with some important faculty in my current situation?

Mostly just a rant I guess but I'm just ****ing bummed. Thanks for any stories/help.

 

[Radz123]

225 is fine to match in a good southern university program. Do exactly what you just said, rock step 2 and work hard.

More importantly- that last line where you said you've never clicked with your superiors? Work on that. That's an important skill. Like all skills, it can be learned through practice.

 

[BdocB]

radz124, thanks. Yeah trying to work on it. It is mostly trying to toe the line of funny and unprofessional for me. Comes off as awkward. I think third year should help me settle in. Here's to that I guess.

 

[greg1184]

I feel you. Both my step 1 and step 2 were disappointments. Step1: 227 on my last nbme (trending up), real thing was 214. Step2: 240+ on the last one, got a 229 on the real thing.

I ended up in a radiology program, it just had some bumps on the road on the way. Apply broadly and especially in the region you are at (or have significant ties to). Make an effort to get your foot in the door of programs you are interested in so you do not fall through the cracks. If your medschool has a radiology program, talk to the program director and make him/her your mentor. Apply to both community and academic programs. Ignore some of the elitist attitudes of program tiers you see in some forums like auntminnie, particularly if you just want to get into a program.

Once you get an interview, it is not like they put your step 1 score in red numbers on your name tag.

 

[BdocB]

I feel you. Both my step 1 and step 2 were disappointments. Step1: 227 on my last nbme (trending up), real thing was 214. Step2: 240+ on the last one, got a 229 on the real thing.

I ended up in a radiology program, it just had some bumps on the road on the way. Apply broadly and especially in the region you are at (or have significant ties to). Make an effort to get your foot in the door of programs you are interested in so you do not fall through the cracks. If your medschool has a radiology program, talk to the program director and make him/her your mentor. Apply to both community and academic programs. Ignore some of the elitist attitudes of program tiers you see in some forums like auntminnie, particularly if you just want to get into a program.

Once you get an interview, it is not like they put your step 1 score in red numbers on your name tag.

Thanks a lot. Appreciate your first hand experience.

 

[Cheyf]

I feel you. Both my step 1 and step 2 were disappointments. Step1: 227 on my last nbme (trending up), real thing was 214. Step2: 240+ on the last one, got a 229 on the real thing.

I ended up in a radiology program, it just had some bumps on the road on the way. Apply broadly and especially in the region you are at (or have significant ties to). Make an effort to get your foot in the door of programs you are interested in so you do not fall through the cracks. If your medschool has a radiology program, talk to the program director and make him/her your mentor. Apply to both community and academic programs. Ignore some of the elitist attitudes of program tiers you see in some forums like auntminnie, particularly if you just want to get into a program.

Once you get an interview, it is not like they put your step 1 score in red numbers on your name tag.

Thank you for your reply. I am in a similar situation with a 219 on Step 1 and a 225 on CK. I will be applying this cycle and will follow your advice!