You may be in the bottom 25% of applicants (by STEP score), but if you look at the NRMP stats, you have a >90% chance of matching in Family Medicine. Once you have matched no one will care what your STEP scores were.
Unless you have a major red flag you will be fine. I am a USMD, had a very similar step 1 (although step 2 score was approx at the median), applied to 20-25 programs, got offered interviews at all but a few of them, and matched at my top choice.
You didn’t specify (or I didn’t see after reading your post 2X) what specialty. Assuming it’s family or IM you should be able match regionally anywhere maybe not Hopkins but there are plenty of solid programs. If you have other stuff like research, volunteering or you come off as a nice person you for sure won’t have issues.
You didn’t specify (or I didn’t see after reading your post 2X) what specialty. Assuming it’s family or IM you should be able match regionally anywhere maybe not Hopkins but there are plenty of solid programs. If you have other stuff like research, volunteering or you come off as a nice person you for sure won’t have issues.
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