Big 4 IMG NEED ADVICE please

[Underdog2020]

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Hi everyone,

I attend one of the big 4 Carrib schools and am a USIMG. I really would like some advice and would really appreciate any feedback.

USIMG
-Step 1: 195 (Going through rough patch with family) 1st attempt
-Step 2 CK: 254 (1st attempt)
-Step 2 CS: passed (1st attempt)
No step failures
-85+ on all shelf exams and honored a few rotations.
-will be ready to apply day 1 when ERAS opens with 3-4 electives done
-will be able to complete step 3 before the match (does this help?)
- I have been apart of 2 publications while doing research

I have always been interested in family medicine and this is by far the only specialty I want to apply to. I would be willing to go anywhere for 3 years. I know my step 1 score is really low (barely passed) but I’m hoping my step 2 score and my LORwill help me.

I am looking to apply to 200+ family med programs. What are my chances looking like ?

thanks

 

[studentdocftw]

Hard to predict...as there haven't been many applicants with a such a discrepancy between S1 and S2 scores.
Plugging your data into the Interactive NRMP data, there have only been 5 people with your stats apply to FM from 2014-2018. Of those 5, 3 didnt match and 2 did, for an effective match rate of 40%. If you expand the data set and look at Step 1 < 200 and Step 2 220-250 and focus on the most recent 2 years of data, 64 matched and 50 didnt....for an effective match rate of 56%. So I'd put your chances somewhere in the 50/50 range.

 

[FMDoge2020]

Your chance is poor due to the really low step1 score. Some programs has a step 1 cut off around 200~210. Try and apply to all programs that took IMG.

Do you have any connection with any programs or have strong LOR lined up?

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[CoomassieBlue57]

Go look at the SOAP thread on reddit. It’s mostly IMGs with your same application.

 

[Splenda88]

I would put your chance at 55-65%... If you add 50+ low tier pathology programs to your list, your chances will be much higher (90%+).

If I were you, I would apply to ~200 FM programs and ~75 path programs. It's better to be a physician with 350k student loan than not being a physician at all.

My point is to go big or go home because if you fail to match the first time, your chances go down dramatically in subsequent cycle.

 

[icykelp]

I am a non-US img requiring a visa.

I had a low step 1, step 2 in the 220s. Wanted FM from the start. Had some volunteering on my app, nothing crazy. Graduated from big 4 carib.

Went to the family med conference and met with a few PDs. Had 6 interviews this season, I matched.

Apply broadly, go to the AAFP conference. You'll be fine