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I've heard that many orthopedic residency programs employ cutoffs and I am worried that my 234 on Step 1 will screen me out of interviews. (Everything else on my application is very strong). Could a Step 2 of 250+ effectively negate this, or do program directors ignore the Step 2 scores?
(More info: I actually was expecting something much better for Step 1 based on NBMEs and such, but I was awake for 24 hours before starting the exam due to stupid nerves. I'm doing fairly well on my shelf exams in 3rd year (range 85 -98 for percentiles) and believe that I could translate that into a good Step 2 score).
(More info: I actually was expecting something much better for Step 1 based on NBMEs and such, but I was awake for 24 hours before starting the exam due to stupid nerves. I'm doing fairly well on my shelf exams in 3rd year (range 85 -98 for percentiles) and believe that I could translate that into a good Step 2 score).