Class Percentiles and Specialities

[Kinis]

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[DrBowtie]

Really depends on how your school reports. Many do quartile or quintile so obviously you'd want to be in the top of those.

 

[Brachyury]

After exams at my school, they rank the students. As someone interested in Plastics, I realize I have to be pretty competitive academically in terms of rankings so was wondering in what percentiles I should be landing in order to remain so: top 5%, 10%, 15%?

Also find out how your school determines AOA, i. e. what % of students in which percentipe are eligible

 

[OveractiveBrain]

After exams at my school, they rank the students. As someone interested in Plastics, I realize I have to be pretty competitive academically in terms of rankings so was wondering in what percentiles I should be landing in order to remain so: top 5%, 10%, 15%?

Class ranking doesn't matter. No one actually says "15th percentile" there is always this garbage word "Excellent, Good, Great, Satisfactory" in the dean's letter. Each school uses a different codeword, and the legend is rediculous to even consider. So, unless you are AOA, it doesn't matter.

Different schools do it differently, but if you want AOA, be in the top 10%.

 

[TexasPhysician]

Whatever gets you AOA.

 

[Dral]

Plastics...you should be studying for Step I instead of posting this question on SDN. 😉

 

[2012mdc]

Also find out how your school determines AOA, i. e. what % of students in which percentipe are eligible

+1. And find out if stuff other than grades counts in the AOA selection process.

For preclinical grades it's pretty much AOA or bust. They really don't matter otherwise.

1. Crush Step 1.
2. Honor out 3rd year
3. Publish in Plastics
4. Establish strong relationships with plastics folks

Those are really the only things you should worry about it. Don't worry about top 5 vs top 15 percent.

 

[Skinceutical]

Class ranking doesn't matter. No one actually says "15th percentile" there is always this garbage word "Excellent, Good, Great, Satisfactory" in the dean's letter. Each school uses a different codeword, and the legend is rediculous to even consider. So, unless you are AOA, it doesn't matter.

Different schools do it differently, but if you want AOA, be in the top 10%.

At my school, all of our dean's letters included our class rank.

 

[Isoprop]

For these hypercompetitive specialties, I don't think class rank matters as long as you hit AOA. After that, it's more about WHO you know and your networking skillz.

 

[Valadi]

For these hypercompetitive specialties, I don't think class rank matters as long as you hit AOA. After that, it's more about WHO you know and your networking skillz.

This is true in plastics.

 

[kaleerkalut]

For these hypercompetitive specialties, I don't think class rank matters as long as you hit AOA. After that, it's more about WHO you know and your networking skillz.

What if your school doesn't offer AOA? I have a friend trying to match right now and his school doesn't offer AOA?

 

[Valadi]

What if your school doesn't offer AOA? I have a friend trying to match right now and his school doesn't offer AOA?

I'm in no position to be spitting gospel on this situation, but I've heard that program filter applications by basically clicking checkboxes on certain criteria (like AOA, step scores, etc). In program where they're only looking at AOA applicants (I've heard of a few plastics programs that have do this from graduates) then your friend might be getting overlooked. But, I'm not sure if that filter then wouldn't apply to them on the ERAS filter.

Outside of an ERAS filter, though, I think it might just be at the discretion of the program director. Sorry I can't give a definitive answer, and maybe a APD or someone can chime in.