Dudes and dudettes,
I am kind of curious if going to a medical school that grades P/F in pre-clinicals is really an advantage. From outside it looks and sounds pretty good, but most of the P/F schools I'm considering have a "hidden" ranking systems that are just like grade-scales, and I am sure they bring on the competitive environment as if the P/F system was not there to begin with. These hidden scales are reported on your transcripts on most of the schools I looked at. Also, I am considering a competitive specialty and am sure that distinguishing myself from others would only help me out, and I think a grade scale would only help me out (that is if I kill it). Obviously, many of you will debate preclinical vs. clinical grades and all I am concerned about is pre-clinical STEP 1 stuff. Would you guys say that a P/F system with hidden ranking and a grade scale system are pretty much the same thing? Or would you guys just say, "Dude relax, let the dice roll, and pick the school that is the best fit w/o considering their grading system?" Thank you very muchooo for the insight pepzz!
I am kind of curious if going to a medical school that grades P/F in pre-clinicals is really an advantage. From outside it looks and sounds pretty good, but most of the P/F schools I'm considering have a "hidden" ranking systems that are just like grade-scales, and I am sure they bring on the competitive environment as if the P/F system was not there to begin with. These hidden scales are reported on your transcripts on most of the schools I looked at. Also, I am considering a competitive specialty and am sure that distinguishing myself from others would only help me out, and I think a grade scale would only help me out (that is if I kill it). Obviously, many of you will debate preclinical vs. clinical grades and all I am concerned about is pre-clinical STEP 1 stuff. Would you guys say that a P/F system with hidden ranking and a grade scale system are pretty much the same thing? Or would you guys just say, "Dude relax, let the dice roll, and pick the school that is the best fit w/o considering their grading system?" Thank you very muchooo for the insight pepzz!