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Hi all,
First post on these forums. I'm a 3rd year med student trying to decide between a lot of different fields now, and I think I would love ENT but am a little concerned I wouldn't match. Last NRMP data showed a number of people in the 220's matching (30 matched, 4 unmatched, even though the avg matching student had around a 243), which is where I am, I was just curious as to which programs I should be shooting for. I'm trying to think about lining up some away rotations at that place to get some connections going in my favor.
Step 1 = 223, I've honored 3/4 of my 3rd year clerkships, mostly A's/B's in pre-clinical grades. Org Chem research in undergrad and EMed research in med school, but no publications, currently working on getting some ENT research .
My understanding from the data is that I'd have around a 65-70% chance of matching based on my board score, but before I decide to go "all in" for ENT, and getting screwed, I'm curious if there are some programs that are less competitive b/c of location/size/not a big name academic center/etc. Any suggestions?
Thanks for the advice!
First post on these forums. I'm a 3rd year med student trying to decide between a lot of different fields now, and I think I would love ENT but am a little concerned I wouldn't match. Last NRMP data showed a number of people in the 220's matching (30 matched, 4 unmatched, even though the avg matching student had around a 243), which is where I am, I was just curious as to which programs I should be shooting for. I'm trying to think about lining up some away rotations at that place to get some connections going in my favor.
Step 1 = 223, I've honored 3/4 of my 3rd year clerkships, mostly A's/B's in pre-clinical grades. Org Chem research in undergrad and EMed research in med school, but no publications, currently working on getting some ENT research .
My understanding from the data is that I'd have around a 65-70% chance of matching based on my board score, but before I decide to go "all in" for ENT, and getting screwed, I'm curious if there are some programs that are less competitive b/c of location/size/not a big name academic center/etc. Any suggestions?
Thanks for the advice!