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Will getting Cs in Neuro and GI systems affect my chances of getting residency with the merger?
It won't. Nobody cares about grades.
No. But those are two really high yield systems. Figure out what you didn't understand before boards.
I am spending more time studying for boards than for classes. Might have to find a way to make them parallel
No, sort of...if they (and poor shelf/prognostic exams) affect how you do on Boards, then it's an issue you might want to worry about.Will getting Cs in Neuro and GI systems affect my chances of getting residency with the merger?
Not gonna lie, I don't really fully understand the difference. How are you studying for boards/ what are you using?
Doing pathoma rn. Then FA and then Uworld. Heard that this is all we need to do great on boards
I would sacrifice an A for B in order to study for boards. I wouldn't sacrifice a B for C though. Keeping your gpa above a 3.0 has benefits - some programs require a 3.0/4 in order to do an away rotation there, for example.
I agree, not for the 3.0 benefit, but mostly because I think if you're dipping into the C range then you're clearly beginning to miss out on legitimately worth while content.
Depends on your school. My school had a lot of non-board relevant material being presented and other board-relevant material not being presented.Not gonna lie, I don't really fully understand the difference. How are you studying for boards/ what are you using?
Are you a first year or second year?
For first year and even this early in second, I'd argue that building a solid foundation IS Boards prep.
100% agree with this. Instead of going through Pathoma, you should be reading Robbins. I thought Pathoma was more of a "review" than an actual primary teaching tool. You can go through all of Pathoma in a week which is what I did right before dedicated and it worked out for me.
Not to pile on, but I agree with the above, consistent C's probably means you are missing stuff you shouldn't be. That said having a C, especially 1st semester isn't abnormal at all. Occasional C on an exam is no big deal, consistent C's and I personally start to worry about not knowing what I should. Also 79 is not the same as 70. If your talking 77's when the class average is 80, then your not that far off, but if you are 9-10 percent below average, you need to do something about that.
Are you a first year or second year?
For first year and even this early in second, I'd argue that building a solid foundation IS Boards prep.
Well lucky as a DO you don't need to worry about what Harvard NYU or very competative residencies think, you won't be at those places . If you have 78, 79 I wouldn't sweat the C's at all.I just wasn't sure how many C's does it take before PDs at Harvard, NYU or other competitive residencies for would start to worry about them
I just wasn't sure how many C's does it take before PDs at Harvard, NYU or other competitive residencies for would start to worry about them
Even if you're #1 in your class with 260+ Step 1 and Step 2 scores along w/ pubs, your chances to getting your application read by the IM PD at Harvard is 0.
Why is that so?
Why is that so?
Competitiveness is overrated anyway.I just wasn't sure how many C's does it take before PDs at Harvard, NYU or other competitive residencies for would start to worry about them
I am spending more time studying for boards than for classes. Might have to find a way to make them parallel
I just wasn't sure how many C's does it take before PDs at Harvard, NYU or other competitive residencies for would start to worry about them
So just for your general fund of medical knowledge -- I had failed first year and had to repeat the entire year -- and my attending surgeon took me to dinner at the country club were he was a member and offered to make a phone call to the PD at the Mass General surgery program (who was one of his med school buddies) to get me a slot if I wanted surgery....
If all you've got to offer is great scores and good grades but you're a neurotic twit to work with and show no hustle -- you might match a transitional year in the Havana VD wards....
Bc your DO bloodline tarnishes the royal Harvard bloodline. There's an incest mixing among MD royal elites when it comes to IM residencies.