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[tweetybud84]

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So I was wondering if someone can tell me if its still possible to aim for an AOA membership after getting Bs through first semester of med school. I pretty much didn't know how to study for my first block, so that's how I messed up. But I did manage to get better and better and honored the next block, except the combined put me in the Bs group now. Of course, its best to learn as much, but just was wondering if this is out of my reach? My school does AOA selections at in the third year and I think its teh top 10% of the class.
Well, thanks for reading...

 

[Allygator89]

So I was wondering if someone can tell me if its still possible to aim for an AOA membership after getting Bs through first semester of med school. I pretty much didn't know how to study for my first block, so that's how I messed up. But I did manage to get better and better and honored the next block, except the combined put me in the Bs group now. Of course, its best to learn as much, but just was wondering if this is out of my reach? My school does AOA selections at in the third year and I think its teh top 10% of the class.
Well, thanks for reading...

Yes, it is still possible.

 

[ddmo]

Top 10% seems pretty high for Junior Year induction. Usually it's more like 5% or less. I am sure there are a lot of people who are getting all A's that may not get AOA, at least that's how it was at my school. We don't have A's vs. B's, but plenty of people who honored years I and II didn't get junior AOA, but will most certainly get senior AOA. One thing to consider is what your school's requirements are. Many chapters are now taking into consideration extracurricular activities such as leadership, research, and volunteering into their formula for choosing on applicants. Also, senior AOA usually involves Step I scores.

I think you should find out who is the current president of your AOA chapter and ask them what they look at on your application. He/she should also be able to give you an idea of what your chances are. Good luck.

 

[Wizard of Oz]

I think that the majority of schools use Honor-Pass-Fail or some variation of it, and some use percentiles to draw the line rather than raw score (preferred in my view).

Mine uses A-B-C, and if you got straight B's at my place, you would be necessarily out of contention for AOA because half the class is getting A's in a couple of the classes. It just depends how inflated your school makes its grades and where you actually rank.

By rule, AOA is eligible to 1/6 of the class; and a quarter of those can be junior.

I hate sounding like a broken record, but do your best whatever it is. Don't worry about this stuff in your first year, just do the best that you can. Shooting for a numerical line is not going to help you with step 1 which is the most important measure to evaluate students between schools.

 

[Law2Doc]

just do the best that you can. Shooting for a numerical line is not going to help you with step 1 which is the most important measure to evaluate students between schools.

Second this.

 

[tweetybud84]

Thanks! That helps.🙂