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Hello, I need some help, I feel like I'm giving myself an ulcer worrying over my performance in medical school thus far. I am in a US MD school, but a new program.
I am aiming for a pediatrics residency, am open to going mostly anywhere, (dream would be UMass Medical School), and would ultimately like to end up in pediatric critical care. However, I have underperformed in med school. I did really badly on Step 1, only got a 208. And in third year at a school that grades H/HP/P/F with no idea on the percentages, I have gotten a Pass on every rotation.
I am doing well clinically, I get top marks in evals and comments from attendings are positive. I am struggling with NBME shelf exams, I only get in the 60s on each exam and end up in low percentiles. Please, I need advice on whether or not I will match into a decent program. Its killing me that I don't do better on exams. To give an example, I literally did over 1000 AAFP questions for my family med exam, made Anki flashcards, and read all of case files, and still only got a 69 on my test (37th percentile). I'm reading, I do questions, I participate clinically and try my best to learn. I'm active in my school's student government, on the admissions committee, working on an independent research project in Haiti. But I just cannot do better on the tests and its breaking my heart. Please, can someone give me advice on what my chances are? Will I match anywhere?
I am aiming for a pediatrics residency, am open to going mostly anywhere, (dream would be UMass Medical School), and would ultimately like to end up in pediatric critical care. However, I have underperformed in med school. I did really badly on Step 1, only got a 208. And in third year at a school that grades H/HP/P/F with no idea on the percentages, I have gotten a Pass on every rotation.
I am doing well clinically, I get top marks in evals and comments from attendings are positive. I am struggling with NBME shelf exams, I only get in the 60s on each exam and end up in low percentiles. Please, I need advice on whether or not I will match into a decent program. Its killing me that I don't do better on exams. To give an example, I literally did over 1000 AAFP questions for my family med exam, made Anki flashcards, and read all of case files, and still only got a 69 on my test (37th percentile). I'm reading, I do questions, I participate clinically and try my best to learn. I'm active in my school's student government, on the admissions committee, working on an independent research project in Haiti. But I just cannot do better on the tests and its breaking my heart. Please, can someone give me advice on what my chances are? Will I match anywhere?
