I have a 198/81..is anesthesia a possibility for me? i'm a DO student and unfortunately a bad test taker, but i am killing my rotations. hopefully PD's will look pass this!
Last edited:
Low Board Scores..is anesthesia still possible?
- Thread starter AOX4
- Start date
- Joined
- Jul 10, 2005
- Messages
- 2,086
- Reaction score
- 1,370
Anesthesia's a "possibility" for everyone who passes the licensing boards, just as dermatology or neurosurgery are a "possibility." Everything is a continuum, from "highly likely" to "highly unlikely."
If you've done any research on the forum, you'll know where you stand and what you need to do. You're behind the 8-ball, so you need to rock your clinical rotations, rock Step 2, and apply broadly.
D
deleted171991
"Bad test taker" is to "unprepared" like "heavy" is to "obese".
Get a great score on Step 2, and you might be able to pull the "I had a bad day" excuse.
Get a great score on Step 2, and you might be able to pull the "I had a bad day" excuse.
- Joined
- Apr 21, 2003
- Messages
- 8,362
- Reaction score
- 18
put in the hours use all the resources do thousands of questions take the nbme exams and get a 250 on step II. even with that you have things that are going to go against you when you are looking at allopathic anesthesia spots. apply far and wide and nail the interview and dont ever say you are a bad test taker, instead tell people you had a bad day and came back strong etc.
"bad test taker" is a character flaw in many peoples eyes and wont endear you to a program that has the desire to have their residents perform well on in training exams.
"bad test taker" is a character flaw in many peoples eyes and wont endear you to a program that has the desire to have their residents perform well on in training exams.
