low step 1 score, competitive IM residency

[Bun]

I got below a 200 on step 1 and am wondering if I have a chance at a decent or competitive IM residency. by the way, i'm a US med student going to a US school. I'm hoping to do IM that then specialize afterwards. Thanks a ton. i'm in a bad mood from my low score, at least I passed though.

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[Jeff05]

you need to take step 2 early (take it by end of august so you can get the results by early october) and rock it - like 230 or above, which is absolutely doable - if you really study/take kaplan or something you can do it. there is no magic to the boards, the more you study, the better you will do.

just remember if you want a cometitive residency you have to make it through the initial cut which is based on board scores. letters of recommendation and away rotations are also important.

I got below a 200 on step 1 and am wondering if I have a chance at a decent or competitive IM residency. by the way, i'm a US med student going to a US school. I'm hoping to do IM that then specialize afterwards. Thanks a ton. i'm in a bad mood from my low score, at least I passed though.