How detrimental is below average clerkship grades (mostly passes) affect on one's ability to match in Anesthesia if I apply broadly. I have honors in first and second year and a good step I (>250). Should I have a backup plan in case I don't match? Or is the possibility of not-matching so remote that I don't need to worry about it?
Passes and matching in Anesthesia
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Anesthesia is not very competitive as long as you're above average. Maybe the best of the best programs will have concerns, but you shouldn't have a problem matching somewhere strong. Why would you think otherwise?
P.S. A downward grade trend is not good. Turn it around lazy bones.
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It all depends on your list, so of course you have worse shot of matching if your list includes MGH, Hopkins, UCSF etc...
if you apply broadly, no worries my friend
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there's a good thread in the archive somewhere where someone asked if a pass meant they wouldn't match well followed by a string of people with passes who matched well.
how's your class rank? most schools will send a distribution of grades of your class along with your transcript, so it'll make a big difference if 5% of your class got passes vs 50%.
how's your class rank? most schools will send a distribution of grades of your class along with your transcript, so it'll make a big difference if 5% of your class got passes vs 50%.
To followup on the original question. How many programs would constitute applying "broadly." Is 30 risking not matching?
