Quantity of residency programs to apply to

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Hi all!

I am a current M4 applying this cycle and was hoping for some insight on how many programs I should realistically apply to, especially if I am hoping to apply to top programs (with some safeties of course). Stats wise, I am 4th quartile in my class but got 25X on step2 which I am hoping will make up for my class rank. No red flags, and I have a few papers published. I don't want to overkill the application process but also don't want to delude myself into not matching!

Thank you all for your time!