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I know these have been beaten to death but I just wanted to see if these still hold true...
Is the general importance of things on a residency app still 1.) step 1 2.) 3rd year clerkship grades 3.) LOR's 4.) research? or something to that extent?
I ask because an academic rep at our school recently sent out a list of things that residency directors look at and some of the things near the top of the list were leadership activities and pre-clinical grades/class rank. While these things can be important, I didn't think they were ranked that high.
Personally, I'm just an average student and struggle to even stay average. I'm not very involved in school activities and have pretty much been focusing on school and step studying (i'm an OMSII). Should I be trying to get more involved in things like research and clubs?
Any advice would be great. And I'm shooting for an allopathic IM program if that makes a difference!
Is the general importance of things on a residency app still 1.) step 1 2.) 3rd year clerkship grades 3.) LOR's 4.) research? or something to that extent?
I ask because an academic rep at our school recently sent out a list of things that residency directors look at and some of the things near the top of the list were leadership activities and pre-clinical grades/class rank. While these things can be important, I didn't think they were ranked that high.
Personally, I'm just an average student and struggle to even stay average. I'm not very involved in school activities and have pretty much been focusing on school and step studying (i'm an OMSII). Should I be trying to get more involved in things like research and clubs?
Any advice would be great. And I'm shooting for an allopathic IM program if that makes a difference!
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