Step 1 - 199, possibility of gen. surgery for US grad?

[brahman]

Hello,

I'm really depressed about my step 1 score which is a 199. I had my (like) father die about a month before and I had to delay the start of my rotations because of it but regardless i got a 199- first pass. I am a US grad in the top middle of my class, I speak 4 languages including Spanish (I'm sure this could help) and all I want to do is gen. surgery. It doesn't matter where; community hospital or Ivy league or BFE, I just want gen. surgery. Any idea on the likelihood of achieving a gen.surg. residency spot?

Any advice on how to make myself look more appealing on my application? Or what type of positions to apply for (prelim/categorical). Currently I'm in third year.

All advice and critic are welcomed.

Thanks again for your help.

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[studylol]

Sorry friend, but i'm not sure this is the proper forum for your question.

 

[mckinsey]

You might want to take a look at the 2014 NRMP Charting the Outcomes (Google it). According to the data, US med grads with Step 1 scores of 199 had a slightly less than 50% chance of matching into general surgery.

I don't know enough about general surgery prelim/categorical to help you on that front.

 

[J ROD]

You probably should go post about this over in the general surgery forum. However, I would say if you want it that bad and have good grades and a strong Step 2. You should have a shot. May not be where you want but it will get you what you want. Step 2 is gonna be key. You need to get up near that 245-250 range to offset that Step 1. Then, you can explain why your Step 1 was lower due to the passing of your "like" father. The story makes sense. It is all about selling yourself to them. Hard to explain a low Step 1 with another low Step 2. That is called a trend. And probably no match.

I would try my best on rotations and try and make connections. Connections are a big part of the match game too. GL