step 1/ step 2 screening for cards apps

[stillpremed]

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what is a safe cutoff step 1/2 score for the mid tier university cards programs? thanks!

 

[tona1981]

what is a safe cutoff step 1/2 score for the mid tier university cards programs? thanks!

I dont think there is an official cut off for any cards prog. some progs give importance to scores but others dont.

 

[dragonfly99]

I've said this before....actually a lot of programs don't even require that you send Step scores. They can likely guesstimate by the residency you are in, though. I would say that for a mid-tier program that actually cares about board scores, they might be looking for 220's or better...a picky program might look for 230 or 240, but that would probably be the pickier ones. Publications, where you did residency, and your LOR's trump USMLE scores in general.

 

[drdavemd]

Ditto dragonfly99, I don't know programs that use absolute cutoffs. Some may exist, but at this point you should have other credentials that back up how good of a candidate you are.