step 2

[MD/TX2006]

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hey... I know there's the "cutoff" Step -1 score of 200. And the advice is "do better on the Step 2" but no one's really said how much better! My PD-Anes (in Texas) advised getting a minimum or better than a 220, and I'm grateful for him even saying that, BUT what's the trend for outside of Texas?

 

[VolatileAgent]

my story: a classmate, with much higher board scores and better all around stats on paper, and i both interviewed at the same program. he ranked the program #1 because he loved it (and was already picking out houses, etc.). i did too, but i (stupidly*) ranked it number #2. long story short, i matched there and he didn't. it isn't "all" about board scores. coincidentally, the program he ended up matching at didn't even offer me an interview.

*when you make your rank order list, really be sure that you want to end up at whichever programs you highly rank. i panicked after submitting my list because i realized that, after thinking about it a little more during the week, i had made a big mistake and should've ranked my #2 as my #1. i got lucky and it worked out for me.

 

[MD/TX2006]

thanks... I guess I'll just say "Oh well" and do what I love no matter what the stats say!