Straight passes 3rd year?

[notagunner7512]

Step 1 228, mid tier US MD looking to go into anesthesiology.

Of 5 rotations so far I've passed all of them with a H/P/F system. Honors is usually top 30%. Clinical evals have been excellent and shelf scores I've been anywhere from 40-75th percentile which put me out of honors for all the rotations. No red flags.

I'm getting worried that if I don't honor my last 2 rotations it's going to really look bad. Obviously straight passes is not ideal but is this going to affect me alot? Looking for some advice from some average anesthesiology applicants or residents. Thank you!

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[efle]

Dude, it's gas. Just the fact you scored >220 gives you a >98% match rate. Try to honor the last two of course but there's no way you're in jeopardy of not being able to train in the field !

 

[OnePunchBiopsy]

Never honored a single class. Matched to a top program (gen surg).

Letters and Step matter more. 228 has good odds for anesthesia based on people I've seen match.

 

[efle]

Never honored a single class. Matched to a top program (gen surg).

Now that is surprising, I would think the top handful of surg programs were competitive enough to demand you at least honor things like your surgery rotation, your sub-I, and your aways/auditions

 

[CidHighwind]

Now that is surprising, I would think the top handful of surg programs were competitive enough to demand you at least honor things like your surgery rotation, your sub-I, and your aways/auditions

Not everyone can be the top 10/15/30% of the class and residencies know that. There are some schools where everyone gets honors, and not honoring at such a school looks bad. As long as the comments are good and the letters you have are good you’ll match well.

 

[OnePunchBiopsy]

Now that is surprising, I would think the top handful of surg programs were competitive enough to demand you at least honor things like your surgery rotation, your sub-I, and your aways/auditions

I’m definitely one of the lucky ones. Rotated with a couple of big names and they seemed to like me enough to write me some letters.

Big lesson was it really is all about who you know.

 

[theonlytycrane]

@OnePunchBiopsy can I PM to ask a question about general surgery?

 

[OnePunchBiopsy]

@OnePunchBiopsy can I PM to ask a question about general surgery?

Sure