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  Tuesday, 07 May 2002
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It'll be a little tough for you, but if you do things right you can make it easy. YOU CAN MATCH. . . .keep that in mind.

1. Apply to a crap load of programs. I did 60. I concentrated my apps in MY region.
2. Don't waste money applying to top tier programs. . . .while I did get interviews at Harvard, Mayo, CCF, the majority of top tier programs gave me the stiff arm (HSS, Iowa, HJD, Pitt, etc)
3. Do one home and two away rotations. Do your aways at programs that you would be competitive to get into.
4. Get great letters on your ortho rotations and kick butt.
5. If you're really stressed about your step I score, take step II early and try to do really well.
6. and it helps to be a good guy/girl.
7. Other than that, your grades look good and you should be fine.
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It is very possible for you to match. Keep up the research if possible. Accentuate the positive on your interviews, and work harder than anyone else on your ortho rotations. Do this and good things will come.
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Your 3rd year grades are great, but your board score will hurt you. Agree with all the above...if you're interested in the cities you mentioned, I'll give you an honest opinion on places that you may want to consider when deciding on where to do your aways:

New York: Montefiore, SUNY Brooklyn, St. Lukes, Maimonedes, NY medical college (either one) -- i would stay away from the rest as they generally require higher boards

Philly: Temple, Einstein, and MAYBE MCP-Hahnemann -- stay away from Jeff and Penn

New Jersey: any of the programs in jersey would be fine...monmouth would give you more consideration than others

Miami, Boston and DC -- i wouldn't rotate anywhere in either of these cities given your board score...maybe GW but i wouldn't bother.

Good luck...

and oh yes...

word.





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Yeah...you're Step I score is going to be a problem at most places. From my experiance there is a widespread cutoff at most places around 220. My advice is to do as many away rotations as possible; It's obvious from your 3rd year grades that people you work with think you are a superstar! Let this work to your advantage! You can do it!
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