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  Tuesday, 18 September 2012
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Med School: South, Top 25 Research
Boards: Step 1: 253, Step 2: 260
Rank: Top 30%
AOA: No
Preclinicals: 3.7
Clinicals: Honors in all except OB/Gyn & Medicine --> High Pass
Ortho: 2 away and 1 home
Research: 1 Abstract presented at POSNA, 1 oral presentation, 1 poster presentation
Extracurriculars: Class Officer, volunteer stuff, etc.

I've applied to 50 schools thus far with a good mixture among tiers. I was wondering if anyone could shed light on a estimated magic number that I and others should look at applying. Any and all help is appreciated. I'm curious if I need to apply to more programs.
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Based on reading this and other forums, I think you would be extremely unlucky not to match at one of your top tier choices with stats like that...See this thread and you might find someone with comparable stats:
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I've been told the process to be granted an interview was frustratingly random. "I got some interviews at my stretch programs and shut out from some fallbacks." Your scores are awesome, but I'm still applying to a ton of programs in case my fallbacks don't pan out.
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I went through the process last year. It is really random ladies and gents, so don't get down when you see your colleagues getting interviews where you wanted, because it is bound to swing in your favor at some point during the interview season. Apply broadly and apply to many programs. Now isn't the time to be cheap or overly confident. You'd rather be declining interviews instead of hoping for more come early January. Good luck everyone.
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