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man screw the MCAT, i had to take it twice and it has 0 correlation to step scores. I actually was involved in a research project that showed there wasnt even a slight correlation. The best correlation was undergrad GPA and it wasnt even significant. I did well okay ortho wise for step 1, I was high 240s which is like top 10% in the nation but it def was on the lower half of the ortho average. If you wanna comfortably match into ortho you need a 250+. I'm the only one in my class in the 240s
MCAT is a test takers test, STEP is an effort test. If you know the material, you will do well on STEP
What did you think accounted for getting into an ortho residency with a score in the 240s? I know how competitive it is. What made you choose ortho? Ortho residency is 4 or 5 years? What else were you considering? I’m interested in ortho but I’m not sure yet.
I was asking about the MCAT cause I had difficulties with it. Was the one roadblock in getting into a med school initially. Ultimately had to retake and it worked out. But that test shook me I won’t lie