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+--- Thread: Does high score really matters? - hardworker99 (/showthread.php?tid=339207)
Does high score really matters? - hardworker99 - ArchivalUser - 09-17-2008
is score is a major criteria. wat about other parts of application
0 - ArchivalUser - 09-17-2008
when the market is inudated with 99ers, the price will naturally going down - but the products still good-looking though.
call me a sour grape if u want.
0 - ArchivalUser - 09-17-2008
sure it factors in a lot. but not the only criteria though.year of graduation is also very imp to a lot of programs
0 - ArchivalUser - 09-17-2008
Read how people are getting 99's. Programs are dumb to just see 99's .
0 - ArchivalUser - 09-17-2008
High scores is one of the factors...
But not all the time it plays a crucial role..
It depends on the program...
some program use only the step 1 score..while others only step 2
some uses year of graduation...while others USCE
a lot of programs just find their candidates by interviewing..
And some candidates get selected by connections....
0 - ArchivalUser - 09-17-2008
I am sure scores matter the most for us.. and maybe being a fresh graduate. I have no usce, and have gotten 7 IV's so far at good univ affiliated hospitals. It is definitely a mistake to solely apply at top univ hospitals based only on your 99 scores. But if you are not so picky abt programs, I am sure things are not as grey... America needs doctors, that's a fact and that's why we are here for.
0 - ArchivalUser - 09-17-2008
dahhh