During one of my studying lulls, I thought it would be a good idea to see what kind of score I need to get for a fair shot into plastic surgery... kidding. Anyway the chart below is taken from the 2011 NRMP Charting Outcomes in the Match. For the full 2011 NRMP report click here. The below just focuses on the Step 1 scores of those who matched in their respective specialty. I know the print is a bit small but if you click on the image it will enlarge.
So shooting for a 235 seems like a good goal, right? It's a high enough score that it doesn't outright eliminate me from most specialties, but it isn't so high that I feel like I have no chance of reaching it. We'll see, maybe I'm just fooling myself. Truth be told I'm actually shooting for perfection, and once I fall short of that goal, hopefully I'll still be left with a pretty good score. An old adage inspired my current philosophy on setting goals: "Shoot for the moon. Even if you miss, you'll land amongst the stars."
Come on now Andrea do what you want in life, if you want to be a plastic surgeon shoot for the stars! Score a 255! If you do it boost my confidence!
ReplyDeletehaha well I have no interest in surgery of any kind. But I will keep that 255 in mind
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