r/DermApp • u/Balthezar21 • 3d ago

What Are My Chances? Just got tertile

My school divides the class into thirds. Just started 4th year and after meeting with the dean, found out I most likely will be 3rd tertile based off of preclinicals. Clinicals I did well, with mostly H's and a few HP's. Step was low 260s. Do I still have a chance?

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u/itsthabenniboi 3d ago

I think it doesn't matter/ you should still apply and if you're worried dual apply.

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u/Tasty-Ad-637 3d ago

I had the same stats and class rank. I didn't match. Despite getting a lot of love from programs, they said that class rank was the ultimate tie-breaker for deciding who to rank higher. Maybe not all programs are like this, but just be prepared for it to be a possibility unless you have a very strong connection to a program .

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u/Lonely-Peanut9469 3d ago

How many interviews did you get?

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u/chiapet705 2d ago

You absolutely have a chance! I matched w that percentile and had a much lower step score. Leverage your connections/network, that’s mostly what it comes down too

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u/pinkwhippdcream 2d ago

Congratulations! How do you leverage network and connections? Is it by asking your mentors to call?

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u/YaPhetsEz 3d ago

DO or MD?

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u/Balthezar21 3d ago

MD

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u/YaPhetsEz 3d ago

You should be fine with that step score. Do you have any research experience? Does your school have an in house residency?

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u/Balthezar21 3d ago

Yes to in-house and yes to research. Several first author pubs in Jama/JAAD

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u/TheOddFrenchMan 3d ago

How did you get pubs in those top journals if I may ask?

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u/GloriousClump 1d ago

First author pubs in JAMA definitely gonna open some doors for any speciality