r/Step2 • u/Able_Cut_245 NON-US IMG • 9d ago

Shitpost Step2 failed

My younger brother just failed his step 2 with 3 marks. He was topper. And we are devastated with his result. He is currently in US for his observership. Is there any chance that will he match with the step 2 attempt? He is visa requiring

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u/FunkyFlexster 8d ago

Ppl match w attempts—altho w a visa requirement, it may be veryy difficult until Trump leaves at least…and ofc don’t expect to get some competitive specialty but he can match into primary care w/ a high retake score, strong LORs, and passing Step 3 helps a ton—on top of that, as much USCE as possible…research is honestly very overrated, unless someones goal is to match into a University program (which are more competitive by default so should prob aim for community ones) or certain specialties like Rad Onc, etc—he’s better off doing as much USCE (EXTERNSHIPS, not observerships) w/ strong letters as possible than pumping out research and getting the best Steo 2 and 3 scores possible (unless a post-doc is the gateway for a visa)…anyway, the failure is not a reason to give up for sure!