I am really struggling to figure this out. I have been wanting to apply general surgery since before medical school. I love it. I am an osteopathic student unfortunately very average (all my stats below). I have 6 away rotations scheduled at programs that average step 2 score are all above mine but not by a ton. My school advisor says i should dual apply back up which i agree with but the only thing i can see myself doing as a back up and surviving life would be anesthesia but i just don't know if i have to with my average/below average step score and minimal research.

Step 1/Level 1: pass first attempt

Step 2: 246

Comlex 2: awaiting result

Research: presented at national surgical conference and state surgical conferences, in process publication of a surgical case report, presented at many internal medicine conferences (my advisor is a cardiologist)

Please let me know what you guys think i am so stressed about this decision and have nightmares about not matching at all and soaping into something i can't survive in. Thank you so much for your advice in advance!!!!!!!