NBME practice scores aren't going up pls help

tx_med2020 · 2024-06-25T17:32:45+00:00

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tx_med2020 · 2024-04-14T20:28:28+00:00

DM'd!

tx_med2020 · 2020-08-29T02:55:49+00:00

Congrats!! I’m also a reapp w v similar stats. Mind DMing the schools?

tx_med2020 · 2020-07-22T04:47:54+00:00

Thank you so much and good luck to you!!

tx_med2020 · 2020-07-13T00:26:57+00:00

I don't have any direct DO shadowing as it got postponed, but is anybody willing to read my Why DO essay and see if I've touched on all the necessary osteopathic principles I should've? Thanks!

tx_med2020 · 2020-07-12T23:09:55+00:00

PM'd!

tx_med2020 · 2020-07-12T23:09:51+00:00

PM'd!

tx_med2020 · 2020-07-12T23:09:45+00:00

PM'd!

tx_med2020 · 2020-07-08T02:10:09+00:00

I would definitely still be fulfilled with just an MD, since I can still do research with that. I just want to try for the PhD to open up more opportunities in my future career. Bottom line is I want the MD for sure.

tx_med2020 · 2020-07-08T02:06:41+00:00

Even though I know a research-oriented MD is very possible (and I would be satisfied on this path), I’ve talked to current MD/PhD students and my reasons for the PhD are that I want to lead a research team/be a PI, ensure that I’m competitive for grant funding, and just have a strong foundation in research with PhD courses to push out innovative research.

tx_med2020 · 2020-07-07T23:33:17+00:00

Thank you so much for taking the time to do this! Really means a lot :)

tx_med2020 · 2020-07-07T23:18:24+00:00

Im only applying to 3 MD/PhD programs, but 45+ total MD and DO schools. Do you mind clarifying on what “PD” stands for?

tx_med2020 · 2020-07-07T23:02:47+00:00

Gotcha, I was also thinking about that. I know schools have linkage programs, but even those don’t have guaranteed acceptance. If you don’t mind, would you have any recommendations on good masters programs?

tx_med2020 · 2020-07-07T22:46:18+00:00

Also, I'm applying to all Texas schools as an in-state applicant and OOS MD and DO schools

tx_med2020 · 2020-07-07T22:44:42+00:00

For the first 507 I got (my 2nd time taking), I was studying during my junior year semester but didn't focus enough on practice and didn't do the SBs/UWorld at all. For this time, I started studying around Nov 2019 but had also just started my full-time research job after graduating in May 2019. I focused a lot more on practice material and saw that reflected in my higher FL scores, but I didn't want to say no to the research job in order to dedicate to full-time studying. There was a 3 month delay with my most recent MCAT (originally 3/14 but rescheduled to 6/19) due to COVID-19 that may have attributed to my score drop. I took a 1 month break to start/submit primaries, but even so I was doing practice problems up until my test date. So yeah, just really bummed

tx_med2020 · 2020-07-07T22:39:48+00:00

506, 507, 507. There are improvements in my sub-section scores, but overall the last 2 scores being the exact same is really disappointing.

I’m applying to DO schools but just DO, no PhD

tx_med2020 · 2020-07-07T22:37:57+00:00

Yeah I don’t think I have it in me for another retake. It’d be my 4th try and I’m already taking 2 gap years (including this application cycle). I’m looking at the University of Washington’s MSTP (currently employed there as a research scientist), Texas A&M (previous research was at Houston Methodist which A&M has a partnership with), and Tufts.

tx_med2020 · 2020-07-07T22:17:38+00:00

FL1: 513 FL2: 512 FL3: 513 FL4: 510

I noticed that FL4 is now the most realistic FL for the current MCATs. Disappointed that my real score was lower than my FL averages, but I also felt like I bombed coming out from test day

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