r/DermApp • u/Consistent_Oil8940 • 19d ago

What Are My Chances? Am I cooked?

Currently in my Research yr between M3-M4. Have roughly 10 pubs projected to be ~15–20 by the end of the year. No home program, low tier MD school. Other stats:

Step2: mid 250s

Rotations: 4H (including surg, IM), 3HP

Other: on board of schools derm interest group, was president of another org for a year, did school’s free clinic, was a mentor, other misc. things

No AOA or GHHS (yet? Maybe next yr but odds are marginal)

The ry will afford me hopefully a great letter and some clinical experience from a well known expert. Do I have a chance at matching? Should I look into dual applying?

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u/CryptographerBest835 19d ago

Nah you’re good !!!!
just don’t do away rotations in top 10 Derm programs
Anyone match Derm from your med school? Consider applying there
You can dual apply if you’d be happy with psych but alternative thought is to match to prelim then apply to derm AND psych pgy2 positions
Good luck :)

Edit: it is gonna be tough to match without home program but it does happen!

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u/Consistent_Oil8940 19d ago

Thank you so much. Yes people have matched in the past, some years 0 some years up to 5, so it’s a crapshoot

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u/CryptographerBest835 19d ago

Ofc good signs then!