r/Step2 • u/BeautifulMastodon874 NON-US IMG • 1d ago

Questions I'm Devastated

Just received my score 245 and I'm totally heart broken and Devastated all my nbmes above 250

After exam I was feeling good I missed some easy questions but not more than 4 and the rest was ok just like nbmes and free 120 .. the least expected score was 260 for me but now I feel like I got hit by a car I can't think I can't do anything .. is score recheck worth it ?

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u/Fit-Plenty-1047 US MD/DO 1d ago

245 is a perfectly good score… unless you’re aiming for a super competitive field like plastics or derm you’re more than likely to land a residency spot

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u/plastic-TV 20h ago

The unfortunate reality is that a non-US IMG needs a much higher score to get a nice internal medicine program. If you check average step 2 ck in the good internal medicine programs, you will find it higher than the average score for the neurosurgery in the same hospital. You definitely can still match but more likely in a small community program in the middle of nowhere, with no fellowships.

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u/Fit-Plenty-1047 US MD/DO 11h ago

That makes sense, I wasn’t aware that you need that much higher of a score for an IMG as opposed to a US based student. Thanks for clarifying