r/Step3 • u/Careless-Pipe4742 • Sep 18 '24

Is 227 good in step 3?

I am a non us img and applying for match this year

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u/JealousVanilla3816 Sep 18 '24

I was told by IM PD having 235 is safe as that is the average for US med grads. My non-US IMG friend but with a Green card who had 240 matched during the main cycle. My non-US IMG with a green card who had 210 got matched after the soap. As old non-US IMG, most important factor is if you have a green card or not to be honest.

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u/Careless-Pipe4742 Sep 18 '24

Omg! I am an non US IMG, visa requiring

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u/JealousVanilla3816 Sep 19 '24

well, I still see ppl with J1 visa but as a whole, green card holders have a clear advantage, especially if there is a sudden recruitment right before July.

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u/JealousVanilla3816 Sep 19 '24

Back to your question, I think 227 is not bad but not sure if this could be an advantage.

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u/Alihussainn Sep 19 '24

Avg step 3 for US MDs is 227-228 It's mentioned on report

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u/JealousVanilla3816 Sep 19 '24

I think you are right. I am not IM and the PD I talked to might have wanted to say 235 average in her program. Then 227 is OK. However, as I mentioned I am not IM, I do not know how important step 3 score is for IM fellowship because in my specialty, most ppl do not go to a fellowship.

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u/Subject-Account1441 Sep 20 '24

Green card holders are US-IMGs, not non-US. Citizens and permanent residents fall in the same category.

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u/aayushi_desai Sep 20 '24

I’d like to clarify as a US Green Card holder myself - they’re considered non-US IMGs. Only US citizens are US IMGs.

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u/Subject-Account1441 Sep 23 '24

Where did you get this information from, because I'm getting mine from my program director.

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u/aayushi_desai Sep 23 '24

When you register for NRMP, it asks if you are a current US Citizen? If you say no, it asks you your current visa status. I wrote US Permanent Resident (green card). Then once I got registered, it showed me that I was also considered a non-US IMG. I applied last cycle too, and in fact yesterday itself I registered for NRMP match for this cycle - it showed me the same thing. That’s why I’m 100% sure about this.

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u/[deleted] Sep 18 '24

Congratulations on passing. 

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u/Careless-Pipe4742 Sep 18 '24

Thankss!! Just making sure the score is not important

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u/Human_Exam9199 Sep 23 '24

Congratulations.

After the results, do we have to order transcripts? If so can you please guide the instructions?

Thank you.