Low Level 2 - Psych Possible??? NEED ADVICE
Hi all,
Devastated out here. I went into medicine to become a psychiatrist and am so nervous now that psych has become more competitive. I have always had test anxiety but studied my butt off for level 2. I ended with a 40X....my COMSAE scores were in the low 500s pretty consistently towards my testing date so I wasn't expecting anything crazy but I feel like this score has ruined me. I truly can't imagine doing anything else in medicine, do I still have a chance?
Passed level 1 first attempt
Fourth quartile, one course remediation in first year, no gaps or anything since I remediated with an exam
Strong LoR from 4 psychiatrists (all attached to residency programs)
Will have 3 subI's (so far are going well, I get along with the residents and the PDs have liked me so far)
All positive MSPE notes - only 1 honors and 1 high pass (this is because of my low COMAT scores but my evals are all really great)
No true "home program"
Lots of EC in leadership and advocacy
Multiple volunteering experiences, 2 consistent throughout med school (one clinic and one animal shelter)
Non-trad with 3 presentations and 2 published articles and previous medical work experience, also masters (not in biomedical sciences - was actually debating going PhD route)
I am applying broadly and looking at DO friendly programs and community hospitals. It would break my heart to do anything other than psych since I came into this as a non-trad student with the plan of going psych. I really don't want to dual apply, is it possible to not have to?
What do the people think??? HELP