r/orthopaedics

Hey all, just submitted my ortho application last week and have gotten extremely mixed reviews on my chances of matching so I thought I'd try my luck here.

M4 at a mid-tier MD school

Step 1: Pass on first attempt

Step 2: 264

Preclinical Years: No red flags, all pass

Clinical Years: Honored every clerkship except 1 and my MSPE comments I would like to think are actually fantastic

Extracurriculars: Ex-D1 athlete, have really good and broad extracurriculars mainly focused on healthcare access, also in a dual degree and supplemental degree program

Awards: AOA & GHHS

Random: Woman, URiM

Aways: 3 aways and a home rotation, got good feedback on aways and already interviewed at a couple of them

Research: This is where the issue is... I have like 7 research experiences but not a lot of output. I have 5 presentations with 3 abstracts and 3 manuscripts in submission. Multiple other research projects that I'm working on. One project was a pretty big deal and several years long but I have like no output from it yet, though I could talk about it forever.

Letters: 3 good ones i think, no idea lol

I've just heard really mixed reviews on my app, including some pretty upsetting advice I got on what I should do with my application season a few days ago. Just wanted to get some more advice, thank you!

I didn't make this, but no one is using this year's sheet yet so I figured I'd drop a link for my fellow applicants

Stay strong on the sub-i trail everybody, splints ain't gonna roll themselves