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Not sure why I would pay for MMI questions I could do for free with others over Skype. Also not sure why I would take advice from a lawyer on medical MMI interviews.

That's well said. Maybe I should see this less as something to control and simply something to let unfold as it will. Don't you feel though that you could've done more? Maybe research? I have this nagging feeling that if I really wanted it, I could force my way into getting in by working harder. But I think that's true up until a point, and maybe after that it's all luck. Tough to say.

Hi all, I'm trying to figure this out a bit more. I want to match to something competitive, but it feels so impossible. I'm interested in a competitive specialty, but without an objective grades system I feel lost. I'm worried about nepotism and connections, and feel like even the push to publish simply won't help distinguish myself. It's really starting to weigh on me, because I don't feel like studying for school is the best use of my time (pass/fail and all) but at the same time, gunning publications doesn't feel like it's helping much either. What do you think? I'm surely not the o

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Thank you all! I really, really appreciate the advice.

Gotcha! How is one prepared? Simply having the required tools?

How does one prioritize what to study to be good on the wards, in clerkship someday? I feel like what I'm being taught in pre-clerkship feels all over the place, and isn't going to make me good on the wards. I feel that a lot of what we study (the minutiae for example) is over-tested and unclinical, but things like taking a BP/auscultation are under-tested and unappreciated. Would studying for the USMLE be a better way to know my knowledge is comprehensive?

Can someone explain this? I keep hearing rumblings about 1) reduction in pay rates/billing prices and 2) a greater push towards privatization (in fields like ophtho?)

Like realistically ophtho is still far more competitive right? I'm considering the FM-EM as a "backup" but honestly I can't see myself in pure FM alone

Really? Isn't it an entire career path? When did the FM + 1 EM become a rare path? Are there stats or websites on how the +1 specialization works?

:'( no

I'm really interested in ophtho, but could see myself working in the ER as well (see my username lol). Would it be a good idea or a good strategy to gun for ophtho, and backup with FM? I'd like to backup with FM pretty much only to do EM (I don't want to be a general FM GP). Thoughts?

Well said!

Honestly I'm so bothered sometimes by the fact that our grades are kind of useless. On one hand I like it, but on the other hand, I feel like I have to overprep (and overshoot) the mark I need. Is there any benefit to your marks if you go to a school with Pass/Fail grading?