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  Sunday, 14 February 2016
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You all have given some great advice here so I thought I would ask as well. I am coming from a low tier MD school and I am wondering how much the reputation of the school goes into picking candidates? My school does not match many orthos and the majority stay within the region (Midwest). I would also like to remain in the Midwest but I am wondering at which programs I should be doing my auditions, especially since many programs have likely never matched a candidate from my school? Right now I am primarily interested in the Cleveland hospitals, UofMichigan, Indiana, Wisconsin or Chicago hospitals.

Stats are: Step 1 - 252, Junior AOA, Honor 3/4 clerkships so far (have not done surgery or medicine), 1 first author pub in ortho, a few poster presentations/abstracts during two summers of ortho research at UofM.

Thanks in advance
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I had a similar concern last year, coming from an east coast state school that did not have a national reputation. I was able to get interviews at a number of top programs, and for me, my research background (multiple papers/posters) and letters from well-known surgeons (my research mentor, and 2 from away rotations) helped get my application selected for interviews as a non-rotator at competitive programs.

So for you, bottom line you should try to add to your research accomplishments and rotate well this summer. I don't know much about Midwest programs, but I don' think any of the ones you mentioned are crazy competitive (aside from Rush in Chicago). For Indiana, I do know they only interview people who rotate there or have personal ties to the state. If you are thinking Midwest, I think Iowa and WashU are among the best programs in the region and should garner consideration as well. I think you have a solid application already, and I think you should rotate where you want to match. Programs will take a student from any school if they like them. Just remember that when you come from an unknown school, you will be at a slight disadvantage, but it is not a deal breaker by any means. It absolutely wasn't for me.
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