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The Future of IMGs

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I am an IMG graduated in june 2013. I have done some research and a clinical elective to add weightage for USCE. I am currently preparing for step 1 and plan to take it in January.

My question is I have heard about the residency match getting tougher from 2015

I have gone across forums and found some threads mentioning that the IMG % would not go down drastically and it wont make much of a problem even if the AMG's increase

As of now, I am really confused because as I mentioned that I am planning to take the step 1 in January( mostly in the 3rd-4th week). And I want to do Step 2ck first because Step 2 cs is a matter of pass/fail and its a tough one so I want a bit of clinical knowledge(CK) in my brain before CS. With this schedule, I cannot possibly give step 2ck first if i take my Step 1 in january as it would become to too late by the time step 2cs results are out.

If I am making sense, my question is can we apply on sept 15 with step 1 and step ck results and Can I add my step 2cs result when I get it later( be it september end or october). How bad would my application look if I do that?

Also I have an EAD(work permit) in US and do not have a Green Card yet. Would that open up my chances to apply to more Hospitals?

I know it is a lot of questions, I have asked lot of friends and they do not have a clue either. Please do let me know what you feel and I will spread the word among my friends.

Thanks a lot
 
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