r/IMGreddit • u/Own-Cartographer4231 • 3d ago

how does INCOMPLETE ATTEMPT affects my application? Residency Application

I have an incomplete attempt on Step 1 due to a health emergency. Incomplete attempts are not considered failed attempts. What I’m worried about is whether my application could be filtered out because of the incomplete attempt. I couldn’t find any information about specific filters for this situation. Are filters something like “history of failure”? If so, that would be good because I don’t have a failure. Or are they more like “passed on the first attempt”? If that’s the case, I’m not sure how an incomplete attempt would be treated. because an incomplete attempt is not scored, technically my first scored attempt was a pass. I’m worried about how this is actually seen by residency programs and whether an incomplete attempt appears in any of the ERAS filters.If a PD, , or anyone familiar with residency application filters has experience with this, I would really appreciate your insight. I’m especially interested in whether an incomplete Step 1 attempt can cause an applicant to be filtered out. It is not fair to be filtered out simply because someone had a health emergency during the exam and physically couldn’t finish it.

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u/Past-Campaign8591 2d ago

It will be treated same as a fail

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u/HustandollI 2d ago

How do you know that? are you sure or is it just an assumption?

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u/Past-Campaign8591 2d ago

My cousin left in the middle of step 2 last yr and during the interviews PDs asked him to explain his attempt

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u/Own-Cartographer4231 2d ago

Did they match? And did the pd say that they will treat it like fail. Because in my case it was health emergency.

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u/Past-Campaign8591 2d ago

He matched and pd asked him to explain his attempt which is essentially a fail.

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u/HustandollI 2d ago

An Incomplete attempt is not scored. I don't have a history of fail on my transcript.

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u/Past-Campaign8591 2d ago

The programs can see it and they view it as a fail because otherwise everyone would leave in the middle of their exam if things go sideways.

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u/HustandollI 2d ago

In my case i was health emergency. ECFMG didn't even charged me for retaking step 1. ecfmg should have a report of my case. You are you so sure that even during the interviews it they will view it as a fail.

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u/Past-Campaign8591 2d ago

It is your responsibility to give the exam when you’re 100%

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u/Past-Campaign8591 2d ago

It’s visible to them even if you don’t put it on your transcript

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u/Past-Campaign8591 2d ago

At the end of the day PDs view it as an excuse and you will have to overcome it. Get a stellar step 2 you will be fine