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I go to a DO school in the East Coast. We only rank preclinical grades based on GPA I think, and clinicals do not count for rank.
Our professors were saying preclinical grades and class rank is as important as boards but.... (x) doubt.
This got me wondering, if we only rank preclinical, should I just focus on boards/research/extracurriculars and worry about not being bottom quartile only (i.e. just focus on being 3rd or 2nd quartile)? For example there is a lot of stuff on our micro and pathology exams that do not show up on AnKing (when I search). I do not want to waste time memorizing these things if I dont need to know for boards. I hear a lot that preclinical grades are not important at all, and if our class rank is only based on preclinical... does our ranking even worth grinding for?
Our professors were saying preclinical grades and class rank is as important as boards but.... (x) doubt.
This got me wondering, if we only rank preclinical, should I just focus on boards/research/extracurriculars and worry about not being bottom quartile only (i.e. just focus on being 3rd or 2nd quartile)? For example there is a lot of stuff on our micro and pathology exams that do not show up on AnKing (when I search). I do not want to waste time memorizing these things if I dont need to know for boards. I hear a lot that preclinical grades are not important at all, and if our class rank is only based on preclinical... does our ranking even worth grinding for?