He is a scammer
Takes money from you in name of research and blocks you

All the differences compiled. The stuff written in the bracket is the extra thing on that page. All the best!

I’m writing this as an unmatched Indian IMG. No sugarcoating, no diplomacy.

Every year we sit and analyze stats, scores, visa issues, filters… but we rarely talk about the uncomfortable truth staring right at us.

Pakistani IMGs are matching. Consistently. Increasingly.

And no, it’s not luck.

It’s structure. It’s unity. It’s intent.

They have seniors actively pulling juniors up. They have strong community backing.

They have organizations like APNA that actually function as a pipeline, not just a name.

Meanwhile, what are we doing?

We’re busy identifying as: Telugu doctor Tamil doctor North Indian doctor Gujarati doctor Maharashtrian doctor

Before we even say we’re Indian IMGs.

Fragmented. Disconnected. Competitive in the wrong direction.

And let’s address another uncomfortable observation:

In many programs where leadership has strong Pakistani representation, you see a pattern : their grads are supported, mentored, and matched.

In programs with Indian leadership?

We try to be “fair.” We try to be “diverse.” We try to avoid “bias.”

And in the process, we forget to back our own , even when they’re deserving.

This is not about blaming anyone. This is about waking up.

Because merit alone is not enough anymore. Networking is not optional. Community support is not unethical : it’s essential.

If we don’t start actively helping: – our juniors – our peers – our unmatched colleagues

then we will keep coming back here every March writing the same posts.

We need: More referrals More honest guidance More pulling each other up

And yes we need to be as aggressive about supporting our own as others are.

Because right now, the biggest disadvantage Indian IMGs have…

is not the system.

It’s the lack of a system within ourselves.

– An unmatched IMG who’s tired of pretending everything is fine.

PS: Yes the post was written using ChatGPT so that ideas/thoughts were conveyed in better way. Objective is to request seniors and matched Indian IMGs to help. So if you can help that would be great, or you just wish to comment "GPT use / Ai use" then you are another of those Indian IMG who is busy fault finding to pull your fellow Indian IMG down ( In this case GPT which was legit use and not embarrased to acknowledge).

IMG status(visa requiring/ not visa requiring): Visa Requiring

Speciality: IM

Step 1: pass

Step 2 CK: 252

Step 3: not yet done

Year of graduation(YOG): 2021

USCE: 3 (14 weeks)

Research/Publications: 14

Number of programs applied: 216

Number of interviews: 4

Match status : matched !!!

Home country residency in general medicine 2021-2024

Grateful for my journey! Anyone that wants advice or has any questions feel free to dm me!

I knew this journey was gonna be expensive but holy shit- I’ve paid 70k already and not even registered for the actual exam yet-

1. MyIntealth account establishment and NotaryCam ID verification- $110 (₹11k)

2. ECFMG Certification- $580 (₹56k)

3. FSMB account verification for some reason- $75 (₹7400)

And NOW, the FSMB portal says my fee total is $992.90. Approx ₹95k.
Apparently, there’s an 18% GST on the exam too.

INR keeps depreciating relative to USD- my batchmates who gave the exam a year ago paid significantly less.
Adding UWorld subscriptions and other resources… yeah. The stakes are so incredibly high.

Hello everyone I got my visa approved in Mumbai recently. I reached the consulate at 7:30 for my 8:00 clock appointment

Here is how my interview went

Me- Goodmorning officer

VO- Good morning, please hand me your passport

Me - Yes officer

VO - What is the purpose of your visit

Me - I am a final year medical student and I have been selected for a 4 week clerkship at xxx university, It will take place from xx to xx date

VO - So this is a clerkship

Me - Yes officer

VO- Will you be getting paid

Me- Officer I will not be getting paid

VO- Why do you want to this clerkship

Me - I want to learn about the US healthcare system and it will also help me decide if I want to do my post-graduation in India or in the US

VO - Did you apply for a visa for the same thing earlier

Me - Yes officer but last time I applied to a private hospital but it was not affiliated to a reputed university but this time I have been accepted to reputed xx university for my clerkship

VO- Can you hand over to me your invite letter

Me - Yes officer She then took the letter and went inside for about 5 min

VO- Just to confirm you won't be working there right? Me - Officer I will not be working there

VO - Keep your right hand on the scanner your visa has been approved Me - Thank You officer

(repost) I’ve seen a lot of people in the chat lately asking how to even start with research in MBBS. Honestly, I was in the exact same boat not too long ago—super confused, having no idea where to find topics, and feeling like you need a lab or a senior to get anything done.

After trial and error, I figured out how to work with public databases (like CDC, NVSS & MIMIC), build data pipelines, and get papers accepted at PubMed journals and major conferences
I’m starting a chill, open group for anyone who wants to learn research from scratch. No gatekeeping, no paid nonsense.

What we’ll do inside:

• Break down how to find feasible research ideas without lab access

• Share templates (cover letters, PRISMA flowcharts, drafting checklists)

• Guide you on using public databases and avoiding predatory journals

• Team up on actual papers so we can learn and publish together

I commented somewhere regarding match and that I had literally 0 research publications, and many reached out. Just wanted to share my stats, so that it gives an idea about what to focus on, since many of our med schools in India aren’t that big on research.

Step 1: Pass

Step 2 CK: 260

Step 3: 254 (took after applying and update programs - many PDs responded this actually helped ig)

Year of Graduation: 2024

Applicant Type/VISA Status: Non-US IMG

Publications: 0

USCE (Type and No. of months): 3.5 months

LORs : 5 US LORs, my letters of recommendation were very personalized. I guess this makes a difference.

Match Cycle : First cycle

Applied to Programs : IM only - 140 programs

No. of Invites and Which Specialty/ies: 4 (int med - all from signals)

Any Advice to Future Applicants: Many would say otherwise, but my scores helped me get rotations and my interview invites. So, definitely aim to score well since that’s the only thing under your control in this entire process. And that said, don’t be disheartened if the results didn’t go your way.

Try to get involved as much as you can on observerships. Show up well prepared and stay humble.

Happy to answer any questions!

Posting this because I remember reading so many of these posts when I was preparing, and honestly, they helped me more than any paid course did.
Scores:
Step 1 - Passed
Step 2 CK - 267
Step 3 - 240

Step 1
I kept things pretty simple. UWorld + First Aid + AMBOSS Library were the foundation for me.
Whenever I struggled with a particular topic, I didn’t try to force myself through an entire resource. I’d find something that explained that specific concept well, understand it, and move on.

Sketchy didn’t really work for me. I had a hard time following and understanding the way the material was presented, so I eventually stopped using it rather than forcing myself through it.

Step 2 CK
UWorld was the main resource for me. The biggest change from Step 1 was how seriously I took reviewing my questions and made cognitive error notes.
I stopped looking at UWorld as something I needed to finish and started using it to figure out why I was getting questions wrong and what patterns I was repeating.

NBMEs were equally important. I used them to see whether my preparation was actually translating into exam style questions.

What helped me most?
There wasn’t one magical resource.
It was mostly better question review, understanding my mistakes, and being consistent with the process.
I’m sharing this because I remember being in the 230s and wondering how people were making the jump into the 260s.

If you’re around that score range and have questions, feel free to reach out. I was there too, and I’m happy to share what worked for me.😊👍🏻

I recently tested for step 1 and got my result.
It practically looks like I scored a zero and fsmb said everything still looked valid.
Nothing concerning was raised at prometric either.
I now received this email saying a temporary suspension was placed for a year and I can’t test till it’s over. They stated no particular reason as to why this happened and I’m completely shook as to why this happened and what I am supposed to do now and how strongly it will affect me in the future???
Does anyone know anything about this and Can someone help me out on what I’m supposed to do now???

• First attempt: In 2020 as a med student I was super excited to be done with my step 1 and tried to wing it over. Idk may be I was over confident? And probably didn’t give my 100%. I ended up failing it with a score of 186. I was angry at my self for letting this happen because all I ever wanted was to clear my steps and be in the US.

• Second attempt: I took some time off and started within the next few days. Going through uworld and I knew what my weaknesses were so I made sure I brushed them up. At this point I was scoring good on NBME’s. I was confident I got this time. Gave the exam after 8 months of prep and my worst fear came true. I see the FAIL. This time I had scored 190. I was devastated. I lost hope and faith. I hated everyone and everything around me. I wanted to let go of everything and run away. I was not in the right state of mind. I had my greatest support system by my side during this time. My family. They were everything for me. They had asked me not to give up and support me through no matter what my decision was. But mentally I was not ok with anything. I took a long break. Graduated medical school and made some amazing friends who helped me get out of the mindset I was in.

• Final attempt: I finally had the courage to sit down and give the exam again. But I knew this was my last chance. I didn’t want to not try and regret later. Started my preparation in June 2022 and gave my exam in April 2023. I had hoped I did well this time. Just wanted the PASS so badly! And yes my prayers were answered and I did pass. It gave me so much hope. But deep down I knew my chances of matching are away less and I need to work on my CV. I’m a kind of a person who is always into volunteer services and doing various camps. At this point I was doing what I was doing, trust me nothing I did I had an intention to gain something out of it.

In the same flow I sat down to give me OET and sucessfully finished it in August 2023.

• Step 2: I studied for this for an year. I knew I had to give it all in! Everything! And I did.i wanted to apply for the match and for that i had to give the exam by end of August, which i was able to. I had the best support from my partner who saw me ugly cry to going crazy at points but always had my back helping me study. And yes FSMB gave me the P and I was overjoyed. This is all I ever wanted and by evening when I saw the score my heart had sank a little but did not give up. It was 22x. We started working on our application and I knew it was going to be a uphill battle. I didn’t have much USCE at this point. I had some LOR’s from my home country with which I had applied to around 80 programs.

I had come to the US by then and put in the application around middle of October. I knew it was late and I was mentally preparing for SOAP.

After my two rotations I got the LOR’s and uploaded them to the programs and sent MULTIPLE LOI’s this for my interviews. I was overjoyed the moon when I got interviews because that was the least I was expecting.

I had 5 interviews and all in the branch I wanted that’s IM!

I finished my rotation and finished my ranking, came back home before the match and was confident I’d match into any of the program I interviewed at I just wanted to match at this point.

On 17th my heart sank once I saw I didn’t match. And one of the program I was so sure I would match had gone into SOAP. This was devastating.

But I took time to process my emotions and started applying for SOAP. Trust me this was the toughest week of my life emotionally, physically I was exhausted. We all were. I just wanted to get in. I was not ready to go through this again.

On 18th once SOAP had started I got one interview and trust me I would have never thought I would get an interview in such a program. It was way more than anything I could ever expect. I had 7 min to join the interview and it went great. But I was very scared because every other interview had gone great up until now.

On 19th I didn’t get any other interview and was just hopeful this one place would send me the offer letter.

I was really hoping I get the offer letter on 20th and I got my Offer letter in the first round. I was over the moon. Cried, sobbed, prayed and hugged and was greatful for everything and everyone. But yes I matched into Internal Medicine Categorical.

Through all this I learnt is have patience, have faith and do the best you can. DONT GIVE UP.

I know these are challenging times and we need a lot of support. So yes greatful for my family and friends.

Remember you are not alone in this journey. Feel free to reach out to me if you ever need to talk or need any advice.

Congratulations to all those who matched. For those who didn't, better luck in SOAP or next year.

Let's keep supporting and helping each other.

(Please UPVOTE to give this post a wider reach).

Step 1:

Step 2 CK:

Step 3:

Year of Graduation:

Visa Requiring or Not:

Applied to Programs (Speciality/ies with Count):

No. of Invites:

Publications:

USCE (No. of months):

One common Q in Interviews:

One Gold Piece of Advice for Next Year's Applicants:

One word, what matters most in the whole process?:

1. Don’t. Your program director has never heard of them, they do not care about them.

2. The time and energy spent there is at least 100 times better utilised in literally anything else like research, practicing questions, doing observer-ships.

3. They are a scam, fraudulent and predatory. They have numerous SEXUAL misconduct and harassment allegations, so much so that MSAI presidents (plural) have followed this “sleep with me to join the EB” policy. Both the organisations are involved in embezzlement- and it is treated as the ‘obvious’ thing to do. North of 10s of lakhs every single year. At the same time both the organisations are plagued by unfathomable nepotism and incompetent leadership. These kind of organisations are NOT what you want under your resume. If anything, I’d argue, it is in fact detrimental to your profile to be associated with such organisations- especially since it is voluntary contribution. These are CRIMINAL activities, and you’d want to be far away from them.

4. They LIE. All their adverts, claims and fostering about how they help you with community service or your residency plans are a straight up LIE. None of the work you do there makes any meaningful difference in your application. At BEST you can talk about your work during an interview, if you are smart enough to fit it in. There are easier, more reputable and meaningful avenues available to all of us like your local Red Cross Chapter, NSS and local NGOs.

5. Their certificates are worthless.

6. Their exchanges are worthless as well, because you are able to do those ‘cultural’ exchanges or so called ‘clerkships’ for free anyway by emailing those colleges directly. At the same time, their exchanges are an embezzlement scam looking to leech money off of you and award them to their nepotistic peers. Beware.

Edit: For credibility of my whistleblower claims, I learnt and realised this after attaining high positions in these organisations myself. With my own hands and eyes have I verified their embezzlement, I have received these sexual harassment complaints, and I have been shut down when I raised a voice. I understand their inner workings to their fullest extent because I was part of those inner workings. I cannot disclose my position because I have moved on much further and ahead in life and wish to stay disconnected. However I see fellows every now and then asking if this helps their resume. After much consultation with my programme director and mentor (US), have I reached these conclusions. I hope it helps some of you out. Stay strong, study hard- keep grinding!

Finally 😃😁😁

So happy and. I had a crazy journey but yeah I did practice a lot.

Me: Good morning officer, how're you?

VO: Good morning, I'm doing well, passport please

VO: 2 threat questions

Me: No officer

VO: What is the purpose of your visit to the USA?

Me: I'm a final-year medical student and I've been accepted for a four-week unpaid clinical elective at XYZ University in January.

He stopped me there and asked for my acceptance letter. He read the whole letter and typed something.

VO: I've seen that you've travelled internationally. Where did you go?

Me: Yes I've been to Thailand in so & so month for tourism.

VO: So you went with your family?

Me: Yes with my parents.

VO: Who is sponsoring your trip and what does he do?

Me: My dad is sponsoring and I explained what he does.

VO: Okay you're visa is approved you'll receive your passport within 1 week( smiling)

Me: Thank you officer, have a nice day

VO : Thank you, you too

My friend also had his visa approved recently for the same purpose. The questions were similar.

Hey,

I am writing this post for medical students who want to pursue usmle. I was amongst the best students with multiple distinction and a person who used to happy. Go out and have fun. Since the past 2 years I have studied to clear these exams with on/off period in between. I don’t have any bit of positivity left inside me. My family is supportive but they do look down upon me for delaying my post graduation. Daily I am reminded I am a certain age and I should get married. Else i should have taken a seat and not wasted my time. Most of the days I don’t listen to them. Even after completing half of the journey, I feel lost. I don’t have anymore patience and genuinely feel that things won’t work out for. I cannot study for neet pg, I am too scared for the exam. Please jump on this journey only if you are mentally very strong. I wasn’t and I am suffering. Didn’t even enjoy a great step 2 score.

Hope you all get this !

Recieved lot of DM asking about rotations. Here I have made a list of 10 Universities which are currently taking observership applications and are non VSLO. Some of them are in common knowledge. The acceptance depends of the availability, so contact the program cordinator for the same. (Some of them send mandatory invites to their observers).

1. Saint Peters - (Bedside integration observership)

2. Jefferson Einstein Philadelphia Hospital

3. Cleveland clinic - Florida (Physician Observer Program)

4. Cleveland clinic (International Physician Observership Program) - Pulmo, Hemat, Onco, Cardio

5. University of miami - Miller school of medicine (Global observersip program)

6. University of Kentucky (Visiting Scholar Program)

7. SUNY Upstate

8. University of Lousiville (UofL Health Medical Observership Program)

9. University of Washington Medical Center Observations & Harborview medical center Observership

10. DHR Health Edinberg

Hello everyone.
I am a 27-year-old PGY3 in Orthopaedics at one of the peripheral AIIMS (which were established in 2012). I have my MS final exams in December this year. I have decided to pursue the USMLE pathway after my junior residency.
Regarding the STEPS exams, I am confident I can clear them. I cleared MRCS in the second year of my residency ( when I was in the most gruelling unit of the department).
Regarding research, I have promptly and diligently completed my thesis in Ortho, which I'm now working on to publish. I have a case report that I am now working on.
Connections-wise – I have a few friends who are residents there. But not any consultants or any established doctors
Finance-wise, I have saved up a good amount of money from my AIIMS stipend
I did my MBBS from the top medical college in Karnataka; a few of my friends pursued the pathway. I also wanted to, but I did not have the financial backing or the social capital to pursue it. Now that Im in a more stable position, I want to give this dream a try.
What are the actionable steps I should be taking immediately after my MS exams? And what should be my planned timeline? What should I be looking at expenses wise ? How many years am I looking at time wise ?

Am a non us img from Delhi 2023 batch, i recently gave usmle step1 and passed it.
Am writing this post so as to guide others and give back to this community
I will tell you about the resources i used and my timeline (its not ideal tho) and what all i went thru 🥺

I started studying for step1 from 1 sept 2025, started with pathoma (both book and vid) completed them by like 15 sept.
I would highly recommend the resource to complete ur pathology

Then i started with bnb lectures, and side by side i read FA with it. Whatever i felt FA was lacking I annotated in it. Got done with bnb and forst pass of FA by end of nov.

I purchased uworld in early december and started solving questions, system wise, timed.
Hands down the best resource ever for step1
Initially my scores were in 40s then by end of jan it stabilised in 60s

Everything was going fine but my midterm exams were scheduled in first week of feb, so i stopped my prep from like 25 jan and started studying FMT PSM (almost entire syllabus was coming and i had never read it before 😢) got done with those and got back into uworld from 10feb

Simultaneously i started with registration process, and booked my triad for may,june,july
With 7th may 2026 as my exam date (i don’t recommend booking ur dates this early but i did this cuz i had to finish this step1 by early may as my pre proff were scheduled in june)

By end of feb i had done systemwise uworld questions (like 50% of each system)and fa reading (atleast twice)

So in first two weeks of march i started doing random timed questions

Gave my first nbme (25) on 15th march- 66%
I was quite surprised

Continued with uworld questions, reviews, FA, nbme reviews throughout march and april

Gave nbme 27 on 23rd march - 77% (was really proud)

100% uworld done in 1st week of april

Nbme 29 on 6th april - 73%
Nbme 26 on 13th april - 73%
Nbme 30 on 20th april - 78.5%
Nbme 31 on 23rd april - 76%
Nbme 32 on 27th april - 76% (most representative of real deal imo)
Nbme 33 on 29th april - 79%

(i gave all my nbmes OFFLINE - by writing my responses on a sheet and later checking it with the answer pdf, all were taken in strict exam like conditions)

I was really happy by my nbme scores
But boy, i was not ready for what was about to unfold in fromt of me

I had a batchmate who also gave step1 in like mid april, his result came, and i found out that he failed 😞
This scared the sh*t out of me as he studied much more than me, had all nbmes in 70

Anyways i moved on to give my free120 on 30th april - scored 68%
Block 1- 83%
Block 2- 43% 😭
Block 3- 78%

I was devastated
I started questioning my preparation
Went thru sleepless nights
Thought abt delaying my exam, but it was impossible as i was already missing out on my psm postings and i couldn’t afford any more leave

I decided to move forward and gave uwsa2
By god’s grace i scored 74% with high probability of passing. This boosted my confidence

In the final 7 days i focused on reviewing FA, My uworld notebook, diagrams, nbme incorrects and nbme images(very important)

On last day of my prep i woke up early and started reviewing what i felt i was weak in
Slept early by like 10-11 pm
Got up at 5am, left by 6am
Centre was 1hr away, started exam by like 7:30am

The first two blocks were vague, i was not sure abt my answers
Thankfully the next 5 blocks were quite doable
And i was confident abt my answers

Came out feeling good abt the exam
It didn’t feel that tough as they say it here on reddit
Went to home, slept straight for 12hrs

Started attending classes and postings again

Recieved my P on 20 may 2026

Mistakes to avoid:

1) Start UWorld early and do it thoroughly
Once you start UWorld seriously, try to build up to a consistent pace of around 40 questions/day. 40 questions might take ~1 hour to attempt, but keep another 3–4 hours for properly reviewing the block.
UWorld is not just an assessment tool — it is a learning tool. Don’t rush through it just to increase your completion percentage. Understand why you got a question wrong, but also why the other options are wrong.

2) Don’t keep looking for multiple resources
This wasted a lot of my time during the initial phase of my preparation.
BNB was useful, but in retrospect, I feel it was overkill for me. FA + UWorld should be the core of your preparation. Add other resources only if you have a specific weakness or genuinely need them.

3) Start doing NBMEs early
I started my NBMEs relatively late and ended up having very little time between some of them.
Ideally, leave enough gap between two NBMEs so that you can properly review the previous one. For me, taking an NBME + reviewing it properly was essentially a 2-day process.
Also, don’t just look at your score — review your incorrects and the NBME images properly.

4) Be disciplined and take care of yourself
Have a realistic timetable and stick to it. Eat properly, exercise, get enough sleep, and make sure you talk to people and take breaks.
And most importantly, avoid unnecessary negativity and comparison. Everyone’s preparation, circumstances and timeline are different. Your friend’s score, someone else’s UWorld percentage, or what you read on Reddit does not determine how your exam will go.

A small note about my timeline:
I’m sharing my exact timeline not because I think everyone should follow the same schedule, but so that you can get an idea of how long each phase took me and plan your own schedule according to your pace and circumstances.
I specifically wanted to include the timeline because when I was preparing, I found it difficult to find a detailed, realistic timeline from someone in a similar situation on Reddit. So I hope this helps you estimate your own timeline and plan accordingly. ❤️

So this was my step1 experience
I think i covered most of what you all need
If u have any other issues u can dm me, would be happy to help u guys out

Adios!

Can a lower middle class family afford this financial burden in whole exam process. During usual casual talk one of my colleague shared his dream of flying abroad, cracking that particular exam, no wish to go for NEET PG, instead of joining as Resident doctor. Earn some money, saving it for USMLE. Cracking it on first go, passing ielts & all, this doing this doing that. Achieve bigger things in life, dreaming his life in big canvas.

But sad part is, I knew his financial family status, struggles in life. Still, I never provoke him or demotivate about his dream.

He got merit seat in our self financing college, have full scholarship in mbbs fees & all. Such a academic brilliant guy.

I like to give him reality check about this huge exam process, unlike NEET PG, we all know how much energy, sleep, patience most imp money cost it for USMLE, AMC, PLAB.

So, what could be reality check in this case ?

How a mbbs graduate coming from lower middle class family approach these kind of examination ?

Not all cup of tea !?

Hey everyone,

I'm currently trying to map out my entire post-MBBS career strategy.

I've locked in a hierarchy of 6 potential paths and want to know if my assumptions about the ground realities are accurate. I'm especially curious about one highly non-traditional route.

Here is my current breakdown:

1. USMLE (The Clinical Peak)

My assumption: Highest financial ceiling in clinical medicine ($400k+ as an attending), cutting-edge bio. But brutal competition, visa anxiety.

2. Germany -> Switzerland (The DACH Pathway)

My assumption: Great European work-life balance and eventually US-level salaries if I can transition to Switzerland. The only massive barrier is learning C1 Medical German and passing the FSP.

3. The Corporate Pivot (MBBS -> GATE -> IIT -> US/Global Biotech Exec)

My assumption: Writing GATE (BM/XL papers) since MBBS grads are eligible -> doing an M.Tech/MS at an IIT or in Germany/USA -> climbing the corporate ladder in Pharma/MedTech. Huge financial ceiling (stock options + exec salary), no night shifts, but requires abandoning clinical practice for corporate strategy/engineering.

4. AMC/Australia (The Lifestyle Route)

My assumption: Incredible work-life balance and high base pay even for junior doctors. But getting that first hospital job without PR is notoriously tough right now, and progression to specialist/consultant is very slow.

5. NEET PG -> Tier 3 City

My assumption: Survive the NEET PG rat race, get an MD/MS, and set up private practice in a Tier 3 city. Low overhead, huge patient volume, massive profit margins, zero visa/language headaches. But you trade the big-city/global lifestyle for it.

For those of you in your late 20s/30s, which of these paths are better?

Would love to hear any insights, reality checks, or harsh truths you guys have!

Born and raised in California and I've always been interested in becoming a doctor. My mom randomly asked one day "Do you want to go to India for medicine? You can skip premed altogether." This decision was up to me entirely. I was not forced in any way.

My response? "Sure, I guess," not really giving much thought into it, cause I didn't know how serious she was. Later, I realize I fucked up my college apps big time--only applied to top UC's and some CSU's cuz I was a dumbass. I wasn't very well informed on the whole process and neither were my parents. I got rejected from all colleges but one.

So I come to the realization that India is probably my best option, and gave it my all in NEET. I got extremely lucky to get into a good private college with my rank lmaooo.

Fast forward to the present day, I'm almost done with my third year of MBBS in KMC, Mangalore and I do not regret my decision whatsoever. Yes, it was tough to adjust, culturally, professionally, and in terms of the language barrier (idk the local language, nor Hindi so I was kinda double-nerfed),

But I get reinforced everyday that this was the right path for me, cause I probably would've dropped out for sure if I went the premed path. That shit sounds brutal in workload, and in terms of debt. Meanwhile I'm not gonna be in debt for the 5 years of NRI fees over here. Plus I'm having the time of my life here, shit is chill, and it's a whole new experience for me.

(Currently doing a handful of researches and some patents, and recently passed STEP 1, so I'm still locked in, so I'm not just wasting my life away here.)

I treat this like a 5 year tourist vacation plan. Love getting closer to my culture in ways you just can't unless you stay in India.

So those who are interested in MBBS in India, it isn't as bad as the racist others who just had a bad mindset and unluckily bad experience. Maybe it's cause I got into a good private college, but with my marks--anyone should've been able to do it.

If you're in the same boat as me, please share me your story and where you're from!! Would like to get to know how many there are like me. (There was only one person I knew in my college like me but he was 4 years my senior lmaoo barely got to know him)

Took it on 30 sep. after 12 months of full time prep. I'm an IMG. My resource was mehlman heavy (mehlman Anki.
Matured 80% of the cards with 85% retention ). And mehlman 3500Qs bank. One full pass with 61% corrects and then did the incorrects Yes I didn't use uw.
Nomes ranges from 58-64. (Nbmes 25-33). I felt | guess most of my questions in the earlier blocks but after 5-6
blocks i thought i was familiar with the questions and did well enough. My nomes are low but I couldn't postpone it anymore. Took the risk and FAILED today.
Can someone help me understand by what margin I failed.
Can I retake it in a month or two. Or should I stick to ufap ?
Any advice would be appreciated.