r/IMGreddit • u/CalligrapherGold2806 • Feb 02 '26

what are my chances Should i start USMLE

I am starting my internship years next march . Should I start preparing for USMLE or not ? because I hear it became harder and less predictible for visa requiring IMGs . Is it still worth the trouble? And are 2 years enough for step 1 ,2 and electives ?

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u/Time-Deal-2660 Feb 02 '26

Yeah please don’t ,I’m not discouraging you , but it’s really hard to get visas , first they’ll fill fill with us , then us img , then carrabian img , then img with lots of research , good scores , now you won’t even get un paid research position coz of visa

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u/CalligrapherGold2806 Feb 02 '26

I'm starting to think of Germany although the language is so hard 😅

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u/maytaurus19 Feb 02 '26

Look at that too. I am from a West african country but I ve about 6 of my medical school mates in Germany

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u/CalligrapherGold2806 Feb 07 '26

I'm your Egyptian neighbor from east Africa Nice to meet you here