So I am planning on applying to Anesthesiology programs in September and just had a quick question. My step 1 score is wildly mediocre (204) and I am HOPING that I did much better on my Step II score. Only problem is my score will not be released until Sept 29th, which is a couple weeks after applications can be sent out.
So my question is, is it better to go ahead and send out my app ASAP even without Step II.... or wait a couple weeks in hoping that my Step II score is better and THEN release my application. Of course I would have everything else ready to go so that as soon as my score was released I could send it.
I took Step 2 in late July thinking that would give me plenty of time, little did I know that they would decide to take 2 months to get scores back rather than the normal 3-4 weeks.
Any help on the matter would be greatly appreciated. I looked all over for an answer and have tried talking to a couple of contacts at my school but I have yet to receive a clear answer.
So my question is, is it better to go ahead and send out my app ASAP even without Step II.... or wait a couple weeks in hoping that my Step II score is better and THEN release my application. Of course I would have everything else ready to go so that as soon as my score was released I could send it.
I took Step 2 in late July thinking that would give me plenty of time, little did I know that they would decide to take 2 months to get scores back rather than the normal 3-4 weeks.
Any help on the matter would be greatly appreciated. I looked all over for an answer and have tried talking to a couple of contacts at my school but I have yet to receive a clear answer.