Hi everyone, my question is for US medical grads. Will it hurt if we take 2 CS before vs. after we have sent the applications in?
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Step II 2 CS: before or after applying
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Agreed. It makes no difference.
Thank you everyone for your reply! What do you think of this I randomly found? Up to 27% of programs in some specialties require it for interview of USMG!
https://docs.google.com/viewer?url=...e-of-USMLE-Step-2CK-and-USMLE-Step-2CS-11.pdf
https://docs.google.com/viewer?url=...e-of-USMLE-Step-2CK-and-USMLE-Step-2CS-11.pdf
Interesting find, but trust me, not having a CS score will not prevent you from getting an interview. If a program truly places that much value on CS, you don't want to go there.
If a program requires CS for interview consideration that likely means it takes majority or a sizeable proportion of IMGs. That test literally does nothing but confirm that you can speak English.
Very few US students take CS in time for interviews. You'd need to take it almost before finishing M3 to be able to submit it with your ERAS application.
