4th year students have CK and CS completed?

[JabsterL]

Dear 4th year students (particularly those who've received interview invites),

Just curious if you have your CK and CS done with scores already reported to programs? Just wondering because I just got my CS results on Wednesday but I don't get my CK score for a month (I take the exam on Thursday), and am wondering about how many more interviews I may be able to attain once programs get my score (assuming it's a good one)?

Also, I'm an IMG, so I've heard it may be more important to a lot of programs to see a P on CS and a good score on CK than if I was an AMG, where with a good Step 1 score CK and CS may not matter as much or at all (at least until they do the final rank list).

Thanks so much and good luck everyone!

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[pingouin]

My CS came back around the middle of August, and my CK at the very end of September. I didn't get around to sending them to my programs through ERAS until a few days later in October.

All of my interview invites came before I got my CK score back (so, before the programs knew what it was).

 

[Doctor Bagel]

not possible to say how many interviews you can expect, but without step 2 you cannot expect very many at all as an IMS. some places wont consider you at all without ECFMG certification which you will not be eligible for as a student.

step 2 doesn't really matter for US students with a few exceptions - some places don't even require it to rank applicants, but there are a few places that do.

Agreed. As an IMG, having Step 2 scores in might help you get interviews. As an AMG, I don't think it would matter unless you had a really bad Step I score, a Step I failure or other academic black marks. Personally, I didn't take CK until November, so I got all my interviews either before I took it or before my score was back.

 

[TexasPhysician]

For AMG's Step 2's are almost optional before ranklist time.

For IMG's, get them as quickly as possible.