Future_Resident
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Hey y'all, I am a fourth-year DO student. I am very late to the anesthesia application process, and I only very recently discovered that it is something I would genuinely love to do.
My stats:
COMLEX 1: 510
COMLEX 2: TBD
STEP 2: TBD
Clinical Grades: Mostly Honors (including IM and Surgery), and a few High Pass (OB/GYN)
Class Rank: School does not do ranks, but upper quartile
I have applied to bunch of away rotations in the past few weeks and so far have only heard back from one of them and so I have one anesthesia audition rotation scheduled for September.
I was wondering if anyone familiar with the application cycle (recent applicants/PDs/residents etc) could help answer some questions I had:
1) If I had to, I could take the next 6 weeks to study for Step 1 and take it, but is it worth it?
2) Is that time better invested at this stage of the cycle in just studying for Step 2?
3) When is the latest I can take Step 2 if I do take the next few weeks to study for Step 1?
4) Is it possible to apply for apps and then just send in Step 2 when I get the score?
5) What would a transitional year do for someone with my application profile?
Thank you all for all the help! I just have my mind going a million places right now trying to figure what, if anything, I should do.
My stats:
COMLEX 1: 510
COMLEX 2: TBD
STEP 2: TBD
Clinical Grades: Mostly Honors (including IM and Surgery), and a few High Pass (OB/GYN)
Class Rank: School does not do ranks, but upper quartile
I have applied to bunch of away rotations in the past few weeks and so far have only heard back from one of them and so I have one anesthesia audition rotation scheduled for September.
I was wondering if anyone familiar with the application cycle (recent applicants/PDs/residents etc) could help answer some questions I had:
1) If I had to, I could take the next 6 weeks to study for Step 1 and take it, but is it worth it?
2) Is that time better invested at this stage of the cycle in just studying for Step 2?
3) When is the latest I can take Step 2 if I do take the next few weeks to study for Step 1?
4) Is it possible to apply for apps and then just send in Step 2 when I get the score?
5) What would a transitional year do for someone with my application profile?
Thank you all for all the help! I just have my mind going a million places right now trying to figure what, if anything, I should do.