Step II CK test timeline?

[NRAI2001]

When is the latest you should take the CK? A lot of my classmates are taking it mid-September. Is this the latest you should ideally take it? What if you went 1 or 2 weeks past this into late-September... would you be shooting yourself in the foot by doing this?

 

[fahimaz7]

Some people take it in December. It all depends on what you are trying to do and what your step 1 score was like.

 

[NRAI2001]

Some people take it in December. It all depends on what you are trying to do and what your step 1 score was like.

Step 1 wasnt bad just not as high as I would have liked it to be... I want to be able to raise my step 2 (been studying hard for it and corrected my step 1 study mistakes this time around) and I want to be able to include my step 2 earlier in my application.

I ve heard that for DOs/imgs many places will not consider you untill they see both step 1 and CK scores... with this in mind when is it most ideal to take the CK before? Most people I know are taking it mid September... anyone heard of people running into trouble taking the exam late September?

 

[AnesApp]

Depends on what your score on step 1 is. Depends on what speciality you are going for. Generally it is hard for a carib grad to match into something decently competitive without step 2 unless you have a monster step 1. I am a DO and had an above avg step 1 and I took my step 2 late, and got most of my IV's without it.