peachrings
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Really, in a veil of ignorance scenario you'd treat those as equally unjust? If I didn't know which boat I'd be in and I wanted a surgical specialty, I'd be getting rid of Scenario A for sure. In B you will be on even ground, worst case is that you wasted a bunch of time flashcarding. In A your worst case is to be extremely disadvantaged and at greater risk of SOAPing
I would actually argue the reverse is worse. Spending a bunch of time studying for step, instead of gunning for AOA and research, only to have that taken away, seems more harmful. We know that PDs are not using only Step 1 scores to interview and rank, so having a P is not a huge disadvantage if you have a great step 2, research, AOA.