USMLE Didn't sit for Step II today. When to reschedule?

[Cloud805]

I did the worst mistake and only took a UWSA diagnostic the night before my exam. I did very poorly ~175. Granted I was on the verge of sleep while taking it I still think it's too late to blame anything other than myself. I'll have to reschedule but I'm not sure how much time I should give myself. I'd still like to submit a decent score within a time frame to get more interviews but at this point in the game I'm far behind as it is. Is late September too late? For reference I got a 199 on my Step I and am applying to Psych so while it's likely that I'll get interviews I know I'll be limited by my Step I score.

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[BrooklynBulls]

Take another diagnostic, one where you don't have any excuses. How long you have to study before taking it depends on your goal score. For me, anything less than a 240 would have been a big problem. So that would mean I'd reschedule for 4-6 weeks later. For you, if your goal is 215, you can just study hard for 2 weeks and be okay, depending on what your diagnostic says.