Hello,
Thanks for reading this.
So I'm really conflicted as to what to do here. My apps were delayed a few weeks in the fall due to a late LOR and I ended up not matching into Psych. I got a TY in SOAP and I know I should be grateful for that, but so far the program does not seem great. They've changed the location I was assigned to, their website has no information and the staff has been unresponsive to my emails. They're not affiliated with a psychiatry residency either. The only people I know from my school who did a TY and matched into Psych, did a TY at our home school and matched into the same program. I've been told I should do away rotations in the fall, similar as a MS-4, but I don't even know how to go about doing that. PD's I've spoken to said the only problem with my app was my step 2 score, as it dropped. Step 1 was average. One also recommended I do some more research, if I can. I have a master's degree in Neuroscience, so I'm not interested in getting another one. I'm still pretty shocked I didn't match, as my top 2 programs basically told me 'see you in the summer.'
To get reimbursed by the TY for taking step 3 (which would be nice), I can't schedule it or even buy the test until after July 1st, which means it probably won't be out in time for the 9/15 app date. My school is not being helpful with the guidance on how to go about all of this. Is doing the TY a good idea? Should I be delaying graduation instead and just get a clinical research job? Or graduate and take a year off? Any advice from someone in the field would be so helpful, I feel like I'm running blind here.
