How to release transcripts if you don't want step 1 released without CK?

[yasminj]

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Working on ERAS and not sure if I just majorly messed up my plans to have CK released with my Step 1 score.

So tonight I authorized the USMLE transcript release because I thought there was no point in waiting. I am supposed to get my CK score back on Sept 14th. But now I've heard that I maybe wasn't supposed to authorize my USMLE transcript release until AFTER my CK score came out? Per the ERAS user guide and an email I just realized I got, if you authorize your USMLE transcript before September 14th, you will have to reauthorize it ON Sept 14 when your CK score comes out to make sure that CK also gets transmitted. However there was some really vague mention of it taking "up to 5 days" to "transmit" the CK score.

Basically what I'm wondering is, by authorizing the transcript now, and having to reauthorize when my CK score comes out on the 14th, did I just make it so that programs are going to get my step 1 score without my step 2 CK? Is there going to be a 5 day delay between when programs are able to see my step 1 and when they'll get my step 2?

 

[Raryn]

The transmission is instantaneous.

What you'll have to do is just click the "resubmit" button after your CK score comes out.

Resubmission is free.

 

[NotAProgDirector]

Plus, whether you authorize release yesterday, or on Sept 15th, doesn't matter at all. All of your available scores will be sent on Sept 15.

 

[SgtThunderfistMD]

Plus, whether you authorize release yesterday, or on Sept 15th, doesn't matter at all. All of your available scores will be sent on Sept 15.

Hey APD, we actually got an email that said if you fully authorize, pay for, request USMLE, and submit your app before Sep 14 (so, Sep 6-13), your CK scores released on the 14th won't be included.

 

[yasminj]

Yeah that was the email that confused me (in conjunction with the ERAS guide). The thing is, the official guide says only that it COULD take up to 5 days to send CK. Not that it will. So I am hoping that everyone on here is right in that when we reauthorize our transcripts after CK is out on the 14th, it will get sent immediately.

Anyway, I don't know about you, but my level of neuroticism has reached an all time high with ERAS. Perhaps we're worrying about nothing.

 

[Raryn]

Yeah that was the email that confused me (in conjunction with the ERAS guide). The thing is, the official guide says only that it COULD take up to 5 days to send CK. Not that it will. So I am hoping that everyone on here is right in that when we reauthorize our transcripts after CK is out on the 14th, it will get sent immediately.

Anyway, I don't know about you, but my level of neuroticism has reached an all time high with ERAS. Perhaps we're worrying about nothing.

It's always said that. I resubmitted my transcript 4 years ago the day my CK came out and I think the new one was received within 30 minutes. There's a variety of posts on the forum over the years confirming that as well.

 

[NotAProgDirector]

Hey APD, we actually got an email that said if you fully authorize, pay for, request USMLE, and submit your app before Sep 14 (so, Sep 6-13), your CK scores released on the 14th won't be included.

I stand corrected!