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Step II Thoughts.
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usually its best right after third year, most would say. it would be tough if you got a form heavy on pd or sx. plus getting pimped rounds can come in handy i think 😉
just knock out third year spend 3 weeks on world/secrets or crush, you should be fine 🙂 your score will only go up if you wait.
just knock out third year spend 3 weeks on world/secrets or crush, you should be fine 🙂 your score will only go up if you wait.
Bad idea.
depends on what score you are shooting for and why you want to take it early:
1.) if you did really well on Step I and just want Step 2 to be over with, you probably could get away with taking it at any time.
However, keep in mind that programs will end up seeing BOTH scores since you took Step 2 so early (you only have the option of holding your Step 2 score if you end up taking Step 2 after your common application in ERAS is certified and you elect to transmit your score only once)
The significance of have a potentially lower Step 2 score relative to Step 1 i will leave for others to comment on....
2.) if you want to improve on Step 1 with your Step 2, i'd heed the advice of the above posters and take it right after your third year is over. I'd dedicate a solid few weeks to review and prepare for it.
...That being said, you of course can take Step 2 whenever you please...
1.) if you did really well on Step I and just want Step 2 to be over with, you probably could get away with taking it at any time.
However, keep in mind that programs will end up seeing BOTH scores since you took Step 2 so early (you only have the option of holding your Step 2 score if you end up taking Step 2 after your common application in ERAS is certified and you elect to transmit your score only once)
The significance of have a potentially lower Step 2 score relative to Step 1 i will leave for others to comment on....
2.) if you want to improve on Step 1 with your Step 2, i'd heed the advice of the above posters and take it right after your third year is over. I'd dedicate a solid few weeks to review and prepare for it.
...That being said, you of course can take Step 2 whenever you please...
I think it depends on why you want to take it early and how you plan to study for it. I just took it a couple of days ago without having had medicine, surgery or family medicine rotations, and I felt ok about my preparation. Having said that, I took a leave of absence in January for personal reasons and have been doing nothing but studying rotation-related material since then. If you're on rotations now without a dedicated chunk of time to study the material you won't have rotated in, then I'd say it's a bad idea. If, on the other hand, you have time to do nothing but study, then sure, why not, get it out of the way.
