What DO I need to do in 3rd year??

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People kept asking me what specialty I want to go into. And I kept saying I don't know. Now I finally know. I've decided to go into radiology. I'll still tell people I don't know until I do a radiology elective.. So what do I need to do now? I hear that some students are already signing up for step2 a year ahead. But me, I never do that so far ahead because I am not ready for it. And I do not know how important is it for residences? And does it take more time to study for it than step1? Meanwhile we take shelfs.. So after I am done with my IM rotations I will take shelfs. I bought the books to study for the shelf. But I have not had much time.. I am mostly focusing on cardio and have not touched much of anything else. Is a book such as StepuptoMedicine similar to Goljan but for 3rd year? So I should just find time to read it on the weekends?? I do not have time to read on the weekdays. There was more much time for studying in ms1&2. Right now even if it's easy and I don't do much at the hospital I am still there on my feet 8-12hrs per day.. So when the weekend comes I work out and get drunk.

And how important is step 2 cs? Good idea to postpone it until the very end of year 4 if I am afraid that I"ll fail it? Can you graduated med school without passing step 2 cs? Thanx.
 
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OP - um, you don't know the answer to these things from your classmates and school?
 
OP - um, you don't know the answer to these things from your classmates and school?

Yeah. This is all common stuff that your school should be telling you if it has any interest in the success of its students.
 
People kept asking me what specialty I want to go into. And I kept saying I don't know. Now I finally know. I've decided to go into radiology. I'll still tell people I don't know until I do a radiology elective.. So what do I need to do now? I hear that some students are already signing up for step2 a year ahead. But me, I never do that so far ahead because I am not ready for it. And I do not know how important is it for residences? And does it take more time to study for it than step1? Meanwhile we take shelfs.. So after I am done with my IM rotations I will take shelfs. I bought the books to study for the shelf. But I have not had much time.. I am mostly focusing on cardio and have not touched much of anything else. Is a book such as StepuptoMedicine similar to Goljan but for 3rd year? So I should just find time to read it on the weekends?? I do not have time to read on the weekdays. There was more much time for studying in ms1&2. Right now even if it's easy and I don't do much at the hospital I am still there on my feet 8-12hrs per day.. So when the weekend comes I work out and get drunk.

And how important is step 2 cs? Good idea to postpone it until the very end of year 4 if I am afraid that I"ll fail it? Can you graduated med school without passing step 2 cs? Thanx.

you cannot graduate medical school w/o passing step 2 cs. you'll have to check if the programs you are interested in require cs before they submit their ranklist.
 
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