Which programs require a step 2 score before the application is complete?

[sungkwon]

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Hey guys. I just read on one of the posts that some programs require a step 2 score before interviews are offered. I followed up on this and saw U. of Chicago, George Washington, and U. of Wisconsin Madison stating that the application is not complete until step 2 results are in...Are there more programs with this requirement? Thanks for your help

 

[jayman]

Hey guys. I just read on one of the posts that some programs require a step 2 score before interviews are offered. I followed up on this and saw U. of Chicago, George Washington, and U. of Wisconsin Madison stating that the application is not complete until step 2 results are in...Are there more programs with this requirement? Thanks for your help

Hey:

From what I could tell, this was a pretty soft rule - I got plenty of interviews at places with these sorts of restrictions without having fulfilled the "mandatory" criteria that they wanted. My school made me take Step 2 CK before the New Year of my senior year, so it wasn't too big of a deal anyways...all of the places I applied to had my score if they wanted it when it came time for them to make their decisions prior to submitting their rank order lists.

My recommendation is to take Step 2 CK when you had wanted to in the first place before you read about these ancillary "requirements" from certain programs. You've got to take the damn thing anyways at some point!

Good luck.

 

[Surg2b]

Hey:

From what I could tell, this was a pretty soft rule - I got plenty of interviews at places with these sorts of restrictions without having fulfilled the "mandatory" criteria that they wanted. My school made me take Step 2 CK before the New Year of my senior year, so it wasn't too big of a deal anyways...all of the places I applied to had my score if they wanted it when it came time for them to make their decisions prior to submitting their rank order lists.

My recommendation is to take Step 2 CK when you had wanted to in the first place before you read about these ancillary "requirements" from certain programs. You've got to take the damn thing anyways at some point!

Good luck.

The only programs which absolutely required it were Saint Louis University, Cincinnatti, Saint Joseph's Mercy (Ann Arbor), and Wayne State. UWisconsin did not require it before ranking you.

 

[Surg2b]

The only programs which absolutely required it were Saint Louis University, Cincinnatti, Saint Joseph's Mercy (Ann Arbor), and Wayne State. UWisconsin did not require it before ranking you.

By the "only programs" I meant the only ones out of those to which I applied. Oh, and U of Chicago also did not require it before ranking you.

 

[debvz]

Cut and paste from my response on the Chairman LOR and other issues thread on this site, which has a similar discussion....

From my interviewing experience (upcoming PGY-2), I took step 2 late Oct, and didnt receive my scores til late Nov. I, too, was concerned about interviewing b/c of what the many sites said about requiring step 2 prior to granting interviews, but...

Contrary to what their websites said, I received interviews at UAB, U of Ky, U of Louisville, and Chattanooga prior to my step 2 score becoming available.

My full list of applications did not require step 2, except for Savannah. I had already completed interviews at Scott and White, U Miss, U Ky, and I received my scores the evening prior to my U of Louisville interview.

In summary, the following did NOT require step 2 scores prior to offering interview:

Baylor-Dallas
Baylor-Houston
Christus-St.Joseph (Tx)
Emory
EVMS
LSU-New Orleans
LSU-Shreveport
MCG
Scott and White-Temple,TX
UAB
U Arkansas
U Florida - Gainesville
U Florida - Jacksonville
U Kentucky
U Louisville
U Mississippi
U Oklahoma
UT-Chattanooga
UT-Knoxville
UT-Memphis
UTx-Houston
UTx-MB- Galveston
UTx-San Antonio
West Va Univ

Hope this helps, and good luck!