What applicants said about Stony Brook Teach Hosps-NY in the 2018 cycle

Yes, I got an invite

which dates?

1/4 or 1/18 (AM or PM slots)

From what I have been told research shows that delaying the test only reduces your score. No one is going to change you on the rank list if you have 245 vs 255 on Step 2. They are going to go off if they liked you in the interview.

I would delay it. I have mine scheduled for December but I will be postponing until after ranking. Only select derm programs care for it (UCSF, Cleveland, Stony Brook), so if you are not interviewing there, it won't matter. Also, I have cleared it with multiple TYs/prelims that no score by ranking is totally fine.

hmm not sure about this. Many program websites say Step 2 is required for rank

ive explicitly been told ck scores MUST be in before rank list by multiple people. you may want to check that. i am interviewing at stony brook actually :/ really hope they don't care tons.

What multiple people or what websites have you heard from/read that say Step 2 is required for rank? I personally checked 70+ program websites and only saw UCSF and Cleveland (did not apply to Stony Book). I have also asked multiple derm PDs/PCs if they require Step 2 for rank and they say no, and same with my top 4 TYs. I personally think your time is better spent banging out an extra 3-4 papers in the month you would otherwise spend studying.

"Bang out 3-4 papers in the month you would've spent studying"... yeah because that's how research works x3

I never said research; I am talking about reviews, case reports, and letters. These can supplement real research projects that you probably already have ongoing.

Anyone know if Utah requires CK to rank?

Not all schools send out rejections, so for some it's limbo forever

yea, but I mean if it is known that the school sent out a rejection, does that mean you're not good enough for a rejection or stuck in weird purgatory

Purgatory - I assume those programs will invite or more likely reject us at some point down the road.

As this is my second time applying, basically rejections are a courtesy and if an invite has been sent out and you didn't get one you can pretty much assume you won't/it's a rejection by omission.

<-- not necessarily true. I myself got invites at 2 programs that had already released a round of invites. Doesn't mean you're rejected if you dont' hear, depends on the program and how they release invites. x2

my school told me that i needed CS and CK in before rank list for derm. idk why so i took it. the only school saying they require it absoluetly before rank list i think is stonybrook, downstate, and ucsf. you may still get asked about it at interviews by other places though. can't you just move up your test dates?

stony brook postponed tomm's interview until the 17th

Whoa! That's major.

They still held an interview last night for those who had already traveled to Long Island. (last night meaning 1/3/18)