step 2 - delaying?

[Guest]

M4. Sub-I's lined up this summer, taking 2CK soon. 
If I'm not confident I can score 240-245+ based on practice tests, is it worth delaying the test + taking a research year? If so, should scheduled Sub-I's be completed this year or done the following year?

What score would you strongly consider taking a research/gap year?
At a high tier MD school, decent number of clinical papers and decent clinical grades, willing to go anywhere. 
thanks

[Guest]

You have everything going for you at this point. I wouldn’t cancel SUBI’s. You should take this test, if you get less than a 220, then you can look into these disaster scenarios. Applying neurosurgery is a gamble for everybody, doing a gap year or research year isn’t necessarily going to help you. A lot of people overthink this whole process.

[Guest]

Is it possible to take step 2 in October after submitting eras?

[Guest]

you could but why would someone interview you, when they can just interview someone with a step 2 score