I think, any failure during certification process will decrease your chances significantly to match. Programs are getting thousand of applications, many have rule that you have to pass all exams in the first attempt.

I will give a try this year, but I will apply to more than 100 programs and I will send my application to broad spectrum. This is my personal opinion and at the end it has to be your decision.

 

I would retake cs and pass and after beeing ecfmg certified then apply. Most programs require a ecfmg certification. Other option you might have is apply only for programs that dont require ecfmg certification which qre few.

 

apply after doing the CS

 

It depends...

First of all, for an IMG is not good to apply without all the exams needed for certification, and it would be even harmful if one of those is just a 'fail' without successful second attempt in your transcript.

If you think you can overcome your CIS issues in 2 weeks, get a test date and definitely pass this time, the current testing period lasts until Sept 7th, so you can still get your result for Oct 9th, let's say middle of October. So you would still be on time to get some interviews (most programs fill their interview slots by the end of October). Now this would indeed be a risky bet.

If you feel you cannot overcome your CIS issues and get a date until Sept 7th, then your score would be reported in December, which is almost the end of the most active phase of the interview season. It would be crazy to apply then. If this is the case, just take it easy, take a live course for CS, do observeships, or Step 3, and apply next year.

 

I know but I think CIS requires more work, there is something wrong in the way of him doing things.

 

Dont worry about it now. I failed in the CIS portion of CS last year. I just recently passed my Step 2 CS again with CIS performance way above the borderline. CIS can be improved in days to weeks.

 

but why did it take you 1 year

 

I guess failing in CIS means that the person has a "blindspot" in CS. He is making some mistakes he is not aware that he is doing. Once he discovers those, it will be easy to correct. The hard part is finding out where he is going wrong.

 

I would say it all depends on how you think you can handle it, But I would personally apply for it next year to avoid all rush. I would be nice to have you share what decision have you taken with the rest of us!