Does delaying oncycle really hurt your chances?

Hi all,

I've quickly realized I am in no way ready to recruit oncycle. How much would it hurt me to delay recruitment to oncycle next year as an A2? I've heard you become less desirable as a second year, but I wanted to see how true that was. 

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