Step II Biometrics?? Huh?

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Deferoxamine

Deferoxamine

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Sorry if this has been asked before (nothing came up on a SDN Search), but for those of you who took Step 2 CK recently, I was wondering what your experience with the Biometrics thing was like. I got a notice for my upcoming exam that says they will take our fingerprints every time we take a break... how much time did this eat up on test day?
 
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I'm pretty sure it's the same deal they use for the MCAT. It's not bad. Just a little electronic scanner. Sometimes it messes up and they have to wipe it down to get it to read, but figure 20-30 seconds check out, 20-30 seconds check in.
 
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I would budget some break time for it. When I took my exam, the scanner didn't work very well, and it often took 4-5 scans to get my fingerprint. There was one occasion when it just didn't work and the guy let me go back in anyway (he said he'd have to write a report, although there was no note on my score report about it).
 
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