Anyone try this yet? I know a lot of his material is predicated on his past students so he might working the kinks out of it, but if it's as good as the step 1 material I'm buying.
I would like to follow the 5 hour/day lecture set and also do a 44 q set of UW each day.
I haven't done the Step 2 DIT vids yet, but if they are as lengthy as the Step 1 lectures, it actually comes out to ~6hrs a day since you have to take at least a few breaks in between.
Did you find yourself having to pause the videos often or did you just take breaks in between?
I got the same deal, but I'm not starting until a week from today since I'll be taking COMLEX PE this Thursday. That will give me access right up until I take step 2 USMLE on July 17th (I take COMLEX 2 on July 12th). I have about 400 more questions to go until I'm done going through UW for the first time (year subscription).
Honestly, I'm unsure how I'm going to attack it since I haven't seen how detailed the videos are. I would like to follow the 5 hour/day lecture set and also do a 44 q set of UW each day. I doubt that will be feasible since I'm still on my last rotation, but that's my plan. If the lectures are pretty heavy and take some time to set in, I might not be able to do all 5 hours/day.
Let us know what you think about the videos on Monday. I'll post some feedback after I start the videos too.
Do you think it's feasible for someone to move their USMLE on 12th, PE on 14th, and then COMLEX 17th? Or is there not a date for the USMLE on the 12th?
Well, just took the COMSAE 2 form A ... FML.
Apparently, shelf performance and studying your balls for them mean nothing. Ironically, my lowest was in EM and IM, and I just had 2 months of IM and thought I was killing those Q's and that OBGYN (the rotation I had 1st) was my weakest!
Not sure what to do now. Wonderful!
Kazuma, I'm not so sure I should even bother with the USMLE now. Good bye specialty medicine! Hello ... primary care =/
Seriously? Without mentioning specifics, exactly how bad did it go? Close to the mean?
You still have quite a bit of time to prepare. Maybe try a practice USMLE or UW self assessment before you write off the USMLE. After a few weeks of studying if you are still scoring low with the practice USMLE's then it might be best to not take the USMLE. But don't give up yet, you still have some time.
DIT is like going to class and listening to lectures if that is your style. You need a lot of time for it and so if reading online or board review books did not work the first time around, then go with it. USMLERx, Kaplan may be coming out similar lectures. QBank has short clips and if you like that format go with it. Pick on and stick to it.Anyone try this yet? I know a lot of his material is predicated on his past students so he might working the kinks out of it, but if it's as good as the step 1 material I'm buying.
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kaplan does this all the time...but they are a bigger company and so they got more power over sdn...
sdn=kaplan tool
in a few weeks or months kap will come out with a program similar to DIT with a similar price--just watch
DIT is excellent for USMLE. Does it work for COMLEX? Also can we watch the videos on iphone?I am sitting for step 2 ck soon. I need to take step 3 as soon as possible after step 2ck. I think doing DIT once in the test taking process is good. I was thinking of doing it for Step 3 instead of Step 2ck. For which exam is DIT the best to do it for?
Use one resource like DIT, Kaplan, Rx and supplement it with a good online resource. Keep redoing the same resource over and over
I'm doing DIT for CK now, I like it, but then again I did DIT for step 1. He does just read from the book and is a fairly bad lecturer, but it keeps me on track and adds stuff to step up. Also the daily quizzes and those between sections really help me remember important fact. (And I am a REAL student) I'll let you all know how the test goes, I take it on the 26th. But so far I am noticing a significant increase in my UW scores.
would you do DIT for Step3?
would you do DIT for Step3?
I am thinking of using DIT to study for step3. IS that a good idea? I wanted to use it for Step2ck but ran out of money at the end of my educational process. So I figure with residency money I should be able to afford it. My learning style is audio and visual, so it complements my style. Thoughts on if it would help with residency knowledge?
I am in charge of resource organization for my school. DIT has had mixed reviews, mostly of what has occured here.
The pros: Keeps you on track, ensures thorough coverage of material.
The cons: The guy is painful to listen to, the course is horrendously long, does not add anything from reading
The results from a class of 2010 survey: Range 198-256, average 223. (N=36). The average was BELOW the national average for Step 2. It was below the score they tout on their website. Everybody improved from their step 1 (then again, usually everybody does anyway). It may be a bias of poor students trying the program and not sticking with it, but that in of itself is a significant finding. My school is always on par with the national average.
The bottom line: If you have a lot of time and otherwise cannot manage your own schedule, this is well worth the money. There are probably better uses of your time, but nothing commercial in this price range.
I'm going to completely agree with this post. Especially the last bit regarding the bottom line. I bought DiT for Step 2 CK prep to get through the material. It's a tad bit pricey, imo, since he basically just reads Step Up to Step 2 to you, but some of the quizzes/tables were helpful for organizing material. I obviously did well on Step 2, but I attribute that mostly to doing well through med school/rotations, and putting in the time reviewing material/UWorld. There is nothing revolutionary about this course.
Step 1: 245
Step 2: 260
I guess I never posted a review... I'll go ahead and comment. I bought the 2010 DIT for Step 2 CK course last year having bought the DIT for Step I course the previous year.
Overall, I thought the course was just OK. DIT Step 1 was a bit better (probably owing to the fact that it borrowed from FA for Step 1). Step Up to Step 2 just didn't seem like as strong of a source.
That said, my Step I score was strong and my Step 2 score was 20 points higher. I attribute that mainly to the material being more relevant (easier) and UWorld (which is by far the best prep source you can use).
Still, DIT for Step 2, while not outstanding, did what I needed it to, which was provide a schedule, pacing and an audio delivery of the material. The format is the same as DIT for Step 1. You're getting a little beyond that with some memory tricks... but I wouldn't say it's the most helpful. Again, the best teaching tool available is UWorld.
tl;dr: If you need someone to present the material to you on a spoonfed schedule and have a lot of money, this is the course for you. But, you still need UWorld.