Step II Exceeded Allotted Break Time

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Hi All,

Just wanted clarification on something, I think I'm just being paranoid.

So I exceeded the allotted break time by 2 minutes right before my last (9th) block. There was a red warning saying this would cut into the allotted time I had for the 9th block. I ended up finishing the block in time so it wasn't an issue. However, at the bottom of the screen was a yellow stop sign with an exclamation point in it, saying that I had gone over my allotted break time. I just wanted to confirm that this is normal and that there won't be any irregularities reported to the NBME.

Also, did not get a survey at the end of my test. Wanted to see if this has happened to others. Thanks!


It's just an annoying alert. Not irregular behavior.