1. You are assuming that I haven't accepted my failure. Clearly I did, which is why I posted on the forum.
2. Thanks for the interview tips. I didn't know you were part of the interview committee......oh btw. I've never sat in an interview before so of course I wouldn't know that the interviewees will ask me about my CS performance (but thanks for reminding me though)......????
3. The tone of your comments suggest you think you're more intelligent than others..... Hope this is not the tone you are using with your patients.
Not sure how good online videos are. I used them as part of my prep.....clearly they didn't help me (this is not to say that they are not helpful to other students).
Read FA CS before taking the exam......it was a decent resource, again, I am not sure why I failed despite using the "typical" formula of success for other students. Again, don't jump to the conclusion that I am brushing it off.
I didn't read the whole thread, but this is my take on this. Yes, I would say it is a completely absurd exam. I don't know why one of the posters gave you attitude and pretended like this is a real exam, or step 1/2ck. It's not. The only reason why this exam exists is to fatten the wallets of whoever the fees go to. The "patients" are not real patients. For the most part, most of these people do a horrible job of simulating a real experience. When you ask them a question, and for example they respond, yes i do have x complaint or no, i do not have x complaint you can see how rehearsed and ridiculous it is. No real patient I have ever encountered has talked/acted like that. Many of them do not remember the questions they are supposed to answer, some are difficult interpersonally, and I do not think it's because they are supposed to be, and as one of my program directors in med school said, they have to be critical and find something wrong. That's their job. They also do not have the medical knowledge to know that things can be asked in a number of different ways and it can still be correct.
With that said, I passed on my first take and took it seriously because even though it is a ridiculous exam, it was an expensive and I absolutely despise wasting $$$. I do not know what the new exam looks like, but some tips which I was recommended and which I will pass on to you:
-You need to make sure that you DO act like they are real patients even though they are not. Just pretend for that day that they are patients in a real clinic with real issues
-Show compassion/good bedside manner
-WASH YOUR HANDS!!! every single time at the beginning of the encounter
-Speak English as clearly as possible (I assume that's not an issue, but just in case)
-Tell patients what you are doing/going to do when doing an exam-example now I will check your heart, now I will do a neuro exam, etc. Many times they do not realize whether things are right/wrong but will check you off if you tell them you are doing this or that
-When writing the note, it's not always easy to figure out what the diagnosis is-but be thorough in your notes, order as many exams as you need, try to put down reasonable diagnosis/differentials
-I used First Aid and went through both the book and the cases (I thought the cases were pretty good). I cannot offer suggestions on what objective things to study since it's new. But I think that ultimately most people fail not because they were not objectively correct, but mostly due to soft factors, which are far easier to control!
Good luck!
it is now obvious you were only looking for 
and for someone else to share your sorrow 
