Step I help....step 2 panic!

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lovefactory2000

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hi! i'm a final year med student in a british medical school and i will be taking the usmle step 2 soon...probably in may or june. the thing is, i haven't taken step 1 yet so this will be the first time i am tackling the USMLE....AAAGGGHHH!!! i was fairly cool about the upcoming step 2 but as the days and weeks go by quickly, i'm starting to get a bit panicky...almost like a mini-episode of GAD....you know, constantly feeling that what i'm studying is inadequate. my approach to step 2 review is as follows:

--step 2 secrets (gonna read it like 3x cover to cover)
--nms practice tests
--kaplan qbank and/or qbook

is this gonna be enough??

also...can someone tell me what the difference between qbank and qbook is?? i mean, are they the same questions?? and is it even worth getting the qbook if i subscribe to the 3month qbank?