How long did you take to study for Step 2?

[betz]

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I know this has probably already been asked, but I just wanted to see how long you guys typically prepped for Step 2 CK. I will have 2 weeks, and I was wondering......
1. If its possible.
2. what materials could you possibly get through in 2 weeks.
3. if others did it in 2 weeks, what was your schedule like.

thanks in advance. 👍

 

[lizmid152]

I studied for about 2 1/2 weeks, but I didn't do weekends. I read First Aid once, got halfway through Crush before I decided it wasn't worth my time, and did USMLEWorld.

I took a really easy elective during that time...I only had class one hour a day, once a week (SWEET!!). My husband works evenings so I usually started studying after he went to work, around 1:00 pm, studied First Aid/Crush till about 5-6 pm, ate dinner, then did USMLEWorld until about 9-10 pm (or until I felt like pulling out my hair, which ever came first)

Just got my score back today and passed with flying colors!

It's totally doable, as long as you're on a rotation that gives plenty of opportunity to study.

Best of luck!

 

[manning18]

Questions like this can be tough to answer, as it depends on where one starts and how high one hopes to score, plus how quickly he/she learns new material.
In theory, preparing in 2 weeks is possible (a lot of people could pass cold!). The quickest reads are Cruch/Secrets but, IMHO, they do not have enough detail. FA is about 300 pages, but the pages are pretty dense (packed with LOTS of info). One could certainly read it 1-3 times in 2 weeks, but it would be tough for many, if not most, people to get it down cold in that time. UW is a nice question source but, again, it's going to be tough to thoroughly review in 2 weeks, along with reading.