How much can good shelf scores make up for a Step2

[RockClimberMed]

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Took Step2 yesterday...felt extremely hard...harder then any shelf by far. If I end up not doing as hot on it, will having a good track record of shelf scores make up for it all?

 

[TwoDogMed]

Similar to you, I felt really bad after taking Step 2 and thought I didn't do so well because the test was extremely hard. I scored in the 90+ percentile on Step 2. If you did well on your shelf exams, you will more than likely did the same on Step 2. I have never heard of anyone saying they killed Step 2 immediately after taking the exam. I think you more than likely did better than you think. Good shelf scores will not make up for an average or less than everage Step 2.

 

[RockClimberMed]

Similar to you, I felt really bad after taking Step 2 and thought I didn't do so well because the test was extremely hard. I scored in the 90+ percentile on Step 2. If you did well on your shelf exams, you will more than likely did the same on Step 2. I have never heard of anyone saying they killed Step 2 immediately after taking the exam. I think you more than likely did better than you think. Good shelf scores will not make up for an average or less than everage Step 2.

Ok thanks. I cant believe USMLE is getting away with 6+ weeks of not reporting scores rn. not knowing for so long is going to kill me.

 

[Hollow Knight]

Everyone feels bad after these exams. Don’t sweat it. Odds are you’re going to do just fine.