Step II Kaplan for Step 2

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Has anyone used the Kaplan course for Step 2- any thoughts?

I have heard the review books are great but haven't heard anything about the videos that go with the online course. Thanks!
 
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justdoit31 said:
Has anyone used the Kaplan course for Step 2- any thoughts?

I have heard the review books are great but haven't heard anything about the videos that go with the online course. Thanks!
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Godly. I did the Kaplan course. 252 on Step II. Im not a good test taker. I don't recall details well and I fall for traps ALL the time. Kaplan = rocks the socks off the Step 2.

Serial. Kaplan + First Aid + UWorld Qbank = Winning.

It does take a lot of time, generally more time than you are willing to offer. If you are going for augmentation (you could get a 230, which is average, on your own, but youd rather be 90th percentile instead of 50th, don't mind a huge time investment, AND have the cash to blow) it is an amazing program.

Do it.
 
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I have ordered the online videos and lecture notes- there isn't a centerprep site near me and I would prefer to study at home and not in a hotel.
 
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Dr Conrad Fisher is an excellent instructor for Internal medicine and a few other topics

Dr. Sakala for OBGYN is also excellent (though not as funny)

Dr. Pestana is concise but his surgery notes are very very good for the surgery section
 
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I plan to start using the 2008-2009 edition. You think is still worthwhile?? I think they're releasing a new edition this year.
 
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I just caved and bought it. It is 20% off right now, so thought I would jump on it since I was thinking about it anyhow. Plus, I have 2 easy rotations back to back, so should be able to knock it out. I figure 2k to likely do better on step 2 is worth it in the end. Hell I am going to be 300-400k in debt anyhow.
 
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My subscription starts in a month but when I log into Kaplans site it says I need a download for a security thing, did that but still going to that same message... hopefully when they activate my actual 3 months of access that fixes itself. If I can't get the material I will be pissed off. Anyone experience this problem?

Also, as far as paying for it I was lucky in that my parents live 2 miles from the hospital I'm training at so I live with them to cut back on loans and then they paid 1/2 of the course for me. Hopefully I can improve on my Step 1 score with this investment!
 
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justdoit31 said:
My subscription starts in a month but when I log into Kaplans site it says I need a download for a security thing, did that but still going to that same message... hopefully when they activate my actual 3 months of access that fixes itself. If I can't get the material I will be pissed off. Anyone experience this problem?

Also, as far as paying for it I was lucky in that my parents live 2 miles from the hospital I'm training at so I live with them to cut back on loans and then they paid 1/2 of the course for me. Hopefully I can improve on my Step 1 score with this investment!
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Ya, you download it and install it, then close all your browsers, and then log back in and it should be ok.
 
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justdoit31 said:
did that- restarted pc and everything and then it still pops up... ugh I hate technology sometimes!
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I had the same problem and called Kaplan. They asked me to downgrade my Mozilla to 3.6 and it works now. Make sure you don't upgrade while you're doing the course.
 
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I had the same problem and called Kaplan. They asked me to downgrade my Mozilla to 3.6 and it works now. Make sure you don't upgrade while you're doing the course.
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I have a question, do they modify the video lectures each year or the lectures are the same as the 2008-2009 videos? Thanks in advance.
 
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