USMLE Official 2014 Step 2 CK Experiences and Scores Thread

[exudate]

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With all the changes going on, I think it is a good time to start a new thread and keep all the scores and experiences organized in one thread. Similar thread was really helpful for step 1, so I am hoping this one will be equally great and helpful to all.

Good luck to all the Step 2 CK'ers in 2014!

 

[JoshSt]

Took it today.

What a hard, long test. Very difficult to choose between 2 or 3 answer choices. There were a few obscure concepts/things not in review sources, but for the most part you knew what was going on, just asked or presented in a very weird way or with >1 seemingly correct answer choice. Much fewer gimmes compared to NBME practice tests and UWSA. I felt fine coming out of Step 1, not super-confident, but not bad either. I felt terrible walking out of Step 2 - never felt so bad after a shelf or test.

Did Uworld 2 times (3 times total - once during MS3), ~85% of USMLE Rx, some MTB, some Secrets, and DIT in about a 4 week period. I thought all the sources were good, but Step 2 was just a tough, tough test. Don't think I would have gotten much more out of those sources studying any longer.

I guess everyone took the same test, we'll see. Just sincerely hope I don't make a lower score on it than Step 1 (decent score); NBME 4 and UWSA were a few points above my Step 1 score. Life will move on either way, just going to be very nervous until the score comes out.

 

[Phange]

I just took mine today. It was way, way, way, way, way harder than USMLE World's questions. Also, I'm routinely the fastest test taker in my class (not the best by a long shot, but the fastest) and I barely had time left on any section. On the first section I had 12 seconds to answer the last question (!).

I actually thought Step 2 was harder than Step 1, and I spent a month studying for Step 2 (using DIT and USMLE World Qbank). I marked at least five or six questions in each block, and I rarely ever mark questions unless I absolutely have no clue.

In short - it was extremely hard. No bones about it. I actually felt like I failed it, and I got a pretty good score on Step 1 (244).

I can only imagine that a normal test taker, and especially a slow test taker, would have massive trouble finishing each block on time.

 

[mastmastdonan]

It's a very strange test isn't it? I think the material being tested is much more straightforward than Step 1. No obscure biochem or random physio stuff. But the way they ask questions is so unnerving for some reason. Anyway, I got my score and it was very close to the last NBME I took. So anyone reading this whether you're about to take it or waiting for your results, all I can tell you is that NBME was extremely predictive for me personally.

The funny thing is I feel like I could've studied another 2 months and probably gotten the same score. Just a very bizarre test, hard to explain it but once you take it you'll see what I mean.

 

[Phange]

I'd say the biggest difference is that with Step 1 you either know the answer immediately or you don't. It's rare to see a second-order question, and therefore it's easy to either get a question right or pass it off quickly. In Step 2, even if you've memorized every little detail about something, you can still talk yourself out of a right answer.

 

[Phange]

Honestly my biggest complaint with the test is that there's so little time that you often simply don't have the luxury to fully read the H/P of the patient. On several occasions I had a hunch about the diagnosis but couldn't leave the question until I found the key buzzword that always must be there - it's usually there, buried away in the wall of text you tend to ignore (IE - Vitals)

 

[CaliAtenza]

Since I feel like this group can be very alienating, just wanted to post a little reassurance for those of you who aren't freaky geniuses or willing to do UWorld 10x and read every book there is about Step 2---there is still hope for you! I did terrible on Step 1 (226), so I knew I had to do better on Step 2. I took about 6 weeks to study, four of which were during other rotations. I studied casually during those four and relatively "hardcore" during the last 2 weeks. I did UWorld 1.5x (mostly went through the questions I marked/missed on my second go around), and annotated the questions I got wrong or didn't understand. I would say I went through UWorld pretty thoroughly. I read Step 2 Secrets once, but that was it. I took the test on 7/05 and got my score back today--got a 252. While a 252 is low by some standards on this group, it's higher than I was expecting! If you're trying to make up for a subpar Step 1 score, you can still do it (even if you don't study like a crazy person)!

P.S. I didn't take a single assessment (NBME or UWSA), so I had no idea what to expect. It worked out at least!

Oh wow that's good to hear, and great that it worked out 🙂. 252 is solid! 226 isn't terrible, i would have loved to get a 226 on Step 1! I'm in the boat of those trying to make up for a subpar Step 1 🙁.

 

[kbtaylo]

So first time poster, long time lurker but I felt I should contribute to this discussion since it was near and dear. I took it yesterday and I can agree with people above that it was a very obscure test with multiple seemingly right answers or questions with very subjective answer choices (from a psych/ethics question standpoint). For that reason, I don't think I could have studied anymore either. I basically studied for 4 weeks after coming out of an Internal Medicine rotation, which helps. Here's what I did:

MTB2 - read through once, highlighting
First Aid for Step 2 - read through when I didn't want to answer questions
UWorld - Did 1st pass throughout the year, redid questions I missed, reset and did questions again ending up with 81% (there were some I recognized but for the most part it felt pretty brand new)
Kaplan QBank - Did about 300 questions but felt they were way too detailed, obscure, frustratingly worded and didn't give the best explanation (maybe good practice though right before the exam)
NBME Form 4 (one week out) - 265
UWSA (4 days out) - 263

Step 1 - 249

Good luck everyone. I'll update in a month when my scores come back.


Update 8/20: Got my score back today and got a 257. A little disappointed since I dropped a few from my practice tests.

 

[gobears112]

American medical student
completed all shelf exams (after rotations) prior to taking step 2 CK except neurology/obgyn
6 weeks completely off from clinic to study
step 1 score = 264

Resources:
uworld: timed, random, blocks of 44: 81%
Kaplan Qbank timed, random, blocks of 44: 79%

Kaplan diagnostic: 87% (3.5 weeks out)
Kaplan Sim 1: 79% (2 weeks out)
Kaplan Sim 2: 84% (4 days out)
Fred 150: 94% (5 days out)

NBME3 (4 weeks out): 250/560
NBME4 (3 weeks out): 267/640
NBME6 (2 weeks out): 265/630
UWSA (1 week out) : 265/800

Real Step 2 CK: 268


Slept poorly before test (4 hours), felt the exam was harder than anything I had done during practice.
I feel that practice questions with thorough reading of the answers is the best approach to this (and any) standardized examination. Completed approximately 3 blocks/day except on days when I took practice tests (Kaplan/NBME/UWSA). Created a notebook with all things that I did not know while doing questions which was reviewed prior to the exam
Good luck contact me with questions

 

[mdihope]

I am an IMG (Ross). I had a freakout and moved my test from 7/28 to 8/2.

NBME 4- 248 (Sunday 7/20)
UWSA- 232 (Wednesday 7/23)
NBME 6- 221 (Saturday 7/26)
NBME 7- 235 (Saturday 7/26)

Scores kinda all over the place so I have no clue what to expect. Studied all the stuff I suck at this week. Have no intent of moving it again and just plan on taking it. My step 1 was a 231 so not ideal. Hoping I have a good test day and break a 240 somehow. I'll let y'all know if that happens.

 

[Stedari]

I am an IMG (Ross). I had a freakout and moved my test from 7/28 to 8/2.

NBME 4- 248 (Sunday 7/20)
UWSA- 232 (Wednesday 7/23)
NBME 6- 221 (Saturday 7/26)
NBME 7- 235 (Saturday 7/26)

Scores kinda all over the place so I have no clue what to expect. Studied all the stuff I suck at this week. Have no intent of moving it again and just plan on taking it. My step 1 was a 231 so not ideal. Hoping I have a good test day and break a 240 somehow. I'll let y'all know if that happens.

NBME 4 is well-accepted as the best predictor and I would expect you to be able to jump up 5+ points from there if you spend 2 weeks on your weak subjects. I think you have a great chance at breaking that 255 mark which would put you a standard deviation above average.

 

[mdihope]

Thanks bud. I really hope so. I take it Saturday so we shall see. Came in with a goal to break 250, but the my last three practice tests above kinda crushed that. What is the free NBME150? Is it the one you download from USMLE website?

 

[tripwm]

NBME 4 is well-accepted as the best predictor and I would expect you to be able to jump up 5+ points from there if you spend 2 weeks on your weak subjects. I think you have a great chance at breaking that 255 mark which would put you a standard deviation above average.

NBME 4 and UWSA are considered the most accurate, and they tend to be most accurate for the 250+s. My NBME 4 was 3/4 points higher, UWSA 1 point lower.

To mdihope: Figure out what changed between UWSA and NBME 4. Was it a loss of confidence on the harder questions, loss of concentration overall? Did you change your testing environment up? It's a big jump, so I think your knowledge is there for the score you want, it's something situationally related.

 

[ziggyhope]

Hey guys, I just took the test (7/31), and felt completely blindsided. Walking into it, I did Uworld x 1 and ended up with overall 71% correct, with the last 8 blocks averaging at 77% or so. Read FA once, some stuff in secrets. I studied pretty hard for 4 weeks, and was improving as seen on my Uworld. I did not do any practice tests, prob should have.

On the real exam, I was short on time and felt rushed on every section, and felt that I couldn't reason through a lot of the questions and had to just pick something and move on. Ended up marking 15-20 questions on every section, and the last two sections I marked prob. 30 questions each because I was freaking out so much, and felt so numb and tired that I couldn't even read anymore. A lot of stuff where I knew what the disease is, but then they ask about some random basic science stuff. Missed a lot of easy questions too because I was freaking out so much. I was hoping to do better than my step 1 (237), but at this point, I am really not sure if I passed or not. Every questions I look up, I got wrong. I did pretty well through out my rotations, and fairly confident going into this exam, but I just felt that I got destroyed, and most likely failed it. Now I have to wait 6-8 weeks for the score to come out because apparently 7/31 is the first day where you won't get your scores in 3 weeks. FML. Sorry for the rent, I hope it works out for me like most of you, all I want is a pass...

 

[CaliAtenza]

Hey guys, I just took the test (7/31), and felt completely blindsided. Walking into it, I did Uworld x 1 and ended up with overall 71% correct, with the last 8 blocks averaging at 77% or so. Read FA once, some stuff in secrets. I studied pretty hard for 4 weeks, and was improving as seen on my Uworld. I did not do any practice tests, prob should have.

On the real exam, I was short on time and felt rushed on every section, and felt that I couldn't reason through a lot of the questions and had to just pick something and move on. Ended up marking 15-20 questions on every section, and the last two sections I marked prob. 30 questions each because I was freaking out so much, and felt so numb and tired that I couldn't even read anymore. A lot of stuff where I knew what the disease is, but then they ask about some random basic science stuff. Missed a lot of easy questions too because I was freaking out so much. I was hoping to do better than my step 1 (237), but at this point, I am really not sure if I passed or not. Every questions I look up, I got wrong. I did pretty well through out my rotations, and fairly confident going into this exam, but I just felt that I got destroyed, and most likely failed it. Now I have to wait 6-8 weeks for the score to come out because apparently 7/31 is the first day where you won't get your scores in 3 weeks. FML. Sorry for the rent, I hope it works out for me like most of you, all I want is a pass...

I think everyone feels like this after the exam 🙁; hopefully you will do great 🙂. I think you will get your score on Sept 24th..anyone taking it after the 28th should get it from the 24th onwards...

 

[572776]

Hey guys, quick question. I never read Goljan RR for step 1. Would it be a total waste of time reading it for step 2? (I'm taking it next year, so I have some time)

 

[LawlasaurusRex]

Hey guys, quick question. I never read Goljan RR for step 1. Would it be a total waste of time reading it for step 2? (I'm taking it next year, so I have some time)

Yes, don't waste your time. Step 2 is all about the next best step/test/treatment. Focus on knocking shelfs and rotations out of the ballpark.

 

[Throwsheat313]

Took my exam 7/14 and my permit is gone on the nbme site... Anyone else in the same boat? Is there a good chance I'll get my score this coming week?

 

[conchatumare]

I took this beast on 7/28 and just now got around to write a review. Just like others have mentioned, this was a very difficult and long exam. I felt time pressure on every block and had 30 seconds to answer the last question on two separate blocks. Many many questions had 2+ correct answers. Idk how many health maintenance questions involved an obese/DM pt with HTN and next step management involving both weight loss and adding ACE-I as separate answer choices.

Studied for 3 weeks
Shelf exams: 80 (lowest peds, obgyn) to 90 (psych)
NBME6: 237 (baseline)
NBME4: 250 (2 weeks out)
UWSA: 252 (1 week out)
FREE150: 89% (3 days out)
UWORLD: 78%

The actual step felt a lot like UWSA. Very vague presentations and then second order answers given. Very few gimmes. Biostats wasn't bad at all, and the pharm ads/abstracts were easy as well. Oh yea, I also had about 4 questions on preventing medical errors.

Good luck guys and I'll post my final score when I receive it. After this exam I'm just hoping that I scored above a 240.

 

[heroes31]

Took my exam 7/14 and my permit is gone on the nbme site... Anyone else in the same boat? Is there a good chance I'll get my score this coming week?

strange, i took it on 7/15 and still have my permit

 

[AlmadeDr]

I took it 7/19 and still have my permit link

 

[psychgar]

strange, i took it on 7/15 and still have my permit

I took mine 7/15 and I still have my permit too.

 

[as90]

Did any of you guys study for this while your on rotation? I don't have any more vacation time and my preceptor for my next block is an 8AM-5PM IM doc. Was wondering how you guys manage the studying lol...after a days worth of work, I just like to shower and finish errands/cook dinner. i know i sound lazy lol

 

[Phange]

I took mine 7/15 and I still have my permit too.

I took mine on the 30th, and it shows me the link but if I click it, it just says that I've already taken the test and my permit is no longer available.

I don't know what the permit availability has to do with the actual score reporting, if anything at all. Somehow I highly doubt that I will get my score within one week of taking the exam.

 

[barzan]

Did any of you guys study for this while your on rotation? I don't have any more vacation time and my preceptor for my next block is an 8AM-5PM IM doc. Was wondering how you guys manage the studying lol...after a days worth of work, I just like to shower and finish errands/cook dinner. i know i sound lazy lol

I managed to finish ck while working as research fellow 8-5, the trick is I noticed if I came back home right away after work I tend to be lazy but if I head directly to the library I can manage to study for 5 hours daily minimal believe it or not on weekends I don't study the same amount during work days which it tends to be overwhelming. hope I helped

 

[Shakeys]

Awesome! What resources did you find most helpful? Did you think DIT and Rx were worth it?

I actually found DIT useful, despite that I tend to struggle with getting myself to start doing it. It was a very useful review, but only useful because I had did Kaplan during my Shelf exam. Rx is fine if you finish everything else, but not important. I didn't even do a large portion of it.

 

[Kevin Baker]

My permit link just disappeared. Took it 7/15

 

[heroes31]

Mine too! Guess we're getting our scores wed

 

[Geekchick921]

My permit link just disappeared. Took it 7/15

Took mine 7/18 and still have it. I originally thought I'd get it this Wednesday but I figured next Wednesday after seeing when people are getting their scores in this thread.

 

[wannabie]

Why is it taking an extra week?

 

[okazaki3]

My question is: Has anyone done well on the USWA, and then failed the step 2 ck?

Took step 2 yesterday (8/5/14).
Step 1 (235), but that was SIX years ago! i am md/phd and have not had internal medicine or neuro in 5 years, so studying was a lot of deja vu for me. Oh, and I have NOT yet completed my IM AI.
USWA: 262, a few days before the test.
Did not take the NBMEs- did not feel like spending the $$, esp after all the mixed reviews on here.

Study approach:
USMLE world 1.5x through, 75% MTB. lots and lots of google, wikipedia, writing, recapping, note cards. 12 h/d x 6 wks. a half-day off here or there. Tried to exercise most days, eating well, sleeping plenty, chatting with my partner every day. 2-3 hours not studying per day.

The test:
Walked in feeling good, left the test feeling 100% defeated. Felt like I was guessing on most of it, marking a bunch. 2 blocks felt impossible- ran out of time on those, but randomly marked the couple questions I had remaining. 3 felt pretty hard and 3 felt not too bad. I felt rushed the whole time. I missed a bunch of the 1st half of those linked questions, which kills self confidence. on so so many questions, i would come up with my answer and then it wouldn't be there! I felt thrown off by ekgs, pics, etc. It was as if all the topics i was comfortable weren't even covered (common GI, for example)- like I had been studying the wrong stuff for the past 6 weeks. So, I think I failed.

But, the feeling of failure is standard for me. I actually called the med school and told them i failed step 1 after I took it, as I was convinced at the time. And then, a month or so later, I got my score (see above). Regardless, I am curious whether anyone has done well on the practice tests and then failed the actual exam… does that happen? I am collecting data and creating my contingency plan. In the mind-wrenching state of not knowing, it gives me comfort.

General advice for maintaining sanity
Do: bring lots of snacks- quick ones. Take short breaks at least every other block. This test is a total marathon. Use the bathroom before the test and know where it is. Bring extra clothes, as the room might be cold. Caffeine. Plus an extra caffeinated beverage. Read through the regulations of your testing site so there are no surprises.

Don'ts: skimp on sleeping, exercise, healthy food, connecting with people and activities you love while you study. Fiber-overload 1-2 days prior to the test. Consume refined carbs and high fructose drinks/foods day of, as this would set you up to crash halfway through a block. forget your reading glasses (and if you don't wear any, consider 1.00+. seriously reduces eye strain, as you are pretty much giving your eyes magnifying lenses. I wear them with my contacts. embrace the nerdiness.)

 

[wannabie]

My question is: Has anyone done well on the USWA, and then failed the step 2 ck?

Took step 2 yesterday (8/5/14).
Step 1 (235), but that was SIX years ago! i am md/phd and have not had internal medicine or neuro in 5 years, so studying was a lot of deja vu for me. Oh, and I have NOT yet completed my IM AI.
USWA: 262, a few days before the test.
Did not take the NBMEs- did not feel like spending the $$, esp after all the mixed reviews on here.

Study approach:
USMLE world 1.5x through, 75% MTB. lots and lots of google, wikipedia, writing, recapping, note cards. 12 h/d x 6 wks. a half-day off here or there. Tried to exercise most days, eating well, sleeping plenty, chatting with my partner every day. 2-3 hours not studying per day.

The test:
Walked in feeling good, left the test feeling 100% defeated. Felt like I was guessing on most of it, marking a bunch. 2 blocks felt impossible- ran out of time on those, but randomly marked the couple questions I had remaining. 3 felt pretty hard and 3 felt not too bad. I felt rushed the whole time. I missed a bunch of the 1st half of those linked questions, which kills self confidence. on so so many questions, i would come up with my answer and then it wouldn't be there! I felt thrown off by ekgs, pics, etc. It was as if all the topics i was comfortable weren't even covered (common GI, for example)- like I had been studying the wrong stuff for the past 6 weeks. So, I think I failed.

But, the feeling of failure is standard for me. I actually called the med school and told them i failed step 1 after I took it, as I was convinced at the time. And then, a month or so later, I got my score (see above). Regardless, I am curious whether anyone has done well on the practice tests and then failed the actual exam… does that happen? I am collecting data and creating my contingency plan. In the mind-wrenching state of not knowing, it gives me comfort.

General advice for maintaining sanity
Do: bring lots of snacks- quick ones. Take short breaks at least every other block. This test is a total marathon. Use the bathroom before the test and know where it is. Bring extra clothes, as the room might be cold. Caffeine. Plus an extra caffeinated beverage. Read through the regulations of your testing site so there are no surprises.

Don'ts: skimp on sleeping, exercise, healthy food, connecting with people and activities you love while you study. Fiber-overload 1-2 days prior to the test. Consume refined carbs and high fructose drinks/foods day of, as this would set you up to crash halfway through a block. forget your reading glasses (and if you don't wear any, consider 1.00+. seriously reduces eye strain, as you are pretty much giving your eyes magnifying lenses. I wear them with my contacts. embrace the nerdiness.)

Has anyone done well on the UWSA and then failed the actual exam? Basically, I haven't seen any report of it on this forum and the uworld forum score threads. 99% of people in the 245+ range score +/- five or six points of their UWSA score (n >70). But then again, people who fail their exam don't exactly come on student doc and talk about their experiences and feelings. They won't find comfort in the arms of gunners.

Short breaks are definitely where it's at. I made the mistake of wanting to grab a snack every other block...and it took 3 min AT LEAST to get out and then another 3 min to get in at my test center. I literally wasted 25 min. of my breaks thumbprinting and waiting to get in/out.

 

[rHinO1]

Just got the email my score is being released today. Took it on 7/17.

Not going to lie, pretty nervous. I didn't finish most blocks (guessed on the last couple without reading).

 

[Geekchick921]

Just got the email my score is being released today. Took it on 7/17.

Not going to lie, pretty nervous. I didn't finish most blocks (guessed on the last couple without reading).

Well, damn. I guess 7-18 is the first day for next week's release.

I'm sure you did well, rHinO1. 🙂

 

[rHinO1]

I was nervous about nothing, got the standard bump up from my step 1 score.

257
Used uworld during clerkships, and did it again in the 2.5 weeks I studied for step 2. I think my cumulative was around 75%. I also read a little in the Kaplan master the boards book (maybe read 1/3 of the book, picking sections I wanted to review).


Seriously though, I guessed on the last 7 questions of the first block and the last 2 or 3 of subsequent blocks b/c I was having trouble with the time.

 

[Pons Asinorum]

I was nervous about nothing, got the standard bump up from my step 1 score.

257
Used uworld during clerkships, and did it again in the 2.5 weeks I studied for step 2. I think my cumulative was around 75%. I also read a little in the Kaplan master the boards book (maybe read 1/3 of the book, picking sections I wanted to review).


Seriously though, I guessed on the last 7 questions of the first block and the last 2 or 3 of subsequent blocks b/c I was having trouble with the time.

Strong work. Congrats!

 

[abc12341]

Took the exam 8/4.

UW 1st pass throughout M3 year: mid 70s
UW 2nd pass during step 2 month: 92%
NBME 3 before starting step 2 month: 215 or something
NBME 7: 260
NBME 6: 275
UWSA: 265
I took the last 3 during the final week of step 2 month.

Actual step 2 exam:
Had 1 drug ad with 3 questions, which cut the block down to 42. Rest of the blocks were 44 and each one had 1 heart/sound. I had total of 6 very difficult heart sounds and 2 lung sounds. You could get a general idea and make an educated guess on most of the heart/lung sounds from the passage. Other that those questions, the exam is very much like UW. Some questions are straight gimmes. The exam is definitely geared more towards knowing the 2nd/3rd best diagnostic test or tx. This is because the 1st/2nd choices are not given or have already been done. There is quite a big of pathophys on there (ie. they make the diagnosis of GBS so obvious, but then ask what is the mechanism of demyelination in GBS). Some passages are long and some are short. I barely got done with each block. This isn't necessarily because the passages are long but because you inherently spend extra time on each question in order to make sure you don't overlook anything. I know a lot of ppl on here say it was different from UW or much longer. However, I felt like most of the questions came from UW. If you read and understand word for word each question, you will get a lot of questions right on the real thing. Definitely recommend reading ethics and stats somewhere because those are easily 10-15 questions.

One more thing…a lot of ppl on here swear by Secrets. I read it 2x before my exam and thought it was garbage as far as help for the exam. Its not worth the time.

Keep in mind, this is just one person's experience and thoughts. Definitely find what works for you and go with it. But in the end, everyone would agree that UW is the key.

Will update with score at the end of September, ugh.

If anyone has any specific questions, I'd be happy to help.

 

[Anesthesiaholic]

The test:
Walked in feeling good, left the test feeling 100% defeated. Felt like I was guessing on most of it, marking a bunch. 2 blocks felt impossible- ran out of time on those, but randomly marked the couple questions I had remaining. 3 felt pretty hard and 3 felt not too bad. I felt rushed the whole time. I missed a bunch of the 1st half of those linked questions, which kills self confidence. on so so many questions, i would come up with my answer and then it wouldn't be there! I felt thrown off by ekgs, pics, etc. It was as if all the topics i was comfortable weren't even covered (common GI, for example)- like I had been studying the wrong stuff for the past 6 weeks. So, I think I failed.

This was exactly how I felt coming out of the 7/31 test. I guess we'll find out September 24th.

 

[rrh9620]

Took my exam on 8/4 as well, but I had a much different question set than abc12341 did. I didn't get any drug ad questions, my 42 question set had an abstract instead. I also only had a few heart sound questions and no lung sounds, but tons of OB and PEDS. And like most others on this thread, I didn't feel great (more like horrible) walking out of the test. I felt rushed, but was able to get to all of the questions at least. Most sections I had 1-2 minutes remaining, and the hardest section I only had 20 seconds.

I only did UW once through at 68%, and did 2 practice exams.
NBME 4 (3 weeks before test) - 240
UWSA (5 days before) - 256

My step 1 was 218, so I was looking to improve, and hopefully I come close to that UWSA score. I'll post when I find out. Good luck everyone!

 

[Geekchick921]

I was nervous about nothing, got the standard bump up from my step 1 score.

257
Used uworld during clerkships, and did it again in the 2.5 weeks I studied for step 2. I think my cumulative was around 75%. I also read a little in the Kaplan master the boards book (maybe read 1/3 of the book, picking sections I wanted to review).


Seriously though, I guessed on the last 7 questions of the first block and the last 2 or 3 of subsequent blocks b/c I was having trouble with the time.

Strong work!!! 😀

I felt the same way walking out of the exam, and we have the same Step 1 score, so I'm hoping I get similarly good news next week.

 

[colonelmustard]

What are considered the best predictors for an actual score? I remember for Step 1, there was a formula that used your UWorld average. Also, the UW sim exam 1 was pretty close to my actual score for Step 1. What is it for CK?

One more thing, for those of you who took CK, in what state or metropolitan region did you take it?

 

[g8orlife]

What are considered the best predictors for an actual score? I remember for Step 1, there was a formula that used your UWorld average. Also, the UW sim exam 1 was pretty close to my actual score for Step 1. What is it for CK?

One more thing, for those of you who took CK, in what state or metropolitan region did you take it?

You can find your answer here:

OMG I see the correlation to step 2ck scores now!!! I just figured it out!

The bigger the douche bag you are the higher your score.

Here is the formula I came up with

( SDN posts per day average * 300) - (size of your penis in inches * 12 note for females just estimate size you think it would be if u were a dude) - (# of girls\ guys you have slept with) + 112.435
R^2 = .84

I got my score! 251!! Guess that means I am an average douche by SDN standard

 

[MEN2C]

Since I feel like this group can be very alienating, just wanted to post a little reassurance for those of you who aren't freaky geniuses or willing to do UWorld 10x and read every book there is about Step 2---there is still hope for you! I did terrible on Step 1 (226), so I knew I had to do better on Step 2. I took about 6 weeks to study, four of which were during other rotations. I studied casually during those four and relatively "hardcore" during the last 2 weeks. I did UWorld 1.5x (mostly went through the questions I marked/missed on my second go around), and annotated the questions I got wrong or didn't understand. I would say I went through UWorld pretty thoroughly. I read Step 2 Secrets once, but that was it. I took the test on 7/05 and got my score back today--got a 252. While a 252 is low by some standards on this group, it's higher than I was expecting! If you're trying to make up for a subpar Step 1 score, you can still do it (even if you don't study like a crazy person)!

P.S. I didn't take a single assessment (NBME or UWSA), so I had no idea what to expect. It worked out at least!

You can't call out SDN for being self selecting and then call your almost exactly middle of the pack score (which ~50% of people score above and below) 'terrible'. 😛

 

[BooRadley85]

Took it 7/18, permit disappeared today

 

[manupandey]

Took it 7/18, permit disappeared today

gave ck in 7/28....img from India...trying to catch the match this year so needed the result before 15 september.....
step 1 261
uwsa 265/89%(one week out)after finishing uworld
nbme 4 258/600(two,weeks out) 20% u world left
uw 80 percent ,mostly timed tutor...end blocks were low ninety high eightys

exam felt terrible...i was pressed for time in every block....i was devastated after the exam...i have counted like 18 wrong answers till now......i need a good score.....given that i have visa issues ,an img,applying into im.......i have nightmares about failing

its so freakingly mind numbing....i just want this to be over....

 

[Colbare]

gave ck in 7/28....img from India...trying to catch the match this year so needed the result before 15 september.....
step 1 261
uwsa 265/89%(one week out)after finishing uworld
nbme 4 258/600(two,weeks out) 20% u world left
uw 80 percent ,mostly timed tutor...end blocks were low ninety high eightys

exam felt terrible...i was pressed for time in every block....i was devastated after the exam...i have counted like 18 wrong answers till now......i need a good score.....given that i have visa issues ,an img,applying into im.......i have nightmares about failing

its so freakingly mind numbing....i just want this to be over....

Obviously you'll do fine just relax. Congrats on an epic step 1 btw

 

[EaglesAllDay]

Took it on July 23

Permit link just dissapeared

****ting bricks!!!!

 

[ERDoc2b2014]

Good luck to everyone testing soon and to those who have tested recently/waiting for scores!

Wanted to ask those of you who may be familiar with this: the NBME website has a "Clinical Science Mastery Series" of exams that appear to be shelves. Each test is a block of 50q and costs $20 with extended feedback. There are 2 each of Medicine, Surgery, Ob/Gyn, Peds, Psych and Neuro. I took the 2 medicine ones today, and they seem to be pretty good.
Was wondering if any of you have taken them and how far off the question style is from the real exam. There are a few gimme-type questions in each block, and there are a fair amount that require a bit of reasoning, and for where I stand at the moment (around ~65%), there are a few WTF looking questions to me.

Any help or feedback would be great!

 

[Geekchick921]

Took it 7/18, permit disappeared today

Same on both counts.

 

[manupandey]

Obviously you'll do fine just relax. Congrats on an epic step 1 btw

thanks bro......i hope i can get sumwhere near my step 1

 

[Pons Asinorum]

Same on both counts.

Good luck!