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lets do this! For those who have taken it, any tips or advice on what you used and worked?
What did you get on Step2?Level 1 610
Level 2 758
Used UW through 3rd year, finished the ~500Q I had left during dedicated and then just worked on my weak areas. Did Combank and Comquest during 3rd year as well. Regret not giving enough time to finish UW a second time all the way through (had like 50ish% left). I think having a solid knowledge foundation and 3rd year studying + UW is a must. Walking out I felt better than how I felt walking away from step 2.
What did you get on Step2?
I'm waiting too. If you don't mind sharing, how did you do on UWSA's? I endured a significant drop from level1 to level2, and now I'm worried the same thing would happen on CK.Still waiting :/ took it 7/20
I agree with you. If it wasn't for the fact I'm considering rads, I wouldn't have taken it either. Good luck on PEI'm not touching Step 2, I just don't see a huge benefit in it with my career interests, given that I've already got a Step 1. Just going to focus on passing the PE.
Oh damn, rads? I feel like that jumped out of nowhere, I thought you were a psychiatry/FM sort of guy. Good luck to you as well!I agree with you. If it wasn't for the fact I'm considering rads, I wouldn't have taken it either. Good luck on PE
I was (and still) considering neurology. However I also enjoy radiology. I have less than a month to make up my mind.Oh damn, rads? I feel like that jumped out of nowhere, I thought you were a psychiatry/FM sort of guy. Good luck to you as well!
I'm waiting too. If you don't mind sharing, how did you do on UWSA's? I endured a significant drop from level1 to level2, and now I'm worried the same thing would happen on CK.
Congrats on the awesome scores, btw.
Level 1 - 483
Level 2 - 683
Mainly wanted to post for those who did less stellar on level 1 for inspiration that you can do well on level 2. Part of many things that went wrong for me on Level 1 I most attribute to is mild/mod panic attack & unprepared for amount of questions/length of exam.
I had aspirations of taking Step 1 so I basically restudied with that intent throughout the year from Jan-May-ish. I think that absolutely helped when Step 2 studying came around.
Started in May-July with UWORLD first, then did all of COMBANK. I made a document with all the uworld main points and charts/figures as I went. Reviewed it once before exam. Took COMBANK questions for OMM practice. Did not study explanation from COMBANK. There were questions on Level 2 that I got correct solely because of COMBANK but UWORLD, as has been said, is far superior.
Summary, used UWORLD and COMBANK. Minimal use of outside texts. Only took COMSAE D (school mandated, 2+ months before real deal; scored ~500).
Good luck to all others.
I got in that range too. What was your step2?
Although I did better than average on UWSA's, after the horrible experience I had, I'd be thrilled if I score average on CK.basically average
Do you have a link to where I can get this or download it?Brosencephalon Step 2 deck exclusively
Now relax and wait for match day... Well done!Level 1 - 586
Level 2 - 604
Choosing to tentatively take this as a good sign for Step 2.
Congrats everybody for being done!
did you pass?Just got my email for score released.
Level 1: 465
Level 2: 655
Applying allo and osteo FM. I hope the improvement keeps some doors open.
Level 1 I used DIT for the 6 weeks after getting a 500 on my school COMSAE, got through DIT entirely then did savarese a few days. Some com bank but not religious use of any question banks. Took a COMASE 2 weeks out and got a 450. Destroyed my confidence and was very anxious going in to Level 1. DIT I feel like did not help me much at all, and my Level 1 had an awful lot of management questions.
Level 2 I used solely UWorld, first in tutor, then in timed tutor. Took notes on the information I was not familiar with. Avoided DIT like the plague this time around. 3 Days before, I read through Step 2 Secrets, and the day before I skimmed over Savarese. Level 2 seemed to have much more, "what is the diagnosis" type questions and fewer management. I still felt terrible leaving both Level 1 and 2.
I think the biggest reason for my improvement was much calmer nerves this time around, and changing my test taking strategy. In Level 1 I read the questions top to bottom. For Level 2, I focused first on the question, usually the last sentence. I then read the answer choices, and lastly the entire introduction. This helped me to be able to focus on certain pieces of information in the question stem as they appeared. I think reading the entire intro first would let my attention span drop and I would miss certain parts of the question. This may be common knowledge for taking board exams but it was new to me and something an attending mentioned in my third year. *EDIT* and of course, getting the UWorld subscription. All of these helped me tremendously this time around.
Level 1: 465
Level 2: 655
Applying allo and osteo FM. I hope the improvement keeps some doors open.
Level 1 I used DIT for the 6 weeks after getting a 500 on my school COMSAE, got through DIT entirely then did savarese a few days. Some com bank but not religious use of any question banks. Took a COMASE 2 weeks out and got a 450. Destroyed my confidence and was very anxious going in to Level 1. DIT I feel like did not help me much at all, and my Level 1 had an awful lot of management questions.
Level 2 I used solely UWorld, first in tutor, then in timed tutor. Took notes on the information I was not familiar with. Avoided DIT like the plague this time around. 3 Days before, I read through Step 2 Secrets, and the day before I skimmed over Savarese. Level 2 seemed to have much more, "what is the diagnosis" type questions and fewer management. I still felt terrible leaving both Level 1 and 2.
I think the biggest reason for my improvement was much calmer nerves this time around, and changing my test taking strategy. In Level 1 I read the questions top to bottom. For Level 2, I focused first on the question, usually the last sentence. I then read the answer choices, and lastly the entire introduction. This helped me to be able to focus on certain pieces of information in the question stem as they appeared. I think reading the entire intro first would let my attention span drop and I would miss certain parts of the question. This may be common knowledge for taking board exams but it was new to me and something an attending mentioned in my third year. *EDIT* and of course, getting the UWorld subscription. All of these helped me tremendously this time around.
Since you haven't gotten a response yet I figured I'd through out my opinion. If you aren't going to buy the OME notes it seems reasonable to use SUTM as a pre read for OME. I personally took notes in the OME quicktables and found that to be a great use of my time, as it can go in your whitecoat pocket for review on the wards/in clinic. Afterwards, make sure to do some questions to reinforce what you learned. The OME ones are tailored for their topics, but UW, usmle-rx or Kaplan would all probably work for that. Don't be afraid to vary up what you do for the first rotation or two. If pre reading isn't helping, skip it or try a different resource. I actually think first aid for step 2 pairs very well with OME so it might be a better pre read than SUTM.Current third year now. For those of you that used OME and SUTM, did you make your own notes for OME, or did you read a particular topic in SUTM first and then watched the corresponding OME video and annotated the book? I'm trying to be efficient, would very much appreciate someones help thanks.
Clutch Advise! Will definitely do that.Afterwards, make sure to do some questions to reinforce what you learned
Have you taken CK?Took my exam today....first half was VERY manageable....my faith in the COMLEX was beginning to recovered....only to be blasted away by the second half. Womp womp...
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Not yet. I take it on Monday. My 4 days of dedicated study will hopefully be enough.Have you taken CK?
If I'm only going to take 1 COMSAE before test day, which one should I do?
Probably a silly question, but are COMATs in any way predictive of comlex 2? Sitting for for exam in just a few days and let's just say nerves are setting in. At this point just aiming for pass! Scored between 90-100 standard score on COMATs.. slightly below average or right at average. Trying to boost confidence here!
There is a study correlating the 2 with IM having the strongest correlation: Relationships Between the Comprehensive Osteopathic Medical Achievement Test (COMAT) Subject Examinations and the COMLEX-USA Level 2-Cognitive Evaluation | The Journal of the American Osteopathic Association.
Took the test yesterday, OMM/Peds/OB-GYN/Ethics were the big topics on my test. My advice would be to get used to doing questions fast, questions overall were a bit longer than combank/comquest and more videos.
FTFYWith scores coming out Wednesday, I've officially hit the no sleep stage....
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...after looking up ftfy...lol, I was hoping they would come out on the first day of the window...is that usually not the case?FTFY
It's usually the last possible nanosecond of the last possible day of the window....after looking up ftfy...lol, I was hoping they would come out on the first day of the window...is that usually not the case?
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