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As 2018 approaches and people are starting to rev up for their CK studying I figured I would start the 2018 Step 2 CK Experiences and Scores Thread.

As always please follow all of the forum / NBME / USMLE etc.. rules and regulations when posting.


My dedicated starts tomorrow, have about 6 weeks to study over the holidays. Hoping for a 250 +, scored a 26x on step 1.

Good luck to everyone taking the exam in 2018!
 
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When do you guys recommend taking a UWSA1 and UWSA2? 1/2way of 2nd time pass through Uworld? or complete 2nd pass through of Uworld?
 
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Dr.Jekyll75 said:
id recommend. it sounds like you need to build up your foundation a bit. but watching ome may set you back for testing though... theres a ton of videos. I watched his stuff during 3rd year clerkship to understand common presentation and pathophys basics
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thank you so much and I'll watch them.
 
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Jay2910 said:
When do you guys recommend taking a UWSA1 and UWSA2? 1/2way of 2nd time pass through Uworld? or complete 2nd pass through of Uworld?
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I took nbme 6 to see where I was after going through uworld once. Took uwsa1 a few days ago and will take uwsa2 next week which will be around a week before the exam. You want to save uwsa2 for the end as it has shown to give a more predictable score.

Some people take uwsa1 in between to see where they are and it also usually gives you a higher score to boost your confidence.
 
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Do most people use Onlinemeded? I haven't really found them personally helpful for shelfs so was wondering if it is ok to just stick to Uworld only?
 
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moto_za said:
Do most people use Onlinemeded? I haven't really found them personally helpful for shelfs so was wondering if it is ok to just stick to Uworld only?
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Didn’t use OME. Tried to use it for some shelf’s but it just wasn’t helpful for me. I just used UWorld for Step 2 and felt like that was fine.
 
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took CK today, what a beast of an exam im so defeated, prepped for a month with Uworld + OME. basically running out of time on every block. so many minuscule details. feels like im lucky if i passed at this point

some data
uworld 1.5x pass
UWSA1 247
UWSA2 240
free 120 90%
 
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lutetium90 said:
took CK today, what a beast of an exam im so defeated, prepped for a month with Uworld + OME. basically running out of time on every block. so many minuscule details. feels like im lucky if i passed at this point

some data
uworld 1.5x pass
UWSA1 247
UWSA2 240
free 120 90%
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Damn. Those must’ve been some long stems good luck.



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After taking both step 1 and step 2, I’ve concluded that NBMEs are good for practice but are absolutely useless in predicting. The NBME curves are insane and they often severely underpredict your score. UWSAs on the other hand, are more similar in style to the real exam AND they accurately predict your real score.
 
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Shams al Deen said:
After taking both step 1 and step 2, I’ve concluded that NBMEs are good for practice but are absolutely useless in predicting. The NBME curves are insane and they often severely underpredict your score. UWSAs on the other hand, are more similar in style to the real exam AND they accurately predict your real score.
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How was your experience with the uwsa, nbmes and the real deal? I would love to see your practice test correlation with the real deal.
 
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Dang took ck yesterday. Maybe half of it was gimme, and a 25 percent was just hard. And the rest was so left field. So much step 1 material. And I unfortunately remember questions well haha, so I'm already at 32 missed and counting.
 
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bloop213 said:
Dang took ck yesterday. Maybe half of it was gimme, and a 25 percent was just hard. And the rest was so left field. So much step 1 material. And I unfortunately remember questions well haha, so I'm already at 32 missed and counting.
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step 1 material?
 
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bloop213 said:
Dang took ck yesterday. Maybe half of it was gimme, and a 25 percent was just hard. And the rest was so left field. So much step 1 material. And I unfortunately remember questions well haha, so I'm already at 32 missed and counting.
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Yeah I got some straight step 1 stuff too I was like wtf
 
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This might be a stretch, but does anyone actually have a good estimate of how much they missed on this exam (percentage or raw number) and then what they ended up getting?
 
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nbme6 last month 220
uwsa1 last Monday 251
nbme8 today 239

I want to give the exam within 2 weeks, how close is the correlate for nbme 8 to the actual score?

Will give uwsa2 next week.
 
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bloop213 said:
Dang took ck yesterday. Maybe half of it was gimme, and a 25 percent was just hard. And the rest was so left field. So much step 1 material. And I unfortunately remember questions well haha, so I'm already at 32 missed and counting.
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How much step 1 material % wise? Like was it more organ based as in pathophysiology (which is fine) or as in biochemistry/histology?
 
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Longtime lurker finally posting about step scores (an area of great insecurity). US MD student and career changer who has done much better in the clinical years than the pre clinical years (only Ps to 1/2 H, 1/2 HP). I did pretty well (H or borderline HP/H) on most of my shelf exams, so I am hoping that that comes through in the final score. I used OME and UW throughout the year, in addition to some other pre-test or case files resources for shelves. After about a week of R&R, I used the remaining 20 or so days before my test to remember what I had learned this past year, bringing the long term memory back into the short term memory. In addition to the subject NBMEs, I went through incorrects in UWorld, and used the NBME tests to direct weak areas of study. A little standardized test-induced kick in the pants is what works best for me as a motivator. This strategy worked very well for shelf exams, and throughout the year I became more comfortable using sub-par practice scores as diagnostic for further study, finding I did far better in the real thing. Additionally, my IM rotation was about 6 mo ago and much felt distant as my most recent rotations were subspecialty surgery and neurology. I was much better at recognizing "shoot, I am v burned out!" and taking breaks this time around vs step 1 where I was... about as emotionally fried as possible walking into that exam. I also did far better on the actual exam than my NBME scores for Step 1.

Step 2CK felt pretty good (80% reasonable, 10% hmmm... mark and go back to think about later, 10% Jesus take the wheel), with the exception of the last block, which had a lot of genetic disease questions and subspecialty material that I hadn't seen before (Please, God, let those be the experimental questions!!). Fortunately, I felt well-rested and very well-prepared with UWorld and my study strategy. Hoping for at least 245 to maintain or improve from my Step 1.

Step 1: 230

2nd round of Uworld: 75%? - some of this was just re-learning OBGYN and Peds
NBME 6: 224 (2.5 wks before)
NBME 8: 232 (10 days before)
UWSA 1: 254 (7 days before)
UWSA 2: 232 (5 days before with extenuating circumstances rushing my time)

Step 2CK: ___ Pass since permit disappeared (06/04)! So nervous!!
 
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formerfinancefuturedoctor said:
Longtime lurker finally posting about step scores (an area of great insecurity). US MD student and career changer who has done much better in the clinical years than the pre clinical years (only Ps to 1/2 H, 1/2 HP). I did pretty well (H or borderline HP/H) on most of my shelf exams, so I am hoping that that comes through in the final score. I used OME and UW throughout the year, in addition to some other pre-test or case files resources for shelves. After about a week of R&R, I used the remaining 20 or so days before my test to remember what I had learned this past year, bringing the long term memory back into the short term memory. In addition to the subject NBMEs, I went through incorrects in UWorld, and used the NBME tests to direct weak areas of study. A little standardized test-induced kick in the pants is what works best for me as a motivator. This strategy worked very well for shelf exams, and throughout the year I became more comfortable using sub-par practice scores as diagnostic for further study, finding I did far better in the real thing. Additionally, my IM rotation was about 6 mo ago and much felt distant as my most recent rotations were subspecialty surgery and neurology. I was much better at recognizing "shoot, I am v burned out!" and taking breaks this time around vs step 1 where I was... about as emotionally fried as possible walking into that exam. I also did far better on the actual exam than my NBME scores for Step 1.

Step 2CK felt pretty good (80% reasonable, 10% hmmm... mark and go back to think about later, 10% Jesus take the wheel), with the exception of the last block, which had a lot of genetic disease questions and subspecialty material that I hadn't seen before (Please, God, let those be the experimental questions!!). Fortunately, I felt well-rested and very well-prepared with UWorld and my study strategy. Hoping for at least 245 to maintain or improve from my Step 1.

Step 1: 230

2nd round of Uworld: 75%? - some of this was just re-learning OBGYN and Peds
NBME 6: 224 (2.5 wks before)
NBME 8: 232 (10 days before)
UWSA 1: 254 (7 days before)
UWSA 2: 232 (5 days before with extenuating circumstances rushing my time)

Step 2CK: ___ Pass since permit disappeared (06/04)! So nervous!!
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I didn't know permit disappearance = pass
Is that really true???
 
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formerfinancefuturedoctor said:
Longtime lurker finally posting about step scores (an area of great insecurity). US MD student and career changer who has done much better in the clinical years than the pre clinical years (only Ps to 1/2 H, 1/2 HP). I did pretty well (H or borderline HP/H) on most of my shelf exams, so I am hoping that that comes through in the final score. I used OME and UW throughout the year, in addition to some other pre-test or case files resources for shelves. After about a week of R&R, I used the remaining 20 or so days before my test to remember what I had learned this past year, bringing the long term memory back into the short term memory. In addition to the subject NBMEs, I went through incorrects in UWorld, and used the NBME tests to direct weak areas of study. A little standardized test-induced kick in the pants is what works best for me as a motivator. This strategy worked very well for shelf exams, and throughout the year I became more comfortable using sub-par practice scores as diagnostic for further study, finding I did far better in the real thing. Additionally, my IM rotation was about 6 mo ago and much felt distant as my most recent rotations were subspecialty surgery and neurology. I was much better at recognizing "shoot, I am v burned out!" and taking breaks this time around vs step 1 where I was... about as emotionally fried as possible walking into that exam. I also did far better on the actual exam than my NBME scores for Step 1.

Step 2CK felt pretty good (80% reasonable, 10% hmmm... mark and go back to think about later, 10% Jesus take the wheel), with the exception of the last block, which had a lot of genetic disease questions and subspecialty material that I hadn't seen before (Please, God, let those be the experimental questions!!). Fortunately, I felt well-rested and very well-prepared with UWorld and my study strategy. Hoping for at least 245 to maintain or improve from my Step 1.

Step 1: 230

2nd round of Uworld: 75%? - some of this was just re-learning OBGYN and Peds
NBME 6: 224 (2.5 wks before)
NBME 8: 232 (10 days before)
UWSA 1: 254 (7 days before)
UWSA 2: 232 (5 days before with extenuating circumstances rushing my time)

Step 2CK: ___ Pass since permit disappeared (06/04)! So nervous!!
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How much step 1 material would you say you saw on the test?
 
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Azmahkiani said:
Hmm interesting... In that case when should one expect it to dissappear? Does it dissappear in waves? Does it matter if you are an img?

Sorry I just learned this now...
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That's fine! I think it is supposed to disappear the week of the release of the exam results. I'm not sure what it is like if you're an IMG.
 
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formerfinancefuturedoctor said:
For me about 10-15 qs... not enough that i regretted not breaking out my step 1 first aid.
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Is the step 1 material relatively fair where you could make a reasonable guess at the answer (like how some of peds step 1 genetics is relatively well covered for step 2, i.e. a question on what's the gene defect in Marfans), or was it super gritty "step 1 only" details like step 1 molecular bio (i.e. lac operon question), Histology of this picture, "what is the rate limiting step of glycolysis" kind of stuff?
 
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What's the best way to review around a week before the exam? I've done most practice tests and still have uwsa2 left which I'll do over the weekend. Other than that I'm just reviewing my uw notes and watching some OME vids.

Anything else I should be doing?
 
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bloop213 said:
This might be a stretch, but does anyone actually have a good estimate of how much they missed on this exam (percentage or raw number) and then what they ended up getting?
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Lol i'm gonna say that's next to impossible to guesstimate
 
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Eagles6389 said:
Is the step 1 material relatively fair where you could make a reasonable guess at the answer (like how some of peds step 1 genetics is relatively well covered for step 2, i.e. a question on what's the gene defect in Marfans), or was it super gritty "step 1 only" details like step 1 molecular bio (i.e. lac operon question), Histology of this picture, "what is the rate limiting step of glycolysis" kind of stuff?
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From what I recall it was mostly high yield stuff that you wouldn't forget. 😉
 
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My permit disappeared day after exam,I am pretty sure it means nothing,bcs I know people who failed and their permit were gone as well


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Longtime lurker finally posting about step scores (an area of great insecurity). US MD student and career changer who has done much better in the clinical years than the pre clinical years (only Ps to 1/2 H, 1/2 HP). I did pretty well (H or borderline HP/H) on most of my shelf exams, so I am hoping that that comes through in the final score. I used OME and UW throughout the year, in addition to some other pre-test or case files resources for shelves. After about a week of R&R, I used the remaining 20 or so days before my test to remember what I had learned this past year, bringing the long term memory back into the short term memory. In addition to the subject NBMEs, I went through incorrects in UWorld, and used the NBME tests to direct weak areas of study. A little standardized test-induced kick in the pants is what works best for me as a motivator. This strategy worked very well for shelf exams, and throughout the year I became more comfortable using sub-par practice scores as diagnostic for further study, finding I did far better in the real thing. Additionally, my IM rotation was about 6 mo ago and much felt distant as my most recent rotations were subspecialty surgery and neurology. I was much better at recognizing "shoot, I am v burned out!" and taking breaks this time around vs step 1 where I was... about as emotionally fried as possible walking into that exam. I also did far better on the actual exam than my NBME scores for Step 1.

Step 2CK felt pretty good (80% reasonable, 10% hmmm... mark and go back to think about later, 10% Jesus take the wheel), with the exception of the last block, which had a lot of genetic disease questions and subspecialty material that I hadn't seen before (Please, God, let those be the experimental questions!!). Fortunately, I felt well-rested and very well-prepared with UWorld and my study strategy. Hoping for at least 245 to maintain or improve from my Step 1.

Step 1: 230

2nd round of Uworld: 75%? - some of this was just re-learning OBGYN and Peds
NBME 6: 224 (2.5 wks before)
NBME 8: 232 (10 days before)
UWSA 1: 254 (7 days before)
UWSA 2: 232 (5 days before with extenuating circumstances rushing my time)

Step 2CK: 245!! Yay!
 
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First of his name.
UWSA 1 252 (5 weeks out)
NBME 7 247 (4 weeks out)
UWSA 2 260 (3 weeks out)
NBME 8 237 (3 days out)
Free 120 (2 days out): 83%
Princess Shireen burned at the stake 2nd pass (1 day out)
UWorld 1st Pass: 68%

Actual: 256

Resources:
100% of UWorld
70% of Firecracker
Red Priest
Davos Seaworth
 
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formerfinancefuturedoctor said:
Longtime lurker finally posting about step scores (an area of great insecurity). US MD student and career changer who has done much better in the clinical years than the pre clinical years (only Ps to 1/2 H, 1/2 HP). I did pretty well (H or borderline HP/H) on most of my shelf exams, so I am hoping that that comes through in the final score. I used OME and UW throughout the year, in addition to some other pre-test or case files resources for shelves. After about a week of R&R, I used the remaining 20 or so days before my test to remember what I had learned this past year, bringing the long term memory back into the short term memory. In addition to the subject NBMEs, I went through incorrects in UWorld, and used the NBME tests to direct weak areas of study. A little standardized test-induced kick in the pants is what works best for me as a motivator. This strategy worked very well for shelf exams, and throughout the year I became more comfortable using sub-par practice scores as diagnostic for further study, finding I did far better in the real thing. Additionally, my IM rotation was about 6 mo ago and much felt distant as my most recent rotations were subspecialty surgery and neurology. I was much better at recognizing "shoot, I am v burned out!" and taking breaks this time around vs step 1 where I was... about as emotionally fried as possible walking into that exam. I also did far better on the actual exam than my NBME scores for Step 1.

Step 2CK felt pretty good (80% reasonable, 10% hmmm... mark and go back to think about later, 10% Jesus take the wheel), with the exception of the last block, which had a lot of genetic disease questions and subspecialty material that I hadn't seen before (Please, God, let those be the experimental questions!!). Fortunately, I felt well-rested and very well-prepared with UWorld and my study strategy. Hoping for at least 245 to maintain or improve from my Step 1.

Step 1: 230

2nd round of Uworld: 75%? - some of this was just re-learning OBGYN and Peds
NBME 6: 224 (2.5 wks before)
NBME 8: 232 (10 days before)
UWSA 1: 254 (7 days before)
UWSA 2: 232 (5 days before with extenuating circumstances rushing my time)

Step 2CK: 245!! Yay!
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Congrats! Pretty awesome how you got exactly what you were hoping for.
 
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formerfinancefuturedoctor said:
Longtime lurker finally posting about step scores (an area of great insecurity). US MD student and career changer who has done much better in the clinical years than the pre clinical years (only Ps to 1/2 H, 1/2 HP). I did pretty well (H or borderline HP/H) on most of my shelf exams, so I am hoping that that comes through in the final score. I used OME and UW throughout the year, in addition to some other pre-test or case files resources for shelves. After about a week of R&R, I used the remaining 20 or so days before my test to remember what I had learned this past year, bringing the long term memory back into the short term memory. In addition to the subject NBMEs, I went through incorrects in UWorld, and used the NBME tests to direct weak areas of study. A little standardized test-induced kick in the pants is what works best for me as a motivator. This strategy worked very well for shelf exams, and throughout the year I became more comfortable using sub-par practice scores as diagnostic for further study, finding I did far better in the real thing. Additionally, my IM rotation was about 6 mo ago and much felt distant as my most recent rotations were subspecialty surgery and neurology. I was much better at recognizing "shoot, I am v burned out!" and taking breaks this time around vs step 1 where I was... about as emotionally fried as possible walking into that exam. I also did far better on the actual exam than my NBME scores for Step 1.

Step 2CK felt pretty good (80% reasonable, 10% hmmm... mark and go back to think about later, 10% Jesus take the wheel), with the exception of the last block, which had a lot of genetic disease questions and subspecialty material that I hadn't seen before (Please, God, let those be the experimental questions!!). Fortunately, I felt well-rested and very well-prepared with UWorld and my study strategy. Hoping for at least 245 to maintain or improve from my Step 1.

Step 1: 230

2nd round of Uworld: 75%? - some of this was just re-learning OBGYN and Peds
NBME 6: 224 (2.5 wks before)
NBME 8: 232 (10 days before)
UWSA 1: 254 (7 days before)
UWSA 2: 232 (5 days before with extenuating circumstances rushing my time)

Step 2CK: 245!! Yay!
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Congratulations. How many mistakes you made in NBME 8?
 
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formerfinancefuturedoctor said:
Longtime lurker finally posting about step scores (an area of great insecurity). US MD student and career changer who has done much better in the clinical years than the pre clinical years (only Ps to 1/2 H, 1/2 HP). I did pretty well (H or borderline HP/H) on most of my shelf exams, so I am hoping that that comes through in the final score. I used OME and UW throughout the year, in addition to some other pre-test or case files resources for shelves. After about a week of R&R, I used the remaining 20 or so days before my test to remember what I had learned this past year, bringing the long term memory back into the short term memory. In addition to the subject NBMEs, I went through incorrects in UWorld, and used the NBME tests to direct weak areas of study. A little standardized test-induced kick in the pants is what works best for me as a motivator. This strategy worked very well for shelf exams, and throughout the year I became more comfortable using sub-par practice scores as diagnostic for further study, finding I did far better in the real thing. Additionally, my IM rotation was about 6 mo ago and much felt distant as my most recent rotations were subspecialty surgery and neurology. I was much better at recognizing "shoot, I am v burned out!" and taking breaks this time around vs step 1 where I was... about as emotionally fried as possible walking into that exam. I also did far better on the actual exam than my NBME scores for Step 1.

Step 2CK felt pretty good (80% reasonable, 10% hmmm... mark and go back to think about later, 10% Jesus take the wheel), with the exception of the last block, which had a lot of genetic disease questions and subspecialty material that I hadn't seen before (Please, God, let those be the experimental questions!!). Fortunately, I felt well-rested and very well-prepared with UWorld and my study strategy. Hoping for at least 245 to maintain or improve from my Step 1.

Step 1: 230

2nd round of Uworld: 75%? - some of this was just re-learning OBGYN and Peds
NBME 6: 224 (2.5 wks before)
NBME 8: 232 (10 days before)
UWSA 1: 254 (7 days before)
UWSA 2: 232 (5 days before with extenuating circumstances rushing my time)

Step 2CK: 245!! Yay!
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Congratulations! Would you say the exam was straight forward with questions or do they try to trick like Uworld?
 
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Stannis Baratheon said:
First of his name.
UWSA 1 252 (5 weeks out)
NBME 7 247 (4 weeks out)
UWSA 2 260 (3 weeks out)
NBME 8 237 (3 days out)
Free 120 (2 days out): 83%
Princess Shireen burned at the stake 2nd pass (1 day out)
UWorld 1st Pass: 68%

Actual: 256

Resources:
100% of UWorld
70% of Firecracker
Red Priest
Davos Seaworth
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Hi just wanted to know if the exam is tricky like UWorld can be? Thank you and congrats
 
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Does anyone recommend any strategies to work on timing? I always try to read the last line/what the q is asking and glance over answers quickly before reading the vignette but still running out of time on NBMEs/uwsa 🙁 trying to do timed uworld blocks at least twice a day. Any help appreciated - exam in 2 weeks.
 
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SparkleStar said:
Exam is defs tricky. You'll narrow down to 2 very very close choices for most of it. Expecting results soon. Will let you know
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This is my biggest struggle rn. Were the vignettes supremely long like uworld or would you compare it to nbme/CMS forms?
 
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Stannis Baratheon said:
First of his name.
UWSA 1 252 (5 weeks out)
NBME 7 247 (4 weeks out)
UWSA 2 260 (3 weeks out)
NBME 8 237 (3 days out)
Free 120 (2 days out): 83%
Princess Shireen burned at the stake 2nd pass (1 day out)
UWorld 1st Pass: 68%

Actual: 256

Resources:
100% of UWorld
70% of Firecracker
Red Priest
Davos Seaworth
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I remember we corresponded last year re: Step 1/nbme 19 devastation lol! Great job on CK!!! (and a huge jump from nbme 8!!!) Any recommendations for the last couple weeks of grind before the test?
 
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Does anyone have any tips for which resources to use or anything else that can help you get better at learning the specific which help differentiating between 2 answer choices since many answer options are plausible or is it just more practice with U-World?
 
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NBME 6 - 232 (1.5 month ago)
NBME 7 - 220 (16 days ago)
UWSA 2 - 245 (last block untimed) 5 days ago
NBME 8 - next week
uworld 1st pass: 67%
uworld 2nd time 65% complete: 79%

Desperately need to hit >245. Exam in 2 weeks, any help/advise greatly appreciated!
 
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I really could use your advice guys, in some serious distress.

step 1: 236

start of dedicated to establish baseline, nbme 6: 190
finished uworld (3 weeks later), took uwsa1: 245
5 days later (today), nbme 8: 209

My exam is in 6 days. MD applying to EM, really wondering if I should push my exam back because if I fail I can kiss any chance of matching goodbye.

Really could use the help.
 
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MedLyfee said:
I really could use your advice guys, in some serious distress.

step 1: 236

start of dedicated to establish baseline, nbme 6: 190
finished uworld (3 weeks later), took uwsa1: 245
5 days later (today), nbme 8: 209

My exam is in 6 days. MD applying to EM, really wondering if I should push my exam back because if I fail I can kiss any chance of matching goodbye.

Really could use the help.
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from what ive been seeing, nbmes under predicts alot , most people are falling btw uwsa 1 and uwsa 2 take 2 and see where you fall then
 
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MedLyfee said:
I really could use your advice guys, in some serious distress.

step 1: 236

start of dedicated to establish baseline, nbme 6: 190
finished uworld (3 weeks later), took uwsa1: 245
5 days later (today), nbme 8: 209

My exam is in 6 days. MD applying to EM, really wondering if I should push my exam back because if I fail I can kiss any chance of matching goodbye.

Really could use the help.
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Take your UWSA 2. If you consistently score in the 240s again then you're good to go. NBME's severely underpredict compared to the UWSAs. Good luck.
 
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I'd really appreciate any advice on my plan.. found this to be the most reliable OME thread..

I was thinking of:
OME videos + OME notes + quicktables (~$120) which I don't think is terrible
I would of course complement this with UWorld and I've been making the UWorld flashcard tables/images as I've been going along

I'm not really planning on using any other resources unless I need to - I have MTB and FA2 sitting on my shelf 🙁( But at this point I don't feel like I'm gonna have enough time plus I just feel OME + UWorld is enough.

Taking my exam on Aug 24. My dedicated starts Jul 27 so its about ~4 weeks. I'm planning on starting studying from now - I'm still on my Peds rotation and have got a couple weeks left.

My plan:
2 hours of OME videos per day
1 hour of Sketchy per day (Micro and Pharm - I think it'll be worth this it's only an hour a day and pics memories should come back quickly)
Finish Uworld First pass
I should done with all this by July 10

July 10 to Aug 24 (~6weeks) - My goal is to finish a second round of UWorld, review UWorld flashcards and review QuickTables (review OME videos/notes, Sketchy pics if needed)
During the month of July, I'll be doing an ophtho (not the most useful) away elective so I'm not sure I'll have a lot of time to get a lot done

Any advice/comments is greatly appreciated.

PS Step 1 was 250 - which I think was a fluke because I scored 219, 209, 240, 236 on the step 1 NBMEs
 
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