USMLE Official 2020 Step 1 Experiences and Scores Thread

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fldoctorgirl said:
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Will be interesting to see how this compares to the Reddit predictor.
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Kinda chuckled at the "share your results on fb" link at the bottom. I'd cringe soo hard if someone did that
 
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Deecee2DO said:
Welp just got a garbage Kaplan block littered with experimental questions and a ton of micro and pharm questions that arent in sketchy or first aid. Great start to the day! lmao
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Kaplan. Shmaplan. Don’t let it phase you! As long as you’re getting the concepts that are actually tested on step, that’s all that matters. If you didn’t come across it in Uworld and it’s not in FA, then screw it and only focus on the ones you got wrong that matter. I’m finding that 70% correct on Kaplan is like 80% in Uworld for me
 
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NotSoObvious said:
Kaplan. Shmaplan. Don’t let it phase you! As long as you’re getting the concepts that are actually tested on step, that’s all that matters. If you didn’t come across it in Uworld and it’s not in FA, then screw it and only focus on the ones you got wrong that matter. I’m finding that 70% correct on Kaplan is like 80% in Uworld for me
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Wait really? lol thats dope! Right now my Kaplan average is 75% but thats because some blocks I destroy and others I tank hard since some of their questions are absolutely absurdly unfair and nitpicky. My UW avg before starting Kaplan was like 74% so hopefully when I go back to UW I will start to climb. Ive done almost 900 or so questions of Kaplan and plan on doing about half of the bank then finishing the second half of UWorld. Thanks for the insight man!
 
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Steve_Zissou said:
Out of curiosity, what Specialty are you interested in?
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GI lol trying to match solid upper/mid tier uni IM program. Since I am a DO ill need stellar Step scores. Gtown or BU would be nice lol gotta nail Step first and network. You want Rads right?
 
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Deecee2DO said:
GI lol trying to match solid upper/mid tier uni IM program. Since I am a DO ill need stellar Step scores. Gtown or BU would be nice lol gotta nail Step first and network. You want Rads right?
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Yeah, that’s the plan. I’d be happy with any program but something solid to set me up for a good fellowship would be great. There are so few DOs that I know going into radiology though, which makes it a little hard to network.
 
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Steve_Zissou said:
Yeah, that’s the plan. I’d be happy with any program but something solid to set me up for a good fellowship would be great. There are so few DOs that I know going into radiology though, which makes it a little hard to network.
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We actually had some dude match IR at Gtown this year and Im at a DO school. If you work hard you can go far even as a DO these days in Rads. Also had a guy match Temple Rads and penn state
 
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Deecee2DO said:
We actually had some dude match IR at Gtown this year and Im at a DO school. If you work hard you can go far even as a DO these days in Rads. Also had a guy match Temple Rads and penn state
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My ideal would be UW, but I don’t think they’re very DO friendly. If I really wanted it I would probably need 250+ and a bunch of research. I’m looking to get into research, but my rotation site isn’t going to make it easy.
 
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Deecee2DO said:
Wait really? lol thats dope! Right now my Kaplan average is 75% but thats because some blocks I destroy and others I tank hard since some of their questions are absolutely absurdly unfair and nitpicky. My UW avg before starting Kaplan was like 74% so hopefully when I go back to UW I will start to climb. Ive done almost 900 or so questions of Kaplan and plan on doing about half of the bank then finishing the second half of UWorld. Thanks for the insight man!
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It depends on the block but, yep, with all those nit-picky and experimental questions, I'm happy with a 70-75% as long as I'm getting the ones right that I should be getting right. Towards the end of UW, I was scoring above an 80% on most blocks, which is considerably higher than what I'm getting right in Kaplan right now. Since my practice exam scores consistently have an upward trend so far, I conclude my lower Kaplan score is a result of the nature of the bank itself and not a reflection of personal regression.
 
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NotSoObvious said:
It depends on the block but, yep, with all those nit-picky and experimental questions, I'm happy with a 70-75% as long as I'm getting the ones right that I should be getting right. Towards the end of UW, I was scoring above an 80% on most blocks, which is considerably higher than what I'm getting right in Kaplan right now. Since my practice exam scores consistently have an upward trend so far, I conclude my lower Kaplan score is a result of the nature of the bank itself and not a reflection of personal regression.
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Good to know Im not the only one getting wrecked by Kaplan sometimes. My buddy was scoring 80% on UW pretty consistently toward the end and hes getting like low to mid 60s on Kaplan with the occasional 72%
 
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Steve_Zissou said:
My ideal would be UW, but I don’t think they’re very DO friendly. If I really wanted it I would probably need 250+ and a bunch of research. I’m looking to get into research, but my rotation site isn’t going to make it easy.
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You'll get it bro just keep workin hard. You'll break 250 if youre already in the 240s
 
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Deecee2DO said:
You'll get it bro just keep workin hard. You'll break 250 if youre already in the 240s
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I sure hope so man. 250s for both of us would be great.

Just had a hyper focused Uworld block and got 87% right. All the ones I missed were ones I narrowed down to 2 answers and the one I chose was the other one. Feeling solid today.
 
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has anybody else gone to pro metrics website so many times that they are starting to hate this lady

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Deecee2DO said:
Theyre literally amazing. Glycogen storage and lysosomal storage diseases one is gamechanger. Only way I learned them
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Seconded. I didn't know how to remember LSDs for 1.5 years. I set aside 30-60 mins to memorize his sentences. Now I know LSDs.

My only improvement has been to add "Oh my gauch, he's such a sweet bro" to remember that gaucher is glucocerebroside and not galactocerebroside.
 
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Steve_Zissou said:
My ideal would be UW, but I don’t think they’re very DO friendly. If I really wanted it I would probably need 250+ and a bunch of research. I’m looking to get into research, but my rotation site isn’t going to make it easy.
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They have 0 DOs in their rads residency. Not so rad if you ask me. Good luck! OHSU is more DO friendly btw.
 
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Cath Up said:
Seconded. I didn't know how to remember LSDs for 1.5 years. I set aside 30-60 mins to memorize his sentences. Now I know LSDs.

My only improvement has been to add "Oh my gauch, he's such a sweet bro" to remember that gaucher is glucocerebroside and not galactocerebroside.
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Dude thats genius! Thanks for that lol but seriously his vids kick ass
 
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COVID-19 Update: A Phased Approach for Expanding Step 1, Step 2 CK, and Step 3 Testing
Posted: May 15, 2020

In this week’s COVID-19 update, read about our plans to expand testing capacity for Step 1, Step 2 Clinical Knowledge (CK), and Step 3.

As of now:

  • Testing resumed at select Prometric centers for Step 1, Step 2 CK, and Step 3 on May 1, 2020. Prometric’s capacity will increase as testing centers continue to open on a site-by-site basis in accordance with state and local laws and social distancing guidelines.
    • Previously, we announced that Prometric had informed us that their bulk cancellation of May appointments was complete. However, Prometric recently shared that additional May cancellations will occur. We will continue to escalate these and other communication issues to Prometric leadership.
    • Because of the Prometric scheduling challenges examinees are facing, we are focusing on supplemental and alternative test delivery options. Within the next few weeks, we anticipate that we will be able to begin testing at a limited number of medical school campuses.
  • Step 2 Clinical Skills (CS) testing is suspended until at least August 2020.
Expanding Testing Capacity for Step 1, Step 2 CK, and Step 3
The exploration and evaluation of alternate test delivery options to address testing backlogs is ongoing. As we evaluate options, we are accounting for the urgency to resume and expand testing, examinee safety, exam security, technological feasibility, as well as the fluid and unpredictable nature of the COVID-19 situation.

Our current plans include a three-phased approach to expand testing capacity for Step 1, Step 2 CK, and Step 3.

  • Phase One: Regional Testing Centers at Medical Schools
    Implementation: Early June
    Currently, there are a small number of U.S. medical schools that already have Prometric sites. We will be assessing whether these centers can expand their availability and capacity.
    Additionally, we are working to set up a small number of testing sites in medical schools using Prometric equipment. The schools were chosen based on the relative speed with which we could implement testing as well as their ability to serve as regional testing centers in different geographical locations. Initial steps to prepare the sites for testing have already begun, and we will communicate more about these sites soon.
    While many medical schools have demonstrated tremendous support and interest in participating in this type of testing set-up, the work to operationalize centers in this way is very complex. We recognize this solution will not be accessible to every student, but it is a positive development in addressing national capacity.
  • Phase Two: Event-Based Testing at Medical Schools
    Implementation: Late June-August
    To more significantly expand testing capacity, our goal is to create larger scale proctored USMLE administrations at U.S. medical schools while abiding by social distancing guidelines. We are working to overcome some technological challenges to deliver testing via this method to many more medical schools compared with phase one. We will share more details about this plan within the next few weeks. This type of testing will be available no sooner than late June, and recurring events over the summer will allow for any larger testing backlogs to be addressed.
  • Phase Three: Remote Proctoring
    Exploration Timing: Three to six months
    We are exploring the delivery of USMLE through remote proctoring. Although we are aggressively exploring this option, we cannot commit to it at this time as there is still a great deal of technological and feasibility work to do. We anticipate our exploration to occur over the next 3 months, at which point we will be able to make decisions about any future implementation of remote proctoring.
Step 1 and Step 2 CK Content Changes
We recognize and want to mitigate the stress examinees are experiencing in preparing for content changes for Step 1 and Step 2 CK that were expected to begin this summer. We also want to keep our focus on our top priority, which is resuming testing and decreasing backlogs.

Therefore, we will delay the previously announced content changes on Step 1 and Step 2 CK until at least September 2020. Specifically, we are delaying the increase in the number of items assessing communication skills on Step 1 as well as systems-based practice, patient safety, legal/ethical issues, and professionalism on Step 2 CK. We will announce the roll-out of these changes at least 6 weeks prior to implementation.

We will continue to develop and share plans for the three-phased approach to resume and expand USMLE testing.
 
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Type2Fiber said:
265 on UWSA1 today - 2 weeks out. Was just like 4 typical blocks of Uworld, my % correct was about my Uworld average. So much biochem lol

reddit predictor has me 252-262. Gonna finish Uworld and UWSA2 next week. absolutely ready to be done with this marathon
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damn dude good stuff. Im so trash at the biochem pathways & I don't even know whats worth studying super hard and whats not
 
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Thesimplelifeofamyloid said:
Therefore, we will delay the previously announced content changes on Step 1 and Step 2 CK until at least September 2020. Specifically, we are delaying the increase in the number of items assessing communication skills on Step 1 as well as systems-based practice, patient safety, legal/ethical issues, and professionalism on Step 2 CK. We will announce the roll-out of these changes at least 6 weeks prior to implementation.
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Lit
 
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CyrusHabs7695 said:
damn dude good stuff. Im so trash at the biochem pathways & I don't even know whats worth studying super hard and whats not
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Biochem somehow ended up as probably my strongest subject, probably due to the way my school curriculum was set up. We hit all the pathways early in M1 but then really nailed them down in GI. If you can think through all the different ways the biochem pathways are messed up in an alcoholic you really know the majority of what you need. The glycogen/lysosomal storage disease stuff is just anki and pattern recognition

Thesimplelifeofamyloid said:
Step 1 and Step 2 CK Content Changes
We recognize and want to mitigate the stress examinees are experiencing in preparing for content changes for Step 1 and Step 2 CK that were expected to begin this summer. We also want to keep our focus on our top priority, which is resuming testing and decreasing backlogs.

Therefore, we will delay the previously announced content changes on Step 1 and Step 2 CK until at least September 2020. Specifically, we are delaying the increase in the number of items assessing communication skills on Step 1 as well as systems-based practice, patient safety, legal/ethical issues, and professionalism on Step 2 CK. We will announce the roll-out of these changes at least 6 weeks prior to implementation.

We will continue to develop and share plans for the three-phased approach to resume and expand USMLE testing.
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The less professionalism/ethics questions the better. These things are ridiculous
 
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Anyone has experience speeding through anki reviews?? Life happened 3 weeks ago and I haven't been able to get much work done. So now I'm trying to do my anki cards in half the time as normal. But my brains doesn't normally work that fast and I keep getting **** wrong and my % correct on my reviews has gone to ****. Im wondering if it will flatten out and I will adapt?
 
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Type2Fiber said:
Biochem somehow ended up as probably my strongest subject, probably due to the way my school curriculum was set up. We hit all the pathways early in M1 but then really nailed them down in GI. If you can think through all the different ways the biochem pathways are messed up in an alcoholic you really know the majority of what you need. The glycogen/lysosomal storage disease stuff is just anki and pattern recognition




The less professionalism/ethics questions the better. These things are ridiculous
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Mixed feelings about this actually. On the one hand I was getting better at the ethics questions on UW and even saw them as a mini-break from rote-memorization/working through 3rd order questions, but on the other hand I know for many of us drugs and treatments are our bread and butter.
 
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iforget2 said:
Mixed feelings about this actually. On the one hand I was getting better at the ethics questions on UW and even saw them as a mini-break from rote-memorization/working through 3rd order questions, but on the other hand I know for many of us drugs and treatments are our bread and butter.
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except the immunosuppressive drugs that aren't in sketchy
 
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Steve_Zissou said:
I thought OHSU was even more DO unfriendly? I’d be very happy with OHSU. Do they have DO residents that you know of?
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4 DOs in their EM globally right now (vs 0 at UW)
13 DOs in their IM vs very few at UW
3 DOs in their FM vs ...maybe about that many at UW, I'm not sure. But UW has a larger program I think.
4 DOs in their GAS vs about that many at UW
3 DOs in psych (with lots of alumni) and 4 at UW

I guess it varies a little by specialty but the sense I have is that UW tends to be a little bit more prestige-y.
 
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Surprised nobody is reacting to the remote proctoring announcement. Keeping it scored while people take it at home is probably the biggest recipe for disaster I can think of.
 
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