Step 2: DIT Without The Videos?

[cbtk18]

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I am currently going through DIT doing the three lectures, annotating in the manual and SUTS2, and 88 questions per day. It is VERY difficult to get through all of that in a day. I am finding it very difficult to stay on schedule and I am now 20 days until my exam. Watching the lectures is taking me at least 5 hours because I keep rewinding and making sure I got everything he says. And while I realize that he does point out high yield stuff here and there and add things to SU, I don't really feel like I am learning that much from the videos, especially not if you consider how much I would learn if I just studied during the time I am taking to watch the videos.

Has anyone tried to just use Step 2 UWorld, the DIT manual (filling it in on your own), SU and forgetting the videos?

Any advice is definitely appreciated.

 

[JustPlainBill]

Did not do the videos -- I was actually in the Step 2 class when he filmed the videos....

I like the guy running DIT. He does give you the high yield stuff and what to study but I question whether or not his program is useful for initial studying. Here's what I mean --

I came off of MS3 and really needed a break...but I had heard about this class for Step 1 and how good it was, etc so I signed up for step 2. The pace of the class was such that I never had time to really sit down and learn the material to the level I wanted because I was always in lecture or going over his notes or trying to get practice questions done...too much too fast for me.

Remember to trust yourself, set out a plan that works for you to cover all the material. His class is great in that it keeps your from overstudying the stuff you're good at while avoiding the crap that mystifies you. In that, it's useful. High-yield? Yeah, you can get that from Step Up or First Aid.

If you have the self-discipline or can get a study partner to keep you from getting rabbit-holed on a topic, you can do this yourself and save a whole bunch of cash which can be used for nice things---like a date with your sweetie s/p exam....or a hotel room right on the beach s/p exam....or two party size kegs and 500 of your closest friends s/p exam....

Now, I would do DIT all over again but I would be sure to have pre studied everything in step up and use him has a high speed, high yield review of what I had already studied....maybe that's what I should have done in preparing for Step 2...but that's been a few years ago and I'm done with all my steps, never have to do those puppies again.....

Good luck to you...my advice -- take the 20 days to make sure you get through the material twice and do all the practice questions. For my step 3, I did an entire QBank with annotations to First Aid for 3...scored like 20 points higher than any previous exam with a lot less studying...but Step 3 is really a rehash of step 2 with some legal stuff thrown in....

 

[cbtk18]

Did not do the videos -- I was actually in the Step 2 class when he filmed the videos....

I like the guy running DIT. He does give you the high yield stuff and what to study but I question whether or not his program is useful for initial studying. Here's what I mean --

I came off of MS3 and really needed a break...but I had heard about this class for Step 1 and how good it was, etc so I signed up for step 2. The pace of the class was such that I never had time to really sit down and learn the material to the level I wanted because I was always in lecture or going over his notes or trying to get practice questions done...too much too fast for me.

Remember to trust yourself, set out a plan that works for you to cover all the material. His class is great in that it keeps your from overstudying the stuff you're good at while avoiding the crap that mystifies you. In that, it's useful. High-yield? Yeah, you can get that from Step Up or First Aid.

If you have the self-discipline or can get a study partner to keep you from getting rabbit-holed on a topic, you can do this yourself and save a whole bunch of cash which can be used for nice things---like a date with your sweetie s/p exam....or a hotel room right on the beach s/p exam....or two party size kegs and 500 of your closest friends s/p exam....

Now, I would do DIT all over again but I would be sure to have pre studied everything in step up and use him has a high speed, high yield review of what I had already studied....maybe that's what I should have done in preparing for Step 2...but that's been a few years ago and I'm done with all my steps, never have to do those puppies again.....

Good luck to you...my advice -- take the 20 days to make sure you get through the material twice and do all the practice questions. For my step 3, I did an entire QBank with annotations to First Aid for 3...scored like 20 points higher than any previous exam with a lot less studying...but Step 3 is really a rehash of step 2 with some legal stuff thrown in....

Thanks---I really appreciate it. Some days, by the time I get done with the two question blocks (and going over them) and the three lectures, I have like 2 hours to go over the material before I have to go to bed, then wake up and start another batch of videos knowing full well I didn't cover the stuff from the day before like I needed to.

 

[JustPlainBill]

Thanks---I really appreciate it. Some days, by the time I get done with the two question blocks (and going over them) and the three lectures, I have like 2 hours to go over the material before I have to go to bed, then wake up and start another batch of videos knowing full well I didn't cover the stuff from the day before like I needed to.

A bank robber was once asked why he robbed banks...he answered,"Cuz that's where the money is"....

Applying the 80/20 rule here --

the money is not in the 'process' of studying or in how many of his videos you get through with him giving you a 'this will be high yield'. The money is in you knowing the material and knowing it well enough to apply it to the questions.....the QBank helps you see how your grasp of the material will be determined (questioned) so you can tell if you're looking at it correctly or not. Screw what everyone else says, including me -- do what it takes to get that knowledge...you and you alone will live with the consequences of your educational choices.

I've learned through painful experience that medicine is filled with a whole lot of opinionated people who are determined that their way is right...for everyone. To thine own self be true --- you know what works for you and how you learn best --- spend 1/2 day coming up with a workable plan that fits your style, gather your resources and then go have a good lunch, light on the carbs please.....come back from lunch and execute....


also take into account how much sleep you need because 3rd year can be exhausting and you could be sleep deprived and not know it. Don't forget the time of day and when you study best. For me, it's early morning, after 2x coffee until around noon....it hits again around 4-5pm and goes until around 8pm....other than that, I'm done.....Sure I can put in more hours, but it's a frustrating waste of time.....same-same for you but you know your times.....

Go for it...

 

[asiddiqi]

does anyone have the dit step 2 videos???