USMLE STEP 3 Trick Works!!

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Worked for me as well as. Took exam 11/9 & 11/10. Permit link disappeared Sunday night into Monday this week. FSMB status changed to expired on Monday. Score report with passing score released at midnight Tuesday into Wednesday.
 
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My status changed into "expired" this morning with no link to reapply. Is it a good sign? God bless! This is my third attempt.

You have an active registration:
  • Status: Expired
  • Name: NY NAME
  • Submit Date:
  • Eligibility Start Date:
  • Eligibility Expiration Date:
Your Step 3 application has expired. You may begin a new Step 3 application at your convenience.
 
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Sophine11 said:
My status changed into "expired" this morning with no link to reapply. Is it a good sign? God bless! This is my third attempt.

You have an active registration:
  • Status: Expired
  • Name: NY NAME
  • Submit Date:
  • Eligibility Start Date:
  • Eligibility Expiration Date:
Your Step 3 application has expired. You may begin a new Step 3 application at your convenience.
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Same here too! Hoping for the best!!
All the very best!You will. God bless!
 
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Sophine11 said:
My status changed into "expired" this morning with no link to reapply. Is it a good sign? God bless! This is my third attempt.

You have an active registration:
  • Status: Expired
  • Name: NY NAME
  • Submit Date:
  • Eligibility Start Date:
  • Eligibility Expiration Date:
Your Step 3 application has expired. You may begin a new Step 3 application at your convenience.
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Same here!!! Hopefully, the trick won't fail on me.

So my experience (just for future reference) is FSMB will post 1 day after your NBME permit link disappears.
 
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Sophine11 said:
My status changed into "expired" this morning with no link to reapply. Is it a good sign? God bless! This is my third attempt.

You have an active registration:
  • Status: Expired
  • Name: NY NAME
  • Submit Date:
  • Eligibility Start Date:
  • Eligibility Expiration Date:
Your Step 3 application has expired. You may begin a new Step 3 application at your convenience.
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When was the 2nd day of your exam?
 
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usamd2015 said:
Maybe. Especially since there was also thanksgiving in between. Good luck and keep me in your prayers.
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For the records the trick works and I passed! Alhamdulilah. 2 points less than the mean but interestingly, this has been my highest of all the 2 exams. I am glad and grateful to pass. Was more anxious for this exam than the others, had no clue what I was doing. Good luck to everyone!
 
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My score should come out soon, very nervous. How was ccs experience for everyone?

I often run out of time but with the right diagnosis on the right treatment. I mean eight or nine of my cases ended early but I never knew what to put on the two minute screen. Some of the cases told me my patient was getting better And some just ended. There were two cases that I didn't know how to deal with at all and one where I took the right initial measures but never knew how to finish the case.

Somebody please weigh in?
 
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12/16 (Sunday) permit disappears
12/17 (Monday AM) expired, no link
12/19 (Tuesday Midnight) – results up on candidate website
**guys, study for this test very well especially if you not a traditional (recent US graduate -aka 4+yrs out of graduation, IMG) test taker**
**also, if you not traditional, study MKSAP board basics (all of it and very carefully-it is a quick read), Kaplan step 2CK notes for areas you weak on, MTB**
**CCS crush if u have the time will increase your chances of doing well on CCS***
 
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brave18 said:
Permit link disappeared... FSMB still shows my status as approved though... took it 11/26 and 12/3.
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From what I hear the FSMB site lags behind...so we may see a further change later today or tomorrow. Same happened to me and I just about syncopized
 
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I checked this morning and status changed to Expired now... wonder if result will come out soon??
 
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This is what it should look like
 

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I'm just scared if this "trick" thing happens to everyone and does not necessarily indicate you passed or not... I mean step 3 has a 98% pass rate and those 2% who failed may have this "trick" thing work on them as well...

Re apply link thing... I don't know if such thing really exists...? I have not seen any picture of it
 
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captain11 said:
Anyone expecting score from week of Dec 10 this week? If so, have you gotten "Expired" status yet?
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Yes, day 2 was in that week (Wednesday, December 12). I can still see my scheduling permit link, and the application status is still 'Approved'. I guess result will not come out tonight because no results were released last wednesday, and that may have delayed it.

How about you? Has anything changed for you?
 
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cafelatte_123 said:
Yes, day 2 was in that week (Wednesday, December 12). I can still see my scheduling permit link, and the application status is still 'Approved'. I guess result will not come out tonight because no results were released last wednesday, and that may have delayed it.

How about you? Has anything changed for you?
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No, Nothing has changed for me. Next week it is then
 
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Trick worked! Passed. Permit disappeared last Thursday and status changed to expired next day with no link to reapply. Score report released tonight at midnight. Bye bye USMLE! 🙂
 
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Took step 3 on Dec 20/21, no change to the nbme site. Did anyone else take it then? I really didn't feel good walking out of the exam.
 
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Took exam day 2 on Dec 14. No score report on 1/2. As of yesterday, still showed "approved" on FSMB site. HOWEVER, checked FSMB site just now and it says EXPIRED without a link to reapply. YAY! I really hope this trick is true!
 
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