STEP up to MEDICINE OR STEP UP TO STEP 2?!!?

[topscorer]

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really new to the whole step 2 prep process

kept hearing that step up to med was the new fa for step 2, and then blueprints for everything except surgery to use during rotations

but now im hearing more about step up to step 2 book. like whats up with that

apparantly step up to step 2 is the "real" prep book for step 2

while step up to medicien is more for only internal shelf?

I kinda thinkin buying both would be waste of time, what books should i buy now

how many people are doing the year long uworld thing, i have to take step 2 prolly within 9 months, so seemed like waste to do year long subscription given might not actually use it til test is closer

but isnt there some value to studying outright and saving valueable world questions until the last 2 months before exam for dedicated study time, and maybe just use wikiprep or kaplan right now??

I was previously just forcing myself to automatically take step 2 in time to send scores for residency to be strategic, but in actuality, this is only strategic if you do well. I have a medicore score by sdn standards, at a 98/228.

How much will it actually help if I can pull a 240-250 on step 2, because instead of taking time out to study for step 2, and run the risk of not improving my app by scoring the same, I can actually do another 2 months of good rotations and a notable site and possibly add another letter or something

 

[Disinence2]

If your really trying to destroy this thing then i recommend step up to medicine. You will find some of the same charts etc in step up to step 2, however it lacks the detail needed to get those very difficult questions correct.


In short. FA, and Crush will help you get right the questions that everyone else gets right.


Step up to medicine will help you get those harder questions that others miss, therefore increasing your score

Best of luck.

 

[Golding]

I saw Step Up to Medicine for the first time last week and was fairly impressed with the stuff it went over. It's similar to Step Up to Step 2, but goes into some other details. Seems like a useful book. I used Step Up to Step 2 and enjoyed the read (it's got some similarities to First Aid, but is better organized). Either one is good for info. The true key for any Step (in my opinion) is just questions, questions, questions.

 

[topscorer]

what is this crush you speak of?

any advice anybody?

which one did you all buy and why

 

[topscorer]

I saw Step Up to Medicine for the first time last week and was fairly impressed with the stuff it went over. It's similar to Step Up to Step 2, but goes into some other details. Seems like a useful book. I used Step Up to Step 2 and enjoyed the read (it's got some similarities to First Aid, but is better organized). Either one is good for info. The true key for any Step (in my opinion) is just questions, questions, questions.

and how about the new kaplan book

i guess its step up to step 2 vs step up to medicien

it seems the new edition of first aid step 2 is more poplular than originally everyboyd was saying no?

 

[IMGUSMLEStep1]

Crush Step 2:
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/14...=1789&creative=390957&creativeASIN=1416029761

 

[kryptik]

what is this crush you speak of?

any advice anybody?

which one did you all buy and why

Crush and Secrets are pretty much same book in different format, they are both by same author.

http://www.amazon.com/USMLE-Step-Se...7136/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1294542723&sr=8-1

 

[topscorer]

Crush Step 2:
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/14...=1789&creative=390957&creativeASIN=1416029761

IN THE DISSCUSSION OF STEP UP TO STEP 2 VERSUS STEP UP TO MEDICINE

people were arguing the superiority of step up to medicine with details

but is it true

THAT STEP UP TO STEP 2 HAS OBGYN, PEDS, SRUGYER, PSYCH, ETC ETC

in a SHORTER BOOK

while STEP UP TO MEDICNIE LACKS THESE SUBJECTS??

please advise,

are the topics covered reasonably well in step up to step 2, are they covered better than step up to medicine at least??