USMLE - Official 2017 Step 2 CK Experiences and Scores Thread

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Since there's no thread for the 2017 Step 2 CK, I figured I'd go ahead and create one. Happy new year in Step 2 CK land.

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If I can read one review book before my exam which one would you guys recommend?
First aid
MTB
Step up to Ck?
 
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Just finished Step 2 yesterday- glad it's all over. Will write up a review once I get my score back- hoping to get it back in 3 weeks? Is that right?
 
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Hi everyone,
I've just received my score
step 1 242
NBME 6 249
NBME 7 235
UWSA1 255
UWSA2 255
STEP 2 CK 250
I'm so happy cause I felt very bad after the exam, it was really hard.

Good luck everyone!
 
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Hi everyone,
I've just received my score
step 1 242
NBME 6 249
NBME 7 235
UWSA1 255
UWSA2 255
STEP 2 CK 250
I'm so happy cause I felt very bad after the exam, it was really hard.

Good luck everyone!
Great job!!! When did you take your exam if you don't mind sharing?
 
Hi everyone,
I've just received my score
step 1 242
NBME 6 249
NBME 7 235
UWSA1 255
UWSA2 255
STEP 2 CK 250
I'm so happy cause I felt very bad after the exam, it was really hard.

Good luck everyone!

congrats .
my exam in 3 weeks .
can you further explains if u didn't mind , what made it really hard ? and how we can prepare better to get through those obstacles ??
 
I'd master UW very well!

XD thats what iam trying . it's damn long . but i really liked it . explains stuffs in a way less painful .
i didn't do step 1 & this is my first read of UW . now 63% done of the qbank . hoping to be faster soon :S .

the infectious disease portions of it is enough for the exam ( say to get 80% correct of infectious portion ) ? or should i also read first aid step 1 micro sections ?
 
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Anyone have an idea how long the turnaround time for scores to be released are this time of the year? Took CK yesterday and I'm just curious if I should be expecting it in December or before Thanksgiving.
 
Anyone have an idea how long the turnaround time for scores to be released are this time of the year? Took CK yesterday and I'm just curious if I should be expecting it in December or before Thanksgiving.
From what I've been told - if you take it Sun/Mon/Tues - then its going to be the 4th Wednesday from then (including wed that week). Otherwise, it comes out the 3rd Wednesday after your exam. So anyone who took it this week should be getting back on 11/1
 
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From what I've been told - if you take it Sun/Mon/Tues - then its going to be the 4th Wednesday from then (including wed that week). Otherwise, it comes out the 3rd Wednesday after your exam. So anyone who took it this week should be getting back on 11/1

Thanks! Much quicker than I was expecting. Good thing considering I really did not feel good about it. The faster I know if I failed or not, the faster I can schedule a repeat before the end of the year.
 
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Hey all! Just got score back.

UWSA 1: 256 (~3 weeks prior)
UWSA 2: 255 (~2 weeks prior)
NMBE 7: 237 (~1 week prior) <-- super hard
NBME 6: 243 (<1 week prior)

Real thing: 251

Tbh, did like 30% of uworld got around ~80% average but I studied very hard during third year.

Good luck!
 
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Hey all! Just got score back.

UWSA 1: 256 (~3 weeks prior)
UWSA 2: 255 (~2 weeks prior)
NMBE 7: 237 (~1 week prior) <-- super hard
NBME 6: 243 (<1 week prior)

Real thing: 251

Tbh, did like 30% of uworld got around ~80% average but I studied very hard during third year.

Good luck!


thats awesome .doing only 30% uworld last month & getting this score is something great .
my exam on 18 days , i done 65% of u world ( avarege 61%) , it's the first pass of u world , & seems that no time for second pass .
what i can do to guarnette > 245 , other than continueing u world & revise the week points ???
 
thats awesome .doing only 30% uworld last month & getting this score is something great .
my exam on 18 days , i done 65% of u world ( avarege 61%) , it's the first pass of u world , & seems that no time for second pass .
what i can do to guarnette > 245 , other than continueing u world & revise the week points ???
I;d def recommend you focus SPECIFICALLY on weak subjects. If you seem to get most or all of a certain subject right, don't worry too much. If you suck at a particular subject (reproductive endocrine for me) then drill those questions and read the uworld explanations again and again and again until you can recite them.
 
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Got my score back today.

Feeling extremely depressed!

Step 1:238
NBME 6 (4 months before): 232
Postponed exam, did 2 months elective
UWSA1 (one month before): 240
Actual exam: 229. :(

I'm a non-US IMG from Canada. I want to apply for IM Residency in 2019 Match. Did I just destroy my chances of matching?
 
UWSA1 265 2 weeks out
UWSA2 267 1.5 weeks out
NBME6 252 1 week out
NBME 7 250 .5 weeks out
NBME 4 282 .5 weeks out

Actual score (9/25): 265

Did not sleep the night before and was falling asleep during 1st 4 blocks so very happy with my score. Our school doesn't give much time for step 1 or step 2 studying either. I had about 2 weeks dedicated studying for step 2 ck but most of my preparation was throughout the year via clerkship exams.
I used UWORLD, read pestanas and obgyn blueprints again (not recommended - these were my weak subjects), reviewed some pathoma/step 1 material from first aid, notes throughout M3 year from said clerkships/books
 
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take the test very soon.. if i had to pick an NBME to do, which one? 4, 6, or 7? looks like 7 underpredicts and 4 overpredicts.. thoughts? maybe i should do 6?
 
Guys I scored 230 in ck ...:(... I feel so depressed...step 1 was 253..have I lost my chances of internal medicine as an img...i swear I feel like being dead :( please answer me ....i am feeling very low
 
Since there's no thread for the 2017 Step 2 CK, I figured I'd go ahead and create one. Happy new year in Step 2 CK land.

Hi everyone !! Can you plz help me with this .. If one takes their step 1 exam on Saturday nov 18, is there a chance the score can come by dec 6 (3rd wed) or will it be dec 13 ? I really need it early . Thanks
 
From what I've been told - if you take it Sun/Mon/Tues - then its going to be the 4th Wednesday from then (including wed that week). Otherwise, it comes out the 3rd Wednesday after your exam. So anyone who took it this week should be getting back on 11/1

everyone !! Can you plz help me with this .. If one takes their step 1 exam on Saturday nov 18, is there a chance the score can come by dec 6 (3rd wed) or will it be dec 13 ? I really need it early . Thanks Guys !!!
 
everyone !! Can you plz help me with this .. If one takes their step 1 exam on Saturday nov 18, is there a chance the score can come by dec 6 (3rd wed) or will it be dec 13 ? I really need it early . Thanks
 
Nope no one has received it yet US IMGs and US students.


everyone !! Can you plz help me with this .. If one takes their step 1 exam on Saturday nov 18, is there a chance the score can come by dec 6 (3rd wed) or will it be dec 13 ? I really need it early . Thanks
 
everyone !! Can you plz help me with this .. If one takes their step 1 exam on Saturday nov 18, is there a chance the score can come by dec 6 (3rd wed) or will it be dec 13 ? I really need it early . Thanks
Plan for the worst always. Should be there by dec 6 but no guarantees. Can easily be on dec 13 also.
 
So I feel this is so unpredictable.. Ive got some time to wait but...
UW 1st pass: 75%
UWSA 1: 263 (2 days out)
UWSA 2: 237? (1 day out, I was pretty tired, but still!)
NBME 6: 245 (1 month out)

What am I even supposed to expect with these totally random numbers? :)
 
So I feel this is so unpredictable.. Ive got some time to wait but...
UW 1st pass: 75%
UWSA 1: 263 (2 days out)
UWSA 2: 237? (1 day out, I was pretty tired, but still!)
NBME 6: 245 (1 month out)

What am I even supposed to expect with these totally random numbers? :)
Hi im new to this forum i just gave my exam on 23rd oct im feeling alot down despondent after this ck exam is it normal because i felt like i answered all questions in hurry and not clearly having read them time was alot issue for me n i feel my 35 to 38 questions which i remember are incorrect can u tell me wil i pass it
 
Hi im new to this forum i just gave my exam on 23rd oct im feeling alot down despondent after this ck exam is it normal because i felt like i answered all questions in hurry and not clearly having read them time was alot issue for me n i feel my 35 to 38questions which i remember are incorrect can u tell me wil i pass it
 
Hi all, I received my step 2 ck score this morning! Soooo happy... I scored a 232! Everyone's advice helped so much! I having been reading SDN forever and never posted. Thanks
 
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Hi all, I received my step 2 ck score this morning! Soooo happy... I scored a 232! Everyone's advice helped so much! I having been reading SDN forever and never posted. Thanks
Congrats thats a great achievment
Can u tel me how was ur exam experience and how many questions u probably missed
 
Going to start studying for Step2CK shortly... Is there a proven UFAP method?

I got a 260+ on step1, and would like a 260+ on Step2. My initial thoughts for studying were;

uWorld
OnlinemedEd videos
Ob Casefiles + First Aid Psych (such easy and quick reads)
Stepupto medicine as a reference for any questions I get wrong in uWorld

Thoughts?
 
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from what i've seen in this thread so far, people have been saying NBME 7 under predicts. But I took NBME 7 last week and I got a 245, then today I took NBME 4 and I got a 235 :/ anyone else have this experience?? I also got 26 Q wrong on both exams.
 
Going to start studying for Step2CK shortly... Is there a proven UFAP method?

I got a 260+ on step1, and would like a 260+ on Step2. My initial thoughts for studying were;

uWorld
OnlinemedEd videos
Ob Casefiles + First Aid Psych (such easy and quick reads)
Stepupto medicine as a reference for any questions I get wrong in uWorld

Thoughts?

I didn’t do first aid psych, and added pestanas surgery notes for gen surg, otherwise my list was similar. Don’t know if pestanas was necessary, but it was my first comat (DO version of the shelf) and didn’t want to mess it up. I also didn’t really use step up to Medicine (too long and detailed for me). I took notes in the onlinemeded QuickTables (which I highly recommend doing) and used that as my book. I annotated what I could from UW into there. I personally think OME videos, OME QuickTables and UW is all you need. I did like OB case files, but ob is and always has been a weak subject for me (worst area in my paramedic training and in second year). So add in extra books in areas of weakness for you. But UW and OME will cover you for most everything to do quite well. OME lays the foundation, UW solidifies and expands on that foundation.
 
Got my score back today.

Feeling extremely depressed!

Step 1:238
NBME 6 (4 months before): 232
Postponed exam, did 2 months elective
UWSA1 (one month before): 240
Actual exam: 229. :(

I'm a non-US IMG from Canada. I want to apply for IM Residency in 2019 Match. Did I just destroy my chances of matching?

I'm sure more experienced people can give you a better insight, but I would say you're fine for IM
 
Anybody else oscillating A LOT on uworld? I'm 50% done and my last blocks are these (newest first!): 52%, 70%, 52%, 70%, 57%, 67%, 60%, 77%

wth
 
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Anybody else oscillating A LOT on uworld? I'm 50% done and my last blocks are these (newest first!): 52%, 70%, 52%, 70%, 57%, 67%, 60%, 77%

wth
YUP same here! sometimes I get a 88% and then the next block I get a 63% lol. I guess your average score is more important? I try not to get down about the lower ones and just learn from my mistakes.
 
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