Even if you scored well on Step 1, a strong performance on Step 2 CK demonstrates consistency and clinical excellence. For those who didn’t score well on USMLE Step 1, a high Step 2 CK score is a chance to show residency programs what you’re capable of. Today I had done block 1 and 2 of the second set.A high score on USMLE Step 2 CK is probably the best boost you can give to your residency application. Reviewed the materials and few days ago had Uworld assessment 1 and scored 183. Went back through master the boards and had a subscription of MedReview videos. My result came mid January with fail result (biostats were the only topic marked as below my score). Never did the UW assessment before my first exam which was a huge mistake. Averaged 55% correct in untimed and tutor mode. ![]() At that time I took long time studying for it using mainly master the boards step 3 and Uworld Qbank. Never had taken step 3 until last December 2019. Now I feel depressed and don't know what to do. And was unsure of every response to every question. I feel myself disoriented and clueless when I was doing Uworld assessment (ofcourse new to me) questions. Kaplan seems primitive and unrealistic compared to uworld (based on my real life exam experience, plus its cover for biostats is a joke). The problem is that now I can do Uworld and score in the %70s in timed random blocks but that seems not to help because I feel I have memorized the questions and answers, feeling I have "burnt" that qbank. My exam in 5 days and I doubt that I will still take it. Scored awfully with %40 and %42 in the first and second blocks, and now got depressed and closed the whole thing. Today I had done block 1 and 2 of the second set. I had an IM internship year in a program for one year. Had my USMLE 1 and 2 and CS done in 2010, 20, barely passed with passing scores all first attempts. I am an old international graduate (15 years ago). I felt I passed but didn’t know if the uworld ccs slowness killed me or day one. Near the back half of cases I put in the bare minimums to make sure I sufficiently made the diagnosis. 12/13 cases I knew what the diagnosis was quick enough but my interface was soooo slow. I felt better but the questions were still difficult. The questions were more clinically based and off uworld. I feel that you should go through all the questions with your first intuition first then circle back if you can. Either I knew it or I didn’t and kept moving on. I left the test thinking a i failed for sure.ĭay 2. What is the mechanism of the drug to treat it” type of questions. High yield is the mechanism of antibiotics. The step one material was either you knew it or didn’t. The blocks were long finished with about 4-5 mins each of that. Didn’t do nbme even thought the 5th one is free now I believe due to covid.ĭay 1. In one case I didn't find what the patient's problem was. CCS was a little harder but again nothing extraordinary. Second day was even better, multiple choice questions felt like UW, some of the blocks perhaps easier. The actual test was chill compared to that one. ![]() For me UWSA 2 felt super hard and I was running out of time. I was comfortable with time-had time to review approximately half of my flagged questions. For CCS, I did, bc the cases were scored and this gave me a better idea of how I was doing.įirst day of the exam felt like UW (maybe the more difficult blocks of UW), but nothing crazy. I completed ~50% of UW (63%) and got 207 on UWSA 2 two days before the first exam day. The fact that I had my CK notes available helped me to remember things faster, as I they were my style and high-yield info. The week before the exam I had more time to read, as well as the week between my two test days. I studied for ~4 weeks inconsistently while working at the same time. In the meantime, I mostly did research so I had forgotten almost everything. Step 1 & 2CK in the 250s, but that was more than 4 years ago.
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