It is divided into eight 60-minute blocks and administered in one 9-hour testing session. i am kinda surprised that even though i got above 80% , i only got 240 lolol . 2020 IMG here. READ THE RULES BEFORE POSTING USMLE Step 2 CK is the second national board exam all United States medical students must take before graduating medical school. in your last 10 days i would say to focus exclusively on nbme content. I have 4 questions: We would like to show you a description here but the site won’t allow us. I am in debt, but who cares? Test date: 7/31/23 US MD or US IMG or Non-US IMG status: US-IMG Step 1: (2cnd attempt) Pass If you are viewing this on the new Reddit layout, please take some time and look at our wiki (/r/step2/wiki) as it has a lot of valuable information regarding advice and approaches on taking Step 2 CK, along with analytical statistics of study resources. Gonna be testing in mid/late June after ~3 weeks of dedicated. I felt like step 1 broke me a little bit. lol If you are viewing this on the new Reddit layout, please take some time and look at our wiki (/r/step2/wiki) as it has a lot of valuable information regarding advice and approaches on taking Step 2 CK, along with analytical statistics of study resources. Step 2 CK ensures that due attention is devoted to principles of clinical sciences and basic patient-centered skills that provide the foundation for the safe and competent practice of medicine under supervision. my baseline was nbme 6 which was 1 month ago with 228 and uwsa 1 2 weeks ago with 246. If you’re scoring those numbers now - humble sincere advice get off Reddit you don’t need multiple people giving you so many varying advice your anxiety is already high. but I personally took it in this order: amboss SA-> nbme 6,7,8-> uwsa1-> nbme 9,10,11-> uwsa2->free120. We would like to show you a description here but the site won’t allow us. I struggled for months trying to better my NBME scores and never did. I got a 270 on NBME 13 and 14 about 1-2 weeks ago, but a 261 on NBME 10 (which I took most recently) Honestly felt like NBME 10 was harder than all the new ones somehow… like it kept testing me on stuff I didn’t know and I feel like that’s a bad sign. It features multiple-choice questions on content typically covered during the core clinical clerkships. First, thank you to this step 2 ck reddit fam- just lurking and reading posts on this thread is carrying me through this hellish dedicated period. Step 1: 240 UW1: 209 four weeks out NBME 9: 221 three weeks out NBME 10: 232 two weeks out NBME 11: 244 one week out UW 2: 240 4 days out New Free120: 73% 2 days out Reset UWorld at beginning of study period, got through about 1/3 with 72% correct If you are viewing this on the new Reddit layout, please take some time and look at our wiki (/r/step2/wiki) as it has a lot of valuable information regarding advice and approaches on taking Step 2 CK, along with analytical statistics of study resources. Jun 1, 2023 · I have done some searching around and based on what I found, people on reddit seem to say that UWORLD SA2 is the most similar and predictive to the real test. NBME 11: 198 (1 week before, scared me, pushed exam back after) UWorld 1: 215 (1 week before took it 2 days before NBME 11) Extended exam, reorganized studying --- UWorld 2: 237 (1 week before) NBME 9: 230 (3 days before) NBME 12: 224 (1 day before) Real Deal: 237-244 Came out of the exam wanting to die. I did every single NBME and all CMA's available. If you've taken third year recently and done well on shelf exams, you may not need that long of a dedicated period at all. I sacrificed my mental health a lot for that test, and ended up seriously underperforming practice. Step 2 CK is a one-day examination. Hey, so took my Step 2 CK on 7/31/23. STEP 2: 243 Took 3 months of dedicated and studied in between rotations. but I felt like 10 and 11 had similar predictivity. OMG bro SAME! I felt horrible after step 1, kept feeling horrible for the 2 weeks till its result, but thankfully I passed. That said, I took care of myself way better and walked into the test feeling rested and with a positive outlook. But now I see all the stupid blunders I made in the exam and it's kind of stealing my peace. I thought I failed. I used Zanki instead and went through Sketchy Step 2 & First Aid for any topics I did not understand. I have plenty of time (years) to study for step 1 and step 2. The Comprehensive Clinical Science Self-Assessment is a practice test designed for students planning to take the USMLE Step 2 CK. I have also seen that the new free 120 is also a good predictor. This kind of solidarity in pushing and helping each other get through this shared trauma that is medical school is what I love about our community. i would say order of importance is NBMEs > free 120 > cms forms in that order. It also makes sense if you're self-driven and clear about the fact that you want to go to the US for residency since the moment you enter med school; this way, some so im about 6 days out from taking step 2 ck. If you are viewing this on the new Reddit layout, please take some time and look at our wiki (/r/step2/wiki) as it has a lot of valuable information regarding advice and approaches on We would like to show you a description here but the site won’t allow us. The MCAT (Medical College Admission Test) is offered by the AAMC and is a required exam for admission to medical schools in the USA and Canada. Hi i recently took nbme 7 for step2ck , and got 240 . Did my reviews and by god did I listen to divine and dr high yield, got the hell off Reddit 2 weeks out and trusted in my abilities. I used uw, NBME only and a review program for 8 weeks. The #1 social media platform for MCAT advice. Taking Step 1 before Step 2 CK makes logical sense if your university's pre-clinical/basic sciences curriculum aligns somewhat with the content you're expected to know for Step 1. I took UWSA2, NBME 13, and NBME 14 all one day after another (fri, sat, sun) over the course of the weekend before my test date - I think the jump in score (as well as the inter-test score variability) shows 1) just how random/unreliable these tests are, but 2) I felt like, over those three days I reached a better understanding of Step 2, which We would like to show you a description here but the site won’t allow us. If you are viewing this on the new Reddit layout, please take some time and look at our wiki (/r/step2/wiki) as it has a lot of valuable information regarding advice and approaches on taking Step 2 CK, along with analytical statistics of study resources. Actual STEP 2 score: 231 🤤 Man alhamdullilah, I was so close to rescheduling after the debacle of NBME 14 but I just pushed forth. This helped me improve my score for nbme 10. Resources: UWorld, OME, BnB, AnKing step 2 (really only gonna do the dorian cards, I just like the way everything is tagged) My only real goal is to beat my step/level 1 scores. Sep 23, 2021 · Level 2 goal: 600+. yes! there's the online one (new new), plus 2 more (old new and old old) floating around somewhere on reddit. Learn More Sample Test Questions We would like to show you a description here but the site won’t allow us. Following cause I’m testing on Monday and NBME 10 was one of my lower scores. I personally found out that 10 is the most predictive so maybe it's better to take 10 last. Review the Step 2 CK content outline, as well as specifications for the systems, physician tasks/competencies, and disciplines covered on the exam. If you are viewing this on the new Reddit layout, please take some time and look at our wiki (/r/step2/wiki) as it has a lot of valuable information regarding advice and approaches on If you are viewing this on the new Reddit layout, please take some time and look at our wiki (/r/step2/wiki) as it has a lot of valuable information regarding advice and approaches on taking Step 2 CK, along with analytical statistics of study resources. My question is would it be worth to try and take NBME 8 before step 2? We would like to show you a description here but the site won’t allow us. I ditched uworld 3 weeks before my exam because I felt like I wasn’t retaining information and was taking too long to finish. Now in step 2, I felt uncharacteristically fine during the exam, even though it's such a bigger deal than step 1. Step 1: 214 Uworld first pass: 45-50 percentage Uworld second pass: 70 percent( 56 percent done) Uwsa 1: 218 ( 2 weeks out) Nbme free 120: 73 percentage( 10 days out) Uwsa 2: 228( 2 days out) Step 2Ck: 219 Was aiming for 220 plus but its almost there. Members don't see this ad. My target is 250. If you can make the investment now to save money and stress later. I started studying from step 2 materials after a 3 year hiatus due to medical reasons. I want to incorporate White coat companion with the BNB videos and a pure Internal medicine book like step up to medicine or Kaplan IM lecture notes . Jan 10, 2018 · I think particularly for Step 2 CK, you should definitely take an NBME (I recommend 6) to establish your baseline. Goal is 240-250. /r/MCAT is a place for MCAT practice, questions, discussion, advice, social networking, news, study tips and more. The multiple choice test is complemented by the subjective Step 2 CS exam. . I went over every exam 3 or 4 times. I took STEP 2 CK 5/31, got a letter from the NBME on 6/14 saying they lost my entire exam record and had to take the exam again School didn't give me any extra vacation, had to squeeze in a retake between rotations by petitioning my visiting rotation attending to let me take the first week off it depends. if you haven't done the full-length ones, those should take up most of your time tbh! everytime i reviewed those, i improved. Step 2 ck: 250 Compared to step 1, i studied a lot less, and felt a lot less prepared. Form 9 - 210 (January); Form 11 - 258 (June 3); Form 12 - 271 (Yesterday) [take step 2 in 1 wk] Form 12 has a pretty good distribution of questions, definitely some tricky situations on there I haven't seen presented in Uworld Qs, and as always they love to word things as obscurely as possible. I have taken Nbme 6,7 (224,225) UWSA1 (234), Amboss self assess (239), old free 120 (83%) and about 76% done on world 2nd pass with a 75% correct avg. i think We would like to show you a description here but the site won’t allow us. ta gd gq os ng og tj gt ul ma