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User Name Dr.P
IMG IMG Status Residency aspirant
Exam on 10-05-2010 Result on 02-06-2010
Result Pass Attempt No 1
2 Digit Score 97 3 Digit Score 235
USMLE WORLD Score 81% UW Percentage Completed 100%
NBME 1 score NBME 2 score
USMLE CD score Kaplan Q bank
Kaplan Q book Kaplan Simulated score
Duration of preparation 4 Months
Experience:
Kaplan step 2 ck books once& UW- twice,Just stick to UW concepts
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User Name amr
IMG IMG Status Residency aspirant
Exam on 05-05-2010 Result on
Result Pass Attempt No 1
2 Digit Score 99 3 Digit Score 249
USMLE WORLD Score 75% UW Percentage Completed 100%
NBME 1 score NBME 2 score
USMLE CD score Kaplan Q bank
Kaplan Q book Kaplan Simulated score
Duration of preparation 2 Months
Experience:
kaplan
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User Name Hippocratus
IMG IMG Status Residency aspirant
Exam on 11-03-2010 Result on 31-03-2010
Result Pass Attempt No 1
2 Digit Score 99 3 Digit Score 243
USMLE WORLD Score 64% UW Percentage Completed 100%
NBME 1 score ------------ NBME 2 score --------------------
USMLE CD score ------------------------ Kaplan Q bank 68%/100%
Kaplan Q book 66%/100% Kaplan Simulated score -------------------------------
Duration of preparation 7 Months
Experience:
Kaplan, kaplan, and kaplan. hey guys.I think kaplan books are the best sources ever you don't need to get deep into large books. Take the exam as easy as you can, don't be lazy, work hard but don't give your self ahard time. the other thing, is the Questions, whenever you see a question go for it, any question or clinical case in THE WORLD could elp you to widen your clinical knowledge. at the end, trust God, and trust your self. and goood luck to every one.
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User Name afarzad99
IMG IMG Status PGY1
Exam on 27-07-2009 Result on 19-08-2009
Result Pass Attempt No 1
2 Digit Score 99 3 Digit Score 260
USMLE WORLD Score 60% UW Percentage Completed 100%
NBME 1 score NBME 2 score
USMLE CD score Kaplan Q bank
Kaplan Q book Kaplan Simulated score
Duration of preparation 1 Month
Experience:
Any students who are currently studying for USMLE Step 2CK should definitely check out this new iPhone Application. It's a great way for clinical students to make use of spare-time & has helped several students I know score 99's! http://distractoravoidance.com/99/Welcome.html http://itunes.apple.com/app/id360579373?mt=8
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User Name carol
IMG IMG Status Residency aspirant
Exam on 01-02-2010 Result on 02-04-2010
Result Pass Attempt No 1
2 Digit Score 90 3 Digit Score 236
USMLE WORLD Score 72% UW Percentage Completed 92%
NBME 1 score NBME 2 score
USMLE CD score Kaplan Q bank
Kaplan Q book Kaplan Simulated score
Duration of preparation 2 Months
Experience:
kaplan uworld
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User Name obcoolj
IMG AMG Status Residency aspirant
Exam on 19-01-2009 Result on 10-02-2010
Result Pass Attempt No 1
2 Digit Score 98 3 Digit Score 236
USMLE WORLD Score 66% UW Percentage Completed 100%
NBME 1 score 200 NBME 2 score 215
USMLE CD score Kaplan Q bank
Kaplan Q book Kaplan Simulated score
Duration of preparation 1 Month
Experience:
1. usmle world,usmle step2 secrets, step up to medicine 2. much easier to study for than step 1. felt usmleworld questions very similar 3. was allowed to wear own earplugs which is new from step 1. it was hard to stay focused and not get tired at the end of sections. definitely needed the caffeine and redbull between breaks especially for last 2 sections. hated using those fat erasable markers and 2 sheets of eraser boards. should have practiced using them while taking practice tests instead of looseleaf paper. 4. do usmle world all the way through before you take the test.definitely have caffeine for the afternoon part of the test. it really helped me finish as i was getting exhausted physically and mentally.
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User Name muquith
IMG IMG Status Residency aspirant
Exam on 27-10-2009 Result on 18-11-2009
Result Pass Attempt No 2
2 Digit Score 85 3 Digit Score 206
USMLE WORLD Score 62% UW Percentage Completed 90%
NBME 1 score NBME 2 score
USMLE CD score 76%, 7 days Kaplan Q bank
Kaplan Q book Kaplan Simulated score 70%,5 days
Duration of preparation 3 Months
Experience:
Kaplan LN 2008-2009 UW Q bank Kaplan Vide lec of Conrad Fishcer Behav science Obg Preventive Med Biostat Repeatedly read UW q explanations- try to read Kaplan & UW atleast thrice Give online nbme 2 or 4 2 weeks before exam then repeat the weaker subjects
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User Name NL1980
IMG AMG Status Residency aspirant
Exam on 07-10-2008 Result on 29-10-2008
Result Pass Attempt No 1
2 Digit Score 99 3 Digit Score 266
USMLE WORLD Score 78% UW Percentage Completed 80%
NBME 1 score NBME 2 score
USMLE CD score Kaplan Q bank
Kaplan Q book Kaplan Simulated score
Duration of preparation 2 Weeks
Experience:
1. USMLE WORLD Question bank - Materials from M3 Clerkships - Lectures from M2 courses 2. Two weeks of preparation 3. Exam day was long, difficulty of questions very similar to USMLE World 4. During preparation the most important thing is to be honest with yourself about what you know and what you don't know and trying to fill any gaps in your knowlegde base. There is no room for ego during test preparation.
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User Name Chirurgien
IMG IMG Status PGY1
Exam on 04-09-2008 Result on 24-09-2008
Result Pass Attempt No 1
2 Digit Score 98 3 Digit Score 237
USMLE WORLD Score 74% UW Percentage Completed 100%
NBME 1 score Did not attempt NBME 2 score Did not attempt
USMLE CD score Did not do Kaplan Q bank Did not do
Kaplan Q book Did not do Kaplan Simulated score Did not do
Duration of preparation 2 Months
Experience:
Kaplan notes FIRST AID for Step2 CK USMLE WORLD
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User Name asdfdsgfdghs
IMG IMG Status
Exam on 10-03-2009 Result on
Result Pass Attempt No 1
2 Digit Score 69 3 Digit Score 158
USMLE WORLD Score % UW Percentage Completed %
NBME 1 score NBME 2 score
USMLE CD score Kaplan Q bank
Kaplan Q book Kaplan Simulated score
Duration of preparation 11 Months
Experience:
dsf
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User Name Sami
IMG IMG Status Residency aspirant
Exam on 01-12-2008 Result on 24-12-2008
Result Pass Attempt No 2
2 Digit Score 94 3 Digit Score 350
USMLE WORLD Score 65% UW Percentage Completed 100%
NBME 1 score NBME 2 score
USMLE CD score Kaplan Q bank
Kaplan Q book Kaplan Simulated score
Duration of preparation 3 Months
Experience:
kaplan - USMLEworld
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User Name Abhishek Biswas
IMG IMG Status Residency aspirant
Exam on 06-05-2008 Result on 28-05-2008
Result Pass Attempt No 1
2 Digit Score 99 3 Digit Score 269
USMLE WORLD Score 78% UW Percentage Completed 100%
NBME 1 score NBME 2 score
USMLE CD score Kaplan Q bank
Kaplan Q book Kaplan Simulated score
Duration of preparation 1 Month
Experience:
1)Study Kaplan first,follow up by your textbooks.This helps you to do a targeted study.UW is again must after the initial reading. 2)keep cool on exam day.Believe that you are the best and nobody is going to do better than you.The day prior to exam must not be stressful.Do not worry about results.This is not an elimination test.
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User Name Dr.D
IMG IMG Status PGY1
Exam on 12-05-2006 Result on 07-06-2006
Result Pass Attempt No 1
2 Digit Score 99 3 Digit Score 244
USMLE WORLD Score 70% UW Percentage Completed 100%
NBME 1 score not taken NBME 2 score not taken
USMLE CD score not taken Kaplan Q bank 72.3 % (completed 100%)
Kaplan Q book 77.3% (Completed 100 %) Kaplan Simulated score completed 3 blocks ( 36/ 43/ 39)
Duration of preparation 3 Months
Experience:
Exam preparation time: ( Total 4 months) First reading - Kaplan Lecture notes (including discussion with study partners) : Internal Medicine - 8 days Paediatrics : 7 days OBGYN : 6 days Surgery : 7 days Psychiatry: 5 days Total : 33 days Video tapes: 20 days MCQs: Q Bank : 7 days Q book : 5 days USMLE WORLD : 18 days USMLE WORLD Revision : 5 days Kaplan Lecture Notes Revision 1: Internal Medicine : 7 days Paediatrics: 4 days OBGYN : 31/2 days Surgery : 3 days Psychiatry: 2 1/2 days Total : 20 days Kaplan Lecture Notes Revision 2 : 5 days Exam day experience: Most of the actual exam questions had the same pattern like USMLE WORLD questions. I felt as if most of the questions were vague and when I completed all the blocks I had no idea how much I would score. The first 4 blocks went on fine. After lunch, the last 4 blocks were very vague and I thought I screwed up. In most of the questions, two choices seemed to be correct and I found it difficult to narrow down. I thought my step 2 ck score would be less than that of STEP 1 (95). But thank God, I got a 99. My suggestions for exam takers: 1. Stick to a single source of lecture notes. 2. Do not waste time reading huge textbooks like Harrison or Davidson or CMDT. Even Washington Manual or Oxford handbooks are not necessary. Just read Kaplan notes and start practicing MCQs. The more you practice and revise MCQs, the better would be your score. 3. Keep cool. Tension brings down your efficiency.
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