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| User Name |
DoctorD |
| IMG |
IMG |
Status |
PGY3 |
| Exam on |
04/17/2010 |
Result on |
05/13/2010 |
| Result |
Pass |
Attempt No |
1 |
| State Board Applied |
Delaware |
Exam Taken State |
Maryland |
| 2 Digit Score |
86 |
3 Digit Score |
209 |
| USMLE WORLD Score |
65% |
UW Percentage Completed |
100% |
| NBME 1 score |
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NBME 2 score |
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| USMLE CD score |
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Kaplan Q bank |
70 |
| Kaplan Q book |
50% |
Kaplan simulated score |
60%/5 MONTHS BEFORE |
| Duration of preparation |
3 Months |
Experience:
Master The Boards...
I prepared during internship year..Hard but doable..15-20 questions per day.. I stick to MTB; read 3-4 times..Did more questions after 3rd reading..
Mistake made--i should have finish the test before starting residency
For CCS--just the DVDs..downloaded from FSMB |
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| User Name |
wdiagw |
| IMG |
IMG |
Status |
PGY1 |
| Exam on |
03/02/2011 |
Result on |
04/20/2011 |
| Result |
Pass |
Attempt No |
1 |
| State Board Applied |
Connecticut |
Exam Taken State |
Tennessee |
| 2 Digit Score |
94 |
3 Digit Score |
224 |
| USMLE WORLD Score |
61% |
UW Percentage Completed |
80% |
| NBME 1 score |
not taken |
NBME 2 score |
not taken |
| USMLE CD score |
75% |
Kaplan Q bank |
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| Kaplan Q book |
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Kaplan simulated score |
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| Duration of preparation |
1 Month |
Experience:
1. USMLEWORLD and Rapid Review audios which were a great source of study.
2. I had taken Step 2 CK approximately 1 year before so my knowledge for the test was relatively fresh, that helped a lot!. The big question on Step 3 is : what is the best initial therapy, what is the best initial step, so that is what you must learn. For CK it was what is the diagnosis most of the time, but that is not the case for Step 3, it is really doable even if you are not into residency, I wasn't and I am happy that I took the test.
USMLEWORLD + MTB is enough for the MCQ, nonetheless the RR audios helped me a lot.
USMLEWORLD is all you need for the CCS.
3. Exam is pretty much the same as for Step 2 CK, second day goes flying.
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| User Name |
Najmijay |
| IMG |
IMG |
Status |
Residency aspirant |
| Exam on |
11/18/2010 |
Result on |
12/08/2010 |
| Result |
Pass |
Attempt No |
1 |
| State Board Applied |
West |
Exam Taken State |
Oklahoma |
| 2 Digit Score |
85 |
3 Digit Score |
205 |
| USMLE WORLD Score |
71% |
UW Percentage Completed |
100% |
| NBME 1 score |
420/7 days |
NBME 2 score |
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| USMLE CD score |
70%/3 days |
Kaplan Q bank |
72/100 |
| Kaplan Q book |
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Kaplan simulated score |
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| Duration of preparation |
4 Months |
Experience:
Master the boards, UW, Kaplan Qbank, Step 2 FA and my own step 2 notes
Painful and long
Day one was horrible. My exam was more like NBME and I had no idea what I did. Day 2 was much better esp CCS
Take 3-4 months tops for prep, practice questions at least 2wice both banks, Take NBME and UWSA, do CCS every day, dont panic in exam, do your best hope for best |
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| User Name |
marcus |
| IMG |
AMG |
Status |
PGY1 |
| Exam on |
06/15/2010 |
Result on |
07/14/2010 |
| Result |
Pass |
Attempt No |
1 |
| State Board Applied |
Delaware |
Exam Taken State |
New |
| 2 Digit Score |
99 |
3 Digit Score |
247 |
| USMLE WORLD Score |
72% |
UW Percentage Completed |
40% |
| NBME 1 score |
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NBME 2 score |
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| USMLE CD score |
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Kaplan Q bank |
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| Kaplan Q book |
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Kaplan simulated score |
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| Duration of preparation |
1 Month |
Experience:
I am a recently graduated Canadian med student who needed the Step 3 in order to get an H1B visa. I had studied for the LMCC for a month before starting to study for the Step 3, which was helpful. I did mostly questions; I looked through the Crush Step 3 and First Aid Step 3 books but didn't think they were extremely helpful.
It is a must to do practice questions for the case simulations; I used the USMLE World CCS question bank and the NBME one. If you don't do anything else, be sure to do the cases from the NBME website. I found it helpful to bring the corrections of those cases with me on test day to look over on breaks. Good luck! |
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| User Name |
hj12345 |
| IMG |
AMG |
Status |
PGY2 |
| Exam on |
04/29/2010 |
Result on |
05/19/2010 |
| Result |
Pass |
Attempt No |
1 |
| State Board Applied |
Connecticut |
Exam Taken State |
Massachusetts |
| 2 Digit Score |
98 |
3 Digit Score |
229 |
| USMLE WORLD Score |
56% |
UW Percentage Completed |
54% |
| NBME 1 score |
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NBME 2 score |
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| USMLE CD score |
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Kaplan Q bank |
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| Kaplan Q book |
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Kaplan simulated score |
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| Duration of preparation |
2 Weeks |
Experience:
1.Crush Step 3, USMLE World
2.Studied after clinical duties ~2Hr/day
3.Scheduled exam at center >60min away because of clinical duties
4.USMLE World is full of poorly-written super-specific questions. Crush is a lousy, over-generalized book, practice the case scenarios, Don't use Crush. |
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| User Name |
Deo |
| IMG |
IMG |
Status |
PGY1 |
| Exam on |
03/23/2010 |
Result on |
04/21/2010 |
| Result |
Pass |
Attempt No |
2 |
| State Board Applied |
Delaware |
Exam Taken State |
Maryland |
| 2 Digit Score |
86 |
3 Digit Score |
208 |
| USMLE WORLD Score |
62% |
UW Percentage Completed |
50% |
| NBME 1 score |
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NBME 2 score |
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| USMLE CD score |
32/48 |
Kaplan Q bank |
65 |
| Kaplan Q book |
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Kaplan simulated score |
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| Duration of preparation |
2 Months |
Experience:
Master The Boards read 2&1/2 times, Premier Notes
UW CCS 10days before exam |
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| User Name |
benz75 |
| IMG |
IMG |
Status |
Residency aspirant |
| Exam on |
12/22/2009 |
Result on |
01/20/2010 |
| Result |
Fail |
Attempt No |
1 |
| State Board Applied |
Connecticut |
Exam Taken State |
New |
| 2 Digit Score |
64 |
3 Digit Score |
166 |
| USMLE WORLD Score |
60% |
UW Percentage Completed |
100% |
| NBME 1 score |
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NBME 2 score |
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| USMLE CD score |
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Kaplan Q bank |
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| Kaplan Q book |
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Kaplan simulated score |
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| Duration of preparation |
6 Months |
Experience:
Kaplan notes/ UW |
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| User Name |
benz75 |
| IMG |
IMG |
Status |
Residency aspirant |
| Exam on |
12/22/2009 |
Result on |
01/20/2010 |
| Result |
Fail |
Attempt No |
1 |
| State Board Applied |
Connecticut |
Exam Taken State |
New |
| 2 Digit Score |
64 |
3 Digit Score |
166 |
| USMLE WORLD Score |
60% |
UW Percentage Completed |
100% |
| NBME 1 score |
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NBME 2 score |
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| USMLE CD score |
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Kaplan Q bank |
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| Kaplan Q book |
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Kaplan simulated score |
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| Duration of preparation |
6 Months |
Experience:
Kaplan notes/ UW |
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| User Name |
vamsi |
| IMG |
IMG |
Status |
Residency aspirant |
| Exam on |
08/24/2009 |
Result on |
09/16/2009 |
| Result |
Pass |
Attempt No |
1 |
| State Board Applied |
Connecticut |
Exam Taken State |
Ohio |
| 2 Digit Score |
81 |
3 Digit Score |
198 |
| USMLE WORLD Score |
64% |
UW Percentage Completed |
100% |
| NBME 1 score |
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NBME 2 score |
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| USMLE CD score |
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Kaplan Q bank |
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| Kaplan Q book |
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Kaplan simulated score |
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| Duration of preparation |
2 Months |
Experience:
I prepared only U world questions and CCS cases. Exam is very long(as usual), and i found there is more stress on patient- physician relations and ethics.... this is wat tested in step 3.. diagnostic and management questions are answerable.. BUT STRESS ON ETHICS........ CCS cases will b easy if u r well prepared with u world simulation cases. ALL THE BEST |
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| User Name |
ls |
| IMG |
IMG |
Status |
PGY3 |
| Exam on |
09/21/2009 |
Result on |
10/14/2009 |
| Result |
Pass |
Attempt No |
1 |
| State Board Applied |
Maryland |
Exam Taken State |
New |
| 2 Digit Score |
99 |
3 Digit Score |
238 |
| USMLE WORLD Score |
70% |
UW Percentage Completed |
100% |
| NBME 1 score |
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NBME 2 score |
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| USMLE CD score |
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Kaplan Q bank |
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| Kaplan Q book |
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Kaplan simulated score |
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| Duration of preparation |
2 Months |
Experience:
crush the board
usmle world
;);)got my result back 238/99 gave exam on sep 22 .day one was ok .having 2 blocks very long just go through all questions with my best speed finish at just about time.med and sugery near about 40%paeds and gynae40%and rest of all stuff 20%.ccs cases were tough .5 from usmle world 2 were manageable and 2 were very tough .usmle world did all questions 68%.usmle 4 block exam 3 digit score 239.prepared for 2 months.little tough exam needs well preparation .Thank god I cleared my exam |
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| User Name |
arif |
| IMG |
IMG |
Status |
Residency aspirant |
| Exam on |
08/10/2009 |
Result on |
09/02/2009 |
| Result |
Pass |
Attempt No |
1 |
| State Board Applied |
Connecticut |
Exam Taken State |
Ohio |
| 2 Digit Score |
88 |
3 Digit Score |
212 |
| USMLE WORLD Score |
60% |
UW Percentage Completed |
100% |
| NBME 1 score |
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NBME 2 score |
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| USMLE CD score |
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Kaplan Q bank |
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| Kaplan Q book |
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Kaplan simulated score |
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| Duration of preparation |
3 Months |
Experience:
step2ck revise,UWORLD step2 ck revise.step3 UWORLD mcq's 2 times, UW CCS book 2 times, sheher CCS cases 3 times, nothing else
suggestions: dont waste time on kaplan step3, do Uworld css online cases must, and the most important tip : i went through neeraj's step 3 CCS notes on this website. that was too much helfull. |
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| User Name |
cabizerra_royale |
| IMG |
IMG |
Status |
Residency aspirant |
| Exam on |
05/05/2009 |
Result on |
05/27/2009 |
| Result |
Pass |
Attempt No |
1 |
| State Board Applied |
Connecticut |
Exam Taken State |
New |
| 2 Digit Score |
86 |
3 Digit Score |
207 |
| USMLE WORLD Score |
% |
UW Percentage Completed |
% |
| NBME 1 score |
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NBME 2 score |
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| USMLE CD score |
80 |
Kaplan Q bank |
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| Kaplan Q book |
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Kaplan simulated score |
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| Duration of preparation |
5 Months |
Experience:
Books used:
~ First Aid for USMLE Step 3
~ Lange Q&A for USMLE Step 3
~ Kaplan QBook for USMLE Step 3
Mistakes:
~ I should have enrolled in Kaplan.
For CCS:
~ use the USMLE CD for practice, especially the typing and orders.
~ use the CD also for practicing the most common diseases seen, e.g., lead poisoning, infection, etc.
~ know BLS & ACLS by heart.
Mistakes on CCS:
~ I panicked when the patient was not responding to my orders. |
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| User Name |
ultradocmansu |
| IMG |
IMG |
Status |
Residency aspirant |
| Exam on |
07/06/2009 |
Result on |
07/29/2009 |
| Result |
Pass |
Attempt No |
1 |
| State Board Applied |
Connecticut |
Exam Taken State |
California |
| 2 Digit Score |
87 |
3 Digit Score |
209 |
| USMLE WORLD Score |
61% |
UW Percentage Completed |
100% |
| NBME 1 score |
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NBME 2 score |
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| USMLE CD score |
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Kaplan Q bank |
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| Kaplan Q book |
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Kaplan simulated score |
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| Duration of preparation |
2 Months |
Experience:
well when i saw 'pass' ... i was so so happy!
when i saw 209 , i was jumping that darn i made it to 80s..
the circumstances and my prep for this exam was no where compared to my previous step exams..
my uworld score - 61% (finished on the last day)
ccs cases - did about 55 of them.. dint get time to finish all
USMLE CD - dint do
NBME - dint do
not doing last two things is not very my type , people who know me might already guess , but as i said , circumstances and prep was alot cut short ..
material studied - jus kaplan step2ck notes , uworld step2ck notes , uworld step 3
My step1 score - 99/254
step2 score - 99/244
step2cs - pass |
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| User Name |
Chirurgien |
| IMG |
IMG |
Status |
PGY1 |
| Exam on |
01/26/2009 |
Result on |
02/18/2009 |
| Result |
Pass |
Attempt No |
1 |
| State Board Applied |
Connecticut |
Exam Taken State |
New |
| 2 Digit Score |
86 |
3 Digit Score |
208 |
| USMLE WORLD Score |
68% |
UW Percentage Completed |
100% |
| NBME 1 score |
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NBME 2 score |
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| USMLE CD score |
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Kaplan Q bank |
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| Kaplan Q book |
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Kaplan simulated score |
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| Duration of preparation |
1 Month |
Experience:
USMLE WORLD
FIRST AID |
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| User Name |
randy travis |
| IMG |
IMG |
Status |
PGY5 |
| Exam on |
10/15/2009 |
Result on |
11/05/2008 |
| Result |
Pass |
Attempt No |
1 |
| State Board Applied |
Connecticut |
Exam Taken State |
Ohio |
| 2 Digit Score |
77 |
3 Digit Score |
197 |
| USMLE WORLD Score |
49% |
UW Percentage Completed |
80% |
| NBME 1 score |
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NBME 2 score |
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| USMLE CD score |
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Kaplan Q bank |
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| Kaplan Q book |
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Kaplan simulated score |
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| Duration of preparation |
2 Months |
Experience:
UW
FA
Swanson
tough exam, lenghty ques, confusing and controversial, made plenty of mistakes
CCS was hard to predit, botched up 3 cases, did not feel i would pass. finally just made it. |
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| User Name |
Dr.D |
| IMG |
IMG |
Status |
PGY1 |
| Exam on |
03/14/2007 |
Result on |
04/05/2007 |
| Result |
Pass |
Attempt No |
1 |
| State Board Applied |
Connecticut |
Exam Taken State |
Kentucky |
| 2 Digit Score |
86 |
3 Digit Score |
209 |
| USMLE WORLD Score |
% |
UW Percentage Completed |
% |
| NBME 1 score |
not taken |
NBME 2 score |
not taken |
| USMLE CD score |
Did not have time to take |
Kaplan Q bank |
Not taken |
| Kaplan Q book |
Not taken |
Kaplan simulated score |
Not taken |
| Duration of preparation |
1 Month |
Experience:
Preparation time: (1 month) Revised Kaplan Step 2 CK: 12 days
Usmle World MCQs: 9 days
Usmle World CCS cases: 4 days
Usmle Steps 123 CCS simulation: 2 days
Revised CK Kaplan again: 2 days
Study Materials used: I found Kaplan Step 3 notes irrelevant and did not use them. Rather STEP 2 CK Kaplan notes was very helpful. Try to take Step 3 as early as possible. You will be more fresh with CK and will find STEP 3 easier.
Usmle World was really helpful for both MCQs and CCS.
For CCS, in my opinion, Usmle World and Usmlesteps123 are more than enough.
Musa’s 100 rules for CCS.
Did not have time to watch videos.
Exam experience: Unlike CK, you will find that most of the questions are vague in Step 3. I got a lot of questions from Geriatrics and most of them were difficult to answer.
CCS: I was able to answer all of them from what I learnt and practiced from Usmle World and Usmle Steps123.
Suggestions: Take Step 3 as early as possible. Some programs especially the H1b ones do expect your Step 3 result even to process your application.
Score is not as important as your CK or Step1 score. |
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