4 days to go...

[ibur]

Hello Everyone

Just at 4 days of the CK! So far Read twice Kaplan IM, Once Surgery, Peds. Did UW once with 72%, and doing since 100 Qs or more per day... From Crush read Obgyn and read from FA Cardio.
Taken UWSA 217
NMBE 3 490
NMBE 4 510
any insight for time left? Thanks!

Did Step1 twice. scored 205/85

Good Luck!

[cool_atomic]

It's too late to even think of postponing your exam, so go for it. I too have a 204/84 in step-1 and am aiming high for step-2, so hope you pass and score well in step-2ck. Just revise your weak areas and u'll be gud for the exam in this limited time frame.
ALL THE BEST FOR YOUR EXAM. Share your exam experience with us later!

[ibur]

Hello!

Well three days to go! today did the USMLE test, got 82% don't know if is any good but at least it's a passing score. going to do some more UW Qs and call it a day.

Good Luck

[usmleguy]

good luck ibur..you can do it...
nd do share how your exam goes....

[cool_atomic]

82% is good too. Just go for the exam and do your best. let us know how it went! ALL THE BEST

[mohamedomar]

i wish you the best man

[ibur]

Hello...

3 days after taking the Step... don't know how to put it don't know how it went. After finishing blocks & Qs realized had some of them wrong! so... Actually have a strange feeling about overall result...

Block 7 seems the hardest. There were lots of Obgyn Qs, IM, Peds & Psych, like 10-20's of behavioral! really strange test of what i've read... So, 3 weeks of waiting? why if its a computer based exam?!

Good luck to every one! be posting after results Hoping PASS

[rasheed]

Originally Posted by ibur

Hello...

3 days after taking the Step... don't know how to put it don't know how it went. After finishing blocks & Qs realized had some of them wrong! so... Actually have a strange feeling about overall result...

Block 7 seems the hardest. There were lots of Obgyn Qs, IM, Peds & Psych, like 10-20's of behavioral! really strange test of what i've read... So, 3 weeks of waiting? why if its a computer based exam?!

Good luck to every one! be posting after results Hoping PASS

Don't worry about it. Most of us had this feeling out of the exam. We wish you all the best and am sure you'll come up with good score.

[cool_atomic]

Originally Posted by ibur

Hello...

3 days after taking the Step... don't know how to put it don't know how it went. After finishing blocks & Qs realized had some of them wrong! so... Actually have a strange feeling about overall result...

Block 7 seems the hardest. There were lots of Obgyn Qs, IM, Peds & Psych, like 10-20's of behavioral! really strange test of what i've read... So, 3 weeks of waiting? why if its a computer based exam?!

Good luck to every one! be posting after results Hoping PASS

Congrats ibur on giving the exam....i'm sure u'll get a great score!
was there enough time to answer all the questions? how did you manage?

[ibur]

Hi

Thanks for the Cheers

There was enough time to complete the blocks., more time wouldn't be bad... had like 1-6 min average after completing the blocks.

Im always remembering Q's that I had wrong

GL Every One

[cool_atomic]

Originally Posted by ibur

Hi

Thanks for the Cheers

There was enough time to complete the blocks., more time wouldn't be bad... had like 1-6 min average after completing the blocks.

Im always remembering Q's that I had wrong

GL Every One

congrats ibur, everybody says time wasn't enough atleast for 2-3 questions per block. You have not had that problem!!!! Time was the only barrier in step-2ck and u've surpassed it. U'll get a great score! dnt worry!

[ibur]

Thanks Atomic

But Reading Fast, or just making it on time doesn't mean you will have a great score. At least thats what I think... Really hope it isn't so.

Best Of Luck

[cool_atomic]

Originally Posted by ibur

Thanks Atomic

But Reading Fast, or just making it on time doesn't mean you will have a great score. At least thats what I think... Really hope it isn't so.

Best Of Luck

dude, it's way better than leaving 3-4 questions/block (makes about 30 q's gone wrong) unattempted. Unanswered q's are counted as wrong responses; which can make a difference. Being totally nervous after a step exam is absolutely physiological for these exams...

[ibur]

Originally Posted by cool_atomic

dude, it's way better than leaving 3-4 questions/block (makes about 30 q's gone wrong) unattempted. Unanswered q's are counted as wrong responses; which can make a difference. Being totally nervous after a step exam is absolutely physiological for these exams...

Atom I agree that having spare time is good... just don't agree that i'ts a measurable way of knowing that one got a great score and hope thats the case of course.
Thanks and Good Luck

[ibur]

Hello Forum !

Just got the .pdf from Oasis:
PASS 226/99

Thank you God
GL

[cool_atomic]

congrats man on that great score!!!!!!!226/99!!!!!!!!!!!!!
you've balanced your relatively low step-1 score now (even i have a 204/84 in step-1;hoping to score like you in step-2).
Hats off to you!!!

[Haisook]

Originally Posted by ibur

Hello Forum !

Just got the .pdf from Oasis:
PASS 226/99

Thank you God
GL

Congrats ibur! A great achievement!

[cool_atomic]

but since when is 226 a 99? i've seen no less than 235/99 till now? any clue to what's going on?

[Haisook]

Originally Posted by cool_atomic

but since when is 226 a 99? i've seen no less than 235/99 till now? any clue to what's going on?

Exams have supposedly become harder. So lower 3-digit scores now correlate to higher 2-digit scores. Same thing happening in Step 1.

[usmleguy]

i think it has somethng to do with the exam getting harder and lesser questions..
i found out while checking one of the forums that during 2004 or before examgivers who got 244 in step 1 got 99 and anything less than 244 got lesser scores below 99 ...so 244 was the 99 margin then ..
they dropped to 235 in last 3-4 years and now for 229 is the margin for 99 in step 1....
perhaps the standard is the two digit score ...and it may have something to do with the difficulty level increasing and lesser no. of questions...