Idiopathic
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I frequented this site alot before testing, so I thought I would share.
Goljan was my pathology professor, so I think I had a leg up there, but I did not go to an MD school, so I was hurt in most other areas. I studied:
Princeton review (big book) - Cracking the Boards
Goljan path
Lange Pharm and Micro/Immuno
FA
Some other assorted books (step up, etc.)
QBank (72% overall, 58-84%)
NBME assessments!!!! (640, 680)
My score: 258/99
I am pretty pleased. Congrats to all that passed, and to all the great scores out there. Thanks for all the help.
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| mash
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congrats!
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| Binz
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congrats! you've succeeded. 
Binz
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| tasneembanu
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congrats! thats a great score.
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| nuprin
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congrats, idio! you're one of the nice sdn-ers and you truly deserve this score with all your hard work. also, you are incredibly lucky to have goljan as a lecturer. give him a big kiss for me next time you see him (unless it pisses him off that his lectures are available). do you know if there are step 2 lectures out there?
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| dxtxpx
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Congrats
u wrote u r pretty pleased, that sounded like an understatement. come on man u did it, show some emotion. really happy for u. good luck in future. 
how much physio did u get? equations (renal, respiratory, cardiac etc.) graphs and what was helpful in answering those questions in your experience.
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| Idiopathic
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My physio was the worst subject. Renal was really tough (only about 10 questions though), but it seemed like endocrine (especially thyroid) was very high yield. ABout 30% of the pics were difficult, I thought.
For most of the really tough questions, they are usually easy concepts couched in very difficult wording. This is where I think non-natice english speakers have more difficulty. Usually the straightforward questions are hard in substance, but some questions are hard through wording.
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| dxtxpx
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thanks for your reply
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| mjl1717
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Congrats!!!!- I knew from the beginning that you were special and that you'd do well. Thx for all the help.
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| dr.shar
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congratulations, you did it
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| retroviridae
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Outstanding!
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| Jsmart
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For such a HIGH score...What a luck to have Goljan as your lecturer
Just tell him how much we Love him :lol: :lol: :lol:
Congrats :icon_thumb:
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| hiwa
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congrats Idiopathic for your great score
could u tell us please how did u feel about the molecular biology, immunology, and neurology and genetic questions, I mean a rough % and the difficulty of the questions
thanx
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| josh2004
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congratulations.....and celebrations!!!
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| drsynapse
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Hi
I was wondering when you took your exam ?
When did osais say your score was reported and how long after that did you get your score in mail ?
Thanks
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| bm
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:icon_bounce: you had dr. goljan as path professor :shock: i would have screamed and fainted if i were you he's helping me a lot through my prep. i hope i do well in the exam. again, congrats!
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| Idiopathic
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"hiwa" wrote:congrats Idiopathic for your great score could u tell us please how did u feel about the molecular biology, immunology, and neurology and genetic questions, I mean a rough % and the difficulty of the questions thanx
I had maybe 5 -10 questions total over immuno/cell bio
My genetics were few and easy
Neurology was very minimal
I have heard of people getting some tests that were heavily weighted towards cell bio however, so be prepared.
75% of my test could have been answered with full knowledge of PATHOLOGY
Good luck
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| Idiopathic
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"drsynapse" wrote:
Hi
I was wondering when you took your exam ?
When did osais say your score was reported and how long after that did you get your score in mail ?
Thanks
I took it 6/18, the site said it was sent out 7/21 and i got it 7/28.
I am in USA, though...if that matters.
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| aish
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Great score! You worked really hard and deserved it, congratulations!
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| usmledoctor1
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i got my result in my step 2 exam. i got 194/79 i m img and i have entered usa because i m married to usa citizen. i m feeling so low because of my scores. please tell me will i be able to get residency in internal medicine
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