Isther
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Did UW 3 weeks before the exam, and yes, Qbank is worthy... the difficulty is milder but you have less time per question... the bottom line is do as much MCQ´s as you can.
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| loser
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thanks a million
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| berkeleyboy
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Step 2 CK score: 95/235
USMLE CD: didn't do
NBME: didn't do
Kaplan Qbank: didn't do
USMLE World: 67.8%
I only used Kaplan lecture notes and UW. I studied for 5 weeks but I had read some of the kaplan lecture notes before I started my review during my clinical rotations.
I did 2000Q from UW mainly in untimed mode discipline based...OB, peds, medicine, surgery, psych right after I had read the section in kaplan. I did the Qs in sets of 25, sometimes more sometimes less. I read the kaplan notes about 3-4 times total.
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| ditch doctor
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Score 238/96
UW: overall ~60% Last 3 weeks 65-75%
Free USMLE CD: 87%
Kaplan Qbank: 55-60% (finished about 2 months before exam)
Kaplan Qbook: ~70%
NBME 1: 280 (took before I started studying)
NBME 2: 390 about 3 mos out
NBME 1: 520 about 2 mos out
NBME 3: 570 about 2 weeks out
Read Kaplan once during corresponding clinical rotation, Watched Kaplan videos once during corresponding clinical rotation, did about 50-100 questions (always timed/ random) per week for about 6 months and 50-100 a day for last 2 months, made note cards on all missed Kaplan/UW question and memorized them (about 700 note cards), read eMedicine and Wikipedia article for all missed questions and all "zebras" and made clinical vignette note cards on them (another 400 note cards). Studied lightly (0-2 hrs/day) for 6 months (during clinical rotations) and then studied hard core for 1.5 months (>8hrs/day), Played 18 holes of golf at least twice a week througout 
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| cyra
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Exam date: 07/28/06 Score report date: 08/16/06 Score recieved: 08/19/06
Step 2 CK score: 91/224
USMLE CD: 42/40/39
UW:70% cumulative (Did it by subject)
Kaplan Q book: 75-80%
NBME 1: 610 NBME 2: 640
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| baby rose
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hi everyone
prep time 2months
did kaplan and usmle world
q book 80 percent
usmle cd 39,42,43
us world 65percent
nbme 1 540 2 10 days before
and nbme 2 550
3days before the exam
real exam 27 july
score reported on 16 august
231/94
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| adahshan
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Exam on 26th jul. reported on 16th aug
real exam : 92/227
did not do: NBME, UW
Kaplan: Qbank 70-75, Qbook: 70
Mock: 76-84
USMLE CD: 83.33%
Pretests: 70's
goodluck all.
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| drdiv
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Hi All
I got my step 2 ck score 255/99!!!
first of all i should thank every one on this forums as they r really helpful for achieving this score. my step 1 score is 252/99
my prep is for 3 months,revised kap books thrice
uw (subject wise ) 82% (cumulative) scored less in surgery&obg
kap q bank 80%
kap q book 85%
nbme 1 (10 days before) 770.
"without my husband&family's help i woudnt hav achieved this"
thanks to u all.
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| drbee29
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Thank God for my score!
Score: 241/97
NBME 1 (2 weeks before exam): 510
NBME 2 (4 days before exam): 600
Kaplan Qbook: 77%
UW: 62.20% timed, unused
Kaplan Simulated: 78%
USMLE CD: 39, 42, 40
Hope this helps with your correlations. Goodluck to everyone!
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| tum81
Forum Newbie
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USMLE World 67%
Kaplan Qbank 77%
Kaplan Qbook 83% (1417/1700)
NBME CD 44, 41, 40 (91%)
NBME 1 - 640 / 247 (5 weeks before)
NBME 2 - 640 / 247 (2 weeks before)
NBME 3 - 660 / 250 (4 days before)
Step 2 - 252 (99)
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| zhaoju2000
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Just got it 5 min ago. 240/97
UW 67.45% (1 round, randomly)
NBME: 610-610-680 (241-241-254)
Studied Kaplan notes, kaplan questions (just for review), Kaplan book (around 70%)
studied for 6 months (3 months parttime, last 1 month seriously fulltime)
Thank you for the help from the forum
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| Jinx
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exam-aug 7th result aug-30th
248/99
UW-70%--1st read, timed,mixed
qbook--80%
NBME--not taken
total prep--4 months--kaplan notes+ step 2 secrets+ first aid+ pretests(all)
did not use kaplan dvd's or qbank
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| ryvanki
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CK: 279/99
Used USMLE World all third year to study for shelf exams, inaccurate to report percentages because did in tutor mode.
Read Kaplan lecture notes and used kaplan q-book and q-bank throughout third year, as well.
4-5 days of prep time.
NBME Form 1 770
NBME Form 2 800
NBME Form 3 750
I would highly recommend to any third year starting out to pay the ridiculous amount of money that I did throughout the year for USMLE World. Did not pay for Kaplan Q-Bank, though.
Anyway, nice blog.
Take care and good luck to you all.
ryman
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| dowit
Forum Newbie
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CK SCORE 255/99
NBME FORM 1 680
FORM 2 690
FORM 3 660
Did not do the counting on Kaplan or UW.
GL everyone!!!
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| mohelgamal
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Step 2 CK score: 99/246
USMLE CD:91% 44-43-39
NBME: 1=600 2=670 3=580
Kaplan QBOOK: 80-85%
USMLE World: 67% all in tutor mode taken once
Exam Master CD: none
NMS Review Book: none
PLUS studied pharm and path and neuroscience from antomy (as I took step 2 first).
my recommedation is that If you take step 2 first (which is a good choice for mmany IMGS) you must study path, pharm, neuroscience, behavioral science(esp defence mech and normal developmant) as well as genetics and some biochemstry and micro ( in other word any thing related to disease from these books)
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| Houstonian
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234/95
NBME 1: 550 (229/93) - 3 weeks out
NBME 2: 590 (237/96) - 1 week out
NBME 3: Ran out of time to take it
USMLEWorld: 61% - completed 2 days before exam (projects out to 218 according to Score Estimator)
Read my Kaplan Live Step 2CK course notes the 2 days before the exam.
(Took Kaplan's Live Lecture course. Highly recommend it as a baseline. Way better to take the course than read those huge dry books. Much more focused and to the point.)
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| saton
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228/92
Nbme 1: 500 ( 2 weeks before)
Nbme 2: 450 (1 week before)
Usmleworld: 61% (did it once only review wrongs answers)
Study time: 3 months with some breaks, did Kaplan notes and videos once, usmle secrets, boards & wards and first aid for ck the 2 last weeks.
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| Benson
Forum Senior
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Posts: 67
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Step 2 CK score: 221/90
USMLE world: 52%(timed, subject wise, first time)
Kaplan Qbook: 65%
USMLECD: 35/34/35
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| Benson
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For last two weeks, I focus on crush + boards and wards and while doing UW, I make sure that I go over the questions(both right and wrong) twice.
Here is how I study:
http://www.prep4usmle.com/forum/thread/38602
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| adr2b1
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USMLE Step II CK: 249/99
USMLE Step I: 199/81
USMLE world: approx 65%
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| humbty
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Posts: 135
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Step 2ck: 276/99
UW World: 100% finished and 78% correct random, unused, timed
Kaplan Q Bank: 75% finished and 82% correct random, unused, timed
Kaplan Q Book: 81%
NBME: 1: 800; 2: 780; 3: 780
USMLE CD: somewhere above 40/46, dont remember exactly
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| sailingship
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step 1 244/99. step2 246/99. cs passed.
uw-68% test mode did whole uw in 10 days. didnt read explanation before completing every question.
usmle cd- 82%.
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| chickimi
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Posts: 135
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KP qbqnk (w 1st reading)-71%
UW (with 2nd reading kp books)-69%
NBME-1(3wks b4 CK)-530/224
KP simulation (1wk B4)-74%
ECFMF CD(1day B4)-88%
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