BC
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hi all! i just learned of my step 2 ck result today and it's 97/240!!!  i couldn't believe it!!!
so now i'm going to give my 2 cents worth on the matter. i've benefited a lot from this site and it's high time that i do give something back!
study materials: kaplan books
question pool used:
1. entire qbook
2. 1/4 of kaplan qbank questions
3. more than half of USMLEworld questions
4. about 600 questions from the USMLEasy (which i was able access for free sometime in may)
i started preparing for step 2 ck way back in may. however at the time, it was hard for me to study seriously because of too many distractions at home. so basically i was able to sneak only 3-5 hours a day of study for the next 6 months.
after the CS exam in august, i did the USMLEworld questions and some kaplan qbank q's. however because of time constraints, i wasn't able to finish the two qbanks and i wasn't able to re-read the kaplan books.
my grades:
kaplan qbook - 74%
usmle world - ranged from 57% - 80% (but most of my scores were in the mid 60's)
kaplan qbank - 58%-76%
if there's one take home message that i'd like to share to everyone it is: ANSWER AS MANY QUESTIONS AS YOU CAN.
i should know this because my step 1 grade wasn't as good as my step 2 ck and now i know what made the difference. so to all of you out there who's trying to read and read books without even bothering to answer q's, STOP. i think most of the time people already have enough stock knowledge, it's just a matter of organizing ur thoughts, recalling the facts and getting familiar with the question style. you will only be able to do this through answering questions!
so there, i hope this post will help as many people as it can. i owe this site for helping me get that score.
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| tuesday
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Cogratulations! & Thank you for sharing ur success story!!!!
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| tasneembanu
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Congrats BC,thats a great score,ur advice was really helpful.thanks and all the best for ur residency.
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| ELM
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That's just great! Well done!
Party time now!!!!
Best of luck for your future endovers! :P
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| lucky
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great score !!! congrats.
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| BC
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thanks folks. i wish u all success in ur exams.
right now i'm waiting for interview invites and the CS result! this whole waiting game is more mentally taxing than the exams, not to mention financially draining :?
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