rhonda
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I passed! :P Woweeeee! Thank you all for your support!
Well here's my story:
I am an IMG. I graduated May last year. looking back now it seems to me that 2004 was a year of endless examinations! I passed the local board exams in August, then took step 1 in Oct, and now this...
I used the following books:
Kaplan books 2002
Kaplan Q book 2004
NMS Step 2
Crush step 2
FA Step 2
FA for Medicine clerkship
High Yield IM
FA for OB Gyn clerkship
FA for Surgery clerkship
Blueprints surgery
FA for Pediatric clerkhip
The whole exam was a blur. I had a hard time sleeping the night before. My boyfriend drove me to the testing center. I arrived there an hour early so I still had time to perk myself up with a cup of decaf coffee mocha. After that drink, I was more than ready to go! Each block had a moderately long sets of questions. I had to click the down arrow button around 5-7x per block. I had a good number of OB questions, they asked so often that it seemed to me that they were as many as IM q's! I had less ethics and prev med Q's (as compared to step 1), I had only one ECG, about 3 CT Scan/MRI interpretation. One thing I remember though is that SIADH and ADH insufficiency were heavily tested in my exam. So guys, please study those. They were really good in asking about the same topic but in so many ways than you could possibly think of. I finished each blocks with still an average of 7-10 minutes to spare. I used that either to catch my breath, ease my mind from tension, eat, or go to the restroom.
You guys have helped me a lot! I am more than willing to help anyone here. Good luck to all of us! 
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| tamriko
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Congratulations rhonda. Good luck to your residency.
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| ELM
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Good job!
Good luck on your score now! :lol:
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| drshabs
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| 2bmd
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AWESOME! :icon_thumb: Congratulations Rhonda...I knew you could do it!
I wish you the best with your scores and with residency!!
-2bmd
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| maqsur
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Congrats, I found out the same thing today as well. Good luck!
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| rhonda
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Thanks you heaps! :P
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| ELM
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Hey Rhonda and maqsur,
What were your NBME and other practice tests scores? Trying to get some idea here.... :wink:
Thank you.
Celebration tonight huh? :lol:
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| lucky
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well done rhonda, all the best.
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| tasneembanu
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Congrats rhonda,all teh best for ur score.
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