pal_luv_i
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i am having my step 2 ck on 28 th Feb.I just got 330 on NMBE and 70
% average on kaplan Q bank.I am confused what should i do.Will i pass????
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| ELM
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Ooh dear, to be honest with you 330 on NBME is pretty low! If you take the test in few days the odd is more likely a failure!
I heard to able to confortably pass one should get 500 and above on NBME. I have even seen people fail with 540 on it!
So you gotta deside yourself.
If i were you i would postpone it at least one month or even more.
Sorry that i am telling you this! :!:
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| retroviridae
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I don't like to be negative, but I am going to be fank here. I think you should postpone your exam for a month or 2. Doesn't matter what the fees are, while I cannot say for sure, chances are you will fail or do very poorly (you are right at that cutoff). Scores are imoprtant these days, so it is not worth the risk. Just to keep this in perspective, on the USMLE passing is set as 1.5 SD below the mean (just like a 99 is 1.5 SD above the mean). So correct me if I am wrong, but the mean for the NBME is 500 and the SD is 100. So you are more than 1.5 SD below the mean. I actually did better on the USMLE then the NBME said I would, so you might very well pass. But unless you are shooting for a just pass, I would say postpone. I am sorry. I know that is not what you wanted to hear. But I think you already know it is the thing to do. Best of luck with whatever you decide.
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| Veer-Zaara
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Dear retroviridae...you had excellent step 2 scores...can just tell me what books to read?
Is online UW essential.....like are the questions on the exam very similar or the same as UW?
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| pal_luv_i
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Thanks guys. I agree with your statements. I have postponed my exams and am starting UW q-bank
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