step1mom
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hi george
I am trying for step one the second time.I failed with 69/169.I am a new mother,tried to sit for exam with a complicated pregnancy but couldnot make it.
I didnot do qbank the last time.Now i am doing it.I am an img,was an average student.I did the first test without reading any explainations and scored 55%.I am doing micro,everytime i am getting average of 45-55%.
I am not reading the explainations yet.just reading the theory and doing timed mode tests.I am really discouraged by people saying they scored 70+ in q bank.I dont know how to do q bank.Should I read theory and do questions i have never used before.Or I read explainations and theory and do used questions and expect 70+.It is just not possible for me to score 70 by just reading books and doing unused questions.I AM JUST NOT SCORING HIGHER THAN 55%.
please advise me.I feel depressed and about to give up.
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| drkps
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you need to clear step1 and both step2 to apply for residency. you may get interviews with just step 1 and step2ck but not that many unless you get really good scores. if not then they will wait for your cs result to give yo ua position. i know cuz my bro in law went thru it being an IMG. he got more interviews after he had his cs result.
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| step1mom
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hi george
I am trying for step one the second time.I failed with 69/169.I am a new mother,tried to sit for exam with a complicated pregnancy but couldnot make it.
I didnot do qbank the last time.Now i am doing it.I am an img,was an average student.I did the first test without reading any explainations and scored 55%.I am doing micro,everytime i am getting average of 45-55%.
I am not reading the explainations yet.just reading the theory and doing timed mode tests.I am really discouraged by people saying they scored 70+ in q bank.I dont know how to do q bank.Should I read theory and do questions i have never used before.Or I read explainations and theory and do used questions and expect 70+.It is just not possible for me to score 70 by just reading books and doing unused questions.I AM JUST NOT SCORING HIGHER THAN 55%.
please advise me.I feel depressed and about to give up.
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| coolmavs
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Hey Royal George, bets of luck for your Step 2 CK. I am sure you are gonna ace it.
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| spyros
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Hi to all of you. I am a student of medical university of Athens and now i am beginnng the collection of informations about the best preparation for usmle step 1. In basis to your experience please send me the details about the best books and the others materials. Thank you very much
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| royalgeorge
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Hello Step 1 mom, sorry for the delay, just finished with step 2, first of al take heart to get 85 + is very easy if u sit down and relax a bit, my advice to u is to read kaplan notes plusy high yield in the areas as mentioned in my first post without trying to remember anything.
Then takes first aid and read it well once.
All this u should do it over 1.5 2 months from now.
After thaat start doing questions fromkaplan or bss qbank, see why u r getting wrong and correct ur mistakes.
remember the harder u try to learn sometimes paradoxically u tend to forget everything.
Best of luck and tell if u need more help.
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| royalgeorge
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Hello Reet and Coolmavs thank you for the wishes.
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| reet
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royal...GOOD LUCK FOR STEP2CK SCORE.may u get high score u desire.
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| luci
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will you tell us a few words about your step 2 experience please?
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| royalgeorge
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Hello luci, i will post my step 2 exam exp after i get the score , i felt the exam went OK, so i am waiting for the score. It was mainly medicine and pediatrics, USMLE world is very useful, though there r mistakes in a couple of questions.
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| cooldoc19
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Hey george,
Congrats on your score! I am 2nd yr MBBS student in India. What I would like to know that which would be better: to give step 1 during MBBS( maybe some months after 2nd prof) or after or during internship? If former is better, then how should i go about managing my studies ie. both MBBS and Mle prep. Also please suggest books to be read for 2nd prof MBBS if final aim is to clear USMLE. Also someone was telling me that you cannot step 1 again for 6 yrs Is this true. Also what kind of scores are reqd for a good residency in the US considering that i already have a green card, so no visa problems.
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| royalgeorge
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Hello Cooldoc TAKE UR STEP 1 AS WELL AS STEP 2 after MBBS , preferably after internship, test is very practical, exam is nothing big, so enjoy ur studies try to read our Indian books as of now, thay r much more detailed.
Score is not the only thing that matters, ur academic perfomances and research all matter. Try to get some research in the speciality of ur choice.
best of luck for ur studies. if u pass step 1 once u cannot take it till the scores become invalid i.e 7 yrs !
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| drsnq
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HI george...nice to see that u r still here to support us even u did ur step 2...God will bless you ...
planning for exam in the end of nov...(did not get scheduling permit yet to choose my date)..my problem is memorization...the thing which i learn in one subject ..i forget when i learn othe subject...i have done my Q bank in my 2nd reding almost..now doing 3rd reading plus I start memorizatin FA..but when i do questions I forget the things which i learned ...can u plz advise me for that
Good luck for ur step 2 score...
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| royalgeorge
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Hello drsnq, there must be a mistake in the learning strategy, are u full time into studies or do u have a job. Any way you have still abut 45 days so read first aid plus atleast one book for each subject. do daily mcq's + remember to score good all u need is > 68 % or odd.
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| malena
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hi,royalgeorge, i am an img from india,2002 grad ,with 2 yrs exp as pg in med.planning fpr step-1 i just have 5 months to prepare,is it sufficient time?i how i go about it.lost confidence in other subjects due to lack of touch.pls advice me.
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| karyosome
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hi george!
please help me out... do u have any idea how many questions we need to get correct in order to get 99 or 90... i know it'll be an estimate but i'd really like to know what u think.
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| USMLEGladiator
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can a quick glance thru UW step2ck help in impropving score above 90ile.I'm doing Kap stuff, Kap qbank & BSS.I'm 2001 graduate & am poor in clinical scenarios.
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| royalgeorge
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Hello Malena, for a pg in medicine, u really need not worry much. 5 months is more than enough, could u squeeze 20 days leave before the d day. Stick tyo what I have said, revise and practice . Try to finish one round as soon as possible.
Hello karyosome, i think i a very good estimate from the experience of mine as well as my friend and classmate who too scoed well is in step 1 you should get atleast 72 - 75% right to have a good score. i think I scored around 75%, from my experience in wirting all the inidan pg entrances. One important thing is there is no negative marking so it is not all that difficult.
USMLE Gladiator if u have time go through step 2 ck notes from kaplan for medicine alone, it will help, dont waste time with any thing else. USMLE world is very vast, so dont even think about of it.
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| malena
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thanks george.may know 1 reading can it be done in 1.5months.i can put in avg 4-6 hrs a day.as u said i will try taking leave,but not sure if i will be granted.can u pls tell me strategy of how to approach in short time.one more thing will i be old img?will my exp in med taken into account?
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