sga430
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This is what i'm doing based on my step 1 experiences. I believe it is sound advice and i would like ur feedback. It is from another thread. Here it is:
my advice is first do Qbook, then kaplan qbank and then UW. this way ur raising your level. if u do UW first then u will not be prepated for UW and also after having used up the best ?s where do u go? in the order i have recommended u are gonna have done the best ?s, the UW, closest to your exam date when it will be fresh. for step 1 i did qbank 1st then qbook. i should have done qbook 1st.
i also recommend between these 3 ? sources read the kaplan notes, do the videos and/or boards and wards or crush the boards for step 2 (aka crush step 2 i think.) i was told the FA for step 2 is not as good as step 1. also crush and B&W are not complete sources but rather hi yield sources but i feel easily more than half of the ?s can be answered from these sources. also take notes from ur mistakes from these questions. but make them as brief as possible.
also b4 taking the test do all the diagnostic tests (NBME, kaplan, usmle cd, etc.) and make sure ur happy with the scores before taking the test. dont depend on luck or god (i'm an atheist btw) or anything else. just go by these scores and ur other test scores. one may be too high or too low from the mean of ur scores so u can chuck it out. go to the scores thread here and see where u are. if happy then book a date and do some hi yield efficient review as the last 3 weeks r critical. this is what u will take with u to the exam.
to summarize first read your main source (kaplan notes) then qbook, read or watch vids and do goljan audio then qbank, again read and do UW. while ur doing questions u can read a hi yield source like B W or crush. this would be a good thing to read just b4 ur exams.
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| PT+MD
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Thank you very much! It's really helpful. Now i'm preparing for the step2. One more Q, how long did you prepare for your exam? Thnaks! 
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| friscan2b
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Hey sga430,
You're mentioning Goljan's audios in your post. Did you listen to the Step 2 Goljan audios, is that what you're talking about, or are you talking about his audios for Step 1. I'm asking this, because although I admire him a lot, and I found his Part one lectures awesome and super, super helpful, the ones for Step2 are not organized by subjects it seems. Maybe it's the person who recorded them, I think, I don't know. Anyway he remains an awesome teacher!
Thank you and the best of luck to you!
A.
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| FarEastGrapplerMD
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what is "UW"?
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| friscan2b
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It refers to the usmleworld website.
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| jjp
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hi ...i m asking friscan2b....where or how did u find goljan step2 ck cds ? can u ple. tell me ....it will be a great help ...thanks
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