ghcristina
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Hi guys,
I want to thank you all for helping me get through this exam, especially prep4usmle (I am Romanian, too!) . My exam was nothing like I've done before, to be honest I didn't expect it to be so hard! I've done UW, Kaplan Qbank, Qbook before, but this was way harder. The q's weren't longer, I had time to review the marked, although I rarely changed any answer. I had no images (maybe 1-2), no Q's from the usmle CD, no easy ones. I was dizzy after the first 4 blocks and I took my first (and last) break. After I returned, the last 4 seemed more do-able. I even missed simpler Q's, I realized afterwards, because I was thinking them too hard and I always thought there is a twist in each. I felt horrible afterwards, and I had nightmares about it until I did the Oasis trick and found out that I passed. I was so relieved. I receive the score a week ago and my jaw fell when I saw 92. So, this post is not a negative one as it started. And I want to encourage you all that even if you have a hard test that doesn't resemble anything that you've done, do your best, and YOU"RE GONNA BE FINE!  Good luck!
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| drworm
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hey great job! congrats! could you tell me how you prepared? did you use kaplan notes? What about Goljan audio. Do you know if it is good?
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| ghcristina
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Hey, Drworm,
I only used the Kaplan notes for all subjects. I took Qbank(Kaplan) about 4 months before the exam and didn't do a great job there (66%). Then I reviewed the books and took UW. I did 65% there. I had time before exam to review ~33% of those (if you have time repeat them after you've done them once-that is try to do them again not read only the explanations). Also I have done several tests from Qbook - and scored ~80%several days before exam. I didn't take NBME. Also right before exam I hit the books again and read them briefly (1 book a day). So, that was it. I went there pretty confident, as I thought step 2 will be like step 1 (I got out very happy from step 1 that I'll get a great score-I also took 92 there-a little less than I expected). But I guess they have a good balancing system between hard and easy tests. So everything turned out fine. Let me know if you have any other q's.
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| ghcristina
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Oh, I forgot, I had Goljan audio but didn't have time to listen to it. I am doing something else full time.
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| freccia
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Hi , When u plan to take cs exam? and where?
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| PT+MD
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Congratulations!!! 
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| alenka
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what a great job!
congratulations!
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| coolbabe76
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congrats ...when did you take the exam?
and was it fred or the prometric software?
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| drkpp
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congrats
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| ARJ
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Congratulation
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| ghcristina
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Thank you all so much,
I gave my exam on August 26th and it was the old format that I knew from step 1.I took CS this week, on Sept. 27th in Atlanta andhave posted my experience in the CS forum. I think I did fine, but who knows? A good thing was that I got my step2 ck result theday before the CS so it boosted my confidence  .
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| coolbabe76
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you are lucky you got your result so soon.poeple who have given exam on 15 aug are still waiting
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| mac007
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congrats
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| rs_es
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coolbabe76,
You took your CK exam on August 15th and are still waiting? was it FRED? What is happening with OASIS for you?
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