docgerm
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hi, just got my scores last week and i was really surprised! got 232/94, which i did not exspect, and i am wondering if it might be a mistake since the actual score does not seem high enough to me to reach a two digit score like that..however,i passed!!! 
i studied with first aid and did the nms questions and mock exam. i just graduated two months before that (i'm an img)so i was prepared and just added some time after i moved to the usa to do more questions as my graduation exam was an oral test. the nms q's were harder and the mock exam easier than the actual q's.
i guess without my former preparation i would have studied for around three months.
i cant really recall the q's but i know that i found it REALLY exhausting and that i wished i would have timed myself at home, but i never really did, so i ran out of time in my first block and never reviewed any questions.
i am preparing for step 1 now ( :? ) and i always have the timer on when i do questions.it really helps getting used to the time pressure!
the real q's are longer than the practice ones and they give you a lot of unnecessary infos so it really helped me to read the question first and then go through everything.
the topics were very close to what was in the first aid 2004 edition and i really recommend it eventhough i know its not as popular as first aid for step 1.
now, do you think a score like that is good enough to get into more competitive fields like med-peds, especially since i am an img?
i hope this was a little help for your preparations, wish i could remeber the q's better, but my brain just shut off after the exam and went into a state of selective amnesia (guess the wine on that evening didnt help...sorry :oops: )
good luck to everybody!!!
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| mahendra
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Congratulations!!!!!!!
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| no more a loser
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congrats its a great score. I think it wont be a problem to get in meds-peds at all. Good luck in the future
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| Mleian
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hi docgerm!
congrats on such a wonderful score.
>!.....i do hope i also get some where near that when i give step 2.~!
i am presently in final year..plan to give step 2 first as u did..i plan to submit the application IMMEIDATELY after getting my final year results ....study for 2-3 months...and go for the exam......
can u tell me a bit more about as to what books did u study for step 2...i know u did nms and first aid..but was that enough????? i am reading CMDT and then jot down points in First Aid..so in the end first aid becomes my notes..>!>>.....for gyne / obs i plan to do Blue prints, surgery is with kaplan, what about paeds, psychiatry and preventive med...can u tell some books for these 3 sub???
thanx ..
and congrats once again
Mleian
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| docgerm
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hi,
thanks for all the congratulations!
i studied with my german books so unfortunately i can't tell you what english books to use, sorry :? . the subjects i was tested in for my graduation were medicine, surgery, peds and ob/gyn, so i was well prepared in those subjects already and i just studied the other subjects from first aid.
the nms and mock questions were a good practice and if i would have had more time i would have done the kaplan q-bank as well .
i wish you good luck for step 2 and after that we can exchange our experiences for step 1!for me i have to say it was a good decision to do step 2 first, doing questions for step 1 now i can tell there is a lot of overlap (except for anatomy and biochemistry) and it makes studying a little easier.
good luck again and sorry i couldnt give you more advice for the books!
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| fetus
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hi,i have my step 2 within 3 wks.i 'm wandering if to take in addition to Kaplan's and NMS - "Exam Master &or "USMLEWORLD".
would u recommend?
thanks,Leon
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| docgerm
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hi.i'm sorry but i dont know anything of those questions... 
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| fetus
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these are commercial sites,like Kaplan's.suggested in www.prep4usmle.com
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| alam2033
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im an img too ,will be graduating in about a month or so.im planning to take plab in june and was wondering if i should start preparing for step 2 and sit for it sometime mid 2004.could u please help me out with the books and guide me a bit..thank u
take care and best of luck in ur career
Alam
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| FAT_GOITER
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:lol: This is so funny. Docgerm is continiously insisting that he has no clue about the English books and all of us keep asking questions regarding the English USMLE books he might have used, regardless of understanding what he is saying....I feel sorry for docgerm.. :cry:
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| docgerm
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hi,thanks for your pity i was really starting to feel bad :wink:
and here again for everybody: i just used first aid,NMS and mock exam. otherwise used my german textbooks for ob/gyn, peds ,surgery and medicine. all other subjects i just studied from first aid. ia m not familiar with the american textbooks for step 2 and i dont know other q-banks and tests than those i mentioned.
good luck to all of you!
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| BUDSKI
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Nobel prize in medicine next......eh?
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| Green
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i dont believe what he said!
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