helops
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I have been dreaming of writing about my experience for quite some time!!!!! Here is my story:
I took step 1 twice (2003 and 2004) and failed. After that, I decided to take step 2 (2005) and I passed (score 84). Took step 2 CS and passed (2005).
This year I decided to take step 1 again... Originally, I was scheduled to take my exam on September 5th, but one week before the exam I took NBME I and II and failed badly, scoring around 320. I was totally devastated... Obviously, I postponed my exam for one month. Well, during this last "studying month" I decided to study using USMLEWORLD only. I started scoring 45% and in the end was scoring from 55 to 65%. I was doing kaplan q bank before, scoring around 68%, so I was really surprised that my NBME was so low...
But of all my problems, the main thing is that I was a nervous break, I was not sleeping more than 4 hours per night, I was having palpitations etc... Besides that, I work full time (sometimes 10 hours/day) as a researcher in a cancer center, and I was able to take only one week off (the week before the exam) to study full time. Anyway, without doing more of NBME or the usmle CD I decided to take the exam... I couldn't study more, so I finally said, whatever... if i failed again, how cares??? worst to come, I do a PhD...lol... So, I was finally relaxed to take the exam... Well, I took it and today I learned at the oasis that I passed... The score??? I could not care less... I will be more than happy with a 75... Hopefully my CV will help me to compensate a eventually bad score... So, my opinion if you want to pass this exam..and please note, I am not talking about scoring high, just about passing... 1) control yourself... you are your worst enemy... I was having mental blocks etc 2) first aid 3) USMLEWORD is mandatory!!!! Botton of line: never give up... and never loos perspective... you are not better or worst that anyone because you pass or fail a exam... and always have a plan B... so you donīt put too much pressure on yourself...
Take care and good luck,
Helops
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| Sharon99
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Thanks
I needed to hear that today.Iwish you the best on ur score.Good surprise it will be to you.
Congrats!!!
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| smal
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thanks for sharing ur experience,
and good luck on ur score
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| 10+from_medgrad
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my nbme score was 310 just last week. although I was scoring 60 to 80% in kaplan qbank. During my nbme exam I felt exactly the same way you described. Many questions I know the answer. but I could not recall. I postponed my exam which was supposed to be end of this month. now thinking just like you. I can't study anymore. so will be going to sit for exam within a month. by the way this is the first post I saw from people got low scoring. forum almost look like belongs to people score 99 or above!!!!
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| usmle1001
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congratulations! sorry to say , I am in the same situation as you were and feel very down right now. May I have your advice? Can you write me at ustenniseagle@yahoo.com . Thanks in advance!
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| kaushal5
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Thanks for posting your encouraging story and advice...really it helps because I failed step 1 a couple of months ago and mood goes up and mostly down...it is tough but reading your story really gives us hope!
Good Luck Helops.
kaushal5
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| goodyear
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Congratulations in ur residency application..
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| poli
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Thank you for the advice , it is real life, because I am experiencing the same but I will not give up
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