lubna ch
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hi guys. i am preparing for step2.. have taken the date of 17th may 2007. i am done with almost 3 readings of kaplan books. i think i know my stuff and i have done kaplan q bank with score of 80%, kaplan q book with score of 68%, NMS with 72% and step mock exam with 82%.. now i have purchased usmle world online which i know is very much recommended for step2 takers. i took it 5 days ago and have done around 3-400 questions. but my total % is 58% and the more questions i do the lower it goes.. this is freaking me out as i want to score well. i didnt score well on step1 with a score of just 80. and i am very tensed.. can u plz give me a reality check as to where i stand with only 2months left in my exam and keeping my usmle world score so far. i dont plan to change my date of exam. plz if any one of u have already given step2 and did usmle world, plz let me know ur scores in usmle world so i can judge myself. im very depressed and freaking out but obviously il keep doing the questions as they help alot and its a good practice. but im tired of my stupid mistakes.. i know the stuff but i choose the wrong answers and it sucks.. plz help!
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| foco
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Don´t freak out. UW is much harder than other q banks. Use it as a learnig tool. The explanations are exelent. If you want to see where you stand, use NBME test. Don't worry you have a lot of time before the test.
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| dncosta
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Don't worry about that, there are threads correlating UW score and the actual score in the exam, and some people jumped from 60-65 in UW to 99 in the actual exam. I agree with the previous post, use UW also as a learning tool, not only as a self-assessment method. I've recently given Step 2 CK and you can be sure that UW is much better than Kaplan (I subscribed both). And believe me, the percentage will improve in a couple of weeks.
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| doc_clotaire
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I agree with foco . Actually , more than 55 % is GOOD ( average ) in UW , those test are KILLERS man . You stil can improve it by making a list of your weakest area in the cummulative score and FOCUS on them. That 's what I did and it works for me ( was constantly scoring 50 s at and now improving to 60-70s )
Don ' t worry , you ' be fine
Good luck buddy !
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| lubna ch
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thanks u guys.. its a relief to feel some support and understanding from ppl like me.. i really like this forum... it really makes u feel better and lifts up ur spirits.. thankas again and il be in touch with my scores.. hope u all do well in exams too.. today my block was realllyy bad.. i scored 54%. but the questions were realyy hard today. so i didnt feel that bad about my score.. and yes i agree i should use it as a learning tool and learn from my mistakes so hopefully i dont make such mistakes in my actual exam.. thanks for ur support.
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| winnera
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hi guys
after reading this , i feel more depressed
my scores r fluctuating -40 - 70%, and not much improved after 2 weeks
is there anyone heard of passing ck with u. world score less than 50%?
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