dr_ayyad
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guys sorry for my first post and just posting the score I will right down my experience in details
my score : 99
3-digit score :264
exam taken on : valentine day 14-2-2007
started perparing on : 1-11-2006
actual preparation time : 3 months 14 days
material used in preparation
before u read this section remmber that my main stregnth is my good background gained from taking college rotations seriously and studying from good texts for my college exams and rotations
medicine : read medstudy once but didnt remmeber a dman thing
my main source was Kaplan lecture notes (3 times : first time it took a week,second time three days and last time one day)
Pediatrics: Kaplan
3 times -same duration as medicine
OBG
Kaplan once - 3 days
blueprints once - one week
psychaitry
kaplan once
high yeaild once
UCV once
total time one week
surgery
bluerpints once
kaplan once except trauma section twice
total 10 days
ethics and biostats
the section in kaplan
did 3 times
4 days total
the rest of my studying time was dedicated to solve qs
USMLE world -I subscribed to USMLE world (90 bucks for a month) it is just great
kaplan q book
kaplan q bank
good but not as good as UW
pretest series
I did the medicine and pediatircs ones
not good at all - a nice way to waste time though
did most of the Obg pretest book
and the trauma section in pretest suregery
all in all they suck
their place is in the garbage
also took some days off
through my preparation I had some hard rotations in college and KHCC so I had only 5-6 hours to study per day
the exam day:
the exam is 8 blooks , 46 question each
each block took me about 30 minutes to finish but i took my time and reviewd every item so i finished blocks on time
I took 3 breaks , five minutes each (pepsi and chocolate on breaks)
my exam content was wierd
30-40% of the questions were pediatrics
25% were psychiatry (the most difficult in the test-really wierd and confusing qs)
20% medicine
15% obg
and 10% for the rest
guys again I am sorry for posting my score only first
I am really open for any advice u need or question about thew exam
I am from jordan by the way.....any jordanians here???? knock knock
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| mjl1717
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Thank you. You FINALLY came thru.. To bad the guys had to ask for the info..
{hope no one has to ASK for an EKG} 
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| snowdrops
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A bright person with a bright score. Congratulation!
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| MRMAVERICK
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Great score buddy 
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| mitty
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sorry if I was hard on you in the previous post.Congrats and thank you for sharing your experiance.
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| dr_ayyad
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thanx guys u r welcome
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| docnikki
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wow congratulations. That was aa smart prep and a smart score
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| neuroblastoma
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Congrattts buddy, thanks for sharing ur wonderfull score..
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| vanshita
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Congratulation
GOOD LUCK for match
thanks for sharing with us
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| ram3
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thank you for your post did you find usmleworld your best source or
did you also like kaplan q bank also you mention that you are in college you mean medical school right what type of pediatric questions did you get since you say it was your most tested subject
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| dr_ayyad
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oh yes I am still in med school
UW rocks
I got 78% (unused qs -timed mode) which predicted my score to the letter according to the formula:
2.3 x UW + 84
Kaplan is good (and admittedly some qs from kaplans appeared almost unchnaged on the test) but is not as good as UW
pediatric qs almost covered everything in peds genral and subs
growth,development,nutrition,psychiatry and MR as well as cadiovascular diseases and other systems
they were tricky (the questions would give you classical signs of 2 different diseases and u have to know which one is the right diagnosis based on a tiny detail)
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| Dragonfly
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hi Dr. ayyad. Big congrad.s
i have some questions i was hoping you could answer: i took my step 1 last year and i am starting to prepare for step 2ck soon and i am very confused about the prep.
1-basically for this step, do you think it's worth it if i revise everything from step 1? do they test e.g. mechanism of diseases or drugs, receptors, micro cultures, immunology? my score was fine (99/245) but it will take some time to go over step1 stuff.
2- coming from a european school, i have almost no clinical experience. i mean we didn't get to see alot of patients on our rotations. do you think if i know the theory well, will this effect me? do i need more time?
3- the kaplans for step 2 are so thin compared to step1. are they really enough? i mean e.g. surgery is about hundred something pages half of which are clinical viggnetts!! and one tiny chapter for ophthalmology or radiology!!
4- are the "treatments" in kaplan current or i have to go other books for the latest protocols they use in US?
i would really appreciate if you could help.
thanks
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| jamdoc
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congrats on gr8 score.can u tell me if u used First aid?and how useful it is
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| dr_ayyad
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for dr.dragon fly
kaplan + Usmle world are more than enough and for a guy who scored 99 in step 1 u shouldnt aim for less than 260 on step 2 ck
lack of patient interaction is no big deal ....I have the same problem
for the sake of the exam the treatment in kaplan are current however medcine changes faster than books do so stng may change , however in exam they dont ask about anything unless it is agrreed uopn (controvewrsial issues do not appear on the test) so stick to kaplan
actually u dont need to revise anything,I have not done step 1 yet by the way!!! they ask about pathophysiology but not in the same way they do on step 1 , u can answer thes wout reading step 1 material again
good luck
for doctor jamdoc
I read the following from FA :
OBG,Psychaitry,the tables on orthopedics
the orthopedics table is great and more than enough
otherwise both crush adn FA are lacking
there is a new book called kaplan medessentials i think it is good u may try it
good luck
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| Dragonfly
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Thanks a million for your help and encouragement
Best of luck for the rest of the path!!
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| ashfaque
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Thanks a lot for sharing with us ur exam experience. im planning step 2 in august2007. step 1 results awaited . so far i havent purchased any book for step 2 ur exam experience is really encouraaging. Thanks once again
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| dr.Dove
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Congratulations . DId you do any of the nbmes? If so which nbme did you think was more predictable of the score
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| kity
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Congratulations !! Thanx for sharing your experience!
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| doc.jay
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dr_ayyad wrote:
oh yes I am still in med school
UW rocks
I got 78% (unused qs -timed mode) which predicted my score to the letter according to the formula:
2.3 x UW + 84
Congrats on an awesome score!
An 8hr exam with three 5-min breaks ... wowo !!!
Great job.
What is this formula that you have used to predict your exam score based on the UW bank score : (formula:2.3 x UW + 84) - never heard of it myself....
Jay
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| dr_ayyad
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I didnt do the NMBEs!!!!!!! frankly I didnt know they actually exist till 2 days b4 the test!!!
the UW formula was given to me by a friend and we tested it 6 or 7times , it really works !!!!
the greatest precision of the formula is when u use it with a score gained in timed-unused qs mode
a friend of minr took the test around the same time,his UW score was 73% and he ended up with 99/248
guys it is very doable all u have to do is ot concentrate and be confident
good luck all
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| star_moon
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hi
first of all i would like to congratulate u . u did a great job. such a fantastic score.
i need some help. i gave evaluation exam in canada after reading fr 7 months. i got gud score . i did that in jan thsi year. n now im in us n i dont know which step should i give first. i read all subjects thoroughly. basically the content is similar to step two with some additions. i dint use kaplan ,. i studied from toronto notes. nwo i dont know wt should i do. should i be reading whole theory again from kaplan. should i buy them all. or should i be doing questiosn only. i want to give teh exam in june before i start forgetting things. please help me.
i will be thankful
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| dr_ayyad
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i guess u better read kaplans dr starmoon
and the fact u did MCCEE makes things easier for you- u should be able to go fast through the material
and yes do qs - lot of them !!!!!
again I blv u better read kaplans
good luck
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| ron84
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Hi
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| ron84
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Hi Dr ayyad and starmoon
i did my step 1 last feb and scored 81.
I want to do very well for step 2 ck.
i bought toronto notes and now i am having mixed feelings whether i should use it or buy the kaplan lecture notes and use them instead of toronto notes.
so starmoon and dr ayyad, for me who has never read toronto notes, how should i prepare for ck
thx and congrats
Waiting impatienly for ur replies
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