Drtweetie
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Hello everyone,
I finally finished my exam. It was the longest and exhausting 9 hours. My exam had a fair mix of IM, Peds, OB/GYN. I was surprised of a very little number of Psych and Surg questions I got. I got at least 10 questions on Biostat and ~5 questions on Psych. There were 2 audio questions on murmurs at the end of 2 of the sections. I think my exam was at the same difficulty level as NBME 3. Most of the questions' stems were about UW length with a few longer ones as in Kaplan qs. About 30-35 questions from each section were manageable i.e I was able to answer readily, but the remaining 10-15 questions were more challenging, and required more time for analyzing. I barely had more than 7 minutes left in each section to double check my unsure and difficult questions. I expected more "horses" questions but was disappointed. In IM, there was more Neuro, Endocrine, Heme, ID than Cardio, GI and Pulm. I was so prepared for MI, PE, DVT etc..; however, there were not many of those on my exam. There were ~5 trauma cases. There were about 5 EKGs, 3 CT, 1 MRI, 3 derm photos.
That's all I could think of now. Let me know if you have further questions.
Just a note, my prep included kaplan notes & DVDs, USMLE secrets, Boards & Wards, kaplan q bank, UW q bank. My UW average 1st time in timed mode random questions: 64%, UW 2nd time: 92%; kaplan qs 81%, USMLE CD 40, 42, 40.
Now the waaaaating....It's going to be the longest 3 wks.
Good luck, everyone!
Edited by Drtweetie on 08/31/07 - 08:50 AM
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| usmle-china
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Congrats, thanks for sharing. I am sure you are a 99ers.
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| lakshya_0_7
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great TWEETIE....relax now....
u r so lucky coz u dint get psychy qs.....
were those audio video qs on murmurs doable?any tuff ethics qs?and preventive health?....how much was ur NBME score?
sorry too many qs 
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| usmle_dmc
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Which NBME you think is harder? NBME 2 or 3?
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| Drtweetie
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to lakshya: audio video questions were pretty straight forward; my ethics questions were not that tricky; The preventive health questions were not that tough either.
to usmle_dmc: I did only NBME 2 and 3, and my scores were 600 and 580, respectively. In my opinion, I think NBME 3 is harder but more representative of my exam
Good luck, everyone!
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| njcjzy
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Thanks for sharing and good luck with your score. According to your practice scores, you are going to get a 99!
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| h212
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Good Luck Dr Tweetie
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| USMLEGladiator
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CONGRATS DRTWEETI
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| Lim
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Thanks for your posting and Good luck~
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| hanwin
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Congratulations.
We are now waiting for result.
I think we will receive electronic report.
Do you know when?
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| bhanusupriya
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thanks for input drtweetie.good luck with ur score.
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| veroni14
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thanks 4 the experience....good luck
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| Drtweetie
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Thanks everyone in this forum for your support throughout my review for step 2.
Best of luck to everyone!
To Hanwin: I don't know if anyone has gotten their result within two weeks, but let's aim for the 3 wk wait. Doesn't seem like this electronic report has expedited the process at all. September and October are the busiest months, let's cross our fingers!
Edited by Drtweetie on 09/02/07 - 08:38 AM
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| Ivonne
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Congrats!!!! I am sure your score will be perfect.
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| dr_arc
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hey drtweetie.i am sure you have done well.relax now and forget abt the exam and the usmle for some time now. take a welldeserved break, am sure a great score is on the way. good luck
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| Drtweetie
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thanks dr_arc and Ivonne. I'm trying to relax, but I'm still counting days 'til the score report. I'm praying every minute of the day...
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| cirus
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Hey dr tweety, congratulation on ur exam, u did a good job..&
welcome to the score waitin list,, i cant stop counting the days too.
GL wid the score
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gl wid ur score
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| Drtweetie
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Thanks cirus and bax for your wish!
Cirus, I think your exam is one week ahead of me. Hang in there...The day will come. Best of luck...
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| Drtweetie
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Finally the wait is over. Just checked email and score on OASIS. It's been exactly 3 weeks since my exam on August 28. I'm a little disappointed with my score 220/91, but at least that is over. Now, i must start applying to programs and studying for step 3. I'd like to thank all of you here in prep4usmle forum; your encouragement and your help & contribution throughout my step 2 journey are greatly appreciated.
Good luck, everyone!
PREP4USMLE ROCKS!!!
Edited by Drtweetie on 09/19/07 - 12:46 PM
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