pearl20
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I have my ck in 8 days...last week i did nbme form 2 with score 530 and now today i did form 3 with score 470......i am freaked out. really nervous. i want to score above 90...please advise ..what should i do? i dont want to postpone my exam unless extremely essential..should i go for it or just give it some more time? oh God, i am totally messed up right now.....not able to think clear.. need some support
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| nyimalay
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How was your UW score? Pls compare with other above 90 scorers.
Also according to performance profile, you can improve your weak area/subject in a week if you know where to read back.
Try to calm down. A week is not a lot but can make significant difference if you use it efficiently.
If you still feel not confident, take another week or so as higher score is always better.
Good Luck.
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| babydoc4usmle
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dear Perl, you are an example of what i keep telling to others - do not try to test yourself before the exam, your level of anxiety is through the roof, and instead of working on how to organize your thoughts, going through your notes (not new books), you take NBME.....if it was me who were in your shoes, i'd probably were looking for a gun to shoot myself in the head (just kidding.....but not really).
you need to relax, organize your thoughts, and DO NOT TEST YOURSELF....only UW in tutor mode
when i was about to sit for the exam, I even stopped doing UW 3-4 days before the exam, reading only
if you feel you are not ready, do not sit for the exam, but if you feel that you do - go for it, and do not look at NBME
i don't know if it will help you at all, my NBME 1 month before the exam was about 83-85, and I got 99 on real exam, so....it;s not an exact science....
good luck
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| pearl20
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ok guys, thanks..dont scold me!!! 
I guess i was a little stressed out yesterday. I am doing research job as some of u might be knowing. i was too busy the whole day. i have a conference coming up and i have to prepare a few things for that too and i also had to think about my exam. so there was so much content in my head that i got confused and panicked...i guess i need to relax a little.
i know i can do this. i dont want to postpone it, as first of all its not going to make a big difference with my busy schedule coming up and also i am so bored with step 2 stuff , i cant think of reading them for more than one week now. i want to finish this thing up. i know scores r imp but ur life is more imp. and i guess i have had enough of torture for this part of usmle now. so i will go ahead, fight it and lets see what happens.
wish me luck!
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| babydoc4usmle
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there you go
good luck
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| nyimalay
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YES. Kick it out.
GL
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