pearl20
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hi all. thanks to this forum and all my well wishers support, i have scored 231/95. its almost same as step 1 231/96....anyways, i have a full time job in research and I prepared for 3 months. And today finally my hard work has paid off.,I am so excited.........
My exam was on Feb 9th. and I got my result after 3 weeks....I was so tense after exam, for first 2-3 days after exam i thought i am going to fail this one, and after that i just stopped thinking about it. still i was really tense inside. Now i can feel the relief! 
Anyways, my exam was the usual account of 9 hours. i was really tense in first block, still it was ok. I did 2 blocks and then took a break for 5 min. Again I did 2 blocks, then 15 min break. Again two blocks and 15 min break and then 5 min break after each block. Question stem length was average, more like UW and difficulty level was close to form 2 of NBME. My 3rd and 4th blocks were tough. after doing them I was so much discouraged, I wanted to cry. but instead I decided to take my lunch, so that i get some time to recover from that. all other block were pretty much ok. I got two media questions. both heart murmur and eventhough i am not good at it, i tried to answer them as honestly as i can. ( i had enough time in those blocks, so i could listen the murmurs patiently.) I guess time management is the key. According to me, u should have at least 5 minutes left when u r done with the block as there r many questions which r difficult and u need to review them, or things like murmur can take ur time. so practice a lot.
Subject distribbution was IM most of them, then OG, pedia, psych and then surgery. Ethics question were pretty straightforward.
I used Kaplan books and UW, also I reviewed Boards and wards for electrolyte and dermat , opthal and radio.
I would give all the credit of my success to God, My hubby and my boss.......they have supported me a lot through my prep and of course, my parents blessings r always there to guide me. Also I would say, this forum was th emost helpful tool to guide me through all ups and downs of my journey, so i feel obliged to give something back. I will be glad to help anyone with questions regarding step 2 ck....Don't hesitate to PM me if u want.
Thanks.
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| nyimalay
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Congratulation!
Thank you very much for sharing your experience.
My exam is in 2 weeks.
I was motivated by your post. I got some idea how to manage the break time.
Thanks,
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| Ujk
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Congratulations
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| anuba
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Congratulations!!
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| pearl20
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thank you all
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| dr ruman
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congrats
a big party u deserve as u worked and study together
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| drnaik
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congrats!
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| pearl20
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Thank u 
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| sonaliraj99
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hi.. congrats!!! hw much did u score in UW?? n in nbme 2?? jus 4 co relation..
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| USMLEGladiator
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congrats
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scores are just up to how high we aim and of course the amount of effort and time we put into it
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| pearl20
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i scored 60% tutor mode, mixed in UW. 530 something in mbme form 2 before 15 days.
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| kaphoury
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congrats!!
is it enough to prepare for the ck only in the space of 6 months (including reading kaplan books and UW)?
what about the dvds?
if u plz can u explain what is 231 and its relation to 96? , sorry i'm new in the world of usmle
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| shahnaz.r
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Hi
congratulations...
ur post gave me strenth....my UW score is somewhere between 58-64% and I'm afraid I'd never get over90.
thnks again
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