MAB
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Hi..guys..finally I am done with my test...
it still was old software...
overall exam is doable..please don't be scared..even though I feel little depressed after my exam(by remembering mistakes....).
My golden advice to everyone taking this test: PLEASE PLEASE sleep well before the exam....I could sleep only 5 hours(wanted to sleep 7 hours atleast) because of anxiety about the exam...
Actual Exam:large questions per block= 7-8
managing time-for me it was OK and I never went back to marked ones(because I thought If I couldn't get it right first time then...won't make any difference by going back and panicking then)..so I got steady speed and finished all blocks with 1 minute remaining.
1st block was hard for me...(marked about 14-15 questions:confused
2,3 and 4th block were pretty good and I was actually gaining confidence after those...
5th block was hard again and 6&7 block were average...8th block I did almost without concentration because my eyes were so heavy..I could barely keep my eyelids open=Step-2 Myasthenia maybe ...
Internal Medicine-1.cardio and respiratory physiology heavily tested...
2.GIT and Rheumatology-no vague syndromes...just principles.
3.Infections are IMP too...
4.around 55% were from IM
Pedia-1. cardiovascular and Pulmonology high yield
2.didn't have any milestones(surprised)
3.child psychiatry(like autism,Asperger,tourette,tuberous sclerosis etc..)
4.about 10-12% questions of all
OB/GYN- Almost everything from kaplan lecture notes...do it well
Psychiatry-very high yield
-about 3 questions in each block(total 25-30....thats a lot)
Not much of surgery...just acute trauma setting types of questions....
Suggestion to everyone- do UW well....do it over and over again and memorize the concepts...very helpful getting clues
I had 1-2 questions right from it....
-couple of EKGs(easy)
-2 heart sounds(audio/video)...mised one because ran out of time and just guessed quickly
Prep time-3-4 months 5-6 hours a day and last month 7-9 hours/day
Material- Kaplan Lecture notes..2004 version I think, UW q-bank,kaplan q-book 75% done(got around 67-69%)...did NBME questions from the forum and offline scattered-around 35 out of 46
UW Q-bank-first time,unused,all, timed mode-cumulative score-63%
-second time marked ones(marked about 1/3rd of all questions)-70%
-by the time I have finished it-it was 75%....maybe because lot of questions
were repeated...
I don;t know how i did..but praying for good results because I have my step-1 passing score...
good luck to you guys and keep faith in God!
questions are welcome...
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| sallukashif2007
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congrats on writing step 2,i think u have done well,and u will get good score,best of luck ...enjoy ur life...
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| Angeles
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MAB
Thanks for the great tips...Best Wishes
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Congrats MAB.And ALL THE BEST FOR YOUR SCORE!
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