rtcs
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I still can't believe this, i feel sooooooooo happy! 
When i took the exam i thought that i will fail. It seemed really difficult to me (i posted a message about it). That's why it was really a surprise for me when i got the score report.
What i did?
I studied the blueprints (pediatrics, ob/gyn, surgery, medicine and psychiatry), for preventive medicine i studied the kap notes. I did 1 month of the kaptest and about 15 days of usmleasy. I also did the Pretest clinical vignettes for step 2. That's all folks.
Good luck to all of you!
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| step1taker
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Hi wow thats Great! When did u post ur exam experience? I cant find it in the old messages. Id like to know how long did you review for Step 2.What was your study sched? I plan to take step 2 CK on Sept (1st week)which gives me only 3mos to prepare. Im reading Kaplan now.Wil that be enough? I plan to answer Qbank do NMS questions after. Thanks in advance! And again Congratulations ofr an outstanding score!
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| usmleasr
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hi rtcs,
congrats on a great score :icon_salut: ..i thought of asking u the same as step 1taker..thanks in advance
asr
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| deals
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congratulations =D>
can u help me for what to study for step 2
u said u studied the blue prints
kaptest
where to get the kaplan notes from
and what is the usmle world
thanks
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| lucky
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congrats that's a wonderful score.
plz tell us about ur schedule
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| Agent K
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Congratulations on a great score!! You got us worried there when you said that you thought you failed eventhough of getting 90% on the test.
If you failed we the rest are sure gonners!
Tell me.....how many months did you take to prepare for Step 2?
thanks
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| Dr_kholioo
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 ... congratulations... iam so happy for u .. for sure u worked so hard to deserve this score...
.. would u please tell me .. how long did u take for step 2 study all over since u started .. how long for the study alone and how long for the Questions.... where u finishing each subject alone then practicing exams.. or more thyan one subject at same time..?
i appreciate u r help.. and congratulations again.
:icon_salut:
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| lucky
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congrats. excellent score
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| rtcs
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Hello everybody.
Thank you for your congrats.
Well, to answer some of your questions:
I took the test on May 10, and began my preparation on January, but seriously, on March. That means that since March I studied everyday, 10 aprox. 8 to 10 hours each day, i used to begin at 8:30 am then stop for lunch at 1:30, restart at 4:30 until 9:30 (on sundays i used to relax a little). I began with pediatrics (actually i am a peds resident in my country, took license for studying to this test), then medicine, obs/gyn, surgery, psychiatry and finally preventive med. About 40 to 50 pages each day. The last 3 weeks i did the simulated tests.
I think kapnotes are very similar than blueprints, on some subjects more extensive, on other subjects, less extensive. I can't tell you nothing about NMS review, but I think any q book is ok (all are similar).
I've got the kapnotes from a friend who sold them to me... I don't know where else you can find them... sorry.
About usmleworld = www.usmleworld.com , but i didn't say i used it!
That's all i can tell you. And sorry again for this delayed reply.
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| Agent K
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Thank you for the reply and advice. Good luck in the rest. Keep us posted!
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| Dr_kholioo
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thaanks alot for u r reply and advice
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| asmi
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Congradulations and thanks a lot for giving us your strategy.
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| Mostafa
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congratulations
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| Ashok
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Hello rtcs
Congratulation for this achievment :P
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| salehhero
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What do you think abuot these materials for ?
Kaplan lecture notes 2002
FA 2003
Kaplan Q Book 2002
NMS MCQ 2001
Kaplan simulated exam
USMLE CD
Is there any Goljan material for step2 ?
Please answer me asap.
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| icecool
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Congratulation on such a wonderful score!
I would like to hear from you some comments on the pretest Q. Not many people are talking about it. I would appreciate very much if you could address at least several points about the pretest: difficulty, length, similarity to real exam or other practice qs (such as kaptest you had).
Thanks !
icecool
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| pourya
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Hi
I took my step 1 today and I just have 2 months for step 2!I am going to start for step 2 on Tuesday after a short break, but I dont have any idea about Step 2 materials
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What is your suggestion about references should I study?
Thanks
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