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itsnotoveryet
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So, I failed Step 2CK for the 3rd time, this time I was ONE point short of passing! Finally got put on ADHD meds before 3rd time so I actually studied this time. First time I took it I was out of state on an audition rotation at an Army hospital and was overwhelmed hours wise, so didn't study. Second time I got sick, I mean really sick as in antibiotics and an antiviral, two weeks before the test and got next to no studying done. The school's stupid policy is 3 strikes your out, but that can't be the end of the road. I completed every other requirement, by the way they didn't exactly like me at this school and kept making me feel I was dumb when the whole time I actually had undiagnosed ADHD, that THEIR doctors could not figure out, they just kept telling me I couldn't focus because I was depressed. So, does anyone have experience or information on what I can do? A friend suggested I try contacting other medical schools to see if I can transfer my credits and take the exam again, THIS TIME apply for ADA Accommodations, which my school discouraged me from trying to get for Step 2 CK. However, I have never heard of anyone being able to do that, but I know you HAVE to be registered in a medical school to take Step 2 CK and get your MD. I am desperate for an answer, after 6 years and over $300,000 in loans I can't just stop because I fell one point short (74 instead of 75 and 188 instead of 189)!
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Obecalp
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I assume you're an AMG, so you should be able to get a residency down the road even with a couple of failures on step 2 (assuming you cleared step 1 and 2 cs first try). You should start contacting med schools in your area and inquire about the possibility of transferring. When you do take the exam, make sure you get a good score. Otherwise, in the eyes of PD's, your multiple failures will be a major red flag. Just do NBME's to accurately asses your strengths and weaknesses. If you had done so the first time, you would never have failed the exam. Good luck.
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dr.lulu
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hii, i am just replaying to support you & encourage u , yea yr situation seams unfamiliar & uncommon but it is not the end until u give up & decide so ... look at the positive advantages & the negatives ... 1) U R an AMG .... which is an advantage some how than being IMG as the rest of us n this forum . 2) you took yr exams when u shouldn't take it or post pone it or even dont sit for it & count it as a trial . 3) stimulant drugs r really efficient & with it plus exercise .. u will be better than us for sure !!! try another college as yr yr friend suggested & study hard & as obecalp said : take the nbme & the uw stimulation exam to predict yr score this time good luck & keep going , we r all here in this forum to support & push each other .
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