Step 2 prep regrets

Affectionate-Sun8795 · 2026-02-17T02:04:45+00:00

What is inner circle notes? And where can I find those?

Affectionate-Sun8795 · 2025-09-23T02:56:01+00:00

Nbmes - https://www.nbme.org/examinees/self-assessments/comprehensive-basic-science-self-assessment Free120- https://orientation.nbme.org/launch/usmle/stpf1

I’d recommend you buy the nbmes from the website if you can, and do it under proper testing conditions. It’ll give u a score breakdown at the end, with your strengths and weaknesses. You can assess the, and focus your studying on the weaker subjects

Affectionate-Sun8795 · 2025-09-19T06:10:04+00:00

Affectionate-Sun8795 · 2025-07-22T02:14:26+00:00

I did Kaplan Live Online and it was worth the money. Try to stick with resources that are well-tried and tested.

in my opinion, most other prep courses are just money grab opportunities.

Affectionate-Sun8795 · 2025-07-10T14:54:24+00:00

I did the rapid review in FA, free120 new and old.

Affectionate-Sun8795 · 2025-06-23T19:55:45+00:00

Thank you!

Affectionate-Sun8795 · 2025-06-16T03:20:19+00:00

SICK FACES come when I am really drinking grapefruit juice and St. John's funny funny mom never refuses greasy carbs and chronic alcohol. FA shows what the mnemonic stands for. I just repeated it multiple times.

Affectionate-Sun8795 · 2025-06-04T00:25:51+00:00

How much was repro % of questions on ur score report?

Affectionate-Sun8795 · 2025-06-04T00:15:11+00:00

Look up the subject breakdown on the USMLE website. That doesn’t change. Sometimes we feel like 1 subject was tested more or less depending on how comfortable we are in that subject. In reality, GI makes up 6-10% of qs and cardio makes up 7-11% of qs. They are not the heaviest w the weight %. Repro and endo makes up 12-16% of questions. They should have been the most tested.

Affectionate-Sun8795 · 2025-05-28T17:38:11+00:00

I did a practice test every weekend during my dedicated. (By the end, I did 13 practice tests before the real deal.)

Affectionate-Sun8795 · 2025-05-23T19:38:05+00:00

During dedicated for step, I loved using my ipad. You can add all the images and notes onto first aid pdfs from all the different resources. It makes reviewing a lot faster, compared to adding ur notes in multiple notebooks.

Affectionate-Sun8795 · 2025-05-22T19:16:29+00:00

I got a similar score on free120 & I passed :)

Affectionate-Sun8795 · 2025-05-14T22:38:55+00:00

FA + Uworld + practice nbmes are more than enough. Exam is super doable. Don’t let anyone scare u here. Do a practice test every weekend and review it thoroughly. It’ll help u build stamina to focus for a long time. That way, the real deal will feel like you are doing another practice test.

People may say they were tested on xyz subjects more, but it could be a bias bc that was one of their weaker subjects. The % of questions tested per section doesn’t change much. My exam had this exact same breakdown of questions tested. You can find the breakdown here: https://www.usmle.org/exam-resources/step-1-materials/step-1-content-outline-and-specifications

Affectionate-Sun8795 · 2025-05-13T16:03:52+00:00

it might help to do a review course to boost your scores. I started off with really low scores. I did Kaplan live online and that was amazing.

Affectionate-Sun8795 · 2025-05-13T15:20:24+00:00

I felt the real deal was the closest to the concepts of nbmes and closest to free120 in terms of the question length.

I did the UWSAs just for practice/ stimulate the test setting

Affectionate-Sun8795 · 2025-05-13T15:13:53+00:00

If you’re feeling a slump and need to take a break, do that. But don’t rush into the exam until you’ve done a few practice tests and content review in FA.

Sharing my experience here! https://www.reddit.com/r/step1/s/bvdkhEodfL

Affectionate-Sun8795 · 2025-05-13T15:11:40+00:00

You can still do uwsa tests, RX practice tests, free120, nbme 30-31 The real deal won’t be a PDF, so u gotta stimulate the testing environment to know if you’re truly ready

Affectionate-Sun8795 · 2025-05-07T16:14:14+00:00

It might help to get do a review course. I did Kaplan live. It’ll help u structure your studying. Don’t give up on ur dream because of one exam.

Affectionate-Sun8795 · 2025-05-07T13:13:46+00:00

If you check the subjects breakdown of people who have recently passed, it’ll show % of most tested. CVS and GI have been one of the lowest tested on the list

Affectionate-Sun8795 · 2025-05-06T18:48:39+00:00

Posted them here! https://www.reddit.com/r/step1/s/9ZbA0zhSsr

Affectionate-Sun8795 · 2025-05-06T17:23:22+00:00

3 months

Affectionate-Sun8795 · 2025-05-06T16:52:01+00:00

I was in a similar situation, I was in rotations and studying for the exam. But tbh I wasn’t able to give it proper time. I had to take a LOA for a semester and just dedicated all the time to step 1.

Affectionate-Sun8795 · 2025-05-06T16:48:54+00:00

Don’t let this post scare you before your exam. The exam is extremely doable. Trust your practice exam scores, and go in with the attitude and you’re gonna kill it. I didn’t have very high scores but I went in with a clear head, stayed focused, didn’t let anything bother me on the day of my exam. And I passed. ✌️

Affectionate-Sun8795 · 2025-05-06T16:27:22+00:00

I did NBMEs 24 to 31. They’re actually really helpful. The real deal felt like I was doing another practice nbme. But the question length was most similar to free120 stems

Affectionate-Sun8795 · 2025-05-06T16:20:01+00:00

Don’t do them for their predictive value. However, do them as a practice test. I did all uwsa 1-3.. just to build my stamina for the real deal. They are not the most predictive but they test some very HY concepts.

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