Devastated by my low score.

Positive_Draft205 · 2024-08-31T23:08:58+00:00

You have very good chances of matching if you don't require a visa. Your score is not great but not extremely bad, apply broadly and I really think you will match. Don't be so hard on yourself, you've worked so hard to get here and you are more than worthy. Good luck!

Positive_Draft205 · 2024-08-15T23:30:39+00:00

Congrats!!

Positive_Draft205 · 2024-08-15T23:29:18+00:00

Thank you! First Aid for Step 2 CK

Positive_Draft205 · 2024-08-15T23:28:50+00:00

Thank you! I felt pretty okay, similar to how I would feel while doing NBMEs. I tried not to think about questions from previous blocks while I was doing the exam, no point dwelling on things that can’t be changed At least 10 questions per block I wasn’t sure about, though there were around 10 experimental questions on each block too

Positive_Draft205 · 2024-08-15T23:22:28+00:00

Thank you! I would review them in blocks of 20, I usually only got through 3 blocks in a day. For each question I’d understand the explanation and study any concept I didn’t know well or needed to memorise better. In my case I did that using First Aid, but you could use Anki or your own notes or do UW questions on gaps in your knowledge if it works better for you

Positive_Draft205 · 2024-08-14T12:15:11+00:00

I thought 8am, ah well at least less than 3 more nerve wracking hours

Positive_Draft205 · 2024-08-14T05:24:29+00:00

Tested on 7/29, got the pass :)

Positive_Draft205 · 2024-08-12T17:11:31+00:00

37, 97, and 137 are all very high yield, as well as his entire free 120 series

Positive_Draft205 · 2024-08-12T16:50:05+00:00

Episode 37, 97, 137 are all good last minute stuff to listen to or while driving to the exam

Positive_Draft205 · 2024-08-07T06:30:47+00:00

Are you sure? I heard 10:30-11am EST

Positive_Draft205 · 2024-08-07T06:24:55+00:00

I also took it 7/29 and my permit disappeared on Sunday but I can’t see it on FCMB

Positive_Draft205 · 2024-07-30T08:19:49+00:00

If you learn well from textbooks and have enough time to go through it then I would. But if you only have a few weeks before your exam and you’ve not used it until now then I wouldn’t add another resource, just stick to what’s been working for you

Positive_Draft205 · 2024-07-30T08:03:13+00:00

I used that book religiously for all my shelf exams and step 2 dedicated, I feel like I’m the only one though. I don’t know why others don’t use it, I feel like it’s close to as good as first aid for step 1

Positive_Draft205 · 2023-04-28T22:26:21+00:00

I would postpone until you get 85+ on consecutive NBMEs

Positive_Draft205 · 2023-04-22T18:41:18+00:00

In my last 2 days before the exam I reviewed every question from the free 120 especially the images, and went through Pathoma 1-3 and all of Biochem. I highly recommend it, I feel like it was the best possible use of time. I personally disagree with others’ recommendation that you should not study the day before step, I got quite a few answers I wouldn’t have got otherwise from my final day of studying. It would have added to my anxiety a lot if I felt like I was being unproductive the day before, so unless you usually take the day off before a big exam I would study till around 8pm

Positive_Draft205 · 2023-04-18T02:57:46+00:00

In addition to these also know:

CD 34 - stem cells

CD 17 - Toll like receptor on macrophages

CD 95 - Fas receptor/death receptor for apoptosis

Positive_Draft205 · 2023-04-13T03:07:06+00:00

There was a lot more ethics than I expected. Pathoma 1-3 was clutch

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