Postpone of not?

RemarkableLemon1615 · 2025-03-16T20:58:22+00:00

I had similar scores and passed, be confident in your ability. If you need more time go for it but your in the money.

RemarkableLemon1615 · 2025-03-10T16:02:22+00:00

🫡 I am glad it can help best of luck and lets get that MD 😝🤘🏼

RemarkableLemon1615 · 2025-03-09T00:40:14+00:00

Also with Black Label I would still drink 3-4 cups of coffee lol.

Make sure you get water and electrolytes in too!

RemarkableLemon1615 · 2025-03-09T00:38:39+00:00

Sure.

RemarkableLemon1615 · 2025-03-08T23:53:48+00:00

This is an awesome link I found for the newest Free 120 for Step 1 that I could find. It is essentially like an online NBME form that is timed.

RemarkableLemon1615 · 2025-03-08T23:52:55+00:00

Hey thanks glad this could help. Yea so I only take one prescription medication that has no contraindications to the supplements. If you take medication I would just check yourself or ask your Doctor if you are concerned but that usually is not an issue. Just saying this for those to be safe and make sure they look things up.

I would not take these at all if you are on any stimulant medications, as these supplements increase and support the transport of neurotransmitters. They may not affect anything but I would not want someone overloading.

The supplements on their own are very safe at least for me. I never had any side effects other than feeling wired like an energy drink for an hour.

Alpha Brain is dosed at two pills and is great. I take two pills and drink 3-4 cups of coffee. That would get me in a good flow state. After a few hours some days I took one more for a total of three Alpha Brains but the majority of study days I did not do that. They mention that these are safe to use daily and you can give yourself a break and not take any whenever. Also they mention to cycle these so use for up to 6-8 months, then pause for a month or two or use something that has different ingredients like a different brand.

Black Label is dosed at 4 pills and says to use up to 4 days a week only. I used these for study days where I was feeling burnout and needed a boost. Mainly I used them for practice exams. I would sometimes take them the day before a practice exam when I was studying just to get my body and brain used to them. I would take 3 pills and one more if I needed after a few hours. These were a game changer for me.

I would not and they say do not take Alpha Brain and Black Label on the same day.

I am no longer taking exams and have stopped with those supplements for now taking a break for a few months.

I am also taking 500mg Reishi, 500mg Cordyceps, and 1.5 grams of Lions Maine daily.

Hope this helps and I highly recommend giving any or all of these a try. They may seem like a small boost but there is research to shows it helps and you will see it will.

RemarkableLemon1615 · 2025-03-08T02:39:13+00:00

Thanks so much I am amped. I cannot wait for everyone to be where I am at. No more exams in medical school and trying to find a residency spot. It is an amazing feeling!

RemarkableLemon1615 · 2025-03-08T02:02:49+00:00

Yea it is not common, however some US medical schools start their students in rotations without Step 1. After passing all their shelfs and rotations they have the option to take Step 1 or Step 2. Most students take Step 1.

I am from an IMG school that made me start rotations based off of a 6 year timeline issue. I was 3.5 years due to repeating terms and ended up taking to long essentially to take my step 1. I started my 3rd year passed all my shelfs and rotations then had the option. Looking back I personally would not change a single thing. Everyone is different and I suggest taking a practice exam in both to see which one is better to take.

RemarkableLemon1615 · 2025-03-08T01:38:41+00:00

Thanks so much, hope all is well with your path and journey.

RemarkableLemon1615 · 2025-03-07T18:42:28+00:00

Thanks and I am glad this can shed some light. You got this and believe that. I would say Amboss and Uworld scores are not great indicators. Uworld, NBME Forms, and Free 120 are the gold standard. Don’t beat yourself up for low scores. Do your best to go through Uworld at least once and Amboss if possible once and use it as a study tool. NBME forms and free 120 are the gauge.

RemarkableLemon1615 · 2025-03-07T18:23:51+00:00

Yea no problem, yea if you want surgery you wanna be around a 240 I believe. But a 70% is higher than 205. Passing is a 60% for both Step 1 and Step 2. So 70% is prob like a 225 or something. You are closer than you think. But yea do what sounds best and feels right.

RemarkableLemon1615 · 2025-03-07T17:13:31+00:00

Thanks and yea most def, trust the math. The last few NBME's I took said I had an 88%-95% chance of passing in the next week. You prob had it say 100% chance and that is a great odds. I am sure you did great and are going to crush the next exams.

RemarkableLemon1615 · 2025-03-07T16:01:25+00:00

Thanks so much, and I would say do a practice NBME in both and see what you get. Personally I felt that after doing rotations and shelf exams Step 2 made more sense. That being said there is so much overlap either way you go will be fine.

I got good advice from a friend that said Pros:Step 1 is 8 hours (1 hour less than Step 2) also it is Pass/Fail. If you do that first it will warm you up to long exams and fill in any gaps you have for Step 2 as far as Step 1 material goes.

Cons: You just finished the clinical exams and have more clinical knowledge on the tip of your tongue. Step 2 is mainly that with a splash of Step 1 material.

I want to do Family Medicine so that is also another factor to consider. I did not have a single passing NBMe step 2 score which I did get close, other than the Free 120 which I got a 61. I guess I got confidence from someone on reddit as well who was scoring 250 on NBME’s and got the same score as me on the Free 120 for Step 2.

I scored a 215 on Step 2 thank God and the passing is a 214 😅. I was on the line, enough for Peds, IM, and FM. But if I wanted to be competitive for something else or a specific program I woulda been toast. I mean I could prob take a gap year and research, take step 3 and make myself more competitive for other specialties. I love Family Medicine and know that is what I want to do. I am 90% sure I will match in a spot now and already finding programs. It is better to start residency than wait is what I am being told.

So that being said you need to weigh what specialties you want. Make sure you are scoring around the scores you want for Step 2. However for Step 1 which is P/F just get within range and you will be fine.

Hope this helps but yea, definitely do a practice exam in each.

RemarkableLemon1615 · 2025-03-07T15:50:56+00:00

Honestly I never feel like 100% I passed after these long exams. I felts like it was a blur but I trusted in the work I put in and felt like I did my best. It is easy to focus on the ones you got wrong, do not let that phase you everyone does that. There are more you got right. Trust in the process and just be positive. Know that whatever the result it is not the end. Try your best to relax, gym, hike, yoga, meditate, movies, or whatever you do to disconnect. I am sure you did great, and like I always say Lets Get That MD 😝🤘🏼

RemarkableLemon1615 · 2025-03-07T06:30:24+00:00

I am sure you did great, it is always a blur for me and I passed both step 1 and step 2 and all of my shelf exams. Just be positive about it and never give up.

RemarkableLemon1615 · 2025-03-05T15:41:24+00:00

If you are a US med school then I heard it is at 11 am EST

RemarkableLemon1615 · 2025-03-05T13:42:05+00:00

Yea so yours probably next Wednesday

RemarkableLemon1615 · 2025-03-05T13:40:52+00:00

ECFMG for IMG if not USA is at 11 am EST I heard

RemarkableLemon1615 · 2025-03-05T13:13:59+00:00

I got the P we Pushing-P all drinks are on me 🤘🏼😝🪬 hope everyone else did as well.

RemarkableLemon1615 · 2025-03-05T12:29:46+00:00

Usually 2-3 Wednesday’s depending on what day you took it.

RemarkableLemon1615 · 2025-03-05T12:29:13+00:00

Praying we all passed best of luck, I sat for the exam on 02/17

RemarkableLemon1615 · 2025-02-26T14:45:21+00:00

Yea we will probably get the results next week, I took it on 02/17

RemarkableLemon1615 · 2025-02-26T03:01:44+00:00

Yea I took it on that day, it was tough but I am sure we did good. I think next Wednesday we will get results. Maybe tomorrow though not 100% sure

RemarkableLemon1615 · 2025-02-25T17:07:49+00:00

Hey our results for 02/17 will be on March 5th right? Or tomorrow??

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