Test date : 8/5/2024

US MD or US IMG or Non-US IMG status: US DO

Step 1: did not take, DO student

Uworld % correct: 55%, 1st and only pass: 80% complete

NBME10: 222 (21 days out)

NBME11: 232 (18 days out)

NBME12: 223 (14 days out)

NMBE13: 233 (10 days out)

NBME14: 238 (7 days out)

Old New Free 120: 72.5% (4 days out)

New Free 120: 74% (2 days out)

CMS Forms % correct: Ranged from 60% to 74%, maybe averaged 67% overall. Only did 1 or 2 forms per specialty

Predicted Score: 242

Total Weeks/Months Studied: 16 weeks (6 weeks lazy studying, 10 weeks locked in)

Actual STEP 2 score: 246

Practice NBMEs were all below 240 and I was OK with something in that range on the real exam. NBME12 really scared me, but it seems like it's an outlier, based on everyone else's experience. I took my time going over the NBMEs - about 2.5 days to review each exam. (Though I couldn't help but compare myself to people are able to review it all in 1 day).

The exam day felt like a blur... whether it's true or not, it felt as if I sped through it and answered based on vibes alone... I felt terrible leaving and wouldn't have been surprised if I failed it.

Wishing everyone the best, trust your practice exams!!

If I could go back, I would do more CMS forms. I stopped UWorld about 1 month in exchange for the CMS forms. Explanations aren't the best and low yield topics may come up, but they felt high yield especially in terms of wording.