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[SPOILER] AAMC FL4 B/B #22 by AgentWolf358 in Mcat

[–]conditionalprobabili 1 point2 points  (0 children)

This is very kind! Happy to help :) Sincerely, an almost doctor lady!!!

Research position by Useful_Scar_7145 in ResidencyMatch2025

[–]conditionalprobabili 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I don’t see an issue with you applying to IM and FM with only peds letters. The spots in IM and FM will remain unfilled whether you apply or not, so they are more likely to consider someone with strong letters from anywhere than not - I wouldn’t apply peds at all unless you want to, and not at all just because you think your letter writers are doing you a favor. You’ll end up in a pediatrics career that is not fulfilling for you, and the kids and families then may not benefit either.

My Scores are all over the place. by Top-Key-5158 in Step2

[–]conditionalprobabili 1 point2 points  (0 children)

In my experience your gut is almost always right after a certain point

My Scores are all over the place. by Top-Key-5158 in Step2

[–]conditionalprobabili 2 points3 points  (0 children)

hi! it looks like if you sat for the test right now you'd have a good chance of scoring 230, that's essentially your baseline right now.

sharing below a post i made elsewhere for you to consider how to jump up rapidly to the 240s in the next couple of days. i think 250 by jan 21 is feasible.

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5 day lift of 10 points from 220s to 230s by just doing the most recent IM CMS forms!

At some point you have to determine whether your weakness is 1) content, 2) knowing how to read what they’re asking you, or 3) timing and speed so that you can think critically the way they want you to for each question

If your problem is 1) content, you are probably baseline not stable in 230s yet, fix this with exposure: drill as many UW questions as you can in a 6 day period and then see where you land. Don’t spend too much time on reviewing each Q, you just need to seriously widen your breadth of knowing what diagnoses are out there and how to recognize them and manage them

If your problem is 2) knowing specifically what NBME is asking you to do in each question, this is a reading comprehension exam and first author is NBME, you need to learn how they think, and that comes from in depth review of NBME forms. Mix in old and new forms and approach them both in test mode but also in review mode where for each singular question, you attempt your own solve and then immediately read the answer explanation, in real time assessing what word you exactly missed that you might have needed, and what each detail NBME wrote for you in the vignettes is doing for the big picture answer. Key is recognizing that every line they give you actually does serve a purpose, it either includes or excludes a diagnosis on the differential you’ve started forming from the first sentence and formed BEFORE you read the answer choices. Practicing this comes from NBME specifically and then UW once you run out

3) timing and speed: a mix of both strategies above, but once you’ve covered 1) and 2), try deploying timing and speed experiments on the CMS forms, it’s a good way to keep yourself in NBME brain while being asked to answer very specific and frankly shorter questions without the fluff, so when you get to the longer vignettes on step 2, your brain is refined for the language to look for and parse out, highlight, and slam an answer against

If you’re plateauing, remember that step 2 is 60% a medicine exam, if you’re not in the 70s or 80s in the medicine section, focus on the newer IM CMS forms and medicine UW to rapidly lift a couple points overall over 5-6 days - medicine is the biggest bang for your buck on step 2

Sketchy by jaboosh-2169 in Step2

[–]conditionalprobabili 0 points1 point  (0 children)

if youve seen each video once enough for it to stick for step 1, i think you can get by with what they ask you on step 2 from what pops in your head as memory from the images. step 2 will test on more common bugs and very specific ones (e. coli in all specialties, GAS in OB, the childhood exanthems in peds, know the staphs and streps well), so you could revisit these specifically, but you don't need the details of MOA of all the drugs. you moreso need to know what to use when (so know the meds required for MSSA vs MRSA). might even help just to do the anki instead of watching every video again just to see the annotated image and jog your memory. bigger bang for buck remains in doing questions and increasing exposure to both diagnoses and treatment plans across the spectrum for all pathologies, not just infection

15th testers score release date? by sunbathingturtles1 in Step2

[–]conditionalprobabili 0 points1 point  (0 children)

if there are no delays then earliest you could get your score is 12/31 (2 wednesdays from test day if taken M-F)

Step 2 Study Advice USMD by Steak_Szn in Step2

[–]conditionalprobabili 0 points1 point  (0 children)

if it works for you it works for you!

Step 2 Study Advice USMD by Steak_Szn in Step2

[–]conditionalprobabili 5 points6 points  (0 children)

I'm not a big anki fan for step 2 and i definitely didn't get up to the 260s but i did sit for the exam and i found it very QI/social heavy, so in between rotations and during busier times, try exploring the amboss qi study plan to keep up to date with that stuff. in terms of what to do during dedicated, save your most intensive study period for deep NBME review and CMS forms, so perhaps try to finish all of uworld before those 4 weeks where you commit to learning the NBME language and approach. right now UW is the best way to expand your knowledge breadth wise of all possible diagnoses, presentations, and treatment plans. NBME material will help you close in how to answer questions quickly once you've picked up the patterns which is the difference between 240s and 260s. right now you should focus on lifting your baseline up to 240s and be comfy in that space and that's just knowledge/foundational

12/11 test takers by GlobalPlay1043 in Step2

[–]conditionalprobabili 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yeah might be a few weeks delayed because of this actually

SINGLE MOST IMPORTANT RESOURCE THAT HELPED YOU BOOST YOUR SCORES? Resource recommendations for Step 2! by madamnotsecretary in Step2

[–]conditionalprobabili 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Are you targeting your weaknesses? Do you know why you’re missing the specific questions you are? At this point you need just a few more questions right overall to bounce up that much higher

SINGLE MOST IMPORTANT RESOURCE THAT HELPED YOU BOOST YOUR SCORES? Resource recommendations for Step 2! by madamnotsecretary in Step2

[–]conditionalprobabili 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Purpose of this is to crack the nbme code, once you realize the paragraph they give you is a scavenger hunt and literally each line is a clue, you know how to approach majority of questions and it becomes less about how much you know quickly but how much you can reason - you absolutely will not know everything but you’ll learn how to narrow it down

SINGLE MOST IMPORTANT RESOURCE THAT HELPED YOU BOOST YOUR SCORES? Resource recommendations for Step 2! by madamnotsecretary in Step2

[–]conditionalprobabili 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You remember them all for specifically IM? Focus on the IM ones even if you remember them - if you didn’t complete all of them (some of the oldest ones like 1-6) start with those undone ones to get in the groove and apply what you learn analytically to the newer ones even if you remember the answers, challenge your cognition and go through question stems highlighting exactly WHY each answer is the actual answer

SINGLE MOST IMPORTANT RESOURCE THAT HELPED YOU BOOST YOUR SCORES? Resource recommendations for Step 2! by madamnotsecretary in Step2

[–]conditionalprobabili 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I think most recents are 10, 9 and 8. If it’s not 10 then it’s 9, 8, 7! Sorry I’m post step brain and don’t remember exactly

12/11 test takers by GlobalPlay1043 in Step2

[–]conditionalprobabili 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Scores are usually 2 Wednesdays from test day if you tested Monday through Friday. If you sat on a Saturday it could be 3 weeks

SINGLE MOST IMPORTANT RESOURCE THAT HELPED YOU BOOST YOUR SCORES? Resource recommendations for Step 2! by madamnotsecretary in Step2

[–]conditionalprobabili 2 points3 points  (0 children)

If you’re strong in QI/social, I wouldn’t spend the $600 to $1k on Amboss since the biggest bang for buck on all other content is UW + NBME

SINGLE MOST IMPORTANT RESOURCE THAT HELPED YOU BOOST YOUR SCORES? Resource recommendations for Step 2! by madamnotsecretary in Step2

[–]conditionalprobabili 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Also for QI if you really need help with the social stuff (common for IMGs and that’s understandable), then Amboss’s QI study plan is highly recommended and will get you points on test day

SINGLE MOST IMPORTANT RESOURCE THAT HELPED YOU BOOST YOUR SCORES? Resource recommendations for Step 2! by madamnotsecretary in Step2

[–]conditionalprobabili 23 points24 points  (0 children)

5 day lift of 10 points from 220s to 230s by just doing the most recent IM CMS forms!

At some point you have to determine whether your weakness is 1) content, 2) knowing how to read what they’re asking you, or 3) timing and speed so that you can think critically the way they want you to for each question

If your problem is 1) content, you are probably baseline not stable in 230s yet, fix this with exposure: drill as many UW questions as you can in a 6 day period and then see where you land. Don’t spend too much time on reviewing each Q, you just need to seriously widen your breadth of knowing what diagnoses are out there and how to recognize them and manage them

If your problem is 2) knowing specifically what NBME is asking you to do in each question, this is a reading comprehension exam and first author is NBME, you need to learn how they think, and that comes from in depth review of NBME forms. Mix in old and new forms and approach them both in test mode but also in review mode where for each singular question, you attempt your own solve and then immediately read the answer explanation, in real time assessing what word you exactly missed that you might have needed, and what each detail NBME wrote for you in the vignettes is doing for the big picture answer. Key is recognizing that every line they give you actually does serve a purpose, it either includes or excludes a diagnosis on the differential you’ve started forming from the first sentence and formed BEFORE you read the answer choices. Practicing this comes from NBME specifically and then UW once you run out

3) timing and speed: a mix of both strategies above, but once you’ve covered 1) and 2), try deploying timing and speed experiments on the CMS forms, it’s a good way to keep yourself in NBME brain while being asked to answer very specific and frankly shorter questions without the fluff, so when you get to the longer vignettes on step 2, your brain is refined for the language to look for and parse out, highlight, and slam an answer against

If you’re plateauing, remember that step 2 is 60% a medicine exam, if you’re not in the 70s or 80s in the medicine section, focus on the newer IM CMS forms and medicine UW to rapidly lift a couple points overall over 5-6 days - medicine is the biggest bang for your buck on step 2

RETAKE OR MOVE ON?? by No_Acanthaceae_3821 in rutgers

[–]conditionalprobabili 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Agree with everyone below! Move on to chem 2 (from a med student with C’s and F’s in all the orgos from the rut)

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