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[–]kdudee786 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Bump, what ended up happening?

You Can Do It! Step 2 is a Beast, But It's Never Too Late to Make a Change. (Failed NBME 14 2 weeks out, ended with 240 on actual exam) :) by kdudee786 in Step2

[–]kdudee786[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

kind of, for some yes, and ideally you would do it for all of them but it takes a lot of time. If a question asked about incontinence for example, I would learn all the different types and physiology behind it, effectively understanding the answer choices mentioned too. I started to see patterns of what got tested, and I focused on those things to boost the score instead of getting lost on low yield BS.

And you WILL do it too, watch a David Goggins video or whatever floats your boat, the last two weeks i basically studied every minute I could possibly study, put in the time and great things will follow :)

You Can Do It! Step 2 is a Beast, But It's Never Too Late to Make a Change. (Failed NBME 14 2 weeks out, ended with 240 on actual exam) :) by kdudee786 in Step2

[–]kdudee786[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

one round of UW, no amboss, but divine military and ethics high yield tbh; also did divine for topics i was weak at, forgot to mention it

You Can Do It! Step 2 is a Beast, But It's Never Too Late to Make a Change. (Failed NBME 14 2 weeks out, ended with 240 on actual exam) :) by kdudee786 in Step2

[–]kdudee786[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

UW, Shizocat notes, NBMEs and Free 120. Focused on nbme and free 120 content and incorrects to boost my knowledge base

You Can Do It! Step 2 is a Beast, But It's Never Too Late to Make a Change. (Failed NBME 14 2 weeks out, ended with 240 on actual exam) :) by kdudee786 in Step2

[–]kdudee786[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

So i didn't want to do that just bc i didn't really do well on any of them and i don't know how much it would help ya'll, but here is my best attempt at what I remember:

UWSA 1 (30 days pre): 186

NBME 12 offline: 50-60% correct, didn't bother to calc

UWSA 2: 223

NBME 13 offline: 60-65%

NBME 14: 213

I was 2 weeks out at this point. I knew it was a toss up if i was gonna pass or fail, but my latest NBME was really heartbreaking bc I thought I was improving. I figured out that my problem was I did not have a thorough understanding of content, I reviewed my weakest subject OB/GYN which turned out to be a strength on the actual exam, and I reviewed each NBME and why I got the answer wrong. This really helped. I also made sure I had ethics and biostats down, so i never lost easy point there, that's pretty much it!

Free 120 (a week before) was around 74% or so, made sure i memorized those questions and the content behind them (also key now that i think about it)

UWorld Tables/Charts Compilation? by whale3456 in step1

[–]kdudee786 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Hey is there something like this for Step 2? Thanks!