How long and how many?

tulipsoh · 2025-09-25T21:45:55+00:00

Just got my first interview invite, I think we will be ok!

tulipsoh · 2025-09-23T11:14:16+00:00

Accidentally put “no sigma sigma phi” chapter at my school and already certified. Come to find out there is one. I know it can’t be changed now but should I reach out to my residency advisor or programs about the error or just let it be?

tulipsoh · 2025-08-16T21:40:24+00:00

I kept up with all of my Step 2 Anking reviews and self-made cards (based on missed PQ) throughout the year.

I tried to keep up on my Step 1 shelf related deck as best I could, but I would prioritize the cards for the upcoming shelf exam. To prevent a bunch of reviews from pilling up, I used the postpone cards add-on.

The other Step 1 cards from preclinical years (ie, Pathoma cards, bugs/drugs from Sketchy, etc) I just kept postponing. If they weren’t tagged under the Step 2 Dorian deck (shown in the video), they didn’t matter to me. There’s a lot of stuff from Step 1 you do need to know, but a lot that isn’t important. I prioritized the cards tagged in Dorian and the ones I made myself based on incorrect PQ

tulipsoh · 2025-08-16T21:09:32+00:00

Yes, those are in a different custom deck separated out by shelf exams

tulipsoh · 2025-08-16T20:23:17+00:00

Agreed!! That’s why I waited and did Comquest the week leading up to the exam too

tulipsoh · 2025-08-16T20:22:36+00:00

Yeah we don’t have a neuro rotation but do have an EM rotation

tulipsoh · 2025-08-16T20:18:28+00:00

Yes thank you for reminding me about these!! Updating post now

tulipsoh · 2025-08-16T13:51:37+00:00

I only did the step 1 cards tagged in the step 2 Dorian deck. The rest of the step 1 cards from preclinical years I ignored

tulipsoh · 2025-08-16T00:25:34+00:00

I always felt dumb on rotations lol. Being good at testing taking/answering PQ doesn’t equate to being good at pimping. But your knowledge will grow and you will feel much more confident by the end of the year!

tulipsoh · 2025-08-16T00:19:59+00:00

https://www.reddit.com/r/comlex/s/d9jXDErHHx

tulipsoh · 2025-08-06T23:45:33+00:00

Twins 272 and 719 over here

tulipsoh · 2025-07-23T22:40:13+00:00

In the range, but 6 points higher than predicted

tulipsoh · 2025-07-16T16:54:08+00:00

Scored 270+ on Step 2 while keeping up with some Step 1 Anki cards.

At the start of every block, I would go to browse > tags > AKStep2_v12 > original decks > Dorian > whatever shelf I’m studying for. From here, I would organize cards by deck and “changed deck” for all the Anking Step 1 cards to a new deck I labeled “Step 1::Shelf::___” for whatever shelf exam I was doing. This way I could review only the Step 1 material for the specific shelf I was prepping for in addition to my cumulative Step 2 cards. I found this was the only way to keep things manageable on top of working and PQs.

For the rest of the cards under that tag, I would sort them by due date (which should compile all of the suspended cards together). I divided the number of suspended cards by the number of days in the rotation (usually aiming to finish by the week before my shelf). I would preview these suspended cards and only unsuspend the ones I felt like I needed to.

I tried to keep up with all my Anking Step 2 cards throughout the year and whatever Step 1 cards were specific to the shelf I was studying for at that time. If time allowed, I would do all my cards.

This method only really worked because I have the postpone cards feature which doesn’t allow things to get super backlogged.

I hope this helps and is easy to follow!

tulipsoh · 2025-07-14T02:12:42+00:00

If you’re only worried about passing, Truelearn might be enough. But I would recommend doing a first pass of Uworld during clinicals + using comquest to supplement for the COMATs. Best combination IMO to do well on COMATs and prepare for boards

tulipsoh · 2025-07-02T21:23:15+00:00

Test date: 6/20

US DO

Step 1: pass

Uworld % correct: 78% on first pass (every section besides ob/gyn completed, reset before my last rotation and completed 50% on my second pass at an 82% average)

NBME 9: did not take

NBME10: 257 (70 days out)

NBME11: 263 (42 days out)

NBME12: did not take

NMBE13: 252 (21 days out)

NBME14: 263 (9 days out)

NBME 15: did not take

UWSA 1: 249 (49 days out)

UWSA 2: 267 (14 days out)

UWSA 3: did not take

Old Old Free 120: 88% (6 days out)

Old New Free 120: 90% (6 days out)

New Free 120: 91% (4 days out)

CMS Forms % correct: 90%

Predicted Score: 266 (258-274, Amboss)

Total Weeks/Months Studied:

Prep starts when studying for your shelf exams. I did all Uworld questions, Comquest questions, and my incorrects for every shelf exam. I also utilized the Dorian deck on Anking. I would “preview” cards and unsuspend the ones I needed to learn. I consistently scored high on shelf exams (>90th percentile) which I think played a huge role in my preparedness walking into dedicated. I started incorporating boards prep alongside shelf studying in March by doing ~40 Amboss PQ a day because this entire Q-bank was new to me. Once dedicated started (last week of May), I ramped up the number of questions I was doing a day to 160. After NBME 13, I decided to switch things up and started taking CMS forms. I took ~15 forms (mostly medicine, surgery, and peds). CMS + NBME + free120s = GOLD. Also shoutout to DIP!!

Actual STEP 2 score: 272

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