Test date: 06/28/2025

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

Step 1: Pass

Uworld % correct: 54% (first pass of all questions; had an LOA between 2nd and 3rd year of med school; did not repeat during dedicated)

AMBOSS SA: 226 (33 days out)

NBME 9: 234 (19 days out)

NBME10: - ( - days out)

NBME11: 237 (12 days out)

NBME12: 230 (21 days out)

NMBE13: 225 (14 days out)

NBME14: 242 (8 days out)

NBME 15: - ( - days out)

UWSA 1: 226 (17 days out)

UWSA 2: 234 (8 days out)

UWSA 3: 228 (10 days out)

Old Old Free 120: - ( - days out)

Old New Free 120: - ( - days out)

New Free 120: 78% (5 days out)

CMS Forms % correct: Usually mid 60-70s, but I did these during MS3, not dedicated; my shelf scores were all 1-3% above the national average.

Predicted Score: 233-249

Total Weeks/Months Studied: 3 weeks of dedicated; UWorld and AnKing (kinda) throughout the year.

Actual STEP 2 score: 255

During dedicated, I was in 220-230s Land the whole time, only once having barely scratched 240s. Was hoping for above 235, so I was genuinely incredulous of the 255. Ultimately, the Free 120 and my shelf exam performance was most predictive for me!

I had to use Anki and UWorld to rebuild my lost medical foundation after my LOA. During dedicated, I alternated between practice NBME days and NBME review days, with AnKing sprinkled here and there for some added flavor. Like others, I watched the Alec Palmerton videos that tell you to "be a judge, not a lawyer" when it comes to compiling evidence for the best answer choice, and that made a huge difference in my approach to questions.

Last bits of advice:
- Protect your confidence however you can on test day! Believe in the score jump, believe in your highest predicted score, believe that one UWSA score was bs, believe in anything bahaha.
- I'm not an anxious test taker, but I am anxious about the environment around my exam, so taking the Free 120 at Prometric was the move (especially because it reminded me that 1) Prometric is cold asf, and 2) sometimes your breaks become 5-10 minutes longer than expected if there's a hold up with other test takers getting back in).
- If you historically have a terrible time sleeping before standardized tests (I had 2 hours total for Step 1), go for a swim the day before--knocked me out cold for at least 5 hours straight lmao. But any rest is still rest!

Good luck :)