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Done with Day 2!!!! done done.. hopefully :) - way2chillmd - ArchivalUser - 04-05-2010
Day 2 mcq's were alot easier than day one. Except for time restraint where I ran out of time on one.. Got really tired all of a sudden after my 3rd block and was really anxious about the CCS cases... But glad it was done.
Did the CCS tutorial then proceeded.. I freaked out.. DONT FREAK OUT!! my hands were trembling.. just typing god knows what so that my patient would improve but eventually got the case figured out .. and the wonderful 5 minute screen popped up.. and the case was done.
Calmed my nerves a bit and proceeded with the rest of the cases... all my cases ended between 8-14mins.. I'm hoping this is a good sign.. I made some mistakes, left some stuff out, but managed, counseled, refered when I had to and provided proper treatment. Im hoping this was enough.
All the cases are in UW so master them and master them well. Question, do they throw away any cases? I don't think I screwed up in any case.. but I missed type or miss-selected one order that maybe way off. Just hoping this doesn't cost me too much.. sigh it's over now the wait..
Good luck to all that are taking it.. it's a marathon and will test your stock knowledge of all previous steps with newly acquired step 3 material... there are some really simple questions they asked.. which I find bothersome because, it was too easy too straightforward.. double checked to see if there were any hidden clues in the PE or Labs and nothing.. just tried to answer what first came to mind when questions like this come up...
Oh well, if you have any questions.. please feel free to ask..
0 - ArchivalUser - 04-05-2010
good luck for a great score. it seems tiring .. the last exam, hope we can excel it . Please tell us your UW, Kaplan q bank scores and any other source of study.. also nbme uwsa etc . Wish u luck.
0 - ArchivalUser - 04-05-2010
thanks way2chillmd
the main question is about the length of the questons so can you tell us how many lines in average the questions consisted of?
thanks
0 - ArchivalUser - 04-05-2010
grea88..congrats ..
do you suggest to do uwsa or nbme?
which qbank helped you the most?
what do you suggest to read in last few days..
0 - ArchivalUser - 04-05-2010
Must be such a relief ! Best of luck for the results. Take a well deserved break.
How much time did it take you to prepare for CCS from UW?
Any particular topic was tested heavily for you? Thanks.
0 - ArchivalUser - 04-05-2010
My scores were all over the place.. started with poor UW 48, then did it 3x more with my own notes and eventually got in the high 60's.. there is no value doing these questions over and over.. the value is in making notes of the explanations.. and reviewing it over and over..
i have 4 notebooks which i read over and over and over.. read MTB 4x some topics 5x..this is the most high yield book out there.. if you don't get this and read it once your an idiot or must be really a genius..
did MKSAP.. hard questions.. scores.. high 40's some 60's... not really worth it.. confusing but the style of the questions are the closest to step 3.
Get a copy of a FM review book.. this is also a must.. make notes..
Hope my method works..
CCS did 3x, made algorithims of the cases and read it over and over...
Hope this helps.. repetition is key to any review.. especially for average folks like myself..
0 - ArchivalUser - 04-05-2010
All are equally tested.. don't fool yourself that it's all going to be IM.. it's not.. and you'll be sorry..
0 - ArchivalUser - 04-05-2010
seems you did very well.
difinely tiring.
relax and will come back to help us.
best wishes.
now few (acttually many!) Take your time.
regarding block--
is that inpatient+ER together -- how many D1 and D2
and, office+ community --------- how many D1 and D2
i have ques same as guest78.
UW score -?
kaplan score --?
nbme ---? how long before of exam
UWA ---?, how long befoer of exam
ques pattern is closer to kaplan or UW?
silliest one: (never asked before, sorry for that._--- what is the font size of ques lettter? 12 ?
sorry for many ques.
again, take your time.
many thanks for sharing.
good luck for result
0 - ArchivalUser - 04-05-2010
Today was about 4 sentences each.. some 3.. not that brutal..
UW is still the way to go.. first day felt like a UW exam... lots of UW concepts were ooozinng out of the first day..
Didn't do NBME.. you should though..
0 - ArchivalUser - 04-05-2010
font size?? lol.. its bigger maybe 11.. I wore reading glasses.. they have improved their quality
I've been preparing for this exam for about 6 months.. and put almost 600 hours into it..
I havent done residency so needed a really long time to understand the software and what to order. Hope I didn't make major mistakes on CCS..
I didn't really on my pretest scores.. they make me nervous.. understanding the concepts is key..
I wish I had time to review step ck stuff thats my only regret