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my step3 experience - hopefor99 - ArchivalUser - 05-30-2012
first day was difficult
questions were lengthy and vague
second day was easy ,questions were not that lengthy
my all ccs cases ended before time but i am not sure about 2 cases because cases ended before pt update, i dont know whether i did good on that
if u know uworld cases u r good ,presentation is little diff and mixed
my 2 cents give time to ccs if u want to pass this exam
for theory do uworld and archer
do uworld in timed mode and try to make a reflex of finishing each block before time coz i answered 2 to 3 q blindly in every block
when should i expect my result ,will it be on 6th or after 3 weeks
i will be glad to answer any q
0 - ArchivalUser - 05-30-2012
contraulations for doing this monster and good luck for your result
ihave some qs for you :
did you find usmle world mcq concepts tested in your exam?
did you study any family medicine book like JONSON, is it necessary for preparing for this exam?
did you do any NBME before setting for the exam?
thanks
0 - ArchivalUser - 05-30-2012
Thank you for your exam experience, I have some questions:
How did you score on NBME and was the length of the questions on real exam similar to the NBME?
How many audio/media questions did you have?
How many abstract/drug ads?
How was difficulty of the questions on Day 1 compared to NBME?
0 - ArchivalUser - 05-31-2012
Hi thanks for sharing your experience
How many UW cases did u practice? is 52 cases from UW enough?Can you please elaborate more about yr study materials and exam experiences..thanks a lot
0 - ArchivalUser - 05-31-2012
Christine, I think the UW cases are enough.. but I have not taken the exam yet. But let me share my thinking.. Every UW case has like 5-6 differentials, so even if you are in the end solving one case, the approach is the same for most of those differentials. For example, if your case is Rheumatoid Arthritis.. wouldn't your approach be the same for Osteoarthritis? You would just use different medications and make minor adjustments here and there, but the general management would be the same. So the coverage is quite broad. Although Step 2CS was much easier than CCS, all we practiced was First Aid 30 cases in their book because it broadly covered all the necessary topics through differentials.
0 - ArchivalUser - 05-31-2012
hi ,u will do great.
my questions are
which course of archer u took,,archer notes,live lectures;which one is best to do?
archer qs are the one available free at the site or u bought it.
i wanna do second reading with archer ,i would b thankful if u answer my qs
0 - ArchivalUser - 05-31-2012
Am extremely nervous,have exam tomorrow. Can you please tell me if ccs were within the usmle world. Thank you
drsabreen
0 - ArchivalUser - 05-31-2012
@drsabreen,
all the best for tomorrow.
0 - ArchivalUser - 05-31-2012
Thanks Ladki for your answers. can anyone share their exam experiences more? Thanks a lot
0 - ArchivalUser - 05-31-2012
@contact99 uworld concepts r there and archer notes also helped me
i didnt do jason.i just did kaplan notes step 2 ck and than i did uworld and mtb and also read archer lecture and put imp points in mtb
i did nbme 1 3 week before exam and my score was 321
i was shocked and the same day i did uworldsa and scored 530 224
nbme2 1 week before exam after revising uworld and scored 450
cd score 80% uworld 66%