Any comments appreciated! EDITED for stats: Free 120 80% NBME 10 last week 240 NBME 11 two days ago 235 If you are viewing this on the new Reddit layout, please take some time and look at our wiki (/r/step2/wiki) as it has a lot of valuable information regarding advice and approaches on taking Step 2 CK, along with analytical statistics of study resources. Also listen to highyield divine podcasts along with cmstake uwsa2 10 days before exam and focus on weak areas of uwsa2 in last 10 days and take free120 two days before exam. The multiple choice test is complemented by the subjective Step 2 CS exam. Scores so far in order: NBME 9 216, NBME 10 228, AMBOSS sa: 243, UWSA 1: 248, NBME 12: 248, NBME 13: 239 I really really need a 255+ but now I’m kinda nervous. Form 9 - 210 (January); Form 11 - 258 (June 3); Form 12 - 271 (Yesterday) [take step 2 in 1 wk] Form 12 has a pretty good distribution of questions, definitely some tricky situations on there I haven't seen presented in Uworld Qs, and as always they love to word things as obscurely as possible. If you are viewing this on the new Reddit layout, please take some time and look at our wiki (/r/step2/wiki) as it has a lot of valuable information regarding advice and approaches on taking Step 2 CK, along with analytical statistics of study resources. Nbme 10 , 44 mistakes , what is the score? Study Recommendations and Experiences for Step 2 (267) - IMG Reddit . OFFICIAL SCORE RELEASE THREAD 04/10/2024 Test date : US MD or US IMG or Non-US IMG status: Step 1: Uworld % correct: NBME 9: (… NBME 10: 230 (3 weeks out) NBME 11: 240 (2 weeks out) NBME 12: 240 (1. Taking the exam in 2-3 weeks. Free120: 90% (5 days out). Nbmes underpredict for atleast 5-10points. Block no 2 Q no. Jan 10, 2018 · I think particularly for Step 2 CK, you should definitely take an NBME (I recommend 6) to establish your baseline. Actually i was very happy receiving this score yesterday on the nbme 10. But don't the CK levels point to a muscular dystrophy and not a motor neuron problem like SMA? I think the inheritance pattern eliminates X linked recessive inheritance as a potential answer but still CK levels 11 votes, 20 comments. But I was convinced I wouldn't be getting 240+ leaving the exam. I just took NBME9 and NBME10, 2 weeks apart, and got 254 on both. Gonna be testing in mid/late June after ~3 weeks of dedicated. Biostats wer very less in my whole exam and it was doable,Ethics and hospital safety was heavily tested. NBME Self-Assessments. uworld done 67% with 47% correct. Sep 23, 2021 · Level 2 goal: 600+. UWSA2: 267 (2 weeks out). I struggled with severe test anxiety during my MCAT and Step 1. Today got 235 in NBME 12 Previously UWSA 1 234 baseline Nbme 9 250 Nbme 10 250 Nbme 11 246 Didn't feel like taking the nbme from the first question. UW second pass (reset 2 weeks ago) = 67% average with 20% done NBME 9 (2. Scored 226. READ THE RULES BEFORE POSTING USMLE Step 2 CK is the second national board exam all… If you are viewing this on the new Reddit layout, please take some time and look at our wiki (/r/step2/wiki) as it has a lot of valuable information regarding advice and approaches on taking Step 2 CK, along with analytical statistics of study resources. NBME 10: 273 (4 weeks out). 5 weeks out) UWSA 2: 250 (1 week out) Free 120: 80% (3 days out) Score Predictor: 252 ± 14 Goal: 245 STEP 2: 249! Very happy to make a big jump from my step 1. If you are viewing this on the new Reddit layout, please take some time and look at our wiki (/r/step2/wiki) as it has a lot of valuable information regarding advice and approaches on Plus this post states NBME 10 is the most representative based on preliminary data That post says NBME 10 has the best correlation to your real score, but that doesn't tell you anything about whether it over or under-predicts. Nbme 9 244, NBME 10 248 and NBME 11 254. I recommend doing amboss ethics and hospital safety theory and questions. MRI first vs. Just when I thought I was doing ok I took NBME 13💀 I’m about 17 days away from my test and just got a 239. A lot of people say that free 120 is most similar to the real deal and the real deal is way more confusing and vague than NBME, so I am somewhat nervous about my perception. I believe a different NBME (form 9?) said to go ahead and do bone biopsy without MRI confirmation if x-ray is enough. Faith- discipline -hardwork = CK done If you have any queries , feel free to ask me We would like to show you a description here but the site won’t allow us. The test was ROUGH I felt horrible afterwards, which was not the case after step 1. For Examinees. As I'm reviewing NBME 10, I feel I made a lot of silly mistakes because of the vagueness of the questions and my score dropped by 10 points from NBME 11 and out of sheer fear I postponed my exam. This is the first nbme i've given. I significantly overcame that for Step 2. Overall, I’m satisfied with the result. READ THE RULES BEFORE POSTING USMLE Step 2 CK is the second national board exam all United States medical students must take before graduating medical school. I contacted a tutor (Mehlman Medical) and he told me to do all the CMS forms and NBMEs. How much is score for NBME 10? 51 wrong questions. I had a doubt in NBME 10. Question 18. It felt EXACTLY like the free 120 in terms of both question stem lengths and the types of questions asked. I'm a below average test taker so ask me anything. My NBME 9 score was 10 points lower than my UW and 5 points lower than Amboss. This is my first pass. been studying kinda dedicated for the last 2 months. Hey guys so there’s this question on nbme 10 block 3, question 19 and it’s basically about pancreatitis. did nbme 9 2 months ago and got 220. I would recommend you do all the CMS forms before taking it. Following cause I’m testing on Monday and NBME 10 was one of my lower scores. Step 1: 214 Uworld first pass: 45-50 percentage Uworld second pass: 70 percent( 56 percent done) Uwsa 1: 218 ( 2 weeks out) Nbme free 120: 73 percentage( 10 days out) Uwsa 2: 228( 2 days out) Step 2Ck: 219 Was aiming for 220 plus but its almost there. Section 1. I was pretty disappointed to see no improvement on these 2 weeks. So I had put nbme 12 last thing on my agenda, yesterday I wanted to do nbme 10 and bought it a day before, got an email that my order was for nbme 10 and went to sleep. USMLE® Step 1; USMLE® Step 2 CK; USMLE® Step 3; Clinical Science Subject Exam; IFOM® Clinical Science Exam; NBME Subject Exams; International Foundation of Medicine® (IFOM®) United States Medical Licensing Exam® (USMLE®) Health & Wellness There was a question in the second block of NBME 10 asking about the strongest factor associated with decreased risk of ovarian cancer. READ THE RULES BEFORE POSTING USMLE Step 2 CK is the second national board exam all United States medical students must take before graduating medical school If you are viewing this on the new Reddit layout, please take some time and look at our wiki (/r/step2/wiki) as it has a lot of valuable information regarding advice and approaches on taking Step 2 CK, along with analytical statistics of study resources. Got 35 mistakes in nbme 10 today which correlates to 260 Nbme 9 and 7 were 240 one month ago Amboss assessment was 236 2 months ago My exam is after 2 months Should i reschedule ot to an earlier appointment based on this nbme score because my goal is 240+ We would like to show you a description here but the site won’t allow us. 37 votes, 10 comments. 46K subscribers in the Step2 community. Will go through incorrects after im done. Just attempted nbme 10. NBME 11: 265 (2 weeks out). Woke up and started the form, finished the form submitted and got back a 214. im going to review my wrongs today and then between monday and the day If you are viewing this on the new Reddit layout, please take some time and look at our wiki (/r/step2/wiki) as it has a lot of valuable information regarding advice and approaches on taking Step 2 CK, along with analytical statistics of study resources. I said yolo and took form 12 today, here are my scores. The other 30 just felt like pure wtf questions that could have been 50/50, even after reading the explanations. 29 votes, 88 comments. NBME Contributions; Careers; News; Events; Main navigation. We would like to show you a description here but the site won’t allow us. lol We would like to show you a description here but the site won’t allow us. UWSA1: 268 (8 weeks out). Got SUPER depressed after this and pushed my test back) NBME 9: 227 (1 wk ago) NBME 10: 222 (this past weekend) Originally wanted 235+ to be at/above my Step 1 score. My query is why not DMD? NBME explains that DMD commonly presents in toddlers. My scores went up tremendously. As an update I did nbme 12 as a practice exam and nbme 11 casually over a day and a half and nbme 12 definitely had questions the other forms didn't, and nbme 11 repeated many more questions from 9 and 10 than 12 did. So appreciate anyone's help to clarify. . Yeah if u are an anki person i recommend making cards of your cms and nbme mistakes and keep reviewing until exam,and doing UW incorrects is sufficient as doing whole thing is a mammoth work and mentally drains you. Hi guys, its me again. Any advice/Words of motivation? Goal is 250-260 Exam is at the end of April! NBME 10: 243 UWSA 2: 245 Free 120: 72% Predicted Score: 243 +/- 14 Actual STEP 2 score: 251 :) Compared to this thread, seems like a pretty average score. Would someone explain please and how mitigate such a mistake when asking (what’s the next step vs what’s the most likely to confirm). This is coming from an average scoring student (NBME’s all in the 220s-230s). Imo you need to dedicate one month. The problem I have with this question is that how are we suppose to know if the pancreatitis is caused by Hydrochlorothiazide this old lady is taking vs lithogenic bile aka gallstone pancreatitis. Test scores: Test date: 8/14 US MD Step 1: 205 Uworld % correct: 65% NBME 9: 207 (3 months out, right after finishing MS3 clerkships) NBME11: 228 (35 days out, immediately after my AI) We would like to show you a description here but the site won’t allow us. NBME 6: 211 (2 mo ago, first one I took) UWSA 1: 232 (2 mo ago, got depressed after this and stopped studying) UWSA 2: 207 (1. I got a 270 on NBME 13 and 14 about 1-2 weeks ago, but a 261 on NBME 10 (which I took most recently) Honestly felt like NBME 10 was harder than all the new ones somehow… like it kept testing me on stuff I didn’t know and I feel like that’s a bad sign. 5 mo ago? I didn't do this all in one sitting. bone biopsy. Out of the 40 I got wrong, maybe only 10 would I have gotten correct with better knowledge or lack of dumb mistakes. Start doing cms forms and do nbme 10 and 11 on weekly basis. Step 1: 232 UWSA 1: 214 (yikes!) NBME 10: 240 NBME 11: 244 UWSA 2: 244 Free 120%: 76 Real deal: 242!! I’m just glad I got about 240!! I’m applying FM and I feel like these scores put me in a great spot. Okay guys, this test is doable! There is wayaaayaaayayay too much toxic fear mongering on this thread and I just want to squash the whole idea of “the real deal is nothing like nbme’s/uworld/free 120”. The question about vertebral Osteomyelitis is not clear to me why blood culture isn’t an appropriate answer. 8 DMD vs SMA. Hey y'all! Just took NBME 10 and have a few questions about some of the topics on there. Anyone else with this experience? is NBME 14 the same? It'd be nice to have a confidence boost going into the exam If you are viewing this on the new Reddit layout, please take some time and look at our wiki (/r/step2/wiki) as it has a lot of valuable information regarding advice and approaches on taking Step 2 CK, along with analytical statistics of study resources. Exam felt closest to NBME 10 but I ended up with the exact same score as NBME 11. . you are in good form. 5 months ago) = 219 NBME 10 (2. So many weird questions with 2 good answers. Likelihood that final score is ≤ 11 lower than last NBME within 1 week: - Step 1: 9% - Step 2 CK: 8% Likelihood that final score is ≤ 21 lower than last NBME within 1 week: - Step 1: 3% - Step 2 CK: 3% In other words, < 10 % of people would have a score drop of 11+ points on their real exam relative to the NBME they took within 1 week. Step 2 is nowhere near as brutal and horrible as people on this subreddit make it out to be. im aiming for a 260+ and need to hear/read some recommendations. I genuinely thought I Was going to drop 30+ points but somehow improved by a couple from 11. Resources: UWorld, OME, BnB, AnKing step 2 (really only gonna do the dorian cards, I just like the way everything is tagged) My only real goal is to beat my step/level 1 scores. 5 months ago) = 232 NBME 11 (2. Members don't see this ad. reReddit: Top posts of September 12, 2021. That first block of NBME 9 killed me. Step 2 CK: 265. Pushed my test back after already studying for like 6 weeks (morale was at an all time low). X-ray shows osteosarcoma. Took the test on friday, don't have my scores yet but hopefully did well. If you've taken third year recently and done well on shelf exams, you may not need that long of a dedicated period at all. Choices: A) No hx of fam hx of ovarian cancer B) OCP use (The correct ans) C) bla D) bla Just finished NBME 13 and it felt SO MUCH DIFFERENT than NBME 10 and 11. Believe your prep! If you are viewing this on the new Reddit layout, please take some time and look at our wiki (/r/step2/wiki) as it has a lot of valuable information regarding advice and approaches on taking Step 2 CK, along with analytical statistics of study resources. Anyway, when I was going through the questions and answers, I found qs in NBMEs to be a bit weird compared to qs in question banks like UW or Amboss. 5 months ago) = 233 COMP 1 and 2 (during 3rd year) = 190 and 199 COMP 3 (2 months ago) = 218 COMP 4 (last week) = 212 I am literally lost. The rest i was at or above my usual average percentage. 20% less than my usual block percentages. I got bodied by NBME 10 a few weeks ago (it was my first NBME two weeks before my scheduled test day) and I was devastated. *Aug 11: NBME 10 190 *Aug 18: NBME 11 209 *Aug 20: UWSA 2 209 How can I fix my approach? The NBME questions continue to feel vague even though I feel comfortable with management, every single wrong answer came down to a 50/50 after crossing out the answer choices. Step 1: 230 Uworld: 66% (First pass) NBME 9: 229 (21 days out) UWSA 1… Nbme 9 ; 262 Nbme 10; 258 Nbme 11; 255 Nbme 12; 260 Nbme 13; 256 Nbme 14; 265 Uswa 1; 266 Uswa 2; 268 (2 days out) New free 120; 89% Real deal : 270 Please keep your prep for ck short and highly disciplined and 120 days are enough to get tame this beast. NBME 9,10,11,12 = All 263-268 (took them offline) UWSA 1: 263 (3 months out after first pass uworld) UWSA 2: 269 Free 120: 85% AMBOSS SA: 253 (6 months out, before starting uworld) Predicted Score: 266 Actual STEP 2 score: 270 Grateful for this community!! I'd get lonely and come here to see everyone working hard and that motivated me. Should I go over Step 1 material? Edit: figure I should update. My question is, was the real exam just as vague with its questions? or did the exam still give enough clues pointing towards one direction? 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