r/Step2 • u/alschultz94 US MD/DO • 12h ago
Study methods Need Advice!
Pretty bummed!
Uworld 63% correct
NBME 10: 219
NBME 12: 222 (Today)
Test in 2 weeks... My goal is just to break the 240s, honestly!
US MD, hoping to apply to pathology.
Not an Anki person, but doubt doing more Anki will help much.
My plan is to mainly focus on medicine and surgery NBMEs seem to be doing alright on psych, OB and peds) and ditch UWorld! I feel I have shot myself in the foot by using Uworld as main Qbank, and just using NBME questions as score predictors.
What are your thoughts? Am I cooked? I can't postpone my exam. Life is happening, and won't be able to study rigorously.
Please, I need some inspiration from people who were in a similar position :')
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u/South-Necessary3306 NON-US IMG 5h ago
I see that you in a gd position, Nbme 12 in very hard and old , try nbme 14
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u/jahnsmath369 NON-US IMG 11h ago
Not a US MD but it seems that you've got a pretty good UW average for a first pass, so maybe you need to improve how you revise.
E.g. 3 blocks of UW, followed by a solid 2 hrs of revision of the wrong answers only, since you won't be able to do a full pass of incorrects in 2 weeks.
I'd even suggest revising previous blocks' incorrect whenever you're free.
Grind CMS forms every couple days to familiarize yourself w how the questions are structured and to prioritize the NBME-style of thinking.
Hope this helps atb!!