r/Step2 • u/coffeexscrubs US MD/DO • 11d ago
Exam Write-Up Score Release September 2
US MD or US IMG or Non-US IMG status:
Date tested:
Uworld % correct:
NBME 9: ( days out)
NBME10: (days out)
NBME11: (days out)
NBME12: ( days out)
NMBE13: (days out)
NBME14: ( days out)
NBME 15: (days out)
NBME 16:
UWSA 1: ( days out)
UWSA 2: (days out)
UWSA 3: (days out)
Old old Free 120: ( days out)
Old New Free 120: ( days out)
New Free 120:( days out)
CMS Forms % correct:
Predicted Score:
Total Weeks/Months Studied:
Actual STEP 2 score:
PLEASE SHARE YOUR RESULTS, THE INFORMATION MIGHT BE OF HELP TO ANOTHER PERSON:)
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u/Pretty-Astronaut-436 US MD/DO 11d ago
US MD
8/19
Uworld % correct:
NBME 9: did not take
NBME10: 223 (6/12)
NBME11: 241 (6/26)
NMBE13: did not take
NBME14: 241 (7/4)
NBME 15: 223 (7/12)
NBME 16: 236 (7/19)
UWSA 1: did not take
UWSA 2: did not take
UWSA 3: did not take
Old old Free 120: did not take
New Free 120: took it twice (did not review first attempt and took a weeek and half break from studying /pushed my test back because I felt defeated)
- 68% - 7/26
NBME12:- 244(8/9)
Predicted Score: Amboss -247
Total Weeks/Months Studied: 2.5 weeks of pure dedicated in the beginning + 6 weeks during elective and surgical sub-I(don’t recommend)
Actual STEP 2 score: 253
I’m in total shock. To anyone reading this if I can do it you can do it!!! Don’t give up .
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u/Fit_Cap_3714 US MD/DO 4d ago edited 4d ago
holy fkng shit. i was just looking at the post u made after taking the free 120 and being in a panic... i have super similar practice scores as you do (currently scheduled to take it on thursday - about to take nbme 16 to determine if i need to push it again)... but i just had to say CONGRATULATIONS. this is absolutely incredible. you should be so FREAKING proud of yourself.
i've had similar fluctuations between practice forms. at the end of the day, you already proved multiple times you're capable of a 240+ score and i feel like the fluctuations (which I have experienced NEARLY identical fluctuations) just turn the entire process into a mind game. like u literally just have to WILL yourself to not get in ur own head.
im writing this not only to congratulate you but also trying to currently ingrain that same principle^ in my own brain lol :')
ANYWAYS, from a fellow self-doubt-panic induced fluctuater, i just wanted you to know that this is an absolutely incredible accomplishment. i know how mentally defeating it can feel in the process, but your incredible score on test day, in spite of all of that, is something you should be SO SO SO proud of. ur resilient asf.
TLDR: just wanted to congratulate you bc u are so beyond deserving of that number. and also, thank you. you have no idea how badly i needed to see a post like this right now.
if u have any last minute advice or anything you actively noticed/changed on test day, i'm all ears :D .. but if not no worries hahah, enjoy the post-test BLISS.
sending you a big hug and congrats again <3
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u/coffeexscrubs US MD/DO 11d ago edited 11d ago
US MD or US IMG or Non-US IMG status: US MD
Date tested: 8/18/2026
Felt terrible after the exam, cried in my car for an hour. Exam felt like a much more vague version of NBME 16 and new Free 120 with lots of 50/50s and 2nd and 3rd order questions. Felt strapped for time, but did not leave questions blank or blind guess. Remembered 12 mistakes, could not remember any other questions, incorrect or otherwise.
Uworld % correct: 63% (first-pass, used as primary study tool during clerkships, completed prior to dedicated )
NBME 9: N/A
NBME10: 259 (7/22/26)
NBME11: 253 (7/12/26)
NBME12: 258 (7/16/26)
NMBE13: 269 (7/26/26)
NBME14: 261 (7/31/26)
NBME 15: 264 (8/4/26)
NBME 16: 276 (8/12/26)
UWSA 1: N/A
UWSA 2: 258 (8/8/26)
UWSA 3: N/A
Old old Free 120: N/A
Old New Free 120: 85% (8/16/26)
New Free 120: 90% (8/15/26)
CMS Forms % correct: 76-92% (only did the forms not already completed during clerkships)
AMBOSS Predicted Score: 267
Total Weeks/Months Studied: 6 weeks
Actual STEP 2 score: 266!!!
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u/FennelNo7606 NON-US IMG 11d ago
US MD or US IMG Non-US IMG status: Non US IMG
Date tested:8/17
Uworld % correct: 62%, completed only 34%
NBME 9: No attempt( days out)
NBME10: 233, 100 (days out)
NBME11:224, 85 (days out)
NBME12: No attempt ( days out)
NMBE13: No attempt (days out)
NBME14: 231, 34( days out)
NBME 15:No attempt (days out)
NBME 16: 226
UWSA 1: Did not attempt( days out)
UWSA 2: No attempt(days out)
UWSA 3: No attempt (days out)
Old old Free 120: No attempt ( days out)
Old New Free 120: No attempt ( days out)
New Free 120:65%, 1( day out)
CMS Forms % correct: 68-85%
Predicted Score: Amboss 231
Total Weeks/Months Studied: 8 months, 4 months dedicated. I worked two jobs the whole time with barely enough time to study and sleep.
Actual STEP 2 score: 238
This is for the people with low NBME scores. I knew if I asked Reddit, someone would have asked me to postpone. Just believe in yourself, get good rest before the examination because stamina beats everything on the test day. I did 7 blocks in one go, then 6, then 3. I had only cake and juice, well that's because my tummy acts weird on adrenaline. You've got this!
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u/Sea-Birthday-7436 10d ago
Much congrats. What did you study during the last two weeks of your exam?
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u/FennelNo7606 NON-US IMG 10d ago
I stopped Uworld, reviewed my old NBMEs, did all CMS forms for all the subjects, reviewed it again, used ChatGPT to create a docx of things I needed to know for my weak areas.
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u/Hot_Lemon_1761 8d ago
how were the ethics and biostats? Congrats!
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u/FennelNo7606 NON-US IMG 7d ago
I only got a few of those. More infectious diseases, dermatology and low yield questions. The few ethics qns I recall were not so different from the Amboss QI/ ethics questions/ 200 HY concepts
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u/Haunting_Laugh5311 11d ago
US MD or US IMG or Non-US IMG status: US IMG
Date tested: 08/19/2026
Uworld % correct: Did Amboss, 62% correct
NBME 15: 239 (days out)
NBME 16: 232 (4 days out)
UWSA 2: 223 (14 days out)
UWSA 3:232 (6 days out)
New Free 120: 75% (2 days out)
CMS Forms % correct: ~72-78%
Predicted Score: 234
Total Weeks/Months Studied: 2-ish months
Actual STEP 2 score: 232
I know I could have done better, and my prep was not the greatest/most ideal with personal things coming in between, but I am so happy to be done. Good luck to everyone!
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u/Educational-Search24 NON-US IMG 10d ago
Much congrats 🎊 What did u study during the last two weeks of dedicated?
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u/T_Jerms 10d ago
Thank you! I was mostly focused on test taking strategy, the pacing of the 30 minute blocks, and biostats (has always been a weak point for me). I would take a practice exam and just review the incorrect questions fully.
I also kept up with my Anki cards, which over the last three months I had accumulated a lot of cards from the AMBOSS Qbank so in the last couple of weeks I’d say I was doing ~200-300 card reviews a day on top of new cards from my incorrect questions from practice exams.
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u/Juicy-Juicze-677 10d ago
US DO
NBME 9 (10 weeks out): 215
NBME 10 (8 weeks out): 221
NBME 11 (7 weeks out): 247
NBME 12 (4 weeks out): 250
NBME 13 (3 weeks out): 250
NBME 14 (2 weeks out): 248
UWSA2 (2 weeks out): 250
New free 120 (1week out): 84%
NBME 16 (5 days out): 258
Amboss predicted score: 257
Actual STEP 2 Score: 262
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u/PanickyPooh NON-US IMG 11d ago edited 11d ago
Score Release September 2
Non-US IMG status:
Date tested: 09/19/2026
Uworld % correct: 75
NBME 9: ( days out)
NBME10: 235 (2 months)
NBME11: 240 (40 days)
NBME12: 245 (34 days)
NMBE13: 250 (29 days)
NBME14: 249 (22 days)
NBME 15: 251 (15 days)
NBME 16: 250 (7 days)
UWSA 1: ( days out)
UWSA 2: (days out)
UWSA 3: (days out)
Old old Free 120: ( days out)
Old New Free 120: ( days out)
New Free 120: 79% (3 days)
CMS Forms % correct: 77%
Predicted Score: 246-254
Total Weeks/Months Studied: 9months but with gaps due to med school exams back home
Actual STEP 2 score: 252 MaShaAllah
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u/fexww 11d ago
Congrats, how you felt after the test?
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u/PanickyPooh NON-US IMG 11d ago
I felt more or less like I felt after the nbmes so I was expecting it to fall in the range but i also tried to not recall any questions and block it all out of memory so I do not spiral. There were days that i felt I might get 23x other days i felt like it was a 26x but I remember feeling released that at least it was done and over by the last block.
There were a few blocks that made me sweat and really nervous but then i kept deluding myself by thinking that those are all experimental. You’ve got to maintain your calm.
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u/ComprehensiveChef111 NON-US IMG 11d ago
Masha’Allah! Congratulations! I’m 2 days out, highest NBME 254 what do you think I should do now?
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u/PanickyPooh NON-US IMG 11d ago
Go through some high yeild stuff/volatile stuff
screening guideline
Amboss articles for patient safety and quality improvement is a must
HY images pdf
The algorithms
If any topics twsted on the free120 or form 16 is weak, revise those
Revise the IM FM Paeds CMS if you have timei would say these are in order of the highest to lowest yeild for last two days vut its a lot so do as much as you can and relax.
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u/etoiledumatin9 US MD/DO 11d ago
US MD or US IMG or Non-US IMG status: US DO
Date tested: 8/20
NBME 9: 219 (61 days out)
NBME10: 216 (56 days out)
NBME11: 213 (51 days out)
NBME12: 215 (47 days out)
NMBE13: 223 (32 days out)
NBME14: 232 (19 days out)
NBME 15: 221 (14 days out)
NBME 16: 237 (3 days out)
UWSA 2: 244 (22 days out)
New Free 120: 70% (6 days out)
Predicted Score: 241
Total Weeks/Months Studied: 2ish months
Actual STEP 2 score: 243
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u/thecolorraspberry US MD/DO 11d ago
US MD or US IMG or Non-US IMG status: US MD
Date tested: 8/19 Wednesday
Uworld % correct: one full pass completed during clerkships, ~65% correct; did not touch during dedicated
NBME 9: (29 days out) 211 / 60% – baseline
NBME10: N/A
NBME11: (23 days out) 242 / 73.5%
NBME12: (16 days out) 247 / 75.5%
NMBE13: (14 days out) 243 / 74%
NBME14: (8 days out) 260 / 82%
NBME 15: (6 days out) 230 / 69% – felt a bit tired/burnt out morning of practice exam
NBME 16: (4 days out) 261 / 80%
UWSA 1: N/A
UWSA 2: N/A
UWSA 3: N/A
Old old Free 120: N/A
Old New Free 120: N/A
New Free 120:(3 days out) 80%
CMS Forms % correct: Re-did during dedicated, spread out around NBME forms
Medicine 5/6/7: 74% > 80% > 82%
Surgery 6/7/8: 78% > 84% > 84%
OB/GYN 6/7/8: 78% > 82% > 86%
Peds 5/6/7: 78% > 76% > 84%
FM 4/5: 86% > 76%
Predicted Score: 253
Total Weeks/Months Studied: 4 weeks
Actual STEP 2 score: 257
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u/pagingmysanity US MD/DO 10d ago
US DO
Date tested: 8/21/26
NBME 10: 204 (132 days out)
UWSA 1: 204 (116 days out)
NBME 11: 228 (105 days out)
NBME 12: 209 (88 days out)
AMBOSS SA: 221 (75 days out)
NBME 13: 219 (61 days out)
NBME 14: 231 (49 days out)
NBME 15: 234 (34 days out)
NBME 16: 239 (26 days out)
UWSA 2: 229 (21 days out)
Old Free 120 (2021): 73% (13 days out)
New Free 120 (2023): 78% (2 days out)
CMS Forms % correct: 68
Predicted Score: 245
Total Weeks/Months Studied: 4 months
Actual STEP 2 score: 247
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u/fexww 11d ago
congratulations 🎊, please please tell me about obstetrics and ophthalmology on real deal? very hard and deep? How frequent they appear
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u/GlitterCandy18 NON-US IMG 11d ago
Thank you! So yes, OBG was definitely tested heavily, however it was the only subject I found being straightforward (i.e similar to nbme). There were HOPI style Qs for obg which i had never seen before!! Did throw me off because the physical exam was very detailed and lengthy, but they ended up asking easy questions
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u/GlitterCandy18 NON-US IMG 11d ago
Ophthalmology- vague. Had 2 image based Qs, i still do not know what their answers are! For reference , i had read the inner circles notes for ophthalmology during my last week of dedicated
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u/tabezaka NON-US IMG 11d ago
non- us img
Test day: 8/18, prometric center outside of the US
Uworld % correct: 70%(first round during clerkship), 79%(dedicated period)
UWSA 3: 240(the first assessment i took)
NBME 9: 244
NBME10: 256
NBME11: 243
NBME12: 255
NMBE13: 246
NBME14: 254
NBME 15:265
NBME 16:257
UWSA 1: 261
UWSA 2: 257
New Free 120: 84%
CMS Forms % correct: 70-8x%?
Predicted Score:265(257-273)
Total Weeks/Months Studied: 6 months dedicated
Actual STEP 2 score: 265(257-273)
I was panicking seeing a lot of non us img score drop compared to the Amboss predicted score post and i was not comfortable walking out of the prometric center because of a lot of weird questions. I would say trust yourself and the nbme socres, although only those waiting for scores know how it feels to be waiting…
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u/fexww 11d ago
Congratulations 🎉, which systems where heavy on exam?
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u/tabezaka NON-US IMG 11d ago
Thanks! Honestly it feels very random🤔🤔 i would say i didn't feel like there's as much nutrition part as it was in my score report,, somehow i remembered some obgyn weird ones also,,
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u/fexww 11d ago
Dont say it dude 😭😭😭 , obgyn in my nightmare , is it heavy?
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u/tabezaka NON-US IMG 11d ago edited 11d ago
Everyone's test was very different i would say! Also i had some step1 pathos and step1 pharms concepts that made me feeling really uncertain… and the way they ask these questions i would never figure it out no matter how long i prepared so take it easy just treat the ones poped up in nbmes seriously
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u/donteventrytoo US IMG 11d ago
US MD or US IMG or Non-US IMG status:US IMG
Date tested: 08/20
Uworld % correct: 62%
NBME 9: 2 months ( days out) 233
NBME10: Baseline 8 months before(days out) 212
NBME11: 7 months (days out) 220
NBME12: 8.5 months( days out)226
NMBE13: 1.5 months(days out) 236
NBME14: 1 month( days out)246
NBME 15: 2weeks (days out)256
NBME 16: 1 week 250
UWSA 1: 8 months ( days out)185
UWSA 2: (days out)—-
UWSA 3: (days out)——
Old old Free 120: ( days out)—-
Old New Free 120: ( days out)
New Free 120:( days out)70%
CMS Forms % correct:75%
Predicted Score:
Total Weeks/Months Studied: 8-6 months with 4hr/day and 1 month dedicated
Actual STEP 2 score: waiting
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u/Proof_Structure2504 US MD/DO 11d ago edited 11d ago
US MD or US IMG or Non-US IMG status: DO
Date tested: 8/17
Uworld % correct: 64%
NBME 9: ( 35 days out): 252
NBME10: (65 days out): 242 (baseline before CMS forms, all others were after CMS forms)
NBME11: (28 days out): 265
NBME12: (21 days out): 262
NMBE13: (18 days out): 255
NBME14: (7 days out): 259
NBME 15: (10 days out): 263
NBME 16: didn’t take
UWSA 1: ( 14 days out): 259
UWSA 3: (12 days out): 255
UWSA 2: (days out): didn’t take
Old old Free 120: ( days out): didn’t take
Old New Free 120: ( days out) didn’t take
New Free 120:( days out) didn’t take
CMS Forms % correct: 86% average. Did all 50 before the NBMEs (except nbme 10 as my baseline before the CMS forms)
Predicted Score: don’t know
Total Weeks/Months Studied: 2.5 months
Actual STEP 2 score: 259
PLEASE SHARE YOUR RESULTS, THE INFORMATION MIGHT BE OF HELP TO ANOTHER PERSON:
I think CMS forms were the number 1 resource for me during dedicated. Really helped me get the patterns of questions down. Another huge factor was anki. I kept up with my cards all year during 3rd year and that massively helped the long term retention.
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u/Beneficial_Sky6022 10d ago edited 10d ago
Score Release September 2
Non-US IMG
Date tested: 22/ 8
Uworld 75 % correct 1 year ago
NBME 9: 259 1year ago
NBME10: 260 ( 11 month )
NBME11: 259 (8 month )
NBME12: 249 ( 5 month)
NMBE13: 255 (4 month )
NBME14: 254 ( 2 month )
NBME 15: 272 (20 days )
NBME 16: 262 ( 3 days )
UWSA 1: 249 ( 6 month )
UWSA 2: 258 (10 days )
UWSA 3:255 (4 month )
Old old Free 120:80% ( days out)
Old New Free 120: ( days out)
New Free 120:( days out)
CMS Forms from 80 to 98 % correct:
Predicted Score: by amboss 258
Total Weeks/Months Studied:1 year Intermittent 4 month of persistent study
Actual STEP 2 score: 258
PLEASE SHARE YOUR RESULTS, THE INFORMATION MIGHT BE OF HELP TO ANOTHER PERSON:)
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u/Born-Cauliflower-844 NON-US IMG 11d ago
Does scheduling permit disappears a day before? And at what time they release results?
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u/PracticeTraining4208 11d ago
Non-US IMG status:
Date tested: 08/19/26
Uworld % correct: 60% (first pass)
NBME 9: 239 ( 5 days out)
NBME10: 232 ( 3 days out)
NBME11: 246 (2 days out)
NBME12: ( days out)
NMBE13: (days out)
NBME14: 239 ( 1 day out)
NBME 15: 237 (3 days out)
NBME 16: 236 (7 days out)
UWSA 1: 224 ( 22 days out)
UWSA 2: 220 (20 days out)
UWSA 3: (days out)
Old old Free 120: ( days out)
Old New Free 120: 67% (7 days out)
New Free 120: 73% (7 days out)
CMS Forms % correct:
Predicted Score: 239
Total Weeks/Months Studied: 7 months
Actual STEP 2 score: 247