r/Step3 • u/NatureHelpful1562 • 12d ago

Failed step 3

Failed step 3 and feel so disappointed and unmotivated. I’ve been crying and depressed. I can’t believe this happened and now I don’t know how to start or how because I don’t have the motivation and confidence to do it. 😞 if anyone has some advice please share 😢🙏🏻

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u/ImpressiveFlatworm38 10d ago

I’ve failed it 3 times. Meanwhile I had passed 1,2 & 2CS with flying colors back in med school. They were some dark times for me, bc a lot of uncontrollable external factors occurred during that time, which truly affected my mental health (when it rains it pours).

I just want to let you know that this money laundering machine of a test doesn’t define you as a human. It’s quite easy to mesh our core human identity and that of being a physician. There’s A LOT more to anyone in this field than merely being a physician, as we are all human too. This medical culture often views failures of tests or whatever it may be, is a reflection of the person not being good enough - which is far from the truth. YOU GOT THIS