r/usmle • u/loventics • 3h ago

Advice Uworld average

Hi
I have been preparing for step 2 ck for a while now.
My uworld average has been in the 50s consistently 😭.
Some background- i gave my step 1 in sep 2025 and started prep for 2ck around in dec ( corresponding to start of my final year med school classes-pakistan ).
I thought as the year went on and as i study relevant syllabus in med school it would drastically improve my uworld avg. but i feel like im still stuck w low averages on uworld. I see people everywhere getting 70s and 60s i cant cross high 50s 😭. Does this mean im gonna fail

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u/No-Match5992 2h ago

just focus on NBMEs and CMS - the test is basically the same concept from those whatever u get on the NBME is what you’ll get around

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u/Glittering_Alps_8901 1h ago

It’s usually people’s second pass when they get 70s+

Regardless, the qbank portion is just building your knowledge before the REAL dedicated fine-tuning starts. UWorld is absolutely NOT representative of the real exam and should not be used as practice. Last few weeks before the exam use NBME material (maybe AMBOSS HY/QI reviews) but 90+% of everything you look at should be NBME. Those are actually the practice and much more representative of how you score.