Comments on: NBME Self-Assessment Tests and USMLE Review – Part II http://blogs.askdoc-usmle.com/nbme-self-assessment-tests-and-usmle-review-part-ii/ All about USMLE Tue, 07 Feb 2012 00:30:23 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v= By: Ammar Rasul http://blogs.askdoc-usmle.com/nbme-self-assessment-tests-and-usmle-review-part-ii/comment-page-3/#comment-15148 Ammar Rasul Tue, 13 Dec 2011 16:46:58 +0000 http://blogs.askdoc-usmle.com/?p=51#comment-15148 hi m preparing for step 2 ck before step 1 what u say how shuold i proceed and what should i ndo differntly from others to have a good score even with this plan have done with 2 readings of kaplan going to have 3rd after which i m planing to start UW what are ur suggestions thanking in anticipation........ hi
m preparing for step 2 ck before step 1
what u say how shuold i proceed and what should i ndo differntly from others to have a good score even with this plan
have done with 2 readings of kaplan
going to have 3rd after which i m planing to start UW
what are ur suggestions
thanking in anticipation……..

]]> By: askdoc http://blogs.askdoc-usmle.com/nbme-self-assessment-tests-and-usmle-review-part-ii/comment-page-3/#comment-14881 askdoc Sat, 26 Nov 2011 17:36:14 +0000 http://blogs.askdoc-usmle.com/?p=51#comment-14881 hi drsbQaisrani, NBME Askdoc hi drsbQaisrani,

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]]> By: mahmoud http://blogs.askdoc-usmle.com/nbme-self-assessment-tests-and-usmle-review-part-ii/comment-page-3/#comment-14850 mahmoud Thu, 24 Nov 2011 05:12:01 +0000 http://blogs.askdoc-usmle.com/?p=51#comment-14850 i wanted to get the nmbe step 2 ck forum 4 .. am an international medical graduate ... can you please post the link for it .. as i searched for it cant find it .. thank you i wanted to get the nmbe step 2 ck forum 4 .. am an international medical graduate … can you please post the link for it .. as i searched for it cant find it .. thank you

]]> By: drsbQaisrani http://blogs.askdoc-usmle.com/nbme-self-assessment-tests-and-usmle-review-part-ii/comment-page-3/#comment-14845 drsbQaisrani Thu, 24 Nov 2011 00:19:37 +0000 http://blogs.askdoc-usmle.com/?p=51#comment-14845 i took uwsa today n got 231 in it, plz askdoc tell me what should i believe, nbme or uwsa? i took uwsa today n got 231 in it, plz askdoc tell me what should i believe, nbme or uwsa?

]]> By: drsbQaisrani http://blogs.askdoc-usmle.com/nbme-self-assessment-tests-and-usmle-review-part-ii/comment-page-3/#comment-14743 drsbQaisrani Fri, 18 Nov 2011 02:10:50 +0000 http://blogs.askdoc-usmle.com/?p=51#comment-14743 hi ask doc, plz need ur advice, i've been studying for CK for the past 4 months, have done KLN 3 times, mtb2 and 3 atleast 4 times, UW first time cumulative score of 64% n second time 80%. took nbme2 n got 370/200 studied more for 1 week n took nbme4 n still got 380/202. my exam is in 15 days, i dont know what to do, i dont wanna fail n i dont wanna pass with a low score. my eligibility ends with the end of december. plz tell me what to do. thanks hi ask doc,
plz need ur advice, i’ve been studying for CK for the past 4 months, have done KLN 3 times, mtb2 and 3 atleast 4 times, UW first time cumulative score of 64% n second time 80%.
took nbme2 n got 370/200 studied more for 1 week n took nbme4 n still got 380/202.
my exam is in 15 days, i dont know what to do, i dont wanna fail n i dont wanna pass with a low score. my eligibility ends with the end of december. plz tell me what to do.
thanks

]]> By: askdoc http://blogs.askdoc-usmle.com/nbme-self-assessment-tests-and-usmle-review-part-ii/comment-page-3/#comment-13304 askdoc Sat, 03 Sep 2011 13:54:54 +0000 http://blogs.askdoc-usmle.com/?p=51#comment-13304 HI drsharma, Based on NBME alone, you have a good chance of passing. However, there is still a small chance of failing. You need at least a 210 for a sure pass. What is your qbank average? Askdoc HI drsharma,

Based on NBME alone, you have a good chance of passing. However, there is still a small chance of failing. You need at least a 210 for a sure pass. What is your qbank average?

Askdoc

]]> By: drsharma http://blogs.askdoc-usmle.com/nbme-self-assessment-tests-and-usmle-review-part-ii/comment-page-3/#comment-13199 drsharma Mon, 29 Aug 2011 15:38:38 +0000 http://blogs.askdoc-usmle.com/?p=51#comment-13199 hi Ask doc… how are you??? i am studying for step 2 ck now… have been doing uworld questions… i took nbme 4 two weeks ago and got a 188 i took nbme 2 yesterday and got a 207… do you know how close is nbme 2 to the exam? i am so scared… my exam is in 2 weeks… please help… thanks… hi Ask doc… how are you??? i am studying for step 2 ck now…

have been doing uworld questions…

i took nbme 4 two weeks ago and got a 188

i took nbme 2 yesterday and got a 207…

do you know how close is nbme 2 to the exam? i am so scared… my exam is in 2 weeks… please help…

thanks…

]]> By: happydoc http://blogs.askdoc-usmle.com/nbme-self-assessment-tests-and-usmle-review-part-ii/comment-page-3/#comment-11875 happydoc Tue, 28 Jun 2011 15:00:49 +0000 http://blogs.askdoc-usmle.com/?p=51#comment-11875 Hi Askdoc, I am an img graduated in 2010, have passed step 1 with a score of 194 this year and now prepping for step2ck. I have finished reading Kaplan notes (IM more than twice, others twice and Pysch once) and Secrets(2001 ed.)(which I still haven't finished..) for almost 5 months now. About 8 hours of reading. Been doing kaplan qbook and qbank since 1 month now. I take mixed blocks including all subjects and I do one block of 44 qs. at a time, been getting around 55-60% only.. I have actually scheduled my date in Aug 1st week but I am probably going to postpone it. Took NBME form 1 (offline) today and got 100/184 if the source answers were right and reliable. I have First aid and UCV also, been referring and reading FA but still left with more than 50% of it, and haven't touched UCVs yet. Now my questions are: 1. Shall I start with UWorld before trying and waiting to finish Kaplan Qbank? As you said I am trying to master Horses along with the Zebras, kap qbank has a lot of questions on zebras..and i'm aiming for a 99 in ck in light of the low score of step 1. 2. How to deal with difference in the management of conditions cited in different ways in KL notes v/s FA? I am aiming for 2013 match, i do have plenty of time but I wanna finish my CS before the end of this year and give my next year to O'ships. 3. All the forums say that "Don't spend much time on books, solve more and more questions instead."..Does it really help? coz after properly completing and grasping the KL notes thrice it still doesn't feel cofident.. And the new kap qbank of 2010 has so many new kind of questions on zebras that take up a lot more time to read explanation, with those explanation videos included. As you said we shouldn't use kap qbanks for learning but use for assessments, then what about those new qs which we can't answer right even after finishin KL notes properly? Looking forward to your best tips and suggestions.. Studying for this exam feels like swimming in atlantic ocean and not able to see any shores.. Thanking you, isolveurprobs@gmail.com Hi Askdoc, I am an img graduated in 2010, have passed step 1 with a score of 194 this year and now prepping for step2ck.
I have finished reading Kaplan notes (IM more than twice, others twice and Pysch once) and Secrets(2001 ed.)(which I still haven’t finished..) for almost 5 months now. About 8 hours of reading. Been doing kaplan qbook and qbank since 1 month now. I take mixed blocks including all subjects and I do one block of 44 qs. at a time, been getting around 55-60% only..
I have actually scheduled my date in Aug 1st week but I am probably going to postpone it. Took NBME form 1 (offline) today and got 100/184 if the source answers were right and reliable.
I have First aid and UCV also, been referring and reading FA but still left with more than 50% of it, and haven’t touched UCVs yet.
Now my questions are:
1. Shall I start with UWorld before trying and waiting to finish Kaplan Qbank? As you said I am trying to master Horses along with the Zebras, kap qbank has a lot of questions on zebras..and i’m aiming for a 99 in ck in light of the low score of step 1.

2. How to deal with difference in the management of conditions cited in different ways in KL notes v/s FA?
I am aiming for 2013 match, i do have plenty of time but I wanna finish my CS before the end of this year and give my next year to O’ships.

3. All the forums say that “Don’t spend much time on books, solve more and more questions instead.”..Does it really help? coz after properly completing and grasping the KL notes thrice it still doesn’t feel cofident.. And the new kap qbank of 2010 has so many new kind of questions on zebras that take up a lot more time to read explanation, with those explanation videos included. As you said we shouldn’t use kap qbanks for learning but use for assessments, then what about those new qs which we can’t answer right even after finishin KL notes properly?
Looking forward to your best tips and suggestions.. Studying for this exam feels like swimming in atlantic ocean and not able to see any shores..
Thanking you,
isolveurprobs@gmail.com

]]> By: JA http://blogs.askdoc-usmle.com/nbme-self-assessment-tests-and-usmle-review-part-ii/comment-page-3/#comment-9038 JA Sun, 27 Mar 2011 05:42:44 +0000 http://blogs.askdoc-usmle.com/?p=51#comment-9038 Hi, thanks for your response! I think i was burning out due to that high pressure I put over last week, working 9-10 hours and studying 7 hours a day,besides the actuall stress for the proximity of the test, i think was not healthy. Although is possible that was the results of the 2SD. I was doing worse on q banks too. But after 1 day of complete rest, calm down, and re-focus, I started studying my 4-5 hours a day and I'm going up on q-banks again. Now my average in kaplan q-bank is 63%, (it was 55% the week before). I'm planing to take the test in 2 weeks if I keep doing better! Let me know if have any other recomendation! Thanks again, I'll keep you posted! JA Hi, thanks for your response! I think i was burning out due to that high pressure I put over last week, working 9-10 hours and studying 7 hours a day,besides the actuall stress for the proximity of the test, i think was not healthy. Although is possible that was the results of the 2SD. I was doing worse on q banks too. But after 1 day of complete rest, calm down, and re-focus, I started studying my 4-5 hours a day and I’m going up on q-banks again. Now my average in kaplan q-bank is 63%, (it was 55% the week before). I’m planing to take the test in 2 weeks if I keep doing better! Let me know if have any other recomendation!
Thanks again, I’ll keep you posted!

JA

]]> By: askdoc http://blogs.askdoc-usmle.com/nbme-self-assessment-tests-and-usmle-review-part-ii/comment-page-3/#comment-9024 askdoc Thu, 24 Mar 2011 09:07:42 +0000 http://blogs.askdoc-usmle.com/?p=51#comment-9024 Hi JA, My problem is I can't be sure if your lower score is because you are burning out or it's just the result of standard deviation in score. Remember 2SD can be as high as 20 points in the 3 digit score. How are you doing in q bank? Are scores going up or going down too? If you are burning out, then postponing the exam was the wrong decision as that could cause you to have an even lower score later. So it's important to know if that is the problem. Askdoc Hi JA,

My problem is I can’t be sure if your lower score is because you are burning out or it’s just the result of standard deviation in score. Remember 2SD can be as high as 20 points in the 3 digit score. How are you doing in q bank? Are scores going up or going down too? If you are burning out, then postponing the exam was the wrong decision as that could cause you to have an even lower score later. So it’s important to know if that is the problem.

Askdoc

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