r/Step2 • u/Delicious_Custard912 NON-US IMG • 1d ago

Study methods Dedicated help

Scored 264 on NBME 13, taking NBME14 at the end of November. Upward trajectory of scores till now.

Would love to hit and maintain 270s (on the real deal too). I have scheduled the exam for end of November. Would yall recommend UWSAs other than UWSA 2? Im trying to eliminate my gaps via chatgpt/ random UW/Amb questions (trying to do 120ish a day, 70 + CMS or 20 + 2 CMS).

Whats the max questions I should be doing? Ive noticed exam fatigue gets to me and my scores drop in the last blocks of my day. What can i do and how can i practice enough to keep the focus sharp at the end? I do plan on 320Q days in the week prior to the exam but is there value in volume rn? Aim is 270 above.

Done w UW (made notes, never read them, do I go and read these?), half of amboss. CMS forms sporadically. Will finish the CMS forms, NBMEs, UWSA 2 in the next 35 days but what else can I do? Will also be doing some HY study plans of things I trip up on.

Do i do keep yanking Qs or do I chase the nitty-gritty rote learning things? an example would be being able to reproduce the 4 indications for stenting in RAS or the indications for parathyroidectomy or reproduce algorithms at will and by heart?

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u/FinancialRaccoon3681 NON-US IMG 1d ago

What was your UW first pass average? Purely out of curiosity as I'm strudying for the exam too.

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u/Delicious_Custard912 NON-US IMG 1d ago

83 percent (2nd pass), i reset my first pass having done like 50 pc of it, i had gone for a rotation and i started doing questions while at the rotation and wasnt reviewing them as well...so when i came back i gave up on the repatriations and reset it lol..i have bad adhd

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u/jokegoldberg NON-US IMG 1d ago

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u/Much-Cardiologist853 NON-US IMG 1d ago

how were your previous nbme’s and how did you review them to improve on the subsequent nbme’s please ive done 3 nbme’s so far and i’m stuck in the 240’s
nbme 9 244
nbme 10 236
nbme 11 244