Step 2 CK Experience

I am studying Step 3 these days.  It's another painful experience.  Sorry for the delay in updating my test eperience.

I took step 2 in June 2006. It tooks me almost 15 months to finish this step with a full time job.  The result is good,  243/98, so I do not have regret for the time spent.

I used Kaplan Center Prep video.  It took me 4 months to finish the video tapes.  The lectures are good.  They are a good starter before you review your Kaplan books. 

After the video, I read the books two times.  Then I started the USMLEWORLD questions.  I don't feel the questions in UW have a lot similarity to the real exam.  The UW gave you a feeling of taking exam and the explanations help you review some topics.  Some questions in UW are too tricky and with too much details tested.

I did not have time to finish the Pediatrics in UW, instead I used PreTest Pediatrics.  I was not impressed by the PreTest book.  Not suggest it.

From my experience, I feel the Kaplan books are the best.  Actually, in the last two weeks, I did not do any questions.  I just read all the Kaplan books once again.  It helped me a lot.

Pay special attention to Pediatrics.  Treat it as important as Internal Medicine.  I came across a lot peds questions in the real test, especially the newborn care. 

An interesting thing, it seems that the Step 2 CK exam has a smaller question bank because I was given exactly same questions three times, even in the same block.

This time I did not use NBME simulation exam.  I did not feel to scare myself with a simulation just before the exam. 

If you have questions, please post.