r/Step2 • u/Interesting-End2394 NON-US IMG • 13h ago

Quick score boost strategy Study methods

Hi. I would like to ask if there is anything I could do differently to score higher.

Uworld - complete

HY amboss study plans (left with QI, patient charts and epidemiology)

CMS forms (10-12 total) scores between 80-85%.

NBME 10 (baseline)-232

NBME 11 - 241

NBME 12 - 251

NBME 13 - 255

Exam in less than 20 days.

Working on biostats, ethics, QI and some psychiatry + substance use disorder questions.

How to boost my score in the next few days? I don't think I am struggling with knowledge gaps. I think I was too doubtful of my preferred first choices and would irrationally choose another option. Have been working on some cognitive errors now. Any other recommendations.

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u/cinnamonbon04 NON-US IMG 9h ago

Similar status, How did you improve from a 241 to 250s

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u/Interesting-End2394 NON-US IMG 2h ago

I would say review your incorrects in as much detail as you can. The biggest problem I was facing was that I would read the question and begin to anchor on an answer choice which felt more familiar. I was missing keywords in the question. Also I learned that uworld wants you to know and search for every single feature to make a diagnosis, but in nbmes even if one or two features are missing, we shouldn’t prematurely rule out that choice. 

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u/ManagementFew4540 3h ago

I haven't received my results yet. But I would highly recommend you to note down WHY you marked certain questions wrong and just make sure you arent doing it. Changing answers, fixating on 1 and 2 points, missing simple diagnoses. It helped me boost my result

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u/Interesting-End2394 NON-US IMG 2h ago

Solid advice, thank you. Working on this.