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Did anyone take the new step 2 yesterday? Quite extensive 9 sections.
Did anyone take the new step 2 yesterday? Quite extensive 9 sections.
"wording it"??"New" step 2? What? I'm taking mine this Wednesday...
EDIT: Googled it. Sounds like a minor change from how they were wording it (albeit still annoying that I have to be part of the "experimental" first group). What was different about it for you?
Blocks now have a different number of questions in each block, ranging from 41 to 45 questions per block. Your test can't have more than 355 questions. Also score reporting will now take a lot longer. August test takers will begin receiving their scores on September 26. I think they are taking more time to give results because they need to run different score analysis on this new test. Also the 41 question block was more difficult than the 43+ blocks, most of the people that took the test with me noticed that.
Blocks now have a different number of questions in each block, ranging from 41 to 45 questions per block. Your test can't have more than 355 questions. Also score reporting will now take a lot longer. August test takers will begin receiving their scores on September 26. I think they are taking more time to give results because they need to run different score analysis on this new test. Also the 41 question block was more difficult than the 43+ blocks, most of the people that took the test with me noticed that.
except for the last section and definetly most difficult which had only 36q.
Does this mean that our scores will not automatically be included as part of our application?
I don't know if that's a "New" Step 2CK or an "Old" one. Did the old one only had 44 Qs blocks under any circumstance? I have no idea.
Took mine on 8/2. I would have moved it up if I had known about this ridiculous delay.
you should call or e-mail to complain. some1 at my school did and it sounds like they're flexible.
I had 9 sections in total...It seems like each section prior to last had 45 questions and my last block had 32 questions.... ie.. Extensive
Unless we get them early, yep, that's what it means. Can't be included if they're not released by the time programs do the first download mid-September.
ERAS will automatically fwd scores to programs as they come in if you choose to tick that box in myERAS.
I had 9 sections in total...It seems like each section prior to last had 45 questions and my last block had 32 questions.... ie.. Extensive
Hey that's really extensive.. and what about time limits? each long and short block ..60 min or it varies too? so total 9 sections means total 355 quest????
I think the OP had 392 questions (8*45 + 32)
Is that possible?
i think the OP meant 9 sections including the intro section where you could skip and add to the break time.
I think the OP had 392 questions (8*45 + 32)
Is that possible?
392 questions... are you serious???
Has anyone taken this thing and NOT felt like the shortest block was the most difficult?
Took the beast today. I did not have "9' sections but had 9 hours. 8 sections of questions with one hour maximum time limit. I had sections with 40-47 questions which is bizarre considering they said the maximum would be 45. Didn't know about the changes until like 15 minutes ago and now I'm kicking myself for pushing the test back. I felt like the questions were really long too but that might just be me.
47Qs in 1 block
Do you guys think that it's fair that NBME doesn't publish the scoring algorithms and how different version of the tests are standardized so that scores become comparable?
I mean for all we know, the different scores (in different revised versions of the test) might not be comparable at all.
I don't get it. How can you compare scores of 2 tests - where one has 44Q/42Q blocks & the other has variable number of questions in different blocks. I am sure this new format completely messes up your sense of timing
Took mine 8/2: I think mine were 43, 41,44,44,41, 42, 44, 43. I guess I had a 'difficult' test. It sure seemed that way lol
it's definately not fair... they mentioned max number wil be 45 What's this experimentation is all about? Will they reward extra points, NO !!! obviosly! but this 9 block and 8 block thing is a big variation!!!
I took both the UWSA and NBME and thought the actual exam was much harder. That is just my personal opinion and it could have had more to do with the pressure of taking an exam that would be graded vs a practice exam but I thought the question provided less information to guide you towards the right diagnosis or next step as compared to UWorld or either of the self-assessments.
How many drug add/abstract questions?
I took both the UWSA and NBME and thought the actual exam was much harder. That is just my personal opinion and it could have had more to do with the pressure of taking an exam that would be graded vs a practice exam but I thought the question provided less information to guide you towards the right diagnosis or next step as compared to UWorld or either of the self-assessments.
Bloody hell, completely the wrong time to read this thread when exams less than a week away.
Hail marry it shall be.
It felt like so many of the questions were "what is the best next step"!!!How many % of the questions are "what is the next best step" in the new exam? In old version it is around 20%. Is it still the same?
Climbed the mountain today. My test consisted of 8 blocks, 1 hr each: 4 blocks of 45q, 2 blocks of 44q, 1 block of 43q, and 1 block of 41q. I had two drug ads with 2 questions each - one in a 44q block and the other in 41q. I thought both of them were easier than the ad questions in UW. I also had just one abstract with 3 questions in a block of 43q, those questions were tougher. Also I had two random questions about medical errors - didn't see anything like that in UW, UWSA, or NBME 4.
Overall, the test difficulty is on par with UW/UWSA, don't get scared reading this thread.