Posting for the those who are not the typical SDN "superstars"
Step 1 - 200 to 215 range
NBME 10 - 225
NBME 11 - 230
UW1 - 231
UW2 - 235
UW (1st pass) - 65% (could not do a 2nd pass)
Free 120 - 69%
Already not a great test taker, I had a short month to study for Step 2. I was having a lot of problems with timing on the practice exams with 5-6 Qs remaining at the 5 minute mark and having to randomly choose the final answers as time ran out every time. Two days before the Step 2 exam, I made a terrible mistake eating jalapenos with my dinner. I was having stomach issues (feeling of burning) the next day and throughout the exam. Needless to say it was not an ideal testing situation. Too late to cancel/postpone the exam so I bit the bullet and took it.
On the actual Step 2 exam, I ran out of time on all 8 blocks.
Block 1= randomly chose the last 9-10 Qs (I tried to shake it off with a quick bathroom break, hoping it would get better. It wasn't)
Blocks 2-7 = randomly chose the last 4-5 Qs (Bathroom breaks between each block because of the stomach issues)
Block 8 = same timing issues as Block 1
Questions presumptively wrong: 50
I am about 90% certain that I did not pass, even with the approximately 76 experimental questions and the "curve." I think my exam was between "easy" and "mid hard." I figured that I am already starting off with 50 Qs wrong from the timing issues mentioned above. And I remember roughly 17 Qs that I believe I got wrong. That means I am likely already in the hole 67 missed Qs. I read that if one gets 60% correct answers, they can pass. So I can miss 90 Qs = 150/240 correct answers is 62%? There is obviously be more questions that I have missed that I can't remember. It's apparent from my Step1 score that I will not be going into a competitive specialty. I will be happy with peds, FM, IM, or neurology. I had a goal of at least a 220 before I took the exam. Now just passing.
Question to SDNers: Is there even a remote possibility that I passed with a 214 or should I start preparing for a retake? Be direct and honest. I still have PTSD. Thanks!
Step 2 : ?