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Welcome to our USMLE Step 2 CK Score Estimator Tool!In preparing for the USMLE Step 1 exam, it seemed that the most frustrating aspect was a lack of any sort of feedback about how the preparation was proceeding. A group of us were studying day and night, but realized that we really had no idea how we would do on Step 1 or if we would even pass! Compounding matters was the fact that Step 1 may only be taken once (unless you fail). In spite of all this, we fortunately ended up doing fairly well on Step 1. However, several of our close friends failed Step 1 or were very surprised at their low score. It wasn't because they were not smart, in fact many of them were in the top quarter of our medical school class (a top 20 US medical school). The single biggest reason cited for their poor performance was a lack of feedback on the effectiveness of their preparation. With that in mind, a group of us (including a couple prior engineers and computer science majors) decided to get together and create this website. The website originally included only the Step 1 Estimator tool. However, given the popularity of the Step 1 Estimator and specific requests, we decided to add a Step 2 CK Estimator tool to help future medical students gauge how they are doing during their Step 2 CK preparation. This tool provides an estimated USMLE Step 2 CK score based on several commonly used test preparation measures. The estimated score is based on mathematical regression models derived from data gleaned from all available resources, including academic journal publications, other websites, USMLE forums, and (most importantly) anonymous score submissions. The strongest influence on the regression models are the anonymous score submissions. Their accuracy is dependent upon the number of students that submit scores anonymously to this website and the integrity of the medical students that submit scores anonymously. ReminderThe mathematical regression models used in the Step 2 CK Score Estimator are dynamic and will adapt to changing Step 2 CK test conditions and varying preparation question material through the anonymous Step 2 CK score submissions. More weight is given mathematically to more recent anonymous score submissions resulting in continually improving Step 2 CK score estimates. For the most accurate feedback about your Step 2 CK preparation, bookmark this page and check your estimated scores shortly after testing and on a regular basis thereafter.
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