Passed Step 3 with a 208 (~2 weeks of actual studying)
Hi. I am a US MD intern going into dermatology this year. My step 2CK was not the highest (241) and I feel like I barely passed Step 1 (wish I knew my actual score but who cares I guess). Just wanted to share that I passed Step 3 with a 208 with about ~2 weeks (12ish days) of true studying. I completed around ~700 UW questions and ~80 CCS cases in total. I did NBME 6, the 2019 Free 137 (got at 81%) and the 2026 Free 137 (got a 77%). I also watched Randy Neil stat videos but did nothing else for stats to prepare. I also went over the basic MOA of antbiotics as a lot of that did show up on Day 1 and it was easy points for remembering it. I feel like my score reflects how I felt after the exam.
Genuinely, I felt like shit after the exam. In my opinion, it felt harder than Step 1 and 2. But I maybe be biased since I took this late in my intern year and also studied for roughly only 2 weeks. But I would say if I could do it all over again, I would've finished all of UW, done all the CCS cases (with doing the top 50 HY 2 or 3 times) in order to feel comfortable with the exam. Its for sure an exam you can pass (just look at me), but dont completely write it off if you are not a strong test taker or did not score super high on Step 2 as I personally found Day 2 (step 2 stuff) harder than Day 1 (step 1 stuff/stats/ethics). In the end, the score doesnt matter for me but I think if you wanna feel a tiny bit confident you passed, id take it seriously and not risk failing. Do all of UW and most of the CCS cases (with repeating at least the first 25). But to each their own, this is just my experience and my view: )