Another STEP 2 CS freak out

[Flash Forward]

Recently took CS in ATL. Except for 2-3 rooms, no one asked me a challenging question. Even the question those rooms asked were more like a statement ex. "oh im embarrased about blah blah", or whatever. For rest of the rooms, i would ask them if they had any questions for me, or if i could help them with anything else, they would just say "oh i cant think of anything right now" or something similar to that. I am extremely worried about this. Bc i've read people say that they got asked challenging question in EVERY SINGLE ROOM.

Can anyone share their experience?

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[APA 32]

I tested in Atlanta last year. I only had maybe 2 or 3 really challenging question rooms. The rest of the day was almost like a regular clinic day. I think you will be fine.

 

[Flash Forward]

I tested in Atlanta last year. I only had maybe 2 or 3 really challenging question rooms. The rest of the day was almost like a regular clinic day. I think you will be fine.

WOW, thank god. that makes me feel so much better. I really appreciate your response.

 

[mariines]

Recently took CS in ATL. Except for 2-3 rooms, no one asked me a challenging question. Even the question those rooms asked were more like a statement ex. "oh im embarrased about blah blah", or whatever. For rest of the rooms, i would ask them if they had any questions for me, or if i could help them with anything else, they would just say "oh i cant think of anything right now" or something similar to that. I am extremely worried about this. Bc i've read people say that they got asked challenging question in EVERY SINGLE ROOM.

Can anyone share their experience?

Hi I have my exam on Thursday how was your experience?

 

[Flash Forward]

Hi I have my exam on Thursday how was your experience?

The whole experience was really smooth. You get there by 7:45, and your cases start around 8:45-8:50....and they run til around 3:15-3:20. I think 8 of the 12 cases were directly from the FA. I had 1 super weird case, but rest of them were straight forward, even the ones that weren't from the FA. Like i mentioned in my OP, not many rooms asked me a challenging question. I wonder if they didn't ask me bc it wasnt warranted for the case, or if bc i already explained everything in my closure. My closures were kinda detailed...usually around 2-3 mins.

Also, except for 2 rooms, I finished all rooms with anywhere between 30 secs to 3 mins left. And for the 2 rooms, i finished exactly on time.

Let me know if you want to know more, ill be more than happy to answer any questions.

 

[mariines]

The whole experience was really smooth. You get there by 7:45, and your cases start around 8:45-8:50....and they run til around 3:15-3:20. I think 8 of the 12 cases were directly from the FA. I had 1 super weird case, but rest of them were straight forward, even the ones that weren't from the FA. Like i mentioned in my OP, not many rooms asked me a challenging question. I wonder if they didn't ask me bc it wasnt warranted for the case, or if bc i already explained everything in my closure. My closures were kinda detailed...usually around 2-3 mins.

Also, except for 2 rooms, I finished all rooms with anywhere between 30 secs to 3 mins left. And for the 2 rooms, i finished exactly on time.

Let me know if you want to know more, ill be more than happy to answer any questions.

Thank you so much for your experience, I really appreciate it, yes the challenging questions maybe since you were detailed in your closure they didn't have to ask you anything. Are you an IMG or AMG??

 

[Flash Forward]

Thank you so much for your experience, I really appreciate it, yes the challenging questions maybe since you were detailed in your closure they didn't have to ask you anything. Are you an IMG or AMG??

I am a US-IMG.

 

[mariines]

I am a US-IMG.

Yes me too. How long did you study for?

 

[Flash Forward]

Yes me too. How long did you study for?

I studied for 3-4 weeks. I practiced all 44 cases with my wife as an SP, and then would type the note after the encounter. In total, i might have done around 50 cases from FA total, including repeats.

 

[ricksimmonsrafowens]

About 50% of SPs asked me a "challenging" or emotionally loaded question. Took in Philly last August.

 

[Dr.Jacobsen]

Hey I did my exam also in Atlanta a few days ago and the patients were really nice and I got only a few challenging questions as well. Lets hope for the best )

 

[Philosopher Jagger]

I think 12/12 of my cases had some special tag-line that I could tell was the "challenge" question/statement. It wasn't always a question but there was something said by each and every one that I could tell was fishing for me to respond to.

Similar examples were: "this makes me embarrassed", "do you think I will be able to ___ after this?"....those sorts of things. Not necessarily discrete questions that need answers, but you know it when you hear it

 

[Flash Forward]

I think 12/12 of my cases had some special tag-line that I could tell was the "challenge" question/statement. It wasn't always a question but there was something said by each and every one that I could tell was fishing for me to respond to.

Similar examples were: "this makes me embarrassed", "do you think I will be able to ___ after this?"....those sorts of things. Not necessarily discrete questions that need answers, but you know it when you hear it

Where did you take this exam?

 

[Philosopher Jagger]

Where did you take this exam?

Chicago

 

[texasholdems]

just a quick question about ATL center
I know they changed their location starting April exams
Can I bring in a full backpack (regular size) in the morning to the center? I'm wondering if the locker or locked space is big enough to put a backpack in ...

 

[Philosopher Jagger]

just a quick question about ATL center
I know they changed their location starting April exams
Can I bring in a full backpack (regular size) in the morning to the center? I'm wondering if the locker or locked space is big enough to put a backpack in ...

Sorry, Chicago tester here. But assuming they are all the same, there is ample room for a normal backpack in the storage room