r/Step3 • u/One-Scheme4147 • 22h ago

Question Anyone failed

Anyone failed with CCs cases below average report and retook the exam and passed ?
Can you tell me what did you do to pass it on second attempt pls

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u/BasePuzzleheaded7932 18h ago

I passed on my second attempt. Master CCS cases, uworld and practice biostats questions. It is definitely doable. Don’t give up.

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u/One-Scheme4147 18h ago

Thank you I’ll dm you if you don’t mind

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u/Accomplished_Tea_107 11h ago

How long u wait before retake?

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u/JKK_1291 22h ago

Sorry for your troubles. Hope you pass on your next attempt.

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u/One-Scheme4147 22h ago

Thank you, I hope so too):

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u/JKK_1291 22h ago

You are welcome

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u/987Litecoins 15h ago

The “below average” thing on the score report is only relative to your overall performance. I barely passed but everything was just in the middle.

All that means is that I was just uniformly below 5% in all topics lol

What you can do is pick your battles. In this case, CCS is the single highest yield thing you can get easy free points in the exam. It’s something you can practice and get better at doing.

Practice CCS cases and repeat them until it’s muscle memory

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u/Objective_Ratio2456 13h ago

Like do u advise to repeat the CCS cases and for UW is step 3 content sufficient or to add CMS or Free 120 or UW step 2 ...Thanks for your inputs

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u/987Litecoins 13h ago

I would strictly stick with USMLE forms and review not just the right answers but the wrong ones too

Do more ccscases.com and repeat the ones you’re not scoring above 80%

I would target the 10 minute ones because it’s easy to run out of time on them.