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I took the full mock exam 1 week prior to my exam. I did not take the class. I thought the mock exam was a good wake up call prior to studying for the week prior to my actual exam. However, I took the class the week that the physicians who work with NYCSPREP were in Chicago doing another class there so I got pretty minimal feedback. That said, I did end up passing CS on my first try, found CS much easier than the mock exam and had all my stars all the way to the right (so did very well). The experience would be 5 stars if the people in charge of the program had followed up with me following my mock exam for feedback since that is what people who took the mock exam any other week received at the time of their mock exam.

I only took up the mock exam. It was good to understand how step 2 CS works, most of the actors were quite decent with insighful comments. There was, however, one actress specifically that totally ruined the experience, generating unnecessary anxiety for the students and being straight out crazy and unprofessional. They try to terrorize you saying that the test is hard and that you should do a full one week course with them. Totally unnecessary, just take the mock exam, practice at home and dont believe all the terror they throw at you.

This is an excellent course to help you prepare for USMLE Step 2 CS, especially if you are an IMG. Pros: - much more affordable than Kaplan and others - Dr. Somas taught us the most efficient and yet perfect way to perform PEs and write pt notes. - You get unlimited access to the study center throughout the week to practice with other people. This includes using the patient rooms and equipment. This was a big deal for me. Basically, this was why I signed up. - Access to an online account where you can save your notes and later review them with Dr. Somas....unfortunately, the Wi-Fi connection at the center kept on breaking down and I was not able to save some of my notes - You will be put on the spot in front of the group while doing the cases. This will help build your confidence for the exam day. - You will meet a lot of people from different backgrounds and make valuable connections. Cons: - I think the class was overcrowded. We were a group of 16 people and during the first two days, we were scrambling to get a chance to practice with an SP. I suggest making the groups smaller. - Again, due to a large number of people in our group, Dr. Somas did not get to review everyone's pt notes thoroughly. - The cases on the mock exam were overly challenging. Every case had a special challenge that you would have to deal with. Obviously the intention was to prepare us for the worst on the exam day, however, I never encountered any of those challenges on the actual exam. This was good in a way that it seemed very realistic to real life scenarios but I prefer mastering cases that were similar to the exam. Overall, the best thing about this course is free unlimited access to the prep centre after the course is done. I stayed for 3 days. Practiced with other people for around 12 hrs on those days. Just got my results yesterday and I PASSED. So I'm happy with my decision.