r/Step2
77k members
r/Step2 is a subreddit with 77k members. The community frequently discusses step 2, study partner, uworld, struggling, and exam, and they frequently recommend/review anki deck, pdf editor, and study resources, and the most common flair used is questions, study methods, shitpost, am i ready?, and exam write-up.
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USMLE Step 2 CK is the second national board exam all United States medical students must take before graduating medical school.
If you are viewing this on the new Reddit layout, please take some time and look at our wiki (/r/step2/wiki) as it has a lot of valuable information regarding advice and approaches on taking Step 2 CK, along with analytical statistics of study resources.
Popular Topics in r/Step2
#1
Step 2
152 posts
#2
Study Partner
89 posts
#3
Uworld
58 posts
#4
Struggling
57 posts
#5
Exam
57 posts
#6
Advice
49 posts
#7
Nbme
42 posts
#8
Score
33 posts
#9
Ck
24 posts
#10
Step 2 Ck
22 posts
Products Discussed in r/Step2
Anki Deck
12 reviews
#1
Anking
4.7★ from 10 reviews
#2
Janki
4.0★ from 1 review
#3
Janki Anki Deck
5.0★ from 1 review
Pdf Editor
2 reviews
#1
Drawboard
4.0★ from 1 review
#2
Foxit Reader
4.0★ from 1 review
Study Resources
2 reviews
#1
Divine
5.0★ from 1 review
#2
Sketchy Microbiology
5.0★ from 1 review
Flair Used in r/Step2
#1
Questions
: "How to Best Create a Shitstorm About this Step 2 pre-ERAS Delay? (Tag Dr. Glaucomflecken??) We have to do something PUBLIC beyond emailing NBME."
65 posts
#2
Study methods
: "How’s is everyone retaining stufff????"
45 posts
#3
Shitpost
: "You were let down."
16 posts
#4
Am I ready?
: "225 + 227 on final NBMEs → 253 Step2"
13 posts
#5
Exam Write-Up
: "Students affected by no score release yesterday remember to be kind"
6 posts
#6
Science question
: "Ask me a fact , Real quick any topic....u can't Skip this post"
2 posts
Member Growth in r/Step2
Yearly
+14k members(21.8%)
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Last updated: September 22, 2026