# MBBS to Match

> A dated timeline: MBBS April 2024, Step 1 in 14 weeks from a 50% first block, Step 2 CK 254, Step 3 213, matched IM Florida March 2025.

URL: https://usmlevault.com/blog/journey.html
Canonical: https://usmlevault.com/blog/journey.html

## Summary

A first-person timeline from internship to Match, with dates and scores. Step 1 was done in 14 weeks during internship starting from a 50% first UWorld block, Step 2 CK scored 254 after 20 weeks, and Step 3 scored 213 on 25 days of prep taken during interview season — under 12 months of actual study time in total. The application carried three US clinical experiences, zero publications and three interviews, ending in an Internal Medicine match in Florida, and the page links the methods used at each stage.

## Key facts

- First ever UWorld block was 50%
- Step 1 completed in 14 weeks, during internship
- Step 2 CK — 254, August 2024, after 20 weeks of prep
- Step 3 — 213, December 2024, on 25 days of prep at 5–6 hours a day, during interview season
- Total actual study time across all three Steps: under 12 months
- Three US clinical experiences, zero publications, three interviews; matched Internal Medicine, Florida, March 2025
- System exit rule: last two UWorld blocks above 65%
- NBME order used: 26 as warm-up, 27 as first real assessment, 31, 32, 33 as the predictive ones — all offline
- Step 2 CK rule: a complete notes cycle before every NBME
- 20+ students went through the interview program last season, 85% matched
- Dr. Priyanka Ruparel cleared all three Steps in twelve months, 21 Jan 2025 to 21 Jan 2026

## Covers

IMG match story timeline, Step 1 in 14 weeks, matched with no publications, how many interviews needed to match, Step 2 CK 254, Step 3 in 25 days, USMLE during internship, all three Steps in one year

## Source

USMLE Vault — https://usmlevault.com
Author: Dr. Marish Asudani

Updated: 2026-08-26