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Old 04-15-2012, 08:26 AM   #1
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Default UWSA 1 or 2....or none

Worth doing or NO? My exam is in a little over a week and a half...I still have NBME 12 and 13 to do...will be doing 12 this week and 13 2 days before exam...

Is it that crucial to sqeeze in??
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Definitely not crucial. If you're pressed for time, I wouldn't bother.
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Do them. NBMEs are better for predicting your score, but worse for study prep as they don't show you explanations. if nothing else, the UWSAs are just like adding 400 more uworld questions to the qbank. Definitely worth doing.
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Yeah, I thought they were good for learning too, but if I had a week and a half left, I'd probably prioritize other things.
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Yeah, I thought they were good for learning too, but if I had a week and a half left, I'd probably prioritize other things.
I can't decide if I want to do UWSA 1 or 2 either. It's basically a toss up between doing those or repeating the original UW qbank questions.


Do they give UW-like feedback on all 200 questions? It seems like that would take an entire day to go over.
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I can't decide if I want to do UWSA 1 or 2 either. It's basically a toss up between doing those or repeating the original UW qbank questions.


Do they give UW-like feedback on all 200 questions? It seems like that would take an entire day to go over.
Yes, the feedback is just like the UWorld question bank. It is exhausting to go over the explanations... I ended up spreading it over 4 days
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