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Which biochem pathways should I put on my Step1 Scratch paper. Any thoughts?
Which biochem pathways should I put on my Step1 Scratch paper. Any thoughts?
I found my biochem on Step 1 to be much much more straightforward than the UWorld questions. Almost no pathway questions (maybe one or two?) and the disease/vitamin deficiency questions had buzzwords that made it fairly easy. That's just my test but the consensus also seems to be on here that UWorld biochem is way more complicated than what you'll see on the test.
It's impossible to score higher than 253 unless you know glycolysis, TCA, gluconeogenesis, pentose phosphate pathway cold. 266> requires students to be able to recite deoxyribonucleotide synthesis pathway by heart.
Edit: btw knowing the molecular structures is very high yield
what do I have to do in order to get a 290?
I know but this is an area where I tend to make silly mistakes when rushing or if I have not drawn things out before hand.
You have to know the disease states (with specific enzymes affected), symptoms, and possible treatments for step 1 a **** ton more than memorizing the pathways and regurgitating them.
none. And to add to that i wouldn't scribble down the 30 biostat equations either.
It's impossible to score higher than 253 unless you know glycolysis, TCA, gluconeogenesis, pentose phosphate pathway cold. 266> requires students to be able to recite deoxyribonucleotide synthesis pathway by heart.
Edit: btw knowing the molecular structures is very high yield
Correction... it's impossible to score higher than 220 without knowing all of those pathways cold.
If you want 230+ you must know: molecular structures, chirality, molecular weights, spanish/italian/latin names of all compounds, last 5 presidents of china, and the true cause of dinosaur extinction
I found my biochem on Step 1 to be much much more straightforward than the UWorld questions. Almost no pathway questions (maybe one or two?) and the disease/vitamin deficiency questions had buzzwords that made it fairly easy. That's just my test but the consensus also seems to be on here that UWorld biochem is way more complicated than what you'll see on the test.
So can you get an average score while pretty much ignoring biochem, and only studying it in the context of pathology? Is that a reasonable strategy for someone who hates it so much she might just give up on step I, drop out of medical school, and work at McDonald's rather than relearn it?
You could get a 270 with that strategy, too.
I found my biochem on Step 1 to be much much more straightforward than the UWorld questions. Almost no pathway questions (maybe one or two?) and the disease/vitamin deficiency questions had buzzwords that made it fairly easy. That's just my test but the consensus also seems to be on here that UWorld biochem is way more complicated than what you'll see on the test.
You could get a 270 with that strategy, too.
Highly doubt that. I was scoring in the 94% correct on the practice tests and mock test and the prometric center, which correlated to a 256-261. No one's going to make a 270 with gaps in their knowledge like you describe.