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Hi there, I'm an experienced USMLE tutor with a history of great performance on USMLE exams! I have >400 hours of tutoring experience and personally scored a 262 on Step 1, which I've taken within the past year. My students spend significantly less time studying than others with similarly high...

Hi there, I'm an experienced USMLE tutor with a history of great performance on USMLE exams! I have >400 hours of tutoring experience and personally scored a 281 on Step 2 CK, which I've taken within the past year. My students spend significantly less time studying than others with similarly...

After wrestling the beast, I realise that no amount of training can truly prepare you. It’s like nothing else out there. That being said, this account is an attempt to alleviate the anxiety that will plague me for hopefully only the next three weeks. Reading past experiences guided me during the...

Dear Students, Are you looking to improve your USMLE, NBME, or COMLEX scores to have the best opportunity for any residency program? MedBoardTutors staff have the highest average scores among USMLE tutoring companies with an average of >260 on Step 1 and >260 on Step 2 CK. We also have...

I'm an experienced tutor with a history of great performance on USMLE exams! I scored a 262 on Step 1 and a 281 on Step 2 CK, both of which I've taken in the past year. I'm currently doing a research year between my 3rd and 4th years of med school, hence my extra free time! I recently started...

Dear Students, Are you looking to improve your USMLE, NBME, or COMLEX scores to have the best opportunity for any residency program? MedBoardTutors staff have the highest average scores among USMLE tutoring companies with an average of >260 on Step 1 and >260 on Step 2 CK. We also have...

Female MS-2 here, have been type 1 for 20 years now! I have an omnipod and am working on getting a dexcom g5 in a few weeks. Does anyone have experience with bringing pumps and CGMs into the testing area? Did you apply for extra time for BG management? Any advice on BGs on test day? Seems like...

Have not been getting to do enough questions (200-300 into USMLERX). Zanki is kind of overwhelming and still trying to fit in my class material as well. Where should we be at this stage in regard to step prep? Do I have to get through zanki and a qbank before dedicated? Anyone have some...

Dear Students, Are you looking to improve your USMLE, NBME, or COMLEX scores to have the best opportunity for any residency program? MedBoardTutors staff have the highest average scores among USMLE tutoring companies with an average of >260 on Step 1 and >260 on Step 2 CK. We also have...

Dear Students, Are you looking to improve your USMLE, NBME, or COMLEX scores to have the best opportunity for any residency program? MedBoardTutors staff have the highest average scores among USMLE tutoring companies with an average of >260 on Step 1 and >260 on Step 2 CK. We also have...

Hi folks, One of my friends is an intern at UPMC, and told me his incoming class (2017) Step 1 avg was 257. UPMC's program (like many others) is listed on FREIDA as having an avg of 221-240. How accurate is FREIDA for these numbers? It's particularly important for me, because I'm applying for EM...

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Hey everyone. I’m very worried about my step 1 score... I’m taking the test in mid-March and beginning to study (dedicated) in the second week of January. The problem is I have always been below average as a student in medical school and have had to retake 2 exams. My goal score is 230+ because...

I read somewhere that once the block time ends, you can change the answer choice of the question you're on and can't go back. This did not happen in the practise exam I just did at prometric. It just went to the break screen. Has anyone who has done STEP 1 confirm? I know it's a minor point...

Hey everyone, I am an IMG from Fresno, CA, and I am looking for a study partner to start the Step 1 journey with. We can either meet in person or do skype. I'm starting Kaplan and Sketchy now for micro and I plan on taking the exams around August 2018. Let me know if you are interested!

Dear Students, Are you looking to improve your USMLE, NBME, or COMLEX scores to have the best opportunity for any residency program? MedBoardTutors staff have the highest average scores among all USMLE tutoring companies with an average of >260 on Step 1 and >260 on Step 2 CK. We also have...

i know there's no guarantee for anything but what would i need to do/to score to reasonably guarantee anesthesiology with Step 1 <220? PD survey for anesthesiology from 2016: interquartile range for step 1 for almost never granting interview = 210 - 220, i think that means: 25% of programs...

Data: USNWR Research rankings 2018, USNWR reported step 1 average 2016 Hi guys, there is an ongoing reddit thread with a list of school's step 1 averages. S/o to @Serine_Minor for posting each school's average from USNWR data. I took the liberty to organize the data a little bit and thought I'd...

I have set up a facebook page called "USMLE Step 1 Mnemonics" dedicated to sharing medical mnemonics useful for both USMLE and COMLEX. I'm new to this website so I assume a mnemonics section exists within this forum but I thought this could be an easier way to post mnemonics. Thanks, David

Dear Students, Are you looking to improve your USMLE, NBME, or COMLEX scores to have the best opportunity for any residency program? MedBoardTutors staff have the highest average scores among all USMLE tutoring companies with an average of >260 on Step 1 and >260 on Step 2 CK. We also have...

What is the likelihood of matching into EM if you have two attempts for Step 1 with second score being low 200s?

Dear Students, Are you looking to improve your USMLE, NBME, or COMLEX scores to have the best opportunity for any residency program? MedBoardTutors staff have the highest average scores among all USMLE tutoring companies with an average of >260 on Step 1 and >260 on Step 2 CK. We also have...

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Hello, I am an old IMG preparing for step 1. I started preparing 4 months back since I am in a full-time PhD program I can only put in around 2 hrs per day for studies in weekdays and 4-5 hrs on weekends. When I started with UWorld 4 months back, I scored around 40%. That has increased to around...

Hi everyone, I'm looking for a little more insight into my situation. I am a current M3 and I took a year off between my M2 and M3 years in order to 1. study more for Step 1 (my anxiety really got the best of me) and 2. do research in derm (the speciality I am interested in). My school admin...

I'm selling my 4 decks of flashcards. They are in very NEW/never used conditions: Netter's Anatomy; Lange Pharmacology; Lippincott Microbiology; Lange Pathology. These are highly recommended study material for both first and second years of medical school and for Boards studying. The price...

Dear Students, Are you looking to improve your USMLE, NBME, or COMLEX scores to have the best opportunity for any residency program? MedBoardTutors staff have the highest average scores among all USMLE tutoring companies with an average of >260 on Step 1 and >260 on Step 2 CK. We also have...

My school is P/F with 1.5 preclinical years in organ systems. I currently have 4ish more months of class and then 2 months of dedicated. I have tried to follow along this year with pathoma, FA, and some USMLERx questions, but it has been patchy. I really want to get serious about studying now. I...

my med school is a total of 6 years. 2 years basic 4 years of rotations +1 year optional rural medicine If you want to get over 260 on STEP I How would you study in the next 4 years to accomplish that. flash cards every day? read Robbin's one time through every year for 4 years? do U world 10...

totally crashed in nbme18 today. Felt nbme 19 much easier than this. I am aiming for 245+ but my scores are getting crashed (from 241 in uwsa 1 6weeks). Need advise for my last 15 days preparation. Should I proceed with UFAP, or should I watch boards and beyond? I’m left with nbme 17 and uwsa2...

I have been reading SDN and asking questions about matching into Radiology. The general answer I get about match chances is " A passing Step score and a pulse" are all that is needed to match Radiology. Yet the Step 1 average is 240. On Charting outcomes I also see that a score greater than 220...

Hi everyone! I could use some advice regarding pregnancy and Step 1. I am currently a second year MD/PhD student. I am planning on taking Step 1 between mid-June/early-July before starting graduate school in September. My husband and I want to have all of our children before I'm ~32 (I'm...

Hello, first-time poster sorry in advance....I failed my step one (185) and now to avoid getting kicked out of my house my parents are forcing me to attend an onsite course. I read through the forms some pro's and con's for the aforementioned programs but nothing seemed very up-to-date. Please...

Hi, I want to do U-world questions with my current blocks before dedicated. How are you guys using this great resource? Do you just read over explanations on questions you got wrong and then move on? I've read posts where people say they are making anki cards but adding more cards to zanki deck...

Hello, I am currently selling Kaplan USMLE Step 1 Lecture Notes 2017. All books are in excellent condition! The set includes: Behavioral Science and Social Science Immunology and Microbiology Pharmacology Biochemistry and Medical Genetics Anatomy Physiology Pathology Contact me for more...

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Hello, I wanted to match into a decent academic radiology program in the southeast. For some reason i cannot hack the honors/240 barrier. Hopelessly mediocre yet stressing and studying like I should be doing much better. Do I have a good shot at matching in Radiology with these average stats and...

Check out ImpactMedicalTutoring if you you're looking for some tutoring to help get you through medical school. The team is composed of 5 fourth year medical students at the University of Michigan who have all taken Step 1, Step 2 CK, and Step 2 CS and done quite well. We're all passionate...

I have no interest in OB/GYN or Surgery but my step 1 score is 205 and i'm an usimg so FM seems to be my only choice if I spend 2yrs building my cv but like i said above i have no interest in those two fields, so is FM a good choice at all?