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Hi! I am a second year MD student taking the step 1 in july 20. My semester ends May 11 which gives me about 9 weeks to prepare. Anyone has any suggestion or tip on how to prepare during those 9 weeks if I'm aiming for 240s? Things to do and things to avoid doing. I have uWorld, Rx, Pathoma...

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Hello, So in about a week I will finish my FA pass for the second time and pathoma videos for the 1st time. While I was watching the pathoma videos I was taking notes in FA so I will not have to watch them again. I started doing UWorld since I started studying for step1, doing some blocks...

Hello friends, I am an IMG and I am thinking about taking the exam on January. As far as I know I can I can pick a period of of 3 months(probably January-February-March) and later I can pick a specific day. Should I do it this month? Or can I also register later? As far as I know prometric...

Hi! I will be taking steo 1 next summer (july maybe) and since I already began my second year of medical school I was wondering at what moment should I start studying for it. Also, what plan would you recomend? And finally, how old is "too old" for a first aid? I have the 2016 version, should...

Good morning friends, So I started studying for step 1. I finished the introductory(microbiology, biochem, pharmacology etc.) chapters of FA. Then I went through the cardiology section in 2 days. After that I started doing the Uworld questions. I did about 200 questions with all subjects...

Hey everyone, i'm new to this forum. I'm currently posted as an intern in Hyderabad, India. Im a US citizen therefore planning to go home. I've started studying for my step 1 but I've been having a hard time. I'm looking for a study partner, or maybe a tutor if anyone is available. please email...

Just wondering if anyone attended/knows someone who attended the last Cramathon and has any feedback at all? Mainly about the material covered...did he really tie strings together from all subjects well or was it more of spending lots of time on dissecting specific questions similar to his...

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Hey everyone. i just took NBME 18 cause I left it for the last and I got 520 - 232 . UWSA1 was 250 on 31st march UWSA2 yesterday was 245 what should I do? feeling :(

Hello guys I just finished taking UW SIM FORM 2 roughly 30 minutes ago. I called my buddy after and I told him how this exam only had ONE biostats question and very very very few behavioral (roughly 2 or max 3). He told me thats not possible because he remembers there was roughly 15 total...

Hey guys. I am taking my step exam either June 2 or May 26. I have completed about 60% of UWorld and plan on finishing the rest before my ISP in a couple of weeks and then resetting it. I plan on sticking heavily to UFAP and sketchy but no idea where to begin. My school suggests dividing...

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ORIENTATION NEEDED. I'm about 10 40Qs-blocks into UWorld's second pass ranging 80-100%; First pass, random, timed was 73%. My second pass scores are most likely 'cause I do remember the questions and answers, although I study the explanations again, even when I know the "why" of the correct...

There seems to be a similar thread for both uworld and rx. Just started doing kaplan qbank, and i like it so far. Could people who have been through this qbank, post some details? maybe your overall percentage? and how did it tally with the real score, in case youre done? or uworld percentage...

Hey everyone I am a 4th year at a DO school in SoCal headed into EM next year. I posted my scores in the title since that seems like how to get people to care about your post on SDN lol. I started a Step 1 podcast to help out with studying. So far I only have 3 episodes up on my blog site. I...

Hi. I am having to retake Step1 because it expired. I went to Duke undergrad which is very visible on www.coursera.org. I am taking the medical neuroscience course as part of my review. Is anyone else using this resource? Also, I am an audio learner and enjoy appollo audiobooks.com. Time is of...

Hello All, So I know similar questions have been asked on the forums in the past. My question is more specific to me so I'd like to see if I can get some input. Prior to beginning my first-year in Medical School, I understand the importance of the USMLE. I wanted to ask, if there is one book...

Hello, Im looking for annotations/transcripts of sketchy pharm's videos to save me time so I don't have to continuously rewatch them. If you prefer not to include the pictures for copyright purposes, that is totally fine I just need the notes on what he says, since many things he says are not...

First time on this site. I'm a third year in my clinical rotations. From a school in the northeast interested in residency programs anywhere but west coast. I didn't do great on COMLEX 1 with 485. I'm sad about this score since my practice tests were in the 500-600 range. I don't know what...

i have been surfing dem internet forums and its clear that these two books are the bestsellers and the ones with the most popularity. leaving cards aside...i want a book for my MS2 pharma class which one should it be? what are the differences? (btw..assume that its the last edition for both...

Is there a list of drug of choices for the step1 around - first/second line and what to use in case of allergy etc? Where can i learn these together? antimicrobials and others too?

Guys please take the time out of ur day to help someone in very much need, please i will appreciate it so much. ive just taken nbme 15 today and got a 190. I attached my files please check them. I just dont understand what im doing wrong. I study about 9 hrs a day and these scores are really...

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Hey SDNers! I am a posting virgin here on SDN but long time generalized stalker. Right now I am prepping for Step2 + Comlex 2 in July. I have been looking for some good podcasts for Step 2 prep and had trouble finding anything recent. I love listening to podcasts in general. Goljan audio was...

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Hey guys, I’m in a bit of a dilemma with regards to applying to the US residency match. I am a Canadian IMG that graduated in the past month from a reputable medical school in Ireland. However, I have no clinical/research experience in the states, but I have done 1 family med and 1 surgery...

Hello, I can't seem to find any recent (or any) info on personal success stories, with getting accommodations on the USMLE step 1. I have perhaps the world's worst ADHD, which caused me to fail mostly out of highschool, and two undergrad institutions, largely cause I couldn't finish a...

Hello everyone, So i have my step 1 one month from today, and I am thinking about delaying it but not too sure. By the end of this week, I will have gone through UWORLD and will do my first NBME this weekend. I am kind of scared honestly haha. Anyway, my original plan was going to be to do FA...

I've come across a ton of outdated and seemingly opinion-based articles about the correlation between UWorld averages and Step 1 scores, which I feel are useless without sources backing where these stats came from. I'm interested in compiling some data on this; I think it could be helpful for...

I got my score today. Disappointed as I was aiming for 250.. especially because I am an IMG. I want to know what are my chances or how bad is 244? I know its above average but is it good enough considering averages for all specialties is increasing...

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So I'm trying to decide my plan of attack for Step 1; probably taking it in late May /early June, so I'm about 8 /8.5 months out... any recommendations? I am considering the Triple Play Bundle from usmle-rx because I'm interested in flashcards and a Qbank; also obviously planning on doing UWorld...