1 week Left- Finish UWorld no matter what or sacrifice some UW for other Review?

[rocketbooster]

I actually have 9 days until my test (next Saturday). I have 50% of UWorld left. I'm gonna try to finish it before the test and it's definitely possible but it'll probably take me until the day before the test. This may take away from reviewing small things last minute, though. In order to review some last minute things, it might need to be more like 80% UWorld complete and then have more time to re-review micro, some path, drugs, First Aid, etc.

Like I said, ideally I would like to do all these things, but if I can't, should I sacrifice the last part of UW or is completing it an absolute must? I would think 80% would still be almost fully utilizing UW (technically no though without that last 20% haha). Thanks.

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[naseeha]

I only finished 80% of UW and I felt prepared for my exam. During the last week of the exam I felt it was more important to read than do questions that way the material will stay fresh in your mind. During the last week I went through FA in its entirety and actually had no time in the day to do UW questions. I'm glad I did this since it increased my score by 8 points compared to my highest NBME. However, it depends on what works best for you, if you can't sit and read then do questions. If you are able to sit and read then go with that since you'll refresh those little details that the question banks may miss.

 

[Kaputt]

How are your NBMEs? If you're in the range you want, I wouldn't worry so much about how much of World you've got done. Ideally, you should do a good number of questions in the next week, but high yield prep beforehand like flipping through FA again is pretty useful too.

 

[JRjcu08]

During my last week I did an NBME early (~6 days out) then spent the rest of the time reading through the blue points of rapid review and re-reading my annotated Pathoma. I also made sure to read over my notes in FA on all of behavioral, biochem, micro, and the pharm from each system (+ the basic pharm section), plus the vascular lesions/ syndromes in neuro, and then any extra time I just looked at whatever I knew I was weakest on. I would do a short block (no more than 15 Q's) in uworld maybe twice a day but just to keep my mind ready to answer questions (but I had already finished the whole bank once a couple days earlier). It sounds like a lot but I just forced myself to sit on my couch and read through it all (and lived off of chinese takeout...lol). Honestly though I felt like this was way more beneficial than doing more questions or any more practice tests. I left the test feeling pretty good, surprisingly, way better than after an NBME or any practice test I took before. Hopefully it pays off, we'll see come July!
So, my advice to you would be to do as much uworld as you can in the next day or two, then just go balls to the wall on reading everything you can before the real deal. I would say I saw some uworld questions on the real thing, but not really that many.
Good luck!

 

[futuredoctor10]

I would say I saw some uworld questions on the real thing, but not really that many. Good luck!

Alot of people have been saying this... that concepts tested in UW were not that much of their exam :O !!

 

[rocketbooster]

Alot of people have been saying this... that concepts tested in UW were not that much of their exam :O !!

Yeah, a kid in my school just took it yesterday. He said Uworld was great for learning but was terrible at simulating real Step 1 questions haha. He said the real Step 1 questions are more straightforward like the NBMEs.

 

[Kaputt]

Yeah, a kid in my school just took it yesterday. He said Uworld was great for learning but was terrible at simulating real Step 1 questions haha. He said the real Step 1 questions are more straightforward like the NBMEs.

It's kind of surreal, because the interface is exactly like World. I always associated that interface with being butthurt from difficult World questions...so I felt strange that the questions seemed so much easier on the real thing, despite that familiar blue setup.

 

[Valadi]

I would keep doing uworld just to maintain your test taking stamina. If you use your review books while reviewing your answers you'll get a ton of review in.

 

[as90]

I'm just curious how things worked out for you? I feel the same way about uworld (like I'm getting it right for the wrong reasons) lol

 

[step1april2013]

I would keep doing uworld just to maintain your test taking stamina. If you use your review books while reviewing your answers you'll get a ton of review in.

I vote for this suggestion.

 

[g8orlife]

I vote for this suggestion.

2nd'ed.

 

[Pons Asinorum]

I'm just curious how things worked out for you? I feel the same way about uworld (like I'm getting it right for the wrong reasons) lol

Then PM them. They haven't looked at this thread in >year.

 

[Genesea]

I'm just curious how things worked out for you? I feel the same way about uworld (like I'm getting it right for the wrong reasons) lol

i don't know if you were talking about JR or the original poster, but seems like the OP did not finish Uworld in favor of reading over his materials and did ok http://forums.studentdoctor.net/showpost.php?p=12781448&postcount=1993

 

[as90]

i don't know if you were talking about JR or the original poster, but seems like the OP did not finish Uworld in favor of reading over his materials and did ok http://forums.studentdoctor.net/showpost.php?p=12781448&postcount=1993

Thank you for the post and you all for the advice.