1 week to go - please advice!

[Sir Gillies]

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Hi guys,

I have my step 1 in 1 week and was wondering what you suggested I'd do.

So far...
3 full passes of FA
All of USMLERx and 88% of USMLE world (average 61%)
I took NBME 11 2 months out (220) and UWSA 2 10 days out (247)

I am now scoring between 65-70% on UW and feel that I am getting some questions wrong because I don't know FA inside/out.

My questions:
a) what do you think I should do for the next week to try to push my score over the 250 (it would be a dream!)? more questions vs FA again
b) how important is it to do the free 150 questions or NBME (most likely 9) or UWSA1? How often do questions in those two self-assessment tools pop up in the real exam?

I'll be honest, I feel that more reading needs to be done and I am "scared" of taking another self-assessment in case that I get a worse score than the one I just got. I suppose is a confidence matter... Am I being silly?

Any advice would truly be appreciated.
Thanks in advance

P.S. As we speak I am carrying on with UW...

 

[Sir Gillies]

Hi guys,

A quick update. I've just finished all UW questions but my dilemma still remains:

How important is it to do the free 150 questions or NBME (most likely 9) or UWSA1? How often do questions in the two former self-assessment tools pop up in the real exam?

I really hope that someone who has gone through it can advice me on what to do for the remaing 6 days.

Thanks in advance!

 

[Phloston]

Any UWorld-related questions, including the UWSAs, and the NBMEs are a must.

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Good luck on your exam, Sir Gillies! I wish you the best of luck