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[finnasvaret]

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I've gone through UWORLD once (about 65% average). Now I'm going through it again with a 85%-90% average on random mode (some good question blocks, some bad - trying to review the answers and explanations as much as possible). Took one of the recent NBMEs and scored in low 220s. Is there anything else I should do now, besides hitting all of my weakest points? I have 19 days left before exam day.

I would be ecstatic to break 230. Average student in school.

 

[LyMed]

Are you just reviewing Uworld? Do you have notes? FA?

 

[finnasvaret]

Are you just reviewing Uworld? Do you have notes? FA?

I got through FA, and am now just referencing FA while doing UWORLD. I do too much passive learning with FA, even if I'm annotating... so I wasted a bunch of time annotating/reading FA initially and not doing enough questions, even though it did give me a good baseline of knowledge for some topics my school simply did not teach at all (like anything in derm, with the exception of a few scattered lectures lol). I don't use notes... I do like 500 UWORLD questions/day on 1 day (don't review the answers), and then review all the answers the next day. Just started doing this a few days ago.

 

[Rekt]

I got through FA, and am now just referencing FA while doing UWORLD. I do too much passive learning with FA, even if I'm annotating... so I wasted a bunch of time annotating/reading FA initially and not doing enough questions, even though it did give me a good baseline of knowledge for some topics my school simply did not teach at all (like anything in derm, with the exception of a few scattered lectures lol). I don't use notes... I do like 500 UWORLD questions/day on 1 day (don't review the answers), and then review all the answers the next day. Just started doing this a few days ago.

That's way too many. If you can review 500 questions in one day you're not learning enough or reviewing thoroughly. For me personally, it took around four, sometimes five hours to complete and review 60 questions. You should be reviewing every question, even the ones you got right. Read each answer explanation as well. You may think you don't need to read that explanation of Trisomy 21 for the fifteenth time, but each time UWorld describes something, it's almost always slightly different. Each description includes relevant findings that will differ from explanation-to-explanation. You still have half a normal person's dedicated time left so you have plenty of time.

 

[finnasvaret]

That's way too many. If you can review 500 questions in one day you're not learning enough or reviewing thoroughly. For me personally, it took around four, sometimes five hours to complete and review 60 questions. You should be reviewing every question, even the ones you got right. Read each answer explanation as well. You may think you don't need to read that explanation of Trisomy 21 for the fifteenth time, but each time UWorld describes something, it's almost always slightly different. Each description includes relevant findings that will differ from explanation-to-explanation. You still have half a normal person's dedicated time left so you have plenty of time.

Thank you. I did get through UWORLD once before, which is probably why I'm reading the answers so fast (doing ones I got correct and ones I missed), also because I might of flipped the **** out about not getting through everything in time. I will try to slow down... honestly was skipping some I thought I didn't need to review throughly. I've always done better on in-school exams when I get through the material multiple times instead of less in-depth reviews, so I didn't want to change it now.

Feels like for me the exam is literally tomorrow.

 

[finnasvaret]

Anyone else have words of wisdom? I feel just 100% awful right now. Trying to review anatomy as much as possible.

 

[TheBoneDoctah]

Anyone else have words of wisdom? I feel just 100% awful right now. Trying to review anatomy as much as possible.

If you are having trouble on anatomy for certain areas (for example, pelvic anatomy), search University of Michigan Anatomy and do those questions. They are really good and can help you improve pretty quick.

Anatomy Practicals

Here is the link.


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