Well, after reading through the Step Experiences thread, I know I learned a lot and definitely guided my studying based on advice I found there. Although, the best piece of advice I found anywhere RE step was studying was to do good in second year courses: mainly PATH!
That being said, here is how I studies for path during the year. I'm hoping that we can get a reasonable list of experiences here to help M2s.
I'll start:
First, I would skim Big Robbins.
Second, I would listen to Goljan Audio while reading the book
Third, I would go through Medium Robbins in a fair amount of detail.
4th, I would go back to Big Robbins. After having skimmed through it a first time, and having just read medium robbins, the text would now be readable. For me, this was the only way I could get through Big Robbins. It is just a beast.
Finally, I would do question from Robbins review, qbank, lippincotts, wherever.
For me, this worked out well during the year. I did well in path, and met my goal for USML of getting 240+.
The bottom line was for me I tried to do various lighter readings to prepare for my epic read of Big Robbins. Otherwise, I just couldn't get through it. Yes, this took a lot of time, but I think for me it was worth it. I am really glad I used Big Robbins, as I think overall it left me better prepared for Step 1 and my path class in general. What did you guys do?
That being said, here is how I studies for path during the year. I'm hoping that we can get a reasonable list of experiences here to help M2s.
I'll start:
First, I would skim Big Robbins.
Second, I would listen to Goljan Audio while reading the book
Third, I would go through Medium Robbins in a fair amount of detail.
4th, I would go back to Big Robbins. After having skimmed through it a first time, and having just read medium robbins, the text would now be readable. For me, this was the only way I could get through Big Robbins. It is just a beast.
Finally, I would do question from Robbins review, qbank, lippincotts, wherever.
For me, this worked out well during the year. I did well in path, and met my goal for USML of getting 240+.
The bottom line was for me I tried to do various lighter readings to prepare for my epic read of Big Robbins. Otherwise, I just couldn't get through it. Yes, this took a lot of time, but I think for me it was worth it. I am really glad I used Big Robbins, as I think overall it left me better prepared for Step 1 and my path class in general. What did you guys do?