are kaplan step 1 simulated exams worth taking?

[mtbski]

Has anyone here taken the kaplan step 1 simulated exam that comes with the qbank? I'm just not sure if spending 7 hours taking another practice test is worth it if I'm already going to do the 2 uworld forms and another couple of CBSSAs.

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[Levo]

I didn't find them to be great representations of the real exam (questions were way easier, scoring was way stricter) but I felt the experience of a 7 hour test was 100% worth it.

 

[mtbski]

I didn't find them to be great representations of the real exam (questions were way easier, scoring was way stricter) but I felt the experience of a 7 hour test was 100% worth it.

Thank you Levo. I will plan on doing that once during my study time.

 

[sliceofbread136]

You could also do 2 nbmes back to back

 

[Chris3000]

You should definitely sit down and do it. But preferably in the beginning of your dedicated studying time. No point torturing yourself a week before the step.

 

[docgilly1993]

Question for everybody! Do these exams let you review your answers and see everything you got wrong/right? Or do they just provide that generalized score report broken down by subject/topic?

 

[Osteoth]

You could also do 2 nbmes back to back

Thats 8*50=400 whereas the real test is 280.

People have talked about doing 2 UWSA though, which is 8*40=320, which is closer.

I personally just did 7 all-random mixed UW blocks back to back to back and rolled with that.