Average time for USMLE 1

[se20001984]

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Question, how much time is given for MD students to study for the usmle,

ive heard 4 months by some sschools

 

[BurghStudent]

Mine gives 4 weeks. You're expected to study in parallel with everything else.

 

[thefritz]

Question, how much time is given for MD students to study for the usmle,

ive heard 4 months by some sschools

Given the average score these days, you need 8 weeks of dedicated prep time. If your school doesn't give you that, you need to find a way to make it up. Don't listen to anything your school tells you or anything people who graduated >5 years ago say. Lesson learned the hard way.

 

[WaylonS]

given the average score these days, you need 8 weeks of dedicated prep time. If your school doesn't give you that, you need to find a way to make it up. don't listen to anything your school tells you or anything people who graduated >5 years ago say. Lesson learned the hard way.

n=1

 

[evilbooyaa]

4-6 weeks is the recommended amount of dedicated study time for most US schools I believe.

 

[235009]

Yea 4-6 weeks is typical. 8 weeks would be on the higher end and more rare. At most schools you can request more time if you are in danger of failing. IMO 6 weeks is right in the sweet spot if you are actually doing intensive prep.

 

[thedoctor8706]

Our class was given 4 weeks between our last MS2 exam and the start of 3rd year, and right now our class average is sitting at 234. I honestly think anything much longer leads to quick burnout! Learn the material well during your classes, and you won't need as much prep time afterwards 👍

 

[Renaissance Man]

Given the average score these days, you need 8 weeks of dedicated prep time. If your school doesn't give you that, you need to find a way to make it up. Don't listen to anything your school tells you or anything people who graduated >5 years ago say. Lesson learned the hard way.

4-6 weeks for my school as well. Most of my friends took it after 5 weeks so they could have a week off before hospital orientation. I can't imagine 8+ weeks of dedicated studying doing much more than burning out most students.

 

[AlmostAnMD]

my school gives us four weeks exactly and we average a 235. Not sure what the standard deviation is. Last two years we've had a 100% pass rate too which apparently is awesome given there was a party for both classes to celebrate, lol

 

[majestic red]

Our school gives us a month, and our Step 1 average is around 240. I personally took the test after 3 weeks of dedicated study time and took the 4th week as a vacation. Even then, I think I was ready to take it well before the time that I actually took it, considering that my score didn't change from the beginning of the dedicated study time to when I actually took the test.

 

[Instatewaiter]

agree.4-6 weeks is the recommended amount of dedicated study time for most US schools I believe.

As a pre-optometry student... why are you responding when you have no idea. Your comment adds nothing

 

[chemsmith]

n=1

so everyone should stop speaking from experience because n=1?

 

[DrSnips]

Yea 4-6 weeks is typical. 8 weeks would be on the higher end and more rare. At most schools you can request more time if you are in danger of failing. IMO 6 weeks is right in the sweet spot if you are actually doing intensive prep.

6 weeks is definitely the right amount. Any more and you will be burned out and start to forget the things you studied.

 

[VisionaryTics]

so everyone should stop speaking from experience because n=1?

Well, when everyone else is saying 4-6 weeks, it becomes a large n. When one guy is saying 8 weeks, it is n=1.

Our school gave 4-6 weeks. I took 5, felt like I could've taken 4 weeks.

 

[se20001984]

Thanks guys, so pretty average for MD- DO schools

 

[elyswim]

Not at USC, but I spoke to an M2 who went there this summer... they get off in Mid march rotations start July 1. I was jealous with my paltry 6 weeks.