beat the board vs my psychboard
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Zyprexa100
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I tried both. Mypsychboard is a way better question bank but they do not have lectures which BTB does.
Is any of them offering coupons?
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Yes, BTB has a group discount coupon. You just have to put your name on the list. Mypsychboard posts coupons on FB
Did you try their PRITE Question bank?
Dr. E psych
New Member
My psych board is great question bank with videos similar to that in the board exam
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Why anyone would pay for a PRITE qb is beyond me. The exam doesn't have any real meaning unless there's a program requirement and PRITE Ninja is free and pretty comprehensive anyway...
Do you have a link to the BTB discount group list? I would like to join in!
There is another link for BTB and people are adding their name. They have the course for half price off if you are part of the subscription group. MyPsychBoard posted a coupon on psych network Facebook group for 30 percent off using MBP30OFF. I decided to try both for the board.
Do you know where the link is?
Zyprexa100
Full Member
I did not do their prite q bank. I learned about mypsychboard ABPN q bank during last year of residency from the prior batch of residents who took the test.
I agree. I am getting anxious waiting for board scores
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Seems September 2021 was a popular month for new psych forum member looking for Q-banks.
My program purchased mypsychboard for us to help with board prep. The Questions are good and up to date but I prefer BTB more due to their lectures.
The only reason is that some programs require a good a PRITE score to allow moonlighting
I attend one of those programs, I still don't understand why someone would pay for a bank specifically for PRITE when PRITE Ninja is available and there are so many other Qbanks for boards available.
Mypsychboard was a God sent! It reminded me of how good UW was helpful in passing the USMLE.
Agreed
I second that. I have been scoring 55 percent in mypsychboard. Not sure if that is enough to pass the real thing
If you score 65 percent on my psych board you should be good to go
I hope I improve my score before the ABPN!
Anyone tried Mypsychboard for their ABPN test? I heard good stuff but not sure if it is as good as other resources.
Beat The Boards is not worth it. Their question bank is not like the exam whatsoever. Lectures also throw 4 years worth of residency information at you, most of which is irrelevant. You can learn this by doing questions. Highest yield remains old PRITE, K&S, and Board Vitals IMO
I tried it. Content is great. Video vignettes are closest to the real thing.
Dr. E psych
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I took my test last year and used spiegel for questions and Mypsychboard. Both are phenomenal and will make you pass first time. Some people like to use lectures from other sources but I found them slow and boring.
I did the vignette section and q bank from psych genius. It’s good practice but nowhere near the quality of Mypsychboard and spiegel.
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How did it go? Did you pass? Lol. I'm getting around 68% on mypsychboards, but been trying to mentally focus on the content and not the percentage.
Im gonna raw dog the exam in September. No studying, no materials. I did fine on PRITEs.
Im writing it down here to let you all know how it goes. Study banks are a waste of money - and I'll try to prove it.
Im writing it down here to let you all know how it goes. Study banks are a waste of money - and I'll try to prove it.
My bet is that you'll do fine. I found the exam kind of enjoyable. It wasn't horrifically stressful like the Steps. There are dumb questions, but I do kind of agree that I'm not sure more prep will help you with poorly worded questions.
I'll slightly counter this. Study banks are going to be highly variable in terms of actually learning material in an organized manner. They are good for getting back into the groove of test taking and building stamina to be able to sit for 6-8 hours of questions though.
Hopefully 4 years of learning to be a psychiatrist at a great program is enough to pass the boards.
85% pass rate.
85% pass rate.
Beat the boards is too much information. What you have learnt in residency + past PRITES / PRITE ninja is sufficient.
I think ninja prite is dead
50% enrollment for Beat the Boards/The Pass Machine on https://www.reddit.com/r/beattheboards/ just started with a deadline: Thursday, 1/30/25 (1:00 pm PT).
That is unfortunate. PRITE is not a good way to determine how you will do on the boards unfortunately. It is too outdated.
How much is the Beat the Boards with group discount? I am trying to figure out how much I need to reserve of my educational funds.
You do not need either of these resources to pass the boards. None of my cohort used them. Some people studied with ninja prite (which is free). Some used Spiegel's book. I used nothing and did not study. Everyone passed. Gauge how much you need to study based on how you did on your PGY4 PRITE.
Can you expand on this further? For quite some time the scores on PRITE had quite a strong correlation to passing boards. Have you seen data this has changed?
I guess I could be wrong, but our program didn't really care about PRITE at all. It was just a day we got out of clinic duties. Everyone in my class passed the boards though. I think most of us did BTB. I just thought PRITE was pretty bad, but I would say the boards also have weird questions. I took them about two years ago, they had too many psychotherapy questions, but thankfully there wasn't much neuro. I love that they are putting less and less neuro on the boards.
