CBSE Retake Advice

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1Forrest123

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Hi all, so I got a 71% raw score on the CBSE which equals about a 76 old score from what I see. I've come this far and I can't convince myself to not retake the exam, particularly because I feel like I left some points on the table. Ethics was my worst section and I finished ~75% of UWorld.

My question for you all is how should I use the next 6 months.

My plan: Finish the remaining 25% of UWorld. Do all old NBME exams, finish all of Amboss, use Sketchy and Pixorize for memorization and Pathoma and Bootcamp to fill in gaps of understanding.

But now I'm second-guessing myself. My weakness has always been memorization and I'm feeling pressure to use Anki. However, I tried the Anking deck and although it was helpful I found myself doing 4 hours of Anki a day and not getting to much else. Maybe I can fit 2 hours into my schedule but 4 hours seems like a waste of time. I'm thinking I should just pick the subjects I'm weak at or maybe I'm just super inefficient and need to be better at reviewing cards faster.

Any advice would be much appreciated.
 
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I basically haven't done any Amboss, and I've done like 5 of the past 10 NBME exams
If I were you I'd just rip Amboss/Uworld at an appropriate (8-10q/hour) pace until mid-December then do old NBMEs. NBME should take 2-3 days to review answers appropriately, so if your still in school probably 6 weeks of review total based on just NBME exams. I wouldn't even bother with content review considering your score and weak areas.