Step I COMLEX Step I Prep Advice

[FutureDO2016]

I'm a second year DO student hoping to study for COMLEX Jan-July with classes going on during Jan-late May then full time board prep June and July with the target date of late July.

I kind of feel overwhelmed with the amount of resources and don't know where to start...I have First Aid 2013, Kaplan COMLEX books and Kaplan QBank. I will be buying another QBank in May to use during June-July and should I buy any more books? I have heard Pathoma is good...I have the book but not the videos.

Any advice on where to start and what/how to study with classes going on from Jan-May? Also what other books/QBanks should I buy in the spring?

 

[NeuroLAX]

I would recommend getting the Pathoma videos. Best money I've spent so far in medical school. I would take a look at the numerous threads on board prep books before committing a lot of money to purchasing any of them. Most of the books I've purchased are for subjects I don't feel as comfortable with, like anatomy and micro.

I'm taking both COMLEX and USMLE, so I've spent quite a bit of money on qbanks. I'm using USMLE Rx to help review First Aid, but I'm going to pick up UWorld a few months before I take the USMLE. I don't know what qbank you'll be using for COMLEX, but I've heard good/better things about COMBANK. I'll be doing that closer to when I take COMLEX.

Good luck with your studies! I know you've expressed feelings of stress. Stay strong!

 

[FutureDO2016]

Thanks for the feedback and encouragement. Good luck to you as well! I heard after next semester and step 1, rotations get a lot better🙂

 

[FutureDO2016]

There's like no time to study with 20 hours of lectures to study from the week.....how can students study for classes going on and boards?!!

 

[BigSib]

... Any advice on where to start and what/how to study with classes going on from Jan-May? Also what other books/QBanks should I buy in the spring?

There's plenty of threads on this around, but you should definitely invest in a COMLEX-specific bank. I felt it was pretty obvious that both COMBANK and COMQUEST were superior to Kaplan's COMLEX bank, so I would check that out. In general, it's imperative that you focus on your worst subject/class first. If that happens to be Pathology then Pathoma would be excellent.