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Hey, question for all you guys who have already taken the dreaded boards:
Were a lot of the questions repeats from decks/old exams?
Were a lot of the questions repeats from decks/old exams?
Dental Decks/Old Exams
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LOL..
Dude, your pocket pc will be invaluable. If it wasn't for mine, I'd be doing soooooo badly in the clinic.
As for your original question I'll post what I thought about it:
Most of the repeats were from old exams. You'll always notice one or two 'die-hard' repeats that almost always show up in exams (especially in gross). The rest of the repeats (generally like Yah-E mentions 8-10 questions) are pretty random. I saw a couple that I remember seeing in old exams from the late 70s and early 80s. They don't always pick the most recent to pull questions from (as long as the question still applies).
I did notice more repeats on the gross section and DA section than I did on the other sections.
As for the breakdown of the exam, remember that 10-15 questions (I think that sounds about right) of each of the sections are *not* graded. They are new questions and as such, are only there for statistical analysis. *chuckles* Just pray that those are the questions you don't get.
Good luck.. and remember, just 'cause you came out thinking you did poorly, you probably didn't.
Dude, your pocket pc will be invaluable. If it wasn't for mine, I'd be doing soooooo badly in the clinic.
As for your original question I'll post what I thought about it:
Most of the repeats were from old exams. You'll always notice one or two 'die-hard' repeats that almost always show up in exams (especially in gross). The rest of the repeats (generally like Yah-E mentions 8-10 questions) are pretty random. I saw a couple that I remember seeing in old exams from the late 70s and early 80s. They don't always pick the most recent to pull questions from (as long as the question still applies).
I did notice more repeats on the gross section and DA section than I did on the other sections.
As for the breakdown of the exam, remember that 10-15 questions (I think that sounds about right) of each of the sections are *not* graded. They are new questions and as such, are only there for statistical analysis. *chuckles* Just pray that those are the questions you don't get.
Good luck.. and remember, just 'cause you came out thinking you did poorly, you probably didn't.
