Does Kaplan MTB really suck?

[RaraBovis]

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I got the impression from SDN that MTB was the way to go. I've been reading MTB system-wise and doing the same systems on UW; my scores have been abysmal and below average. Little of what UW tests seem to be on MTB.

A month to go before the exam and I am the 27th percentile with 55% correct on UW (20% complete). I can't devote more than 4 hours/day. Should I just go on using MTB or change my strategy?

Thanks.
(I want to score >240)

 

[OveractiveBrain]

I got the impression from SDN that MTB was the way to go. I've been reading MTB system-wise and doing the same systems on UW; my scores have been abysmal and below average. Little of what UW tests seem to be on MTB.

A month to go before the exam and I am the 27th percentile with 55% correct on UW (20% complete). I can't devote more than 4 hours/day. Should I just go on using MTB or change my strategy?

Thanks.
(I want to score >240)

1. Why do you want a score >240? Step scores almost dont matter at all. Its people, research, and connections that get you the fellowship. Passing Step 3 is more important than getting a high score.

2. Don't change your study strategy. All books for Step 3 suck. Uworld is good. If you do half of one book and half of another book, you've only done half. Do a full book. Even if it sucks. Uworld >> everything

 

[haresh]

1. Why do you want a score >240? Step scores almost dont matter at all. Its people, research, and connections that get you the fellowship. Passing Step 3 is more important than getting a high score.

2. Don't change your study strategy. All books for Step 3 suck. Uworld is good. If you do half of one book and half of another book, you've only done half. Do a full book. Even if it sucks. Uworld >> everything

How much is your pay from UW, $5 for each post? It is shameful...I mean this guy has 1070 posts just blasting other reviews and shamelessly, supporting errors in UW ( for example, see how he endorses and pleads you to get used to UW CCS software errors that can fail your CCS section).
Honest suggestion to people visiting this forum, consult your own colleagues or friends before subscribing to UW. Literally, not many office topics are addressed in UW .... its questions are mostly about inpatient topics at sub-specialty level . On USMLE Step 3, only one block is inpatient and rest are all office based topics. Kaplan Q bank is obviously better than UW with respect to quality, addressing Office concepts and with regard to price!

 

[OveractiveBrain]

How much is your pay from UW, $5 for each post? It is shameful...I mean this guy has 1070 posts just blasting other reviews and shamelessly, supporting errors in UW ( for example, see how he endorses and pleads you to get used to UW CCS software errors that can fail your CCS section).
Honest suggestion to people visiting this forum, consult your own colleagues or friends before subscribing to UW. Literally, not many office topics are addressed in UW .... its questions are mostly about inpatient topics at sub-specialty level . On USMLE Step 3, only one block is inpatient and rest are all office based topics. Kaplan Q bank is obviously better than UW with respect to quality, addressing Office concepts and with regard to price!

Will some one ban haresh already? Haresh failed and can't handle his failure. Every post is about how Uworld sucks. Its really getting old.

I used Kaplan for Step 1 and Step 2, but relied (and only recently stopped relying) on Uworld for the Qbanks. Uworld is definitely the best choice for Step 3, ESPECIALLY if you are doing MTB3 (which is a Kaplan product). Doing Kaplan and MTB would be getting the same material twice; better to learn some stuff from the crap book and more stuff from the Qbank.

Also the bolded section is false. If this is the perception of this particular student, it is just another reason why he likely failed (how many times did you fail, haresh?) Questions are mixed in with each other, and often do not discern between inpatient and out. If he is referring specifically to the CSS cases, then they are variable, and you have to know when to move someone from the office or ED to the ICU or Wards, and then when to discharge them, something developed in the CSS cases (provided by UWorld)

 

[haresh]

Will some one ban haresh already? Haresh failed and can't handle his failure. Every post is about how Uworld sucks. Its really getting old.

I used Kaplan for Step 1 and Step 2, but relied (and only recently stopped relying) on Uworld for the Qbanks. Uworld is definitely the best choice for Step 3, ESPECIALLY if you are doing MTB3 (which is a Kaplan product). Doing Kaplan and MTB would be getting the same material twice; better to learn some stuff from the crap book and more stuff from the Qbank.

Also the bolded section is false. If this is the perception of this particular student, it is just another reason why he likely failed (how many times did you fail, haresh?) Questions are mixed in with each other, and often do not discern between inpatient and out. If he is referring specifically to the CSS cases, then they are variable, and you have to know when to move someone from the office or ED to the ICU or Wards, and then when to discharge them, something developed in the CSS cases (provided by UWorld)

You need a good shave, Bro! UW not paying you enough?