Early Step 1 Practice

[vette2k10]

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So i was thinking about doing some qbank questions the summer after my first year on the subject matte taught during first year and maybe some mild review on subjects I think were poorly covered (biochem). Has anybody done this? I am wondering if this will be useful for step 1.
Thanks

 

[RySerr21]

you wanna be a qbank a year in advance? Thats unnecessary....this is the LAST summer vacation you will ever get. Put your books away and TAKE A VACATION. You won't regret it.

 

[Rollo]

It will be pointless because you will forget it all a year later anyway. All you will have done is wasted money and time that you could have spent doing something else more productive and fun.

 

[MedStudentWanna]

A lot of people on SDN say that they did USMLErx during first year and part of second year, then switched to USMLE World when they started studying specifically for Step 1.

From what I've heard USMLErx might help with your classes and solidify the concepts in your mind, but you're leaving the real Step 1 qbanks for board prep. I would try that if you're eager to get going.

 

[myhandsarecold]

i dunno, i say, use gunner training now and start reading BRS or your preferred review book instead. usmlerx was really dead on when it came to predicting my step 1 performance so I'd save that for second year, you could use it along with your classes, but I feel qbanks are really for training your brain for information retrieval, not for solidifying concepts (you do this by reading syllabus or review books multiple times until you can regurgitate the stuff verbatum, lol).

 

[MedStudentWanna]

i dunno, i say, use gunner training now and start reading BRS or your preferred review book instead. usmlerx was really dead on when it came to predicting my step 1 performance so I'd save that for second year, you could use it along with your classes, but I feel qbanks are really for training your brain for information retrieval, not for solidifying concepts (you do this by reading syllabus or review books multiple times until you can regurgitate the stuff verbatum, lol).

Not everyone learns through reading. I know I don't. For me, I have to either do it hands-on or be quizzed on it in a way that forces me to apply it in order to solidify it.