Feedback - I recently took Part I NBDE

[SFO]

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Hi Guys,

I took part I last week & I hate to say it, but it was a lot worse than I expected. I think the old tests weren't all that helpful, but def something you need to go through. I'm not sure what to tell you bc I feel like a lot of the questions that I didn't know, I probably wouldn't have known no matter how long I studied. Other questions that I had trouble with, I didn't know the process they were asking about in enough detail. I did really well in school, but I felt pretty unprepared in the exam. Although I am the type that can remember stuff for the test & then immediately forget it, so that's probably part of it.

I studied the decks, Kaplan USMLE for micro & lipincott for biochem. Maybe I should have gone through the decks more, but I didn't really get much studying from them - more as a study guide for researching on the web. I think I would have been better off studying my class lecture power points - I felt the professors had a better idea of what would be on the test than the decks (I had the 2009-2010 decks). I really felt like the decks left me ill prepared. If I could do it again (and had more time) I would have gone through all my class lectures, then the decks, kaplan USMLE micro videos, & Lippencott for Biochem. Maybe I should have used First Aid, but it is just a list w/o any explanation.

The micro & biochem I felt ok in, but some of the path/phys I had trouble with. The one thing I can think of that might help: get the question breakdown off of the NBDE/ADA site & really try to focus on those areas. Also, re: old tests, they do sorta give an idea of the areas tested, but the questions I got were just a lot harder. So if there's an area that's on the old test, I think those are good areas to know inside-out - maybe to focus not on what they asked in the old test, but every other aspect of the subject.

Anyhow, I hope this isn't too discouraging. If you're just trying to pass, I say just go take it - you'll pass. If you're trying to rock it - I wish you luck bc it sure didn't happen for me. I think it's one of those tests that's pretty easy to pass, but really, really hard to get over 90.

Good Luck!!

 

[Holly J]

Hi Guys,

I took part I last week & I hate to say it, but it was a lot worse than I expected. I think the old tests weren't all that helpful, but def something you need to go through. I'm not sure what to tell you bc I feel like a lot of the questions that I didn't know, I probably wouldn't have known no matter how long I studied. Other questions that I had trouble with, I didn't know the process they were asking about in enough detail. I did really well in school, but I felt pretty unprepared in the exam. Although I am the type that can remember stuff for the test & then immediately forget it, so that's probably part of it.
Anyhow, I hope this isn't too discouraging. If you're just trying to pass, I say just go take it - you'll pass. If you're trying to rock it - I wish you luck bc it sure didn't happen for me. I think it's one of those tests that's pretty easy to pass, but really, really hard to get over 90.

Good Luck!!

Thanks a lot SFO for your feed back. That really gives us an idea of whats going on in the exam lately. Scared a little because my study material is almost the same as yours! I really don't know what else to go for other than all that!
How was Path and Anat? Lower limb asked? DA?

 

[goldendoc]

I felt pretty much the same after boards too.I studied mainly from Decks,Kaplan Lecture notes and the papers.Referred wiki or some of my old textbooks for some doubts(Not a whole lot)You should definitely go through the papers well. I felt the real exam is much tougher for sure.But have faith and confidence.I'm sure you will do well.It's not just about the materials.It's about how well you understand the topics.
btw,I got 89 and I'm happy.

Thanks a lot SFO for your feed back. That really gives us an idea of whats going on in the exam lately. Scared a little because my study material is almost the same as yours! I really don't know what else to go for other than all that!
How was Path and Anat? Lower limb asked? DA?

 

[lvg]

I felt pretty much the same after boards too.I studied mainly from Decks,Kaplan Lecture notes and the papers.Referred wiki or some of my old textbooks for some doubts(Not a whole lot)You should definitely go through the papers well. I felt the real exam is much tougher for sure.But have faith and confidence.I'm sure you will do well.It's not just about the materials.It's about how well you understand the topics.
btw,I got 89 and I'm happy.

hi m giving exam on july 20 can u advice me some important topics in particular subjcts,, m studing only for decks ,adsda pprs and planning to take ndbe crack, i hv gone through decks 4x times ples guide.

 

[lvg]

I felt pretty much the same after boards too.I studied mainly from Decks,Kaplan Lecture notes and the papers.Referred wiki or some of my old textbooks for some doubts(Not a whole lot)You should definitely go through the papers well. I felt the real exam is much tougher for sure.But have faith and confidence.I'm sure you will do well.It's not just about the materials.It's about how well you understand the topics.
btw,I got 89 and I'm happy.

hi m giving my nbde part 1 on july 20 m studing only form decks asda pprs n planning to take nbde crack can u advice me some imporant topics in particular subjects i hv done 4xtimes decks pls guide.

 

[vdt2009]

Hi SFO ....your post is really scary i m a FTD really want to get a high score to get into any school ...i m just started preparing from a month ....i m doing same books n few text books .....i dont know what to do ...already stuck n after seeing these kind of feed back i m tensed.
how many months ....n how many hours do u put in a day for part 1? plz tell me ...
i m planning to write part 1 in nov .

As ur already done with it keep ur fingers crossed...
GOOD LUCK

 

[vdt2009]

I felt pretty much the same after boards too.I studied mainly from Decks,Kaplan Lecture notes and the papers.Referred wiki or some of my old textbooks for some doubts(Not a whole lot)You should definitely go through the papers well. I felt the real exam is much tougher for sure.But have faith and confidence.I'm sure you will do well.It's not just about the materials.It's about how well you understand the topics.
btw,I got 89 and I'm happy.

hay Goldendoc ..what was ur strategy to study ?

 

[goldendoc]

I first did one round of Decks.Used to keep the difficult cards aside.Then I went through Kaplan lecture notes once.used to do one or 2 parts of a paper once in a while.Then did Decks once again concentrating on the difficult cards.Then went through Kaplan again,mainly the highlights which I'd marked.I'd wanted to go through Decks once more but didn't get time to complete.I did about 5 or 6 sets of papers completely.The rest I had time to just go through.I found the L series pattern useful.Didn't have N.I didn't know that the exams were as important as they actually are.Whatever doubts I had I referred wiki or some old text book.I also studied Dental Anatomy from Mosby's since I read somewhere that it's good.
Btw,don't freak out.Keep your calm.I started serious preparation only from March last week and gave my exam in June 1st week.studied mostly for around 6-7 hours a day on average.Didn't study so much on weeknds either.In between went and enjoyed a vacation for 2 weeks.so that gave me only around 8- 9 weeks.🙂

 

[MissionMD]

Hi GOldendoc,

Congrats on a great score. can you share with us what your raw score break down was for the 89? Also, do you feel like you did better on the actual exam in comparison to the practice tests you were taking right before the exam day? Basically, i'm wondering if the practice exams are a good measure of what your standarized score on the exam will be.

Thanks !!

 

[SFO]

Path was like the released exams in that is was random. If you see a disease repeat on the practice tests, know that condition well. I did K, L, M & N 2x each. It was helpful, but textbooks were good to read about each disease they touched on.

Anat wasn't bad - couple random non-head/neck, but I don't know how to prepare for what you might get, just try to review the big stuff & hope for some luck. One of the ones I got, it would have been only pure luck that I would have seen it in review - it was just really out of left field - I almost laughed.

Some of the stuff I couldn't remember was stuff I had seen, I just couldn't remember the detail they wanted. Someone w/ a better memory might do better. I don't mean to scare ppl...

Know the stuff on the ADA/NBDE syllabus (it's on their website in the testing area). I think that is your best bet. DA wasn't bad.

To do really well, you just really need to know your stuff cold, in and out. The questions can be confusing if you just sorta know it. I think that's what got me. For other big exams I have taken, the review materials, if you knew them cold, you did great. I didn't know the decks cold, but I just feel like the review materials for this exam do not represent the exam. The questions would have been easy if that's what the review materials had covered. I don't know if there's just too much material so the exam can cover anything & I just didn't get lucky or what. A lot of other ppl on here did great on the test with the decks, so maybe it's just me.

Sorry I can't give specific subjects to study - not allowed.

I studied 6-7 weeks, 10-12 hrs a day - but I get distracted easily, so not all that time was productive. For me, that wasn't really enough time. For someone that remembers more of what they read or more of what they learned in school, maybe it would be more than enough. I wish I had gone through my old lectures from school in addition to the decks & read more textbook, but who has that kind of time?

Good Luck!! Don't get too stressed as that won't help at all. Just try to learn as much as you can in the time that you have & look at a lot of different sources.

 

[vdt2009]

Good Luck!! Don't get too stressed as that won't help at all. Just try to learn as much as you can in the time that you have & look at a lot of different sources.

thanks SFO ....can u plz tell us.... do u have any lower limb anatomy questions in exam ?

 

[goldendoc]

one or 2 days before the exam day I don't think I did any test cause I was scared it would either make me lose confidence or overconfident.It's personal choice.When I did the exam I felt I'd take worse than what I used to do on the old papers.But when the score came after all my "educated guesses" 🙂 and God's Grace,it correlated somehow.
My raw score break down is:-
Anat 86
Bichem/physio 76
Micro/Path 80
Dental Anatomy 82.(know your occlusion well and the different names used for the cusps)I got confused about that.

total 324(but you cannot predict your score with that 'coz I've seen people with 320 getting 89 ,with 325,326 and 340 get 90.So you cannot really say.Depends on which answers you get right at that time I guess.)

 

[vdt2009]

I first did one round of Decks.Used to keep the difficult cards aside.Then I went through Kaplan lecture notes once.used to do one or 2 parts of a paper once in a while.Then did Decks once again concentrating on the difficult cards.Then went through Kaplan again,mainly the highlights which I'd marked.I'd wanted to go through Decks once more but didn't get time to complete.I did about 5 or 6 sets of papers completely.The rest I had time to just go through.I found the L series pattern useful.Didn't have N.I didn't know that the exams were as important as they actually are.Whatever doubts I had I referred wiki or some old text book.I also studied Dental Anatomy from Mosby's since I read somewhere that it's good.
Btw,don't freak out.Keep your calm.I started serious preparation only from March last week and gave my exam in June 1st week.studied mostly for around 6-7 hours a day on average.Didn't study so much on weeknds either.In between went and enjoyed a vacation for 2 weeks.so that gave me only around 8- 9 weeks.🙂

thanks Golden doc ...
gr8 score
👍

 

[goldendoc]

WIll help in whatever way I can..
Though I hadn't posted much myself before the exams.it's posts from this forum that gave me some guidance and motivation.

thanks Golden doc ...
gr8 score
👍

 

[Holly J]

🙂 Thank you so much SFO and goldendoc! Appreciate your efforts. Your posts are really helpful. 👍

 

[lvg]

congrats for the gr8t score can u tell me how u did with micropath n biochem coz i studied 3x form decks till nt confident.ples guide

 

[Banana6]

Let's just say it wasn't a good experience 🙁

 

[vdt2009]

What I experienced on my exam:

Exam was June 14/11. There were so many questions on microbiology...so incredibly random.
Unusual answer options. I am still uncertain how you are to choose the best answer when the answers
are the same

For example Choose the best answer: a) S. Typhi b) Salmonella Typhi. 😱

- only about 3 old ASDA test questions on entire exam.
- 1 ethics question...not a case testlet...one single vague question
- very few limb questions for the gen anat section...was surprised.
- crown and bridge questions on Part 1

😕
- vast majority of dental anatomy questions - primary dentition.

How I studied:
- started with dental decks (a more recent set)
(The decks are FULL of mistakes. I realized this too late)
- also used notes
- wikipedia and other web resources
- ASDA released exams ...and clarified using this site

I truly do not recommend the decks unless you can somehow get a set that do not have mistakes. The set I used were quite recent and there were HUGE errors. For example, the set I have says that insulin and glucagon do the same thing...that was when I thought...oh dear. I unfortunately didn't have enough time to completely clarify exactly what I actually "knew".

My suggestions would be to make sure you know every single little chemical reaction, enzyme and cycle step in the greatest of detail. As in be able to quickly go forward and backward from any point in the cycle. I find this type of thing mind numbing 🙁

Perhaps you will be luckier than I was regarding which exam and questions you get.

To end on a positive note, the best part of the entire exam - the testlets! They were excellent. Straight forward and logical. I felt very good about these. 👍

Anyway, not to make everyone upset, but truly, study in depth and try remembering every seemingly insignificant detail....and use something other than the decks.

Small bit of advice....if you do not know an answer, don't let questions bog you down. Just read the question a few times and make your BEST GUESS and mark them to return to if you have time.

Last thing....try to sleep well the night before...I was tired and sometimes I read a question and then read it again and realize it wasn't asking what I first thought. I think being rested will also help you have faith in yourself and it is surprising what this can do for you.

I hope you all get an easier exam than I did.

I haven't received my score yet....fingers are crossed....as are my toes, eyes...etc. 😉

All the best and please cross your fingers for me too 😀

Commendable elaboration of Exam experience and preparation👍...only few people on this forum honestly talk about ...what they did for preparation n where they lack .....or else everyone is like - use decks n kaplan or firstaid ...n ASDA ...atleast to get high score n get into FTD program these 3 things are not sufficient everyone knows that.

thanks and Good Luck Banana6...

 

[Banana6]

Thank you vdt2009. I hope I didn't discourage people. I want people to do well and I don't want people to feel the way I felt during and after my exam.

Cheers 🙂

 

[siba]

Congrats guys! and thanks a lot for sharing your pointers! I was having the same problem with path.... I didn't learn too much of it at school and now starting to panic b/c I'm just trying to memorize foreign terms. How did you guys study for path?

Thanks!

 

[uwill]

can somebody tell me what is the procedure for rescheldulingthe exam?and is ther any fee for it...hw many days b4 we need to do it? pls.....

 

[Banana6]

can somebody tell me what is the procedure for rescheldulingthe exam?and is ther any fee for it...hw many days b4 we need to do it? pls.....

I believe you have to reschedule 48 hours in advance, however, NOTE this means 2 BUSINESS DAYS, ie not including a Saturday or Sunday...not sure about holidays.

Rescheduling Fee: $25

You just have to sign in to the rescheduling part of the site and fill out that form and pay the fee 🙂 Hope this helps

 

[uwill]

thanks a lot...banana6......i did it 2day.....

 

[SFO]

So, after scaring you all (sorry about that), I ended up with a 90!!! I really walked out of there thinking I had done so badly, I can't believe it!

Score Breakdown: mine/national mean
Anat: 79/64.5
Bio/phys: 77/61.6
Micro/Path: 87/66
DA: 89/74.9
Comp score: 90
Overall score: 332

I did the Decks once, and then re-did most of the pathology cards & dental anatomy cards. Since those sections are the two I did the best in, maybe I should have gone through the other cards a second time too. I did the Kaplan USMLE videos for Micro - took like a week or more, but I think it was worth it bc I can't learn about those bugs by looking at a chart. I took notes on that & reviewed them again a couple times & right B4 the exam. I tried to memorize everything about the "big name" bugs like staph, strep, TB, flu, herpes, hepatitis, etc.

I studied Lippencott for Biochem - I really studied it a lot & knew the pathways pretty good, but definitely not 100%. I think I missed some of the "overall metabolism big picture" stuff in biochem.

I'm not sure what went wrong in physiology. Maybe Kaplan would be good for that? I'd ask around. I knew the big systems pretty well, but I think I got a number of weird questions, so not sure what one can really do about that. Endocrine stuff is a must & they asked it in weird, confusing ways so some things I thought I knew, but I was confused.

In the Anatomy section, I definitely felt like there were a lot of developmental biology questions & histology questions that I lost a lot of points on. They weren't really hard questions, either, I just didn't emphasize those areas enough. In the examinee guide it says 23 Q in histology & 11 Q in Dev Bio, so those areas are heavily tested - don't skimp on them. I remember being like, yea, I should know this....I think the decks are lacking in this & you'd be smart to look at a book like Oral Development & Histology by Avery (def the first 4 chapters) and Before We are Born: Essentials of Embryology & Birth Defects by Moore (at least through chapter 6). Really understand the head & neck area. I also felt like the decks were lacking in TMJ - I would learn everything you can about the TMJ.

Looking at the national averages - just keep in mind, everyone does pretty bad on the overall score - there are so many little details, no one could possibly know them all - so don't get too bogged down in how many you don't know while taking the test. Odds are, no one else knew the answer either. I marked almost half of the questions as "not sure" when I took the test & I managed a good score, so don't let it psych you out. You will not know a lot of answers - expect that going in and don't let it get you down doing the test.

DA is definitely the easiest points - I think the decks were good, but you need to know the occlusion stuff too. I found a couple good power points online that really helped - I can't remember what I Googled, but they really helped & only took a few minutes of searching online to find some nice, free study aids for the movements, etc...

That's all I can think of - I wish everyone really, really good luck on the test.

 

[drhallow]

Congratulation on your score,I had a heart attack after reading your post.did you answer 332/400 correctly?

 

[sailing]

really decent score. Congratulations
how many days does it take to get score?
did you get it by mail or check on the website? Thanks

 

[Holly J]

So, after scaring you all (sorry about that), I ended up with a 90!!! I really walked out of there thinking I had done so badly, I can't believe it!

Score Breakdown: mine/national mean
Anat: 79/64.5
Bio/phys: 77/61.6
Micro/Path: 87/66
DA: 89/74.9
Comp score: 90
Overall score: 332



That's all I can think of - I wish everyone really, really good luck on the test.

Wooow congratulations SFO!!! Boy u really freaked us out with your feedback last time! Happy to see that score now!Well done!!!

 

[SFO]

really decent score. Congratulations
how many days does it take to get score?
did you get it by mail or check on the website? Thanks

I got it in the mail. It took a little over 2 weeks. Seems to be btw 2 - 3 weeks for most ppl I know...it varies by when you took it & where I guess?

 

[SFO]

Wooow congratulations SFO!!! Boy u really freaked us out with your feedback last time! Happy to see that score now!Well done!!!

Yea, sorry about that freak out!! Jeeze, guess I should have kept my mouth shut till I got my score 😉

Good Luck!

 

[SFO]

Congratulation on your score,I had a heart attack after reading your post.did you answer 332/400 correctly?

Yes, I got 332 out of 400 correct.

 

[vdt2009]

So, after scaring you all (sorry about that), I ended up with a 90!!! I really walked out of there thinking I had done so badly, I can't believe it!

Score Breakdown: mine/national mean
Anat: 79/64.5
Bio/phys: 77/61.6
Micro/Path: 87/66
DA: 89/74.9
Comp score: 90
Overall score: 332

I did the Decks once, and then re-did most of the pathology cards & dental anatomy cards. Since those sections are the two I did the best in, maybe I should have gone through the other cards a second time too. I did the Kaplan USMLE videos for Micro - took like a week or more, but I think it was worth it bc I can't learn about those bugs by looking at a chart. I took notes on that & reviewed them again a couple times & right B4 the exam. I tried to memorize everything about the "big name" bugs like staph, strep, TB, flu, herpes, hepatitis, etc.

I studied Lippencott for Biochem - I really studied it a lot & knew the pathways pretty good, but definitely not 100%. I think I missed some of the "overall metabolism big picture" stuff in biochem.

I'm not sure what went wrong in physiology. Maybe Kaplan would be good for that? I'd ask around. I knew the big systems pretty well, but I think I got a number of weird questions, so not sure what one can really do about that. Endocrine stuff is a must & they asked it in weird, confusing ways so some things I thought I knew, but I was confused.

In the Anatomy section, I definitely felt like there were a lot of developmental biology questions & histology questions that I lost a lot of points on. They weren't really hard questions, either, I just didn't emphasize those areas enough. In the examinee guide it says 23 Q in histology & 11 Q in Dev Bio, so those areas are heavily tested - don't skimp on them. I remember being like, yea, I should know this....I think the decks are lacking in this & you'd be smart to look at a book like Oral Development & Histology by Avery (def the first 4 chapters) and Before We are Born: Essentials of Embryology & Birth Defects by Moore (at least through chapter 6). Really understand the head & neck area. I also felt like the decks were lacking in TMJ - I would learn everything you can about the TMJ.

Looking at the national averages - just keep in mind, everyone does pretty bad on the overall score - there are so many little details, no one could possibly know them all - so don't get too bogged down in how many you don't know while taking the test. Odds are, no one else knew the answer either. I marked almost half of the questions as "not sure" when I took the test & I managed a good score, so don't let it psych you out. You will not know a lot of answers - expect that going in and don't let it get you down doing the test.

DA is definitely the easiest points - I think the decks were good, but you need to know the occlusion stuff too. I found a couple good power points online that really helped - I can't remember what I Googled, but they really helped & only took a few minutes of searching online to find some nice, free study aids for the movements, etc...

That's all I can think of - I wish everyone really, really good luck on the test.

Congratulations !!!!!!!!!!!!
plz tell me from what sources i read anatomy ....its so vast

 

[SFO]

Congratulations !!!!!!!!!!!!
plz tell me from what sources i read anatomy ....its so vast

For Gross Anatomy I went through the cards in the deck slowly & had my Netter's & Grant's Atlases to look at so I could visualize what the cards were talking about. When I went through the released exams, I did the same - I looked at the Atlas to see a good picture of where things were & I also would use Google just to see things in another view, if needed. If I saw something in that picture that I didn't know very well, I looked up that, too.

I think I did ok on most of the anatomy stuff, but lost points on histology & developmental biology. The non-Head & Neck questions I got that I didn't know would have been very hard to predict. I think the old exams did give some idea of the extent of the anatomy they wanted, but the questions I had were not at all repeats except for just a few. I'd learn as much as you can about the head & neck, then move onto the trunk & upper limbs. At my school we were given handouts in Gross Lab & I referred to those as well to see things presented in a more ordered fashion than the atlases - they were very helpful.

 

[SFO]

someone asked so i thought others might have the same Q - I used the 2009 - 2010 decks. I haven't heard if the new addition is better or not.

 

[vdt2009]

For Gross Anatomy I went through the cards in the deck slowly & had my Netter's & Grant's Atlases to look at so I could visualize what the cards were talking about. When I went through the released exams, I did the same - I looked at the Atlas to see a good picture of where things were & I also would use Google just to see things in another view, if needed. If I saw something in that picture that I didn't know very well, I looked up that, too.

I think I did ok on most of the anatomy stuff, but lost points on histology & developmental biology. The non-Head & Neck questions I got that I didn't know would have been very hard to predict. I think the old exams did give some idea of the extent of the anatomy they wanted, but the questions I had were not at all repeats except for just a few. I'd learn as much as you can about the head & neck, then move onto the trunk & upper limbs. At my school we were given handouts in Gross Lab & I referred to those as well to see things presented in a more ordered fashion than the atlases - they were very helpful.

Thanks SFO

 

[doctorsmile4]

Hi,

Thanks for the information. Where can I find this topic wise break up of NBDE 1 syllabus? I have read the ADA guide. Where is it?

 

[SFO]

Hi,

Thanks for the information. Where can I find this topic wise break up of NBDE 1 syllabus? I have read the ADA guide. Where is it?

it's the last two pages of the ADA examinee guide. i can't get a copied link to work but if you google "ada nbde examinee guide" a pdf link pops up for: ADA.org: NBDE Part I Guide 2011


it's the last two pages of that PDF. i just think it helps bc it tell you how many Qs in each area so you can use it to focus your time. it's not very specific in the subject, but better than nothing!

Good Luck!

 

[polluxtroy]

Hey SFO you seem to be pretty active and i just had a couple questions.(or any1 that knwos the answer) Also i read ItsGavinC Administrative post and i understand you cant answer ,or nor can i ask about, a specific question on the test.

First The breakdown opn the ADA site shows of the 100 Anatomical science questions almost half are gross anaotmy. Of the was there a good deal of head and neck? I hope so as this is a dental test but i guess it would be fair of to distrubute the anatomy to the whole body.


Lastly are their pictures on the exam? , in school i remember our histology was essentially looking at slides and naming what is in the slide. Howeer in an old released exam i saw, there were about 2 picturs in the first 200 questions. So this would be the polor opposite on how i was taught in school. Where did your experience lie when u took the test in regards to how the histology, for example, questions where asked?


thank you kindly,

p.troy

 

[lopkiu]

i am taking mine in ~3weeks, any suggestion on how to study for the anatomy section? Anatomy is always my worst subject, I am reading and reading the moment i flip the page i forgot what i read.

 

[Meas]

I have a quick Q about dental anatomy. For the image questions, are maxillary teeth upside down such that the roots face the top? I noticed on the decks, the roots of maxillary face the top and roots of mandibular face the bottom which makes it easy to determine if I am looking at upper/lower teeth but I do not know if the actual exam also do that...

Do anyone of you know if there are a lot of mistakes 2011 decks. I have the newest edition & have been studying from it until now when I realized the old edition has a lot of mistakes. I managed to find a list of corrected questions for the old decks on this forum but could not find one for the new decks I have.

Thanks! Hope to hear from you soon!

 

[doctorsmile4]

Thanks SFo for the link to guide!!

I am currently getting: DA-80/100, Ana-78/100,75/100 in micro path on ASDA released paerrs (did them first time)...How much must I get on ASDA, to feel I am well prepared for the exam.

Also how much questions do I have to hget correct on real exam to get a percentile=95

Thanks!!
Smiley 🙂

 

[sailing]

I heard a person with 95+, who had DA 85+ Ana 90+ Micro path 88+, bio88+ when she did ASDA.

Thanks SFo for the link to guide!!

I am currently getting: DA-80/100, Ana-78/100,75/100 in micro path on ASDA released paerrs (did them first time)...How much must I get on ASDA, to feel I am well prepared for the exam.

Also how much questions do I have to hget correct on real exam to get a percentile=95

Thanks!!
Smiley 🙂

 

[liriano]

Hey SFO - great breakdown and congrats on your score. Were there any lower limb questions below the umbilicus? Nerve, muscle types, non-hip bone questions? Thanks.

 

[siba]

Thanks SFo for the link to guide!!

I am currently getting: DA-80/100, Ana-78/100,75/100 in micro path on ASDA released paerrs (did them first time)...How much must I get on ASDA, to feel I am well prepared for the exam.

Also how much questions do I have to hget correct on real exam to get a percentile=95

Thanks!!
Smiley 🙂

I have a similar question too. How much of your score on the ASDA papers will be an estimate of your real score?

Thanks!

 

[SFO]

Hey SFO you seem to be pretty active and i just had a couple questions.(or any1 that knwos the answer) Also i read ItsGavinC Administrative post and i understand you cant answer ,or nor can i ask about, a specific question on the test.

First The breakdown opn the ADA site shows of the 100 Anatomical science questions almost half are gross anaotmy. Of the was there a good deal of head and neck? I hope so as this is a dental test but i guess it would be fair of to distrubute the anatomy to the whole body. My school didn't do any anatomy below the belt for dentists....I don't regret that I didn't study anything down there.


Lastly are their pictures on the exam? , in school i remember our histology was essentially looking at slides and naming what is in the slide. Howeer in an old released exam i saw, there were about 2 picturs in the first 200 questions. So this would be the polor opposite on how i was taught in school. Where did your experience lie when u took the test in regards to how the histology, for example, questions where asked? I didn't study any histo slides & that decision didn't effect my score at all. It's more the buzz words & types of tissues kind of thing; being able to recognize what tissue they are talking about & what the features of that tissue are. It wouldn't have been too bad, but I barely spent any time on histo & that was a mistake bc there are enough Qs on there to make it worth your while to review at least the basics of tissues throughout the body. s


thank you kindly,

p.troy

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[SFO]

i am taking mine in ~3weeks, any suggestion on how to study for the anatomy section? Anatomy is always my worst subject, I am reading and reading the moment i flip the page i forgot what i read.

I learn visually, so I would go to a page in the picture atlas & cover up the words & go around to all the label lines & try to identify what they were. To make sure I could picture it in my head w/o the help of the atlas (which you need to be able to do). What really worked for me as a final study step, I did what I did when I took gross 1st year - take a blank sheet of paper and pick an area, like the neck & just going from top to bottom & stick draw the muscles in their rough position & label them. I used mnemonics for the vasculature (esp the arteries) - just google search the big arteries & there's plenty of mnemonics online. You can get an idea from the old tests what they think is important. For the veins, I just tried to get an idea of what drained each area and into what other vein. So I would go through each area & name all the muscles that are in there, then the major arteries & their branches, then the nerves, veins, lymphatics (if important in that area). I didn't do that hot on anatomy - I think I lost lots of points on development stuff & histo.

Hope that helps & good luck.

 

[SFO]

Thanks SFo for the link to guide!!

I am currently getting: DA-80/100, Ana-78/100,75/100 in micro path on ASDA released paerrs (did them first time)...How much must I get on ASDA, to feel I am well prepared for the exam. I got way less than that the first time through K & L. did M & N later & did around what you have, but there's repeats from K & L in M & N, so I think that's partly why I did better.

Also how much questions do I have to hget correct on real exam to get a percentile=95 Search this site for where other ppl have posted their scores - I can't remember. I think 330 - 340 is the 90 range. If I had to guess, ~360 for a 95??

Thanks!!
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[SFO]

I have a similar question too. How much of your score on the ASDA papers will be an estimate of your real score?

Thanks!

I think my scores on M & N just b4 the exam were roughly close enough to what I got on the actual exam, except I did way better in Micro & way worse in anatomy on the real test (canceled each other out on overall score).

I think that's skewed a bit tho bc there are more repeats from K & L on M & N than you will see on the real test. I didn't get many repeats on the real test.

Another thing, on my test & the one other person that I talked to about this, the afternoon half was noticeably easier than the morning half.

 

[zubair39]

I think my scores on M & N just b4 the exam were roughly close enough to what I got on the actual exam, except I did way better in Micro & way worse in anatomy on the real test (canceled each other out on overall score).

I think that's skewed a bit tho bc there are more repeats from K & L on M & N than you will see on the real test. I didn't get many repeats on the real test.

Another thing, on my test & the one other person that I talked to about this, the afternoon half was noticeably easier than the morning half.

seriously!! i thought the same thing, i wrote the exam july 13th. still waiting for my results to come in. found that the afternoon half was much easier then the morning half.

 

[javo]

hi...u guys who just took the exam ....was there any chemical structures to identify or something like that in biochemistry ..its my weak subject and i m concerned about that????
another qs is how to study in last week or ten days...i mean which subject should i revise the last? ( i think patho and micro as i forget them the most) but i m not sure how to manage in last days....can any body help?

 

[sailing]

Can't remember if my exam had a chemical structure question. but it should be very rare. There are only a couple in all ASDA questions.

In the last week, if I were you, I would revise deck one more time and go through your weakest part once. The day before your exam, it's better to review most biochemistry reactions.

hi...u guys who just took the exam ....was there any chemical structures to identify or something like that in biochemistry ..its my weak subject and i m concerned about that????
another qs is how to study in last week or ten days...i mean which subject should i revise the last? ( i think patho and micro as i forget them the most) but i m not sure how to manage in last days....can any body help?