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notmyluckycharm

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I'm finally down to my last 4-5 days of studying. Got through FA x 1, UW x 1. Plan on looking over missed/marked UW questions. Do you guys think I have enough time for another pass of FA? I feel like I should just try to get through the first half of it in since I haven't looked at it in a while. Would it be more high yield to do that or should I try to read through the whole book as fast as I can?
 
I'm finally down to my last 4-5 days of studying. Got through FA x 1, UW x 1. Plan on looking over missed/marked UW questions. Do you guys think I have enough time for another pass of FA? I feel like I should just try to get through the first half of it in since I haven't looked at it in a while. Would it be more high yield to do that or should I try to read through the whole book as fast as I can?

How much do you feel you absorbed with only one pass through first aid? If you feel like you can regurgitate 80-90% of the material, then I think you should be okay. If not, then another pass through first aid will probably help a lot.
 
I'd think so too. I'm roughly a week out, and I'm also sick of this stuff -- but running through FA once more could only help. Weak areas first, the rest as time allows.

I have 6 days left myself. I am getting through first aid and as many Uworld questions I can (2nd time) before then.

Good luck to you👍
 
I'm finally down to my last 4-5 days of studying. Got through FA x 1, UW x 1. Plan on looking over missed/marked UW questions. Do you guys think I have enough time for another pass of FA? I feel like I should just try to get through the first half of it in since I haven't looked at it in a while. Would it be more high yield to do that or should I try to read through the whole book as fast as I can?
Hang in there, you're almost done! FA during your last few days is a great idea. Skip topics that you already know well, and focus on the one's that you don't know as well. Also focus on topics that need to be in your short-term memory (like the infamous lysosomal storage diseases).
 
For those who go through UWorld a 2nd time -- do you end up purchasing a new account, or do you manually go back and mark every single question so you can repeat? How does it work?