USMLE First NBME to take 6 weeks out?

[inthemoney]

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Hi guys

I am planning on taking all the NBMEs 7, 11, 12, 13, 15, 16 at some point before my exam. 5 weeks left
I am 75% through uworld on my first pass using systems with 72% average
Just wanted to ask your advice on the nbme to take as a baseline. I've heard either 7 or 11

 

[Handinhand]

I took 11 recently and thought it was a good exam, and others have echoed the same as I have.

Common sense would say take the most recent tests (15 and 16) last because they are going to be most reflective of the questions trends of the current step 1.

 

[inthemoney]

Thanks. Doesn't really matter but I was planning on buying either 7 or 11, so I wasn't sure if one is a better baseline than the other

 

[tantacles]

I took 11 recently and thought it was a good exam, and others have echoed the same as I have.

Common sense would say take the most recent tests (15 and 16) last because they are going to be most reflective of the questions trends of the current step 1.

Sounds like good advice.

I'm following a slightly different path. I did 16 first because I wanted to see where I would stand if I took the test that day. Then I went through chronologically, starting with 7.