Five weeks to exam....

[vsmedic]

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Hi,

I have my Step 1 exam in about five weeks. Ive gone through the Kaplan books once, twice for certain subjects. I'm now doing Goljan pathology Rapid review, gone through his lectures notes once.
Here's the thing. I don't feel like I remember much. So I was thinking of going though the Kaplan Homestudy books, as I like the systems based approach. Also do Goljan again. And do Usmle World and Robbins review book for question. With the time I have ( five weeks ), am I aiming for too much and if so, what should I concentrate on?

 

[Law2Doc]

Hi,

I have my Step 1 exam in about five weeks. Ive gone through the Kaplan books once, twice for certain subjects. I'm now doing Goljan pathology Rapid review, gone through his lectures notes once.
Here's the thing. I don't feel like I remember much. So I was thinking of going though the Kaplan Homestudy books, as I like the systems based approach. Also do Goljan again. And do Usmle World and Robbins review book for question. With the time I have ( five weeks ), am I aiming for too much and if so, what should I concentrate on?

Only you can decide what is too much. Doing problems and the NBME sample tests are probably something you need to work in at this juncture. And most people go through First Aid cover to cover at least once. If you have to target your studies -- spend the bulk of your time on the big ticket items such as Micro, Pharm, Biochem and Path/pathophys (perhaps a week on each?).