For those who have already taken Step I

[ForceField]

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Hello,

I had a question about the Board Simulator Series. What do you guys think of it? Before you say it totally sucks and has no correlation and is sooooooo difficult, etc. The reason I was asking is because at my medical school, the older medical students told us that the students who could work through these, and worked through these books twice, achieved scores of 260+ on their Step I.

I realize this does not correlate in that if you work through these you will achieve a 260 hands down, but I wanted to inquire about opinions in general on these books.

Thanks.

FF

 

[doc05]

never heard of it. kaplan seems to be very popular, especially qbank. (highly recommended!)

and p.s. most people could never attain a 260 no matter what test-prep materials they use.

 

[FlyingDoc]

Everyone who scored over 260 at my school didn't use BSS (because, as you said, it sucks 😀 )

I would do qBank (note the facts from each answer explanation in your First Aid), memorize First Aid, BRS Path and Phys
and then read one review book for each other subject

This is as prepared as you can be. Whether you will score above 260 then becomes a matter of luck, your test taking ability, and your innate smarts.

Good luck.

 

[p53]

and p.s. most people could never attain a 260 no matter what test-prep materials they use.

Please expound on this. I haven't taken the test so I don't know what you are implying. Thanks

 

[Idiopathic]

BSS is a good resource, if only because it gives you more test questions to work through, in a computerized format. The questions are structured a little differently than the real thing, but the information in the questions is top-notch. I say use it, if you learn well with questions. If you dont feel that you get much out of practice tests, then donbt waste your time with it.

As far as the '260' goes, its about in the upper 2.5-3% of test takers, therefore "most" people could not get a 260 anyway. I think the best way to set yourself up for a strong score is to:

a) develop a plan
b) start early
c) do plenty of test questions
d) make sure and nail your 2nd year stuff, as this is the most represented on the boards, by far