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[biznass]

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Hi there,

I'm kinda a first time poster on this, but I am literally freaking out about this exam. My goal was to shoot for a 220, but now it is just to pass
I take the exam on the 29th (test in two weeks from tomorrow). My problem is I haven't been really putting in a solid effort as I'm under the weather lately and having been working at a job and taking some classes.

my question is...does anyone have advise on how to study for the next two weeks? I plan on focusing on just FA and Uworld. I have been studying on and off for about the past 2 weeks, but not retaining much and obviously so.

I cannot move my test date as it is not optional.

I would greatly appreciate any advice on those who have taken it or in the process of taking it.

Thanks for you attention.

 

[Flaxmoore]

Try the wikitestprep questions- www.wikitestprep.org. Go through and carefully read every question, not only for why right is right, but why wrong is wrong and what buzzwords are present.

Keep doing questions, and aim to do them quickly with high efficiency.

 

[SplenoMegastar]

If you're already using UWorld I would stick to that. Annotate into First Aid from UW. Make sure you read through FA at least once (I would recommend twice) once your annotation from UW is done or almost done. I was glad I went through the entire UW as I took my exam. I had a few oddballs that I don't recall from UW, but I can't say for sure that they weren't mentioned as one of the incorrected answers or glossed over somehow. The Qs felt a little different but I felt prepared. I'll post my score when it comes, but I think UW and FA are fine for the last two weeks as long as you're really paying attention.

 

[biznass]

thanks for you advise.

quick question about the UWorld. I did about 20% of the questions. They do take a long time to do them. for a set of 48 questions, it takes me about 2-3 hours. i plan on resetting UWorld as the 20% i didn't really retain much from them. my question is..how many questions should I be doing a day for the next two weeks.

how long did it take to go through UWorld?

thanks again

 

[SplenoMegastar]

I am a question beast and did about 6 blocks in 12 hours during the last two weeks, then spent 4 hours reading FA or doing PharmCards or MicroCards. I def got faster with questions as time went on. If you don't get the concept read the entire explanation for right and wrong answers. If it was a memorization/regurgitation type Q, just put it in FA (if it's not there) and move on. If you don't recognize the incorrect answers, throw those in too. Get familiar enough with FA so that you're not writing in crap that's already there. DON'T forget to correct errata in FA. Again, ANNOTATE and make time to READ what you annotated. Seems intuitive but when you're pressed for time it's easy to stray from common sense. You can do it!

 

[biznass]

thanks for the advice.