How did people feel about the NBDE part 1 yesterday

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fineguy2o9

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I took my test yesterday and it was reallly really hard. There were so many testlet style question in the OLD format..... I thought they won't change it till next year but It was really really hard. On the practice exams I was getting mid 90's to high 90's but I don't think I even broke 85. Can peope who took it post how they feel?
 
I took my test on the 27th and I can't describe the stress, my brain was just burned and I was sooo frustrated and the only thing I could do to release my stress was cry. Maybe because this is my first experience taking a test like this, but It was NOT a good experience, but I feel kind of proud of myself that at least I took it 😕
 
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wrote the test on 27th.
lets start with anatomy, goshhh , I was about to cry, just 10% repeat rest were questions I never heard, still Im yet to find answers, searched everywhere, loads of questions from embroyology, upperlimbs and of course ganglions and nerves, tooth devlopement and its co relation with maternal diseases at various trimesters, types of defects associated with various stages of diseases, had it been hypo calcification or mineralizarion would have been no problem, but choices were so wierd.very very confusing and frustrating, I am not sure wether I ll pass or not.
Biochemistry / Physio, I dont wannna say the difficulty level, it was only because i got remebered question frm one of the sdn fellow long time back, i could solve few with confidence rest was the same, wierd questions asking all bout RQ, many numerical questions , enzymes may b 10%, bioenergetics, uric acid, urea, , substrate level phosphorylation, mushroom poisoining,physio asking bout pharma questions like digitalis, -ve ionotopic effects, philocarpine, I have no clue where the questions came frm.
Micro path, was ok, though very few repeatation, many questions frm MHC and imuunology, quite wierd just guessed.
DA was fine, there were repeatations,thank god i studied orbans and wheeleres in detail or else i would have been screwed.
hey! guys I am not here to frustate u all but plz b prepared for the worst, guess all depends on ur luck. I really did well in past papers but never felt so frustrated. I am sure Ill have to repeat the test. lets see.
Good luck to every body, plz read books, specialy wheelers, lipincord, and physio study renal and cardio , nerve from a good book.
bye

DONT WORRY IF THE TEST WAS DIFFICULT YU GUYS MIGHT GET A GOOD CURVE. I GAVE IT ON 29TH. IT WAS JUST OK AND TTHAT TOO I HAVE COMITTED MISTAKES IN SIMPLE UESTIONS. ALL THE BEST LETS HOPE FOR THE BEST
 
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