How do you approach doing practice questions?

[LADO]

I'm about to start doing UW and there about 2000 questions. Do you guys take notes or do you just try and get through as many questions as possible? I think it will be hard to take notes on so many questions but also know I wouldnt remember all these questions if I just zip through them. THANKS FOR ANY ADVICE !!!

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[haveaniceday]

I did the first 50% of UW in tutor mode, and read through the explanations after each question, regardless of whether I got it correct or not. Then, I took notes as needed, basically if I knew it was a good little tidbit that I wanted to make sure I remembered...I wrote it down. I then review these notes periodically and annotate them as I come across additional info.

The remaining 50%, starting tomorrow, I will do timed mode in order to more accurately reflect actual testing conditions and performance. I will review questions as I feel necessary, particularly if I do terribly on a specific question block.

Anyway that is the plan. So far, my scores have been climbing nicely...so I guess it works? Just come up with a system that works for you, all that matters is you get through the material and show improvement, unless you're already a rock star.

 

[Lance]

Depends on if time is an issue for you - If it is, do them timed as much as possible. I don't have many problems with time, so I would do them fairly quickly and accept that I'd make a few mistakes that I shouldn't, and then spend more time going over answers. Really make sure you understand why you got something wrong, and you'll be fine.

 

[jocg27]

The USMLEWorld everyone talks about is just usmleworld.com, right? Probably a pretty stupid question, I know, but it's a pretty generic-sounding name and a pretty generic-looking website, so I dunno, if I'm giving them money better safe than sorry I guess.

 

[EternalMD]

yes. UW is from www.usmleworld.com

and i agree that the site itself is not very impressive