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What percentage of Step 1 questions do you think can be answered with FA (assuming that you actually understand the material and didn't just memorize the words)?
How many times did you read First Aid before taking Step 1?
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Personally, I would make sure I got through FA with a fine-toothed comb the first time through. But after that, you should more or less know the things you are good at.
At that point, I think that you need to be careful, and weigh the benefit of a 'complete runthru' v targeting the areas where you are weak. Personally, I don't think it's worth it do a fourth run of a subject you know, when you could have done extra time on the stuff you don't.
If you know some isolated fact; it's really not worth rehashing. If you don't know a page and it will take you 6 times through to learn it, then you should do that page 6 times thru, but you probably don't need to read the whole book.
Know thyself.
At that point, I think that you need to be careful, and weigh the benefit of a 'complete runthru' v targeting the areas where you are weak. Personally, I don't think it's worth it do a fourth run of a subject you know, when you could have done extra time on the stuff you don't.
If you know some isolated fact; it's really not worth rehashing. If you don't know a page and it will take you 6 times through to learn it, then you should do that page 6 times thru, but you probably don't need to read the whole book.
Know thyself.
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Which NBME exam should I take to evaluate my step 1 score? I've never taken one before and the test is Friday. Just want to make sure I'm not going to bomb. Some say clinical science and others say basic science. Which should I choose?
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Agreed...i would say somewhere around there. Some people need repition(like me)...i think I got through it 4 times plus I read alot of the pages when i was going over RX questions. Some of my friends are different and really take their time learning things and only go over it twice. I think we both end up spending about the same time studying, and do pretty similarly.h
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