How to not lose momentum

[Biscuit799]

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I've gone through Crush, and I've been batting around 60% on USMLE World. I still have roughly 40% of the questions left over. I took NBME #1 yesterday and did moderately well (560/231), which is MUCH better than my initial 380/186. My question is... with one week left of studying, what's the best way to study so that I don't lose this momentum and do worse? I'd obviously like to improve if I can, but I really don't want to show up on test day and throw up a 190.

 

[Ypo.]

I took NBME 4 days before my test and I had the same problem. I ended up doing 2-3 sets of questions a day from UW until the day before the test to keep myself in multiple choice mode. The day before the test I read through crush.

 

[Dr McSteamy]

i'm also taking it in 1 week.

i'm going through the wrong answers in UW.
and i'm saving biostats for last. I just don't feel like touching that crap.
and maybe it will be in my shortterm memory long enough to get me easy points.

 

[Biscuit799]

I took NBME 4 days before my test and I had the same problem. I ended up doing 2-3 sets of questions a day from UW until the day before the test to keep myself in multiple choice mode. The day before the test I read through crush.

How'd you do on that NBME vs. the real thing? I too am doing 2-3 sets of questions per day, but I'm not improving terribly at this point, and I'm left unfocused and thus with a lot of down time not really doing anything. I guess that leads to a follow up question...

How predictive are the NBME paid-for tests of the real deal?

Thanks for all the help thus far!

 

[kaboodle]

Hey McSteamy,

Your current mug shot is much better. Thanks for decreasing the amount of nightmares I have waking up to the Crosseyed Scottish Albino you once portrayed yourself as. By the way, good luck on your test..!!!

 

[Ypo.]

How'd you do on that NBME vs. the real thing? I too am doing 2-3 sets of questions per day, but I'm not improving terribly at this point, and I'm left unfocused and thus with a lot of down time not really doing anything. I guess that leads to a follow up question...

How predictive are the NBME paid-for tests of the real deal?

Thanks for all the help thus far!

My NBME score was definitely the better predictor than question banks (for both step 1 and 2). NBME II is supposed to be the best predictor for step II.