if you are currently / already did 2011 DIT

[Step1Hash]

For the people who are using / already finished DIT (2011) I was wondering what you thought of the different lecturers? I hear last year it was just Dr. Jenkins, but this year there is more people... are they any good?

---

Members don't see this ad.

 

[tco]

At least your light review wont need to consist of Neuro or Respiratory! good luck tomorrow...you got this! As SeekerOfTheTree said it best:

"You got this man, you got nothing to worry about. The only thing you should be thinking about is what you are going to do to celebrate tomorrow. Go in there knowing they throw stupid idiotic questions into every block just to mess with us but we are better than them. Don't get stuck on the stupid stuff and let your muscle memory take over. I swear that crap works. Everytime I didn't know an answer, the first thing that came to my mind I picked and bam, it was right (I double checked!).

Don't let me see you talking about First Aid later today. You need to relax and watch a movie. Don't think about opening that book tomorrow either. It's evil!

I just want you to walk in there and ask the Step 1 people one question tomorrow..."who is your daddy?" and you know what Step 1 will say...You!!!!"

I wouldn't...But I still have to learn the developmental milestones and cover some pharm 😛

 

[tco]

Unfortunately, I am not feeling my most confident. Oh well, it will be over tomorrow at this time!

 

[Step1Hash]

what do you guys think is better to review the day before -- DIT HYQ or first aid Rapid review?

 

[jfgavina]

what about goljan HY notes?

 

[Step1Hash]

what about goljan HY notes?

Id rather not look at something I havn't looked at before just in case there's completely new material that would freak me out before the test.

 

[jfgavina]

yeah that is the best option... I was just asking in case someone did it and could give positive feedback

 

[Syncity]

Hi all.

I was planning on starting DIT 5 weeks from my exam date. By this time, I will have covered Kaplan lecture notes and videos, Goljan plus audio, UWorld and felt that 2 weeks of DIT would mould everything together.

I have only read reviews about DIT online. Do those of you who have taken the course think it would be worthwhile to cover DIT?

Thanks.

 

[tco]

Hi all.

I was planning on starting DIT 5 weeks from my exam date. By this time, I will have covered Kaplan lecture notes and videos, Goljan plus audio, UWorld and felt that 2 weeks of DIT would mould everything together.

I have only read reviews about DIT online. Do those of you who have taken the course think it would be worthwhile to cover DIT?

Thanks.

You've done quite a bit of studying. Have you covered First Aid yet?

The value in DIT is linking different parts of First Aid together to make the review more flowing. If you've covered First Aid a couple of times and were scoring well on UWorld, I see no reason to take DIT.

 

[jfgavina]

How many points are you expected to raise after doing DIT?

 

[tco]

How many points are you expected to raise after doing DIT?

I really don't know if it's possible to answer that.

I raised my UWorld from 70% to 80% after DIT.

 

[Syncity]

Thanks for your reply, tco. I have gone through First Aid while covering the corresponding material from Kaplan or Goljan. However, it is pretty fragmented. My rationale was that I thought I could get through DIT in 10 days to give me an edge/ boost heading into the last 3 weeks of my review. Realistically I won't have time to cover all the Kaplan videos again. My UWorld average is at 70% with 7 weeks to go. I haven't taken any nbme yet, so I can't say for certain how I'm set.

What do you think - good boost or waste of time/ money?

 

[beyondbethany]

How many points are you expected to raise after doing DIT?

Jenkins says 5%/wk for a total increase of 15% on your qbank. I moved up from low 70s to mid 80s in UW by the time I finished, so I will roughly agree with that. They also estimate a 20-30 score bump overall I believe, not sure on that one yet though.

 

[tco]

Thanks for your reply, tco. I have gone through First Aid while covering the corresponding material from Kaplan or Goljan. However, it is pretty fragmented. My rationale was that I thought I could get through DIT in 10 days to give me an edge/ boost heading into the last 3 weeks of my review. Realistically I won't have time to cover all the Kaplan videos again. My UWorld average is at 70% with 7 weeks to go. I haven't taken any nbme yet, so I can't say for certain how I'm set.

What do you think - good boost or waste of time/ money?

You won't be able to cover DIT in 10 days. It will take a minimum of 15.