USMLE last 1.5 months of prep :( feeling stressed!!!

[Northerncardinal]

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Hi guys,

I've about 1.5 months left. I've gone over the material couple of times. I've 10% of uworld left. I feel like time's passing by too fast. I feel stressed out and overwhelmed when i open my books or FA. I'm a bit weak in anatomy so im tyring to cover that.

Somebody please suggest a schedule for last few weeks of prep. And how many times should i go over FA in order to score decent.

 

[TBV]

Don't freak I had 1.5 months total. You should take an NBME and see where you stand.

 

[Northerncardinal]

I took 17 online last week and scored 240+..But im finding it difficult to create a schedule and following it. When i think of reviewing one thing, other things overwhelm my mind and i freak out that i have to review this and that. 🙁

 

[CyberMaxx]

Hey, try to relax a little. You scored 240+ which means you are at a good place 1.5 months out. Even if your goal is 260+, you can probably get there with hard work. Since you have a good foundation and are so stressed, I would work on finding a routine which helps you to relax - you will be much more productive if you are not freaking out all of the time. Things that have worked for me are: not studying with/in eyesight of other medical students, mixing library days with home days, limiting total coffee, exercising, and listening to country music (I don't like country music but its all so depressing, like people losing their brothers and girlfriends dumping them, that you can't help but not feel so bad about yourself).

I don't have a plan for you, but just wanted to drop in and say relax, you'll do better each day if your not freaking out. 😎

 

[Northerncardinal]

Hey, try to relax a little. You scored 240+ which means you are at a good place 1.5 months out. Even if your goal is 260+, you can probably get there with hard work. Since you have a good foundation and are so stressed, I would work on finding a routine which helps you to relax - you will be much more productive if you are not freaking out all of the time. Things that have worked for me are: not studying with/in eyesight of other medical students, mixing library days with home days, limiting total coffee, exercising, and listening to country music (I don't like country music but its all so depressing, like people losing their brothers and girlfriends dumping them, that you can't help but not feel so bad about yourself).

I don't have a plan for you, but just wanted to drop in and say relax, you'll do better each day if your not freaking out. 😎

thanks CyberMaxx.