Step I NBME Exams

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J ROD said:
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Probably best to leave 15 and 16 until the end, as those are the most recent ones. I thought 16 was freaking insane, but since my school gives us vouchers for specific forms, we were all given 16 to do after our first pass (wtf). I've heard/read that 13 is/was a good predictor of actual test performance.
 
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Ismet said:
Probably best to leave 15 and 16 until the end, as those are the most recent ones. I thought 16 was freaking insane, but since my school gives us vouchers for specific forms, we were all given 16 to do after our first pass (wtf). I've heard/read that 13 is/was a good predictor of actual test performance.
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I did 16 first as well, and I'm glad that I did.

My personal strategy was to do one of the later ones first and save the other for the last week of prep. That way, I have an idea of how I would score on the real thing if I had taken the closest possible test both right after my first pass and near the end of my studying.

Oh, and I thought 16 was absolutely insane as well. My scores skyrocketed when I took other ones.
 
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tantacles said:
I did 16 first as well, and I'm glad that I did.

My personal strategy was to do one of the later ones first and save the other for the last week of prep. That way, I have an idea of how I would score on the real thing if I had taken the closest possible test both right after my first pass and near the end of my studying.

Oh, and I thought 16 was absolutely insane as well. My scores skyrocketed when I took other ones.
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Yeah looking back, I'm glad I didn't save 16 for the end. I would probably be curled up in the fetal position.
 
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