NBME to start with

[Danyy361991]

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Hi there folks!

After looking through all the NBME discussions and saw there is no recent one regarding which nbme to start your journey!

I am in my 3rd year and I am going to take step 1 at the end of my 4th, I am considering the following:

1.how much NBME should I do (having so much time-nevertheless discontinues).
2.With which one should I start?
3. Should I start with an NBME or with the Kaplan diagnostic test!

Thank you folks for helping me out!

 

[newyorkcitymed]

In terms of which NBME to do first, it doesn't matter that much. They're all pretty similar. I took them in numerical order, all during my dedicated prep time. But I honestly think it's a waste of the resource to take any NBMEs so far in advance of your test date.

 

[justAstudent]

In terms of which NBME to do first, it doesn't matter that much. They're all pretty similar. I took them in numerical order, all during my dedicated prep time. But I honestly think it's a waste of the resource to take any NBMEs so far in advance of your test date.

I'm about 2 weeks into my dedicated studying. I took a practice NBME before starting and I was wondering if now is a good time to take a practice one to see if I'm studying correctly. Do you think this would be a good time? If so, should I just pick any one of the forms?

 

[newyorkcitymed]

I'm about 2 weeks into my dedicated studying. I took a practice NBME before starting and I was wondering if now is a good time to take a practice one to see if I'm studying correctly. Do you think this would be a good time? If so, should I just pick any one of the forms?

If I were you, I'd wait until I had made at least one quick pass through all of First Aid. And then just pick any NBME from 12 to 18 - or do one of the UWSA tests. I did both UWSAs first and did all of the NBMEs during the second half of my dedicated study period.

 

[Danyy361991]

So bottom line you guys suggest doing 1 in the beginning of my dedicated period and then other ones as I go along for self checking myself?

Maybe another proper question would be:
1. How should I use the NBME, what is my purpose when doing them
- diagnostic tool
- learning tool (learning the structure of the exam)
if the second option is valid, then how much of them are proper? (considering I am having 10 months of discontinued time)

 

[justAstudent]

That's my plan. I took one before i started to see how much i know and what i really need to work on. Now I'm going to take one sometime within the next week or so to see if I'm studying correctly.


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[Danyy361991]

That's my plan. I took one before i started to see how much i know and what i really need to work on. Now I'm going to take one sometime within the next week or so to see if I'm studying correctly.


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To break it down:
- you took 1 before
- you take 1 now after 2 weeks?

what is your overall study period?

 

[justAstudent]

I have 6 weeks to study. I took one before my dedicated study period and I will take another one next week (3 weeks in).


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[Danyy361991]

Anyone else can post his opinion an experience folks?
I read a lot of the "my step 1 experience" but I am still unsure and undecided.