Good luck all. I have my exam end of March and hope to be the 1st one to post here for 2010.
Official 2010 USMLE Step 1 Experiences and Scores Thread
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I have a strong feeling this is going to be me also. For me, test day is whole different ball game...
Considering you are a US med student with a 230, the sky is the limit!
yeah that's what I mean, sorry for the confusion. It has wayyyy too much detail but is good for rapidly reviewing drugs. Just try not to get caught up in all of the minutiae.
good question. I started out reading the entire UW explanation but quickly found that they were a bit too detailed. So I started skimming and by the end, when I already knew most of the answer, I would just read the summary at the bottom. I wrote one or two lines to summarize a given question. I made this compilation separate from my FA annotations, because I wanted to have it all in one place. Just do whatever works for you 🙂.
I am over it now. I will still aim for 250 on step 2. Thanks to everyone that pointed out that i don't have to give up my dream, i really appreciate that. Also i think maybe i should have waited to recover from the shock before posting.
If anyone have specific questions, I would answer. If anyone need some books too i have pdfs esp FA 2010, just private message ur email. This forum especially the 2009 thread helped me out a lot during my preparation and I am grateful for that.
Good luck everyone yet to write.
If anyone have specific questions, I would answer. If anyone need some books too i have pdfs esp FA 2010, just private message ur email. This forum especially the 2009 thread helped me out a lot during my preparation and I am grateful for that.
Good luck everyone yet to write.
I left the exam feeling...unsettled. I felt like I was flagging way more per section than I ever would while taking an NBME. It has been driving me crazy and I was hoping someone who has recently gotten their score had a similar experience but did as well as they wanted.
My low down: I thought maybe over half of the exam was pretty easy, maybe a quarter moderately challenging, and then rest of it not necessarily very challenging, but written in a less than clear manner. (I scored in the high 250s on NBMEs 6 & 7 and a 129/146 on the free 150...I felt very confidant finishing these, much unlike how I left on the real thing...Additionally, I was in the high 60% on Uworld and moved up to 72% after redoing the ones I had missed)
What perhaps has made my anxieties worse is that I don't feel like anything on the exam was truly unreasonable-- perhaps I was freaked out the most by seeing a good number of questions I never had in FA or in UW, but things I had heard in clinic or at a random lecture.
What probably has been gnawing at me the most (took the exam just over a week ago) was the number of stupid mistakes I made. Questions that I should have known the answer to, or got mixed up in my mind (inhibitors of inhibitors kind of thing). I can think of at least a dozen such mistakes I made and a lot more that I was unsure about. Again, seemingly more than I did when taking NBMEs. I am worried bc if I did in fact have an "easier" test version, perhaps the curve will be less forgiving?
It might be that this is a case of me only remembering the ones I missed or was uncertain about, but I was just wondering if other people who have finished recently had the same feelings/guilt over missing easy questions and ended up doing spect well regardless...
Also just FYI for people taking it in the future: I was having such a high number of questions repeat on the exam, that I cracked open my FA during my lunch break and double checked a few things that I was "50/50" on...glad I did bc some of those questions that I looked up I was asked again in blocks 5-7! A LOT of questions, barely rephrased, repeated themselves and I did have some repeats from NBMEs as well (i took 1-7 + UW1&2)
My low down: I thought maybe over half of the exam was pretty easy, maybe a quarter moderately challenging, and then rest of it not necessarily very challenging, but written in a less than clear manner. (I scored in the high 250s on NBMEs 6 & 7 and a 129/146 on the free 150...I felt very confidant finishing these, much unlike how I left on the real thing...Additionally, I was in the high 60% on Uworld and moved up to 72% after redoing the ones I had missed)
What perhaps has made my anxieties worse is that I don't feel like anything on the exam was truly unreasonable-- perhaps I was freaked out the most by seeing a good number of questions I never had in FA or in UW, but things I had heard in clinic or at a random lecture.
What probably has been gnawing at me the most (took the exam just over a week ago) was the number of stupid mistakes I made. Questions that I should have known the answer to, or got mixed up in my mind (inhibitors of inhibitors kind of thing). I can think of at least a dozen such mistakes I made and a lot more that I was unsure about. Again, seemingly more than I did when taking NBMEs. I am worried bc if I did in fact have an "easier" test version, perhaps the curve will be less forgiving?
It might be that this is a case of me only remembering the ones I missed or was uncertain about, but I was just wondering if other people who have finished recently had the same feelings/guilt over missing easy questions and ended up doing spect well regardless...
Also just FYI for people taking it in the future: I was having such a high number of questions repeat on the exam, that I cracked open my FA during my lunch break and double checked a few things that I was "50/50" on...glad I did bc some of those questions that I looked up I was asked again in blocks 5-7! A LOT of questions, barely rephrased, repeated themselves and I did have some repeats from NBMEs as well (i took 1-7 + UW1&2)
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regarding the stupid mistakes, I think they are inevitable on the real thing. There were some questions where I thought of the answer right after finishing the block...talk about frustrating. From every single person I have spoken to, they have all made some silly mistakes/mixups/etc. I think its just the natural course of taking the exam. I would have gotten around 10-12 more questions correct if I limited these errors.
I think that limiting the silly mistakes and thinking clearly for such long periods of time is a strong asset and makes that individual a great test taker.
The way I see it, if you get a 260 versus a 250, its not that the student with the 260 knew so much more material, but it could be that he just limited his stupid mistakes. (Granted there are other factors: sleep, test form, strengths vs. weaknesses, consistency of scores, etc.)
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hey guys.. i was wondering for those of you who live with significant others, how did you manage your study time and your "spend time with loved one" time? i live in studio with my boyfriend (and a cat 🙂) and was just thinking as to how I will study when it comes down to it..
ive no idea how i can study for 10 hours a day for 3-7 weeks ....how did you guys do it?
ive no idea how i can study for 10 hours a day for 3-7 weeks ....how did you guys do it?
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It's refreshing to see such what-hammering-usmle-can-do-to-social-life questions!
Im living with my parents for now, the most unsettling part is that Im living with em after a whole year of being away from family and home.I thought I would be able to spend some good time with em telling em tales of med student life ,adventures or whatever BUT i barely even get time to join em at the dinner table🙁 Its driving them into a frenzy and honestly so am I cuz I feel 'guilty' for losing on this precious time to connect with em at the same time I wanna ace the boards.
So it comes down to a ruthless choice.
But there are lil ways to make it work.The significant someone is a source of immense support usually.Try to keep some time intact for yrself and d dude at end of the day.
As for the cat, if it gets too curious to find out why its owner is getting to beaten up by books, then you know what they say .....😉
Anyway, just focus on keeping your sanity intact and spending some time with yr loved ones at end of the day.I am trying my best here too!
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Refreshing? I would've gone with something like "sobering" or "depressing." Med school sucks bad enough without having to burn 2 months doing nothing but studying. I can't imagine what trying to balance a relationship at the same time as Step 1 studying would be like. I think you could do it, but both your studying and relationship would suffer, without a doubt.
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Strange things happen over the course of those two months, dude.
Hookups, massive weight gain, massive weight loss, clinical dx of anorexia nervosa, guys get all emotional and needy 🙂laugh🙂, goyls get all insecure and aggressive all at once, the level of isolation is staggering.
A lot of us descended into this black hole.
If my experience is anything to go by, the deeper the black hole, the greater the ROI afterwards.
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It's no fun 🙁
but if you make it through Step I intact, everything to come should be a cakewalk. Well, perhaps everything but intern year.
If your schedule is such that you can afford to take 1 or 2 evenings off a week, spend it solely with him/her- will do wonders for your relationship.
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Got score today. I am gonna keep it short since a lot of people here got details.
1. I started off trying to understand concepts with the Kaplan videos
2. Except didn't use Kaplan for Physiology used BRS and look at High Yield Neuro for pictures and anatomy (very helpful)
3. started off with Kaplan Q's (useless) then switched to USMLEWORLD (i only did 60% of UW with avg of 64%). I was doing like 48 random Q's a day
4. 1 month out did Doctors in training and would read corresponding section in Rapid Review.
5. Went to gym everyday and listen to golgan audio(don't know how much I retained, but I'm say not much since I can't do two things at once)
That really my review in a Nutshell...lol
NBME 1 =212
NBME3 = 230
NBME =230
UW stimulated 1 =230 (yeah now I was just pissed)
UW stimulated 2 =245 (two weeks b4)
real deal = 244
Here is the crazy part I got a 17 on the MCAT the first time and an 19 the second time. Had to go to the caribbean (Ross) because of it. Ross is a good choice if you were in my shoes, but remember ROSS is a business and will treat/remind you of that time to time.
1. I started off trying to understand concepts with the Kaplan videos
2. Except didn't use Kaplan for Physiology used BRS and look at High Yield Neuro for pictures and anatomy (very helpful)
3. started off with Kaplan Q's (useless) then switched to USMLEWORLD (i only did 60% of UW with avg of 64%). I was doing like 48 random Q's a day
4. 1 month out did Doctors in training and would read corresponding section in Rapid Review.
5. Went to gym everyday and listen to golgan audio(don't know how much I retained, but I'm say not much since I can't do two things at once)
That really my review in a Nutshell...lol
NBME 1 =212
NBME3 = 230
NBME =230
UW stimulated 1 =230 (yeah now I was just pissed)
UW stimulated 2 =245 (two weeks b4)
real deal = 244
Here is the crazy part I got a 17 on the MCAT the first time and an 19 the second time. Had to go to the caribbean (Ross) because of it. Ross is a good choice if you were in my shoes, but remember ROSS is a business and will treat/remind you of that time to time.
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Got my step 1 score this morning: 248/99
I was hoping for a 260 but I guess it will have to do. My Qbank average was close to a 75 near test time.
My study plan had the advantage of simplicity. I did not study for step 1 until after the final exam of second year, and took step 1 four weeks later. First, I read BRS path and BRS phys. Then, I read the Kaplan Lecture Notes (7 books). The rest of the time was spent reading FA and doing 50% of the Kaplan QBank. I felt QBank approximated the actual test very well. The explanations were clear and helpful.
Good luck everyone!
I was hoping for a 260 but I guess it will have to do. My Qbank average was close to a 75 near test time.
My study plan had the advantage of simplicity. I did not study for step 1 until after the final exam of second year, and took step 1 four weeks later. First, I read BRS path and BRS phys. Then, I read the Kaplan Lecture Notes (7 books). The rest of the time was spent reading FA and doing 50% of the Kaplan QBank. I felt QBank approximated the actual test very well. The explanations were clear and helpful.
Good luck everyone!
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Got my score on time, not an impressive one but I am so glad it's over~ Sorry to all 99ers if this post hurts your 99's eyes` LOL~ I also made one mistake that probably only a few have ever done during the exam...
IMG studied in China (live abroad), graduated in 2006.
Prep time, more than 1 year. Working fulltime in an ER.
-On and off reading with Kaplan 1 time over a course of year with hectic work in ER.
-FA 2007 (Yes, I was thinking of taking it that year, but didn't, so a lot of added notes to this one), only went through once complete, and here and there in between.
-Goljan RR (Bought it, but didn't like the format, so only read parts)
-Goljan Audio, almost twice over the course of 1 year (second time in 1 month)the gold for me, Papi truly integrates a bunch of things, and open an IMG's eyes like mine.
-USMLE world, due to works, I couldn't concentrate more than 1 block per day, end up with only 1 run in 3 months.
Due to the dragging nature of my preparation, I couldn't absorb more close to the end, and felt like just want to get over with it.
On exam day, I only slept 5 hours, drank a bunch of coffee. The exam is unusually long compare with UW, more than 50-70% of my Qs are long-stem. A lot of neuro on mine, at least 30 Qs no joke (I started to wonder if they were experimental Qs). Two media Qs, 2-3 sequentials, and even one Q on flavivirus. Almost, if not all blocks, I didn't have time remain, first block I even have to guess the last one, and one block I have 12 Qs to go in last 10 mins!
I pondered too long in first half of all blocks, rookie mistake, and worse, I changed my answers from right to wrongs a lot. My sleep deprivation really hurts my judgement on some!
Energy drink and candy bars were the only things I could use during break, and trust me, most of us don't have the appetite to eat under that condition.
***************I even kicked the power supply by accident and shut off my computer!! I was soooo frightened! VOOM, it just went black~ geez... Good prometric lady simply turn it on, and it picked up where I left off before the kick! I thought I fxxx up and would fail... Glad this didn't delay the score report.****************
The whole thing is definitely harder, if not, AT LEAST UW level for more than 60%, and I had to guess more than half, educated of course. A lot of long stems were tricky by giving you a long story and asked a one sentence thing.
I walked out feeling like I am failed, and almost want to cry (yes, for a big grown man who lifts weight), because I could recall at least 10 Qs I made stupid mistakes, or things that I should know but didn't recall properly at the time. It haunted me for almost a week. Regardless, I began to read step 2, but couldn't focus because of the anxiety waiting for the score.
Anyway here is what I have done:
1. UW(untimed mostly, mixed) first and only run 60%
2. UWSA 1=216
3. NBME 6=460/214 I did these two in two days, 1.5 months before the exam.
3. USMLE CD 82% (241?) These are too simple compare with the real thing (2 weeks)
4. UWSA 2=238/590 (1 week)
5. NBME 7=227/520 (1 day)
ACUTAL EXAM= 226/97
I think NBME is still the best predictor, and UWSA is higher in their prediction. One thing that AFFECTS is definitely the quality of sleep and how calm you are. That dictates at least 10-20 of my Qs, otherwise I might be able to get...
Anway, consider the poor condition I was in that day, I am happy with it, time to move on!
IMG studied in China (live abroad), graduated in 2006.
Prep time, more than 1 year. Working fulltime in an ER.
-On and off reading with Kaplan 1 time over a course of year with hectic work in ER.
-FA 2007 (Yes, I was thinking of taking it that year, but didn't, so a lot of added notes to this one), only went through once complete, and here and there in between.
-Goljan RR (Bought it, but didn't like the format, so only read parts)
-Goljan Audio, almost twice over the course of 1 year (second time in 1 month)the gold for me, Papi truly integrates a bunch of things, and open an IMG's eyes like mine.
-USMLE world, due to works, I couldn't concentrate more than 1 block per day, end up with only 1 run in 3 months.
Due to the dragging nature of my preparation, I couldn't absorb more close to the end, and felt like just want to get over with it.
On exam day, I only slept 5 hours, drank a bunch of coffee. The exam is unusually long compare with UW, more than 50-70% of my Qs are long-stem. A lot of neuro on mine, at least 30 Qs no joke (I started to wonder if they were experimental Qs). Two media Qs, 2-3 sequentials, and even one Q on flavivirus. Almost, if not all blocks, I didn't have time remain, first block I even have to guess the last one, and one block I have 12 Qs to go in last 10 mins!
I pondered too long in first half of all blocks, rookie mistake, and worse, I changed my answers from right to wrongs a lot. My sleep deprivation really hurts my judgement on some!
Energy drink and candy bars were the only things I could use during break, and trust me, most of us don't have the appetite to eat under that condition.
***************I even kicked the power supply by accident and shut off my computer!! I was soooo frightened! VOOM, it just went black~ geez... Good prometric lady simply turn it on, and it picked up where I left off before the kick! I thought I fxxx up and would fail... Glad this didn't delay the score report.****************
The whole thing is definitely harder, if not, AT LEAST UW level for more than 60%, and I had to guess more than half, educated of course. A lot of long stems were tricky by giving you a long story and asked a one sentence thing.
I walked out feeling like I am failed, and almost want to cry (yes, for a big grown man who lifts weight), because I could recall at least 10 Qs I made stupid mistakes, or things that I should know but didn't recall properly at the time. It haunted me for almost a week. Regardless, I began to read step 2, but couldn't focus because of the anxiety waiting for the score.
Anyway here is what I have done:
1. UW(untimed mostly, mixed) first and only run 60%
2. UWSA 1=216
3. NBME 6=460/214 I did these two in two days, 1.5 months before the exam.
3. USMLE CD 82% (241?) These are too simple compare with the real thing (2 weeks)
4. UWSA 2=238/590 (1 week)
5. NBME 7=227/520 (1 day)
ACUTAL EXAM= 226/97
I think NBME is still the best predictor, and UWSA is higher in their prediction. One thing that AFFECTS is definitely the quality of sleep and how calm you are. That dictates at least 10-20 of my Qs, otherwise I might be able to get...
Anway, consider the poor condition I was in that day, I am happy with it, time to move on!
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Hi folks, just want to get people's opinions. I took the test a few weeks ago and should be getting my score back soon. Except for the one 270+ score there haven't been any crazy scores yet in 2010 (i.e. 260+). In fact a few people have undershot their practice scores. Do people think that the Step is getting harder? This may seem like a dumb question but humor me
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Hey fellas,
Just wanna know something quick: Neuro pharm is one big chunk that's very HY, so I am planning to do the neuro pharm part from BRS ( chap1-2/3) and FA.
Would this be adequate ?
Thanks!
Just wanna know something quick: Neuro pharm is one big chunk that's very HY, so I am planning to do the neuro pharm part from BRS ( chap1-2/3) and FA.
Would this be adequate ?
Thanks!
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What I meant was it's 'refreshing' to see such a question which asks about seldom-asked side of emotional battering during step 1 studying ,its was interesting to read others responses.
Med school is one helter skelter ride that's certainly not refreshing at all
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yeah my SO and I have been together for almost 5.5 years so we've been through a lot but ijust hear you guys talking about 10-12 hours of studying a day and i cannot even begin to fathom that for weeks on end..
logistics wise, for those who live with someone, did you study at home or go to the library?
logistics wise, for those who live with someone, did you study at home or go to the library?
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It's been over a week and I've still yet to check my score. At this point I'm pretty convinced I did horribly.
Thanks to those who posted their experiences.
Thanks to those who posted their experiences.
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I think its too early for you to arrive to that conclusion! Million students must have said this and I'll say the same: That's how everyone feels after the exam.
I am gearing up for the test in few weeks and I feel I'll do horribly.The grass is not greener on either side anyway.
The best you could do for now is try to relax with a pina colada😉
God bless you and good luck! 👍
I'm in my dedicated study time, so here is how it is working for me:
My boyfriend and I have lived together for ~4 years. He works full time, so I have a quiet house all day (from 8-5). When he gets home, we have dinner together and chat for at least an hour- this is our dedicated 'us' time, and by then I am very ready for a break!! Then I go back to hitting the books.
He actually ran a line to the TV, under the floor, so that he can connect headphones to the TV so he can watch whatever he has TiVo'ed while I study in silence. This is a great suggestion that I would give- they also do wireless headphones if you are OK spending the $$. This way, he can play Playstation or whatever without me wanting to kill him, and I don't have to waste time packing up all my stuff and lugging it somewhere to have quiet study for the last 2-3 hours of the day.
Oh, and I also have a few dogs and a few cats running around the house here 🙂 My tactic with them has basically been to bribe them with treats that take forever to eat (chewy twists are a big hit), so it looks like the ones gaining some pounds will be my critters...
If anyone has ? about significant others or pets, please feel free to IM me!
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Thanks so much for the details.... this might be a dumb question, but can you please specify which exact "rapid review" books you are referring to for anatomy and biochem? I'm assuming its the same ones as the Goljian path book, but just wanted to make sure! Thanks!
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I also have the same question. Nota bene, 260+ is neither the threshold nor definition of a great score. However, the paucity of scores in the the 260+ range this year in contrast to all of the previous years' threads with this title is more than curious (check it out for yourself; almost every other score was ridiculous).
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Thats true but then again most students dont take it till June. Another trend is the low three digit scores with 99 as the double score, saw a 229/99, i always thought 99 started ~235.
The exam makers are constantly making changes though so who knows, first they raise the passing score to 188, then reduce the # of questions per block and increase the clinical based questions.
The exam makers are constantly making changes though so who knows, first they raise the passing score to 188, then reduce the # of questions per block and increase the clinical based questions.
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Anyone know how long it takes for the score to be released? I heard it's available 3 Wednesdays after your test date. If you took the test on, say, a Tuesday, does the Wednesday the day after count as the first Wed? Or the first Wed is the Wed the week after?
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Since the passing score went up, it is not possible to have a 229/99. It should be 236-237 for a 99 now.
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No, it's not possible.
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What the heck is the "99" part of the score? Ex: 240/99? 99th percentile? Why the heck does the 2nd number matter?
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I listened to about 3 lectures of Goljan Audio before I dropped it, and proceeded to go on a RR Path rampage. I feel that a minute reading RR> a minute listening to the Audio...but this is just for people like me who don't learn well from listening to lectures
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Either that wasn't a USMLE Step 1 score, or you just got played.
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It's a remnant of an old system when USMLE scores were reported as 2-digit numbers, I believe. Passing score was always a 75 (?) and so everything else was scaled around that considering the passing score on the 3-digit scale has changed over time.
It is neither a percentage nor a percentile.
My advice would be to just ignore it.
According to Dr. Daughtery the main writer from the Kaplan Behavioral book, when the foreign students used to have to take FLEX instead of Step, they had their scores reported on the 2-digit scale up to 99, so when they decided to merge to just using Steps 1-3 like the U.S. students, the people at NBME sat across from the table from the people who were in charge of FLEX and just said "hey let's just keep both as sort of a "compromise" (but of course the 3 digit one is the only one that matters).
As a person who learns a lot better from reading than listening (as far as retaining), I totally get where you're coming from. BUT Goljan is so good at lecturing (he is the "Path God" bar none), and these lectures are so good that I would say u're doing yourself a HUGE disservice if you don't listen to them. If nothing else, read the transcripts of the audio (perhaps while listening at 1.2-1.7 speed) so you can go thru an hour lecture in 2/3 the time. Having just taken the Step, I can honestly say a lot of the questions I thought were easy gimmes only were because I actually UNDERSTOOD the material goljan style, which I contrast with all the facts you just hope you memorized properly. With Goljan's intuitive lecturing, he makes Path interesting, intuitive, and you actually feel like you know stuff the way a doctor should rather than just having memorized facts you'll just brain dump after your Step (and struggle with learning and relearning until then). I know it's been said before but besides FA, or rather given the importance of Path on the Step and the way Goljan integrates HY material from all subjects, maybe more important than FA, Goljan audio is tops along with FA and UWorld for prepping for Step. Yes I know I god man love for Goljan, as my gf reminds me constantly, but as a student entering 2nd year herself she soon will learn to love him herself...
I just took the test myself today and couldn't agree more with jsh's take. I feel like I musta made a bunch of dumb mistakes, esp. cuz I couldn't get any sleep last night so I was running on caffeine and food and adrenaline all day and honestly if I wasn't leaving for a 10 day cruise tomorrow I woulda postponed it to the end of the week or next week. But ya I felt like half of the questions were straightforward memorization from FA, 1/5 were just easy quote questions or graphs (like mean/median/mode you could figure out if you didn't go too fast and make a mistake somewhere), and 1/3 were God knows what that until I get my score I don't know if I even knew what they were really askin (like drugs I never heard of and I just hope were thrown out) or random stuff from random histo lectures (like people were saying about random histo pics) or stuff they wanna see what you should do that you may have never been taught (like when to switch drugs based on side effects, what to switch to, and when to just stick with the drug -- it felt like just a guess because until you're in clinicals I don't think most of us know that kinda practical clinical stuff)...
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UWorld is clearly the class of the question banks, in my opinion. I haven't done enough of Kaplan - only 2 48-question blocks - to really get a feel for it, but Rx is a strong option, too. The latter two have some substantial drawbacks such as poor explanations and some questionable writing/phrasing, but they are still the best of the rest. I'd get Rx if you had to choose between the two. Personally, I think I'd just stick with UWorld and memorize the hell out of it.
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Because of the exam changing to more clinical vignettes after May 15, I went to USMLE website to get info on it and I found this: "Most score reporting of Step 1 results occurs within four weeks of testing. However, because of the change in timing described above, as well as routine modifications to the test item pool, there will be a delay in score reporting for most Step 1 examinations administered in late May and June. The target date for reporting Step 1 scores for most examinees testing from May 15 through late June will be Wednesday, July 14, 2010. " Does that mean that everyone in May and June will get their scores on the same day? Ouch, it will suck waiting for that long since I'm taking it in late may...
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over here we are quickkkkkkk this we know and is old news people have posted this the first 20 mins it was posted on the usmle site,,have to to quick here to be a player but thanks for the heads up anyways
