Took USMLE yesterday. Thought it was a fair test, but have been constantly thinking about the select questions that I got stumped on, and in hindsight should have known. Sucks, but hopefully I'm only hyper-focusing on those and tested comparably to my practice test and UWorld performance. My strategy was to read through FA 3X supplemented with Sketchy for micro/pharm, UWorld 2X and Pathoma 2X. Completed the Kaplan QBank provided through the school, and completed UWorld 1.7x through (was hitting 90% correct on blocks leading up to my test date). So with Kaplan, USMLE-Rx (used during school year), and UWorld, I'd say I completed close to 8,000 questions.
Progress:
5/29/2016 NBME 16 243
6/1/2016 USMLE Kaplan practice test through school - 71%
6/9/16 UWorld 1st Pass 79%
6/12/16 UWSA1 264
6/19/16 NBME 17 260
6/26/16 UWorld 2nd Pass 91% (~70% completed)
6/26/16 UWSA2 264
6/29/16 TEST DAY - Actual Score ??????
What I'd do differently: probably not much. Reading FA multiple times was easily the best thing I did. Hammering through UWorld was really helpful. NBME exams were pretty representative of what I saw on my test. Sketchy for micro/pharm was hands-down, the best resource for me to learn those topics. Micro and pharm were so straightforward on the actual test that it was almost laughable. Some questions on the real deal were a little more vague (as in leaving out details that would clue you into a diagnosis faster), but overall a good test. Got quite a few physiology questions with the arrows, which I'm not terribly good at, but think I managed. Just worried about if I performed up to my full potential or if those easy points that I missed point to a larger struggle throughout the test. Who knows. Already anxiously waiting to see my score, but it will be a few weeks...
