So you don't make a card out of all the information in answer choices you don't know cold? That's what's really effing up my schedule right now
Ive taken four blocks only so far bc how long my reviews and going over each question takes. Tiny sample size but scores at 67,72,70,80 so right between your ranges haha. Issue is I think I have to card more instead of incorrects because I need the anki algorithm to keep the info in my head instead of "peaking" like a traditional dedicated since I don't have full days off pretty much except weekends. I get what you're saying on tested once and most say one fact per q, but the problem is I've also read ppl saying the one fact sometimes does appear on the test. My goal score now that I've worked for a bit is 245-250 as a dream so it's between low hanging fruit and super specific and coupled with the lack of dedicated it's hard to find the best approach. Wish I could just have a four five week dedicated and drop zanki but the few people who don't have long dedicated or do well studying half days were those who seemed to keep up with zanki. I've got time on my side just scared to death of knowledge decay
Damn what a stud. And ya same I feel like if you're at 55% you would take 3+ hrs a block to review but seems like doesn't matter the % but more the personality when approaching the review. I'll see if I do nbme 15 this week then might do it farther in the future. Thanks for the advice
Congrats!!! and yes that is correct, just another reason why NBMEs are trash products lol idk why they couldnt just do 5 blocks of 40 but w/e theyre getting my money regardless so they dont care
I feel this, after a while i stopped making cards for the ridiculously obscure facts because 95%+ of the time (at-least with UW questions) knowing every little detail isnt necessary to come to the answer. I dont doubt that knowing them will make coming to an answer that much quicker/easier, but i just feel like I'm wasting time attempting to memorize the tiny details when I still have some glaring big picture deficits. But I'm also perfectly happy never having an average of 90%+ on UW so YMMV.
Definitely agree and am taking time for uworld. In regards to b and b I used to use it but sometimes I felt it was passive or just repeating the slides/fa. May pick it up again. I recall watching and rewatching the cardio embryology and still not getting it lol. For pathoma I took notes/carded some stuff he said so not sure if I'll relisten. My plans to maybe do the organ/subject I suck at with my leftover Kaplan Q's in a few months if I'm still weak in areas but not sure either.
I feel like they won't be directly needed, but a part of me feels like being able to cross that one extra choice out or being 1 fact more sure of your answer can be a big difference, but not finishing uworld or discovering a weakness in a big picture area is much worse so I'm still unsure too
I'd agree with that Zanki statement. The major problem is that Zanki doesn't integrate things as it is just flashcards. Got owned on NBME 21 today and 2 weeks out. Prayin' for a 230+ at this point.
I just quit doing reviews all together when dedicated started but I was in a weird situation where like 90% of my unsuspended cards are mature and I had very few learning cards. I figured I would get what I needed to know from the questions and it would be more efficient. I still use anki, but I mostly use it to look stuff up if I think of something while reviewing questions. It really functions as a better version of looking through first aid or pathoma. So far, so good. We will see come test day though.
and they'd have to make sure they dont go too lateral with the knife and miss...i will never forget that uw question
wait i forget what happens if you go too lateral do you hit the lung?
The trachea will deviate toward the copy of FA inside his chest wall
I may not be anywhere near your guys' 230+ level but today's the first time I got less than 10 wrong on one NBME section. It feels like I'm not such a failure after all
Agreed. My (approximate) score literally goes up double digits if I include the ones I changed because I overthought it. Which I guess is reassuring? Since apparently it’s test taking issues and not as much content issues.
Yeah some of the NBMEs are just worded weird to me I guess. I do much better on Uworld style so let’s hope mines like that
I have the same problems. Especially once it gets to the third block or so because I just wanna be done haha
Was the cbse you all took past few months/ year as jank for you guys? I didn't feel it was too weird but haven't done the new nbmes. Just thinking of a comparison
