Took the test 2 days ago.
I think I did well enough to reach my goal but didn't reach my max potential.
I'll say upfront that a solid 10% of the test was the dreaded wtf everyone was talking about. Half of that was totally unfamiliar concepts not mentioned in any standard resource, the other half was extremely twisted familiar concepts or aspects of those that again are not covered in the standard resources.
I had quite a few unlucky guesses on those, meaning I changed a correct to an incorrect answer. Unlike most people, this tactic actually worked for me during my prep and Uworld stats confirm this (70 incorrects to corrects vs 26 for the opposite) so I guess it just wasn't my day.
Regarding topic trends, my exam experience was nothing like what has recently been mentioned from other test takers. With no intention of fearmongering, my exam was very biostats heavy with almost all of biostats questions being under the WTF category. As of right now, no single resource can even come close to adequately preparing students for this, so don't stress when there's not much you can do about it, most people are gonna miss these anyways.
Of all the exam experiences I 've read, I can not remember a single one mentioning anything other than psych being a walk in the park, yet mine was VERY twisted. Ethics was also tricky but that was expected I suppose.
The meat and potatoes of the exam was general pathology, immunology and physiology. I dare say 90% if not 100% of the exam is about CONCEPTS. No obscure factoids were actually tested. Aside from the wtf stuff I mentioned above, all the rest was about very classic stuff that you 've read about a 1000 times already. But what they actually ask you isn't really a piece of info straight out of FA but rather some conclusion you can logically arrive to using info you already know.
The stems are long, often up to 10 lines of pure text. The style is mostly Uworld-like with an NBME feeling here and there. The whole thing is really grueling, as breaks are just enough to grab a snack and visit the bathroom due to the check in and out procedures.
Other than the 10% wtf, a good 20-25% is extremely easy and the rest is hard but doable.
For all those still fighting, just know there IS light at the end of the tunnel, whether your prep lasts 1 week, 1 month or 1 year. It was a fun ride y'all, now it's time for a much-needed break. See you on July 10th!
