Step I only have time for 2 NBMEs

[caffeine52]

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My school only gives us a few weeks to study and I want to use it well. I'm planning on taking one NBME in a couple days to see where I'm at and then another in a few weeks to see my progression. Given these time constraints, which NBME's would be best to take?
Thanks!

 

[lord_jeebus]

I would use #3 and #4, which aren't that old, but have been used by others in the past with fairly good results.

 

[caffeine52]

thanks so much!

I have another question...someone told me that the free practice questions were the same as one of the NBME's. Is this true, or are they different? Has anyone found them helpful?

 

[osli]

I haven't taken them, because everyone else here says that they are much easier than the NBME's and not nearly as representative of the USMLE. And no, I don't believe they are the same as any of the NBME's, although they are the same questions you'll get if you do the in-center prometric practice thing.

 

[-Goose-]

thanks so much!

I have another question...someone told me that the free practice questions were the same as one of the NBME's. Is this true, or are they different? Has anyone found them helpful?

I thought they were pretty bad. I'm pretty sure they are not the same. Very easy and old buzz-word style questions if I remember correctly.

 

[caffeine52]

I haven't taken them, because everyone else here says that they are much easier than the NBME's and not nearly as representative of the USMLE. And no, I don't believe they are the same as any of the NBME's, although they are the same questions you'll get if you do the in-center prometric practice thing.

oh, interesting- so the prometric practice session doesn't consist of an NBME?

 

[Cards21aceking]

oh, interesting- so the prometric practice session doesn't consist of an NBME?

No, think that it's the practice 150 in the actual testing center.