Step I plan from now until test day!

[GujuMD]

My test is on July 18th. I have 3 simulated exams- the free 150, and 2 USMLE world. I also have half of the USMLE Q bank left to do, Kaplan Q book. I also have path to go over and am planning on redoing physio as well. How should I go about doing this? any advice?

 

[rahulb]

very carefully

 

[ucsfstudents]

My test is on July 18th.
[Congratulations. You're almost there!]

I have 3 simulated exams- the free 150, and 2 USMLE world.
[If you haven't done an NBME exam, I would do at least one first to get a good sense of your score]

I also have half of the USMLE Q bank left to do, Kaplan Q book.
[Ignore the Kaplan Q book for now. Because you have half of the USMLE Q bank to do, you really need to FOCUS and spend most of your day going through those questions. Most people complete the question list and then review some of the questions a second time. That's the position you want to be in]

I also have path to go over and am planning on redoing physio as well. How should I go about doing this? any advice?
[I hope you mean you're going to re-review pathology. Path is extremely important for Step 1, and so should be prioritized early on.]

My recommendations:

Priority #1: USMLE Q book, pathology, exams (add NBME test 3)
Priority #2: Physio
Priority #3: free 150
Backburner: Kaplan Q book
In the last week, remember to review high yield./short term memory items like drug side effects, pharm, micro, etc.

Good luck.