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Step I Pls advice. Step 1 in 3 weeks
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Been studying since January. Finished Kaplan in early April. (Been out of school for 3 years). Went to a Caribbean school. So I basically forgot everything. I also took nbme 11 before starting uworld and got 183.
I did all of uworld timed and random, then reviewed all options and transcribed new concepts/facts to first aid.
I've read through first aid once. and also gone through DIT.
Will it be helpful to go through Uworld a second time?
I plan to take another nbme next week, but I'm scared that i'll get discouraged if my score is not boosted up significantly.
I did all of uworld timed and random, then reviewed all options and transcribed new concepts/facts to first aid.
I've read through first aid once. and also gone through DIT.
Will it be helpful to go through Uworld a second time?
I plan to take another nbme next week, but I'm scared that i'll get discouraged if my score is not boosted up significantly.
You need more than 1 pass through FA. There is your most bang with Uworld.
I would delay if you could.
I would delay if you could.
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I agree with J DUB in that you should definitely do more passes of FA. And you don't need to go through everything. I highlighted what I couldn't remember so then when I did subsequent passes, I wouldn't waste my time on material I already knew well. UsmleRX is fantastic with hammering in minutia from FA. Your UWorld percentage doesn't seem to be corresponding to your NBME scores. I would imagine you should be scoring in at least the 220s with a 67% first pass. Do you generally get nervous taking tests? If that's an issue, then also work on some breathing/ calming strategies.
I have heard doing a second pass of UWorld is very helpful, but at this point, I think your best bet is learning the material better with more passes of FA. Once you have done that, then start with your incorrects/marked. And remember that everything at this point is an assessment/ doesn't count, so don't be discouraged with the scores you see (I had a similar post a while back and then I realized that those assessments were helping me by pointing out where the faults in my thinking were).
I hope this helps 🙂
I have heard doing a second pass of UWorld is very helpful, but at this point, I think your best bet is learning the material better with more passes of FA. Once you have done that, then start with your incorrects/marked. And remember that everything at this point is an assessment/ doesn't count, so don't be discouraged with the scores you see (I had a similar post a while back and then I realized that those assessments were helping me by pointing out where the faults in my thinking were).
I hope this helps 🙂
