Step I Pre-Test Anxiety

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Hey Guys,

I am having a problem with my USMLE studying.

I postponed my exam for another 4 days, but I still have significant anxiety about all the gaps in my knowledge.

I am getting 66% in UW and my UWSA 1 and 2 were 224 and 238 resepctively.

Now I am not complaining, I have worked extremely hard over the last 2 years and also the last 3 months for the USMLE.

Just wondering, is it natural to have some anxiety about your weakness and is it just a matter of having faith in your ability to JUST DO THE DAMN THING!?!

I hope you guys understand what Im asking. Is it natural to feel like you know nothing despite working hard and doing well. That, one will never feel that they are COMPLETELY ready. That they should just bite the bullet and do the exam?

I am not trolling, just wondering if what Im feeling is natural.

Thanks!
 
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Yes it is natural for most mortals. In fact I could not sleep one second the night before my test. And it is typical to think you know nothing. "Just do it" is probably the right thing to do, especially if you are getting more on the practice tests than you are aiming for.
 
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honestly....your much better off then one of my friends. she started to cry the last week b4 her exam date. i mean gushing tears and loads of nasal mucous streaming down. it was constantly like that for everyday till 4 days before her step 1.

what i told her to do...which REALLLLLLLLLLy helped her was....

dont drink alcohol...which she was very inclined to do.
eat well.
take a shot of nyquil exactly at 8pm every nite.
and day before her exam.......sign up for the longest massage treatment she can afford in the MORNING ( i pitched in 40 bucks on top of whatever she had) and to get a haircut and spa treatment so she can be well rested.

the day of her exam before she was at the prometric center...she was "weirdly calm/focused"

fyi.....she got a 99%
 
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