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What are the advantages and disadvantages of doing Kaplan Q-Bank first/last? (After UWorld/before you world or after RX/before RX)? Thanks.
 
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I just got Kaplan yesterday. I've been doing Uworld all along. Really, I don't think it matters too much. If I had to absolutely choose which one to pick to do first, it'd be Kaplan now that I have it. Not because of validity, but the first aid references and what not make it much easier to review early on.

I plan on resetting my uworld and cranking through that for most of my independent study time. After 8+ months of having it, I have a difficult time believing that I will skew my answers too much because of knowing the question.

Really, it is all about doing as many questions as I can and seeing the explanations so many times that I'm sick of it...and then seeing them some more.
 
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MossPoh said:
I just got Kaplan yesterday. I've been doing Uworld all along. Really, I don't think it matters too much. If I had to absolutely choose which one to pick to do first, it'd be Kaplan now that I have it. Not because of validity, but the first aid references and what not make it much easier to review early on.

I plan on resetting my uworld and cranking through that for most of my independent study time. After 8+ months of having it, I have a difficult time believing that I will skew my answers too much because of knowing the question.

Really, it is all about doing as many questions as I can and seeing the explanations so many times that I'm sick of it...and then seeing them some more.
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thanks.

it may sound kind of ******ed, but given the "validity" of the UW, assuming validity is used here as in biostatistics, what exactly is the flip side of doing it first? i guess i am trying to see what people on the forum have to say for and against using a high yield question bank such as UW right from the start as opposed to saving the best for last...???

what are the disadvantages of doing usmle world first?
 
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SCME500 said:
thanks.

it may sound kind of ******ed, but given the "validity" of the UW, assuming validity is used here as in biostatistics, what exactly is the flip side of doing it first? i guess i am trying to see what people on the forum have to say for and against using a high yield question bank such as UW right from the start as opposed to saving the best for last...???

what are the disadvantages of doing usmle world first?
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IMO the only big disadvantage to doing it first would be if you were using it early in second year. UW has higher percentage of q's that integrate things across a lot of different subjects, and I don't think you'd be able to take full advantage of it earlier in the year.
 
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I'm using RX as my first question bank, and I feel like it is doing a good job of getting my through first aid.

I'm going to use Uworld for the last 6 weeks of prep.
 
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I'm around 65% done with Rx. I'm taking the test June 22nd and was wondering how long does it take to go through all the UWorld questions? I'm wondering if I have time to fit in Kaplan after Rx and before starting UWorld. I'll have just under 6 weeks of dedicated step time.
 
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