Step 1 Awareness/Materials

[Techguru2323]

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I'm a current M0 (lol) who will be matriculating august 2017. Let me be the first to say that I am not considering pre studying for Medical school WHATSOEVER but I have heard it is important to be aware of the exam as soon as possible. Any medical students who have scored well on the exam 240+ care to comment? Or link the thread which contains the most comprehensive info.
I know it's beyond early but I just wanted to have the materials ready and my curiosity and perhaps over eagerness to be miserable has guided me here. Been surfing SDN forums and this topic has a lot of scattered information and I figured my post could somehow miraculously condense that wealth of information.

 

[Lannister]

What do you mean "be aware"? There's a big exam at the end of M2 that has a huge impact on residency applications. What else do you ned to know?

 

[Techguru2323]

What do you mean "be aware"? There's a big exam at the end of M2 that has a huge impact on residency applications. What else do you ned to know?

Well I guess aware is the wrong term. I am aware that it exist, however I'm unaware as to how much/when the studying begins in addition to whatever nuances

 

[Techguru2323]

I was directed to an appropriate thread. Thanks

 

[nejikon]

I was directed to an appropriate thread. Thanks

which thread?

 

[LizzyM]

Most students don't begin studying until January of M2 year. Until then, the major strategy should be to work hard to learn what is being taught in medical school.

 

[RunawayGrape]

I was directed to an appropriate thread. Thanks

which thread?

Your fellow M0's need answers!

 

[Techguru2323]

Your fellow M0's need answers!

I love the term M0 but it was more a curious question. I just fear entering medical school and someone saying, "You don't own that already."

https://forums.studentdoctor.net/threads/official-2016-step-1-experiences-and-scores-thread.1158915/

Here's the link to the thread

 

[FindMeOnTheLinks]

If you have to do something, buy brs physiology and read that to satisfy your curiosity


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[jqueb29]

You don't need to start studying for it until 4 months beforehand. Until then, just focus on actually learning the material in your classes. The people I know who tried to start Step studying early ended up performing relatively poorly in classes and the test, both.

 

[sliceofbread136]

Usually winter break of m2 is common, beginning of m2 at the earliest. Any earlier you won't have the context to make it useful

 

[kb1900]

just like acing ur pre-reqs with the intent of long term retention -> high mcat
doing well in ur pre-clinical years with the intent of long term retention -> high step 1

the majority of high step1 scorers that ive talked to also aced their first 2 years of med school

 

[Techguru2323]

just like acing ur pre-reqs with the intent of long term retention -> high mcat
doing well in ur pre-clinical years with the intent of long term retention -> high step 1

the majority of high step1 scorers that ive talked to also aced their first 2 years of med school

Thanks for the informative replies everyone. I believe I am pretty good at long term retention. I'm a non traditional who took the MCAT 4 years removed from undergrad. I took a prep course (and now teach one) but that's mainly for the strategies.

Thanks again. I am addicted to SDN and the wealth of knowledge here. Very helpful hearing from actual students rather than anecdotal information from premeds who have as much medical education as I.