USMLE Still not quite sure how to use Uworld

[psychMDhopefully]

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Hey. so I know uworld has like 2900 questions in it, there seems to be a lot of variety in how people use it. One of my classmates says it take them 2-3 hrs to review the answers for 44 questions, is this true? Is uworld that time consuming? If so I need to start going through it no later than next month ( test in June). Some people say save uworld for dedicated because the value is going through it one you have a solid knowledge base from FA. They also say the questions aren't as effective when you have seen them already. What s the most high yield way to use uworld?

 

[OrthoRehab33]

Try doing 20 q's on your strongest subject right now. Then decide. I was gonna wait til dedicated but there's just so much info i felt like I'd be screwed trying to read this "text book" in 5 weeks and it does take awhile to get through the q's. I'm going through it slow and making anki cards of my incorrects.

 

[PhillyMed777]

If you don't know the material for the questions, yes I could see someone taking this long to review answers.
If you know most of the material, you'll get more correct and explanations will be more review than new material. This will take significantly shorter.

 

[ninjaman22]

It takes me like 2 hours to go over 20 questions and annotate everything on First Aid. It is very time consuming.

 

[malin]

I would just say follow the stuff in this link very closely.

http://www.medschooltutors.com/blog/five-biggest-mistakes-students-make-with-usmle-world

In my opinion, it's better to start earlier. You won't be wasting it if you start it early; focus on trying to learn the content in the answer explanations.