tormented - help

[Delilah]

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well i studied by butt off for the medicine shelf. harder than i've studied for anything. i read all of step up, did mksap 3 and 4 and finished uworld almost twice even got a tutor

come exam day the proctor never called 5 min left (she called 10 min) and i thought the end time was 11.30 and not 11.25. it was never written on the board either.

so when she called time to my surprise, i had 8 questions i had to bubble in randomly without reading. i feel so tormented by this i wake up in the middle of the night sad. i know it sounds dramatic, but i've never studied so hard in my life

 

[JustPlainBill]

Relax....I got through case files once, 1/4 of MKSAP and once through 750 Kaplan IM questions....and passed with an 80%....you'll do fine....

Don't get neurotic/paranoid now as there are a whole lot more exams to come....

 

[MilkmanAl]

You're freaking out over 8 questions of 100, of which, statistically speaking, you probably got at least 1 or 2 right? That is, you probably forfeited ~5 correct answers. Your reaction sounds overly dramatic because it is. It's not a big deal. Move on.

 

[Delilah]

thank you for your response. i guess i'm let down considering how hard i worked only to probably get yet ANOTHER "PASS". it's demoralizing.

 

[ThePursuit]

thank you for your response. i guess i'm let down considering how hard i worked only to probably get yet ANOTHER "PASS". it's demoralizing.

Frustrating eh? Bring a watch next time. I had the same problem on my Ob Shelf. I kept waiting for the final time warning and instead she was like "Ok,be done, time is up".

 

[CardiacIntensivist]

Since when do proctors call 5 minutes for the shelf? 😕 I've always had a 15 minute warning, nothing more.

OP, there is no point in stressing over 8 questions. You probably did much better than you expected.

 

[buckeye12]

If I don't know an answer, I don't waste my time rationalizing one. I eliminate the answers I know are wrong, and leave the 2-3 that I'm debating and go on to the next question. Then, when the rush comes at the end, my odds are much better than "random."