use of qbank in step 1 studying...

[ucbdancn00]

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hey peoples...

i searched some threads and got some info, however i was wondering what the best way to study with qbank was..

i started studying this past monday...and have been doing questions on that particular subject (that i studied during the day). After doing a block of 50q on test mode, i'm going over the questions and all answers (right/wrong) with First Aid (i'm annotating it).

what do people think about this? as i study more subjects i include all those questions as part of the block of 50.

any advice would be much appreciated..

ucb

 

[HiddenTruth]

this has been mentioned several times. Most people suggest simulating the actual exam by doing random 50 q blocks timed. It will give you a more accurate representation of your knowledge come exam day.

 

[Shah_Patel_PT]

hey peoples...

i searched some threads and got some info, however i was wondering what the best way to study with qbank was..

i started studying this past monday...and have been doing questions on that particular subject (that i studied during the day). After doing a block of 50q on test mode, i'm going over the questions and all answers (right/wrong) with First Aid (i'm annotating it).

what do people think about this? as i study more subjects i include all those questions as part of the block of 50.

any advice would be much appreciated..

ucb

It might be very time consuming although very effective.

I dont know when you are taking the test but if its soon...i'd go faster..there are over 2100 Q only in Q bank itself.

 

[trouta]

I would advise against using qbank in a thematic manner as you describe. This does not accurately reflect the way the exam will be when you take it. Also if you ever want to simulate the exam with random questions, all of the subjects you already covered wont be represented.

 

[automaton]

I think it's much better to use QBank after studying a subject. Doing questions right afterwards will help consolidating information. As for assessing progress, constantly doing this is counterproductive, and I doubt the correlation of QBank with one's true progress. I spent many hours obsessing about my QBank score - time that could have been spent learning more material. I recommend that people only try to assess their progress with the NBME exams. Spend the other precious hours learning/reviewing and just trust that your hard work will pay off.