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Hi everyone,
I am 2nd year medical student at a mid-tier U.S. Md program (in-state) struggling with USMLE prep. We have an untiered P/F system. I've passed all my exams, but am having a hard time getting past the 70% mark in NMBE's. I started dedicated with a 171 and after 3 weeks, only increased to a 175, and then increased to a 195 after another week (4 weeks into dedicated). I'm 55% done with Uworld - around 60% correct. I have 3 more weeks to step 1. I've used BB, Pathoma and sketchy throughout the school year.
When I am taking NMBE's, it seems that I have small content gaps in all systems + memory/retrieval issues - e.g. I will recognize polycythemia vera in a question stem, but not be able to identify the correct answer in that moment. I am leaning towards deferring step.
Any advice on how to improve my score and/or any test tutoring services you'd recommend? I'm a first-gen student so money is tight, but I understand that this may be a necessary investment - and doesn't make a huge % change to my loans.
Any advice? My school starts M3 year in late April, and has built-in elective time, so I can defer 1-2 rotations without it impacting my graduation date. In addition, I'm pursuing a competitive specialty (and while I have already gotten involved with relevant research and have specialty-specific mentors), I am planning on taking a research year after M3 to work on my CV.
Thank you
I am 2nd year medical student at a mid-tier U.S. Md program (in-state) struggling with USMLE prep. We have an untiered P/F system. I've passed all my exams, but am having a hard time getting past the 70% mark in NMBE's. I started dedicated with a 171 and after 3 weeks, only increased to a 175, and then increased to a 195 after another week (4 weeks into dedicated). I'm 55% done with Uworld - around 60% correct. I have 3 more weeks to step 1. I've used BB, Pathoma and sketchy throughout the school year.
When I am taking NMBE's, it seems that I have small content gaps in all systems + memory/retrieval issues - e.g. I will recognize polycythemia vera in a question stem, but not be able to identify the correct answer in that moment. I am leaning towards deferring step.
Any advice on how to improve my score and/or any test tutoring services you'd recommend? I'm a first-gen student so money is tight, but I understand that this may be a necessary investment - and doesn't make a huge % change to my loans.
Any advice? My school starts M3 year in late April, and has built-in elective time, so I can defer 1-2 rotations without it impacting my graduation date. In addition, I'm pursuing a competitive specialty (and while I have already gotten involved with relevant research and have specialty-specific mentors), I am planning on taking a research year after M3 to work on my CV.
Thank you