USMLE world way harder than Kaplan?

[NERDY]

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I finished Kaplan's Q bank and am now doing USMLE World. I feel USMLE World is way harder. A lot of the stuff I don't see in First Aid. Am I doing something wrong? Thanks!

 

[dude1344]

UW is supposed to be tough and have a ton of things not in FA. That's why it's valuable.

 

[NoGutsNoGlory]

I finished Kaplan's Q bank and am now doing USMLE World. I feel USMLE World is way harder. A lot of the stuff I don't see in First Aid. Am I doing something wrong? Thanks!

I'm not sure if Uworld is a harder bank. I would say it is a "better" bank. I am hitting around 75% on Uworld, but am getting in the 60's in Kaplan.

 

[NERDY]

I'm not sure if Uworld is a harder bank. I would say it is a "better" bank. I am hitting around 75% on Uworld, but am getting in the 60's in Kaplan.

What do you mean by better? More like the real thing? Thanks for the input.

 

[NoGutsNoGlory]

What do you mean by better? More like the real thing? Thanks for the input.

Better= correlating more concepts in each question. It makes you think a different way about the disease, etc.

Kaplan seems to test on tiny little facts - which is good, but it is messing with my confidence.

 

[bbydoc]

Better= correlating more concepts in each question. It makes you think a different way about the disease, etc.

Kaplan seems to test on tiny little facts - which is good, but it is messing with my confidence.

second that.

 

[NERDY]

I am learning new things from USMLE world, is this normal? Is USMLE world more-like-the-real-thing? Thanks again for everyone's input.

 

[Sheldor]

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Kaplan seems to test on tiny little facts - which is good, but it is messing with my confidence.

THIS. Tiny facts that seem so incredibly irrelevant. When Uworld tests on a tiny fact at least it feels like an important tiny fact.

 

[blebb]

THIS. Tiny facts that seem so incredibly irrelevant. When Uworld tests on a tiny fact at least it feels like an important tiny fact.

True, but you need all the tiny facts you can learn. They show up on the test.