Step I USMLErx too easy?

[docmd2010]

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What do you guys think? I'm averageing around 70-75% on USMLErx, whereas I was doing like 60%ish on Kaplan. What do you guys think of these questions, and how does usmlerx correlate?

I'm taking the test late in the summer, also so I got time to make imporovement.

Thanks guys!

 

[alpha06]

What do you guys think? What do you guys think of these questions, and how does usmlerx correlate?

IMO I thought the usmlerx qs were too easy. And since the qs came from FA, I hardly annotated, i.e., I really didn't much out of it except it just pointed to a certain section for me to read. Which if I was reading FA from cover-to-cover, I would have already done anyway.

I was scoring around 75% in usmlerx. Doing kaplan qbank now, averaging 65% and am going to hit UW next.

 

[oreosandsake]

it feels like Rx has 50% first order questions. (what's the diagnosis?)

It got to the point where I stopped reading the question stems, and just scanned for the buzzwords.

 

[docmd2010]

I agree, but some questions (maybe 20% or so) are quite well written. I.e. they are 3rd order questions and require quite a bit of knowledge and thinking. Anyway, even thouugh the questions may not be completely realistic, i'm still going through the entire bank and use it as a learning tool. I'm going to do USMLE world 6 weeks before my exam, so hopefully that will be great practice.

I would do anything for 230+ right now! I hope your guys' studying is going well. Good luck!