Step I UWSA 1 or 2....or none

[djquickfingers]

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Worth doing or NO? My exam is in a little over a week and a half...I still have NBME 12 and 13 to do...will be doing 12 this week and 13 2 days before exam...

Is it that crucial to sqeeze in??

 

[shan564]

Definitely not crucial. If you're pressed for time, I wouldn't bother.

 

[DoctwoB]

Do them. NBMEs are better for predicting your score, but worse for study prep as they don't show you explanations. if nothing else, the UWSAs are just like adding 400 more uworld questions to the qbank. Definitely worth doing.

 

[shan564]

Yeah, I thought they were good for learning too, but if I had a week and a half left, I'd probably prioritize other things.

 

[auburnO5]

Yeah, I thought they were good for learning too, but if I had a week and a half left, I'd probably prioritize other things.

I can't decide if I want to do UWSA 1 or 2 either. It's basically a toss up between doing those or repeating the original UW qbank questions.


Do they give UW-like feedback on all 200 questions? It seems like that would take an entire day to go over.

 

[ipizzy]

I can't decide if I want to do UWSA 1 or 2 either. It's basically a toss up between doing those or repeating the original UW qbank questions.


Do they give UW-like feedback on all 200 questions? It seems like that would take an entire day to go over.

Yes, the feedback is just like the UWorld question bank. It is exhausting to go over the explanations... I ended up spreading it over 4 days

 

[secants]

Yeah I was about to ask, do people plow through the NMBEs and uworld assessment's in one go or break it in to blocks? Is it worth trying to simulate a real test day and just take one in one day timed?

 

[jatt12]

Yeah I was about to ask, do people plow through the NMBEs and uworld assessment's in one go or break it in to blocks? Is it worth trying to simulate a real test day and just take one in one day timed?

I took nbme 13 and did 3 blocks of uworld random, i was knacered at the end of the exam. I don't know if I will do that again.

 

[ipizzy]

Yeah I was about to ask, do people plow through the NMBEs and uworld assessment's in one go or break it in to blocks? Is it worth trying to simulate a real test day and just take one in one day timed?

I took the UWSA in one sitting, but read the explanations over four days. I also take the NBMEs in one sitting (I'm not paying $50 just to get questions without explanations! It's a great test of your mental endurance)