USMLE When should I start Uworld? Currently doing Rx.

[maybedeadcat]

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Hi! I started Rx in January and made my schedule so that I'd finish the entire question bank when my 5 week dedicated period starts. I was planning on starting UWorld then, but is that enough time? Should I end Rx before I've finished it in order to start UWorld earlier?

I've gotten tons of conflicting advice (do Uworld once vs. twice, do Uworld before dedicated vs. during dedicated, etc etc) so I'm just trying to figure out what the consensus is here. I'm also simultaneously going through the bros anki deck to learn the details of First Aid.

Thank you!

 

[USMLE_Pro]

I recommend doing UWorld once, during dedicated, though you should figure out how many blocks you'd have to do a day with a 5 week dedicated period and if that's feasible for you. More than 2 a day and a lot of people get tired if they're reviewing them properly. If you have too many blocks to also comfortably include practice tests, you may need to start UWorld a couple weeks before dedicated.

 

[maybedeadcat]

I recommend doing UWorld once, during dedicated, though you should figure out how many blocks you'd have to do a day with a 5 week dedicated period and if that's feasible for you. More than 2 a day and a lot of people get tired if they're reviewing them properly. If you have too many blocks to also comfortably include practice tests, you may need to start UWorld a couple weeks before dedicated.

Thanks! Dumb question, but how long is a full block? And about how many questions are there in UWorld total? I'm a newb 🙁

 

[USMLE_Pro]

Not a dumb question at all! There are a little over 2400 questions in the UWorld step 1 Qbank, and each block is 40 questions and should take 1 hour.