09-01-2004, 06:52 AM
dithy
I took the exam yesterday and I just wanted to share- not much anatomy, neuro or embryo. It seemed like the biggest % was of course path and then micro and pharm. More behavioral than I expected. No hardy-weinberg. Physio had alot of diagrams. 3 questions on exzyme kinetics and maybe 5 on oxygen dissociation curves (I know...seems like alot). I felt like there was alot of receptor questions. After the exam I looked up what I could remember and to be honest, the biggest percentage was right out of First Aid. However, it is picky stuff out of First Aid and it would take a few or more read throughs of First Aid to have it down good enough. The exam was tough. The closest practice questions are from NBME and I actually saw a few of those questions were on the real thing. Qbank is similar to some of the easier questions on the real exam and good practice, but even the hardest qbank questions don't come close to some of the craziness I saw yesterday.
I have no idea if I passed or not. I couldn't even guess. It is a toss up!
If you have any questions, I'll try to respond. I'll keep looking at the forum. I hope this helps.
Thanks to everyone who has posted their experience. It has been helpful and helped ease my anxiety about taking the exam.
I took the exam yesterday and I just wanted to share- not much anatomy, neuro or embryo. It seemed like the biggest % was of course path and then micro and pharm. More behavioral than I expected. No hardy-weinberg. Physio had alot of diagrams. 3 questions on exzyme kinetics and maybe 5 on oxygen dissociation curves (I know...seems like alot). I felt like there was alot of receptor questions. After the exam I looked up what I could remember and to be honest, the biggest percentage was right out of First Aid. However, it is picky stuff out of First Aid and it would take a few or more read throughs of First Aid to have it down good enough. The exam was tough. The closest practice questions are from NBME and I actually saw a few of those questions were on the real thing. Qbank is similar to some of the easier questions on the real exam and good practice, but even the hardest qbank questions don't come close to some of the craziness I saw yesterday.
I have no idea if I passed or not. I couldn't even guess. It is a toss up!
If you have any questions, I'll try to respond. I'll keep looking at the forum. I hope this helps.
Thanks to everyone who has posted their experience. It has been helpful and helped ease my anxiety about taking the exam.