08-23-2007, 12:36 PM
hey guys, been semi-quiet member. just got back from exam...couldnt sleep lastnight but it turned out to be a blessing because i listened to goljan endocrine section and beleive it or not i got about 10 questions from goljan just from the night before..anyways
3.5 months about 8-10 hours a night 6 days a week
nbme 1 online exam Aug6th, 2007- 490 (216)
NBME 2 online exam August 16th, 2007 -490 (216)
usmleworld finished 75% questions completed
timed,unused,random block of 50 average 64 percent...was a lot higher last 10 tests..around 70+
THE EXAM....guys, im being honest here, i am a normal guy that likes to work hard. I would come on this forum beginning of may and get so scared by people posting all these hard concepts that i couldnt follow, and people telling horror stories of how hard the exam is. here is my experience
block 1- complete joke, I NEVER get done with UW block of 50 with time remaining, but on actual exam, got done with first block with 5 minutes to spare
block 2- getting tough these were like UW questions, some not that hard- still on time
block 3 and 4 HARD!!!!. very obscure MRI's or wierd cases in ethics, mice questions, occasional easy questions like USMLE FREE CD. every other question seemed to be immuno,micro, and endocrine pathophysiology with arrows pointing up and down
block 5 -easier compared to previous 2- getting lot of chest xrays, starting to hurry on time now, i think i guessed on last question
block 6- Intermediate questions, BUT STEM LENGTH WAS LONG- 9..10 lines plus lab values and all sorts of distractor information. I had about 30 long stem questions
block 7- mix of easy and medium questions
my overall take..ill wait and see, i think i passed the exam, but not sure if i scored as high as my NBME 2 exam. The exam is very unique in that there are some areas that no matter how much you study, most of the time people will get those questions wrong it is a random mix of question types. personally USMLEWORLD saved me on this test, if i pass and do well i will personally write them an email saying thank you. My personal advice- 1) COMPLETE EACH AND EVERY UW WORLD QUESTION!!! i see many times people review and do multiple readings, it is okay but the best is UW. forget kaplan qbook, and usmlerx- complete garbage
2)-FIRST aid, unfortunately i didnt look at this too much, because i felt it hard to memorize obscure little lines like for example ( use for prophylaxis 5th line if patient has retardation)- just and example, but it is TRUE. if you memorize those wierd lines and FIRST AID, the double jump questions become easy questions. MEMORIZE each line in first aid- even if you think it is stupid
3)Goljan-i am a die hard goljan fan, in fact i used my kaplan and BRS pathology book as paperweights- but it is also true what people say- you dont need gojlan to do well, and infact it might even be a little to much for STEP 1. the writers of step 1 want to really test your basic concept. it is amazing how they will write a long clinical case and they are basically asking something like " why shouldnt you give ACE-I for renal artery stenosis" Personally id advise kaplan for path, but supplement with UW questions
pharm- i found it true, first aid is all you need. DO NOT BOTHER WITH KAPLAN pharm unless you have no foundation of pharm
micro-FA is enough
immuno,genetics,BIOCHEM- all kaplan they are the best at it
my personal advice: maybe i failed terribly and guessed everythign wrong, but this exam is NOT as hard as people make it out to be, very doable
also, FA- is all you need for behavioral and ethics, they love the formulas and ETHICS questions.
signing out, reporting live
FECALMATTER
3.5 months about 8-10 hours a night 6 days a week
nbme 1 online exam Aug6th, 2007- 490 (216)
NBME 2 online exam August 16th, 2007 -490 (216)
usmleworld finished 75% questions completed
timed,unused,random block of 50 average 64 percent...was a lot higher last 10 tests..around 70+
THE EXAM....guys, im being honest here, i am a normal guy that likes to work hard. I would come on this forum beginning of may and get so scared by people posting all these hard concepts that i couldnt follow, and people telling horror stories of how hard the exam is. here is my experience
block 1- complete joke, I NEVER get done with UW block of 50 with time remaining, but on actual exam, got done with first block with 5 minutes to spare
block 2- getting tough these were like UW questions, some not that hard- still on time
block 3 and 4 HARD!!!!. very obscure MRI's or wierd cases in ethics, mice questions, occasional easy questions like USMLE FREE CD. every other question seemed to be immuno,micro, and endocrine pathophysiology with arrows pointing up and down
block 5 -easier compared to previous 2- getting lot of chest xrays, starting to hurry on time now, i think i guessed on last question
block 6- Intermediate questions, BUT STEM LENGTH WAS LONG- 9..10 lines plus lab values and all sorts of distractor information. I had about 30 long stem questions
block 7- mix of easy and medium questions
my overall take..ill wait and see, i think i passed the exam, but not sure if i scored as high as my NBME 2 exam. The exam is very unique in that there are some areas that no matter how much you study, most of the time people will get those questions wrong it is a random mix of question types. personally USMLEWORLD saved me on this test, if i pass and do well i will personally write them an email saying thank you. My personal advice- 1) COMPLETE EACH AND EVERY UW WORLD QUESTION!!! i see many times people review and do multiple readings, it is okay but the best is UW. forget kaplan qbook, and usmlerx- complete garbage
2)-FIRST aid, unfortunately i didnt look at this too much, because i felt it hard to memorize obscure little lines like for example ( use for prophylaxis 5th line if patient has retardation)- just and example, but it is TRUE. if you memorize those wierd lines and FIRST AID, the double jump questions become easy questions. MEMORIZE each line in first aid- even if you think it is stupid
3)Goljan-i am a die hard goljan fan, in fact i used my kaplan and BRS pathology book as paperweights- but it is also true what people say- you dont need gojlan to do well, and infact it might even be a little to much for STEP 1. the writers of step 1 want to really test your basic concept. it is amazing how they will write a long clinical case and they are basically asking something like " why shouldnt you give ACE-I for renal artery stenosis" Personally id advise kaplan for path, but supplement with UW questions
pharm- i found it true, first aid is all you need. DO NOT BOTHER WITH KAPLAN pharm unless you have no foundation of pharm
micro-FA is enough
immuno,genetics,BIOCHEM- all kaplan they are the best at it
my personal advice: maybe i failed terribly and guessed everythign wrong, but this exam is NOT as hard as people make it out to be, very doable
also, FA- is all you need for behavioral and ethics, they love the formulas and ETHICS questions.
signing out, reporting live
FECALMATTER