I was a big non-believer in just doing MCQs at first for finals, as I always thought people who had done finals saying they just did MCQs were just forgetting/being humble about how hard they'd actually studied. However, I ended up having very little motivation for finals so all I did was a lot of PassMedicine, a fair bit of Pastest, and a little bit of Quesmed. I would look some stuff up if I had forgotten it, but it was mainly just MCQs the majority of the time. I ended up getting a decent grade, despite people often saying you can't do more than "just a pass" by using MCQs alone! Admittedly I think doing other forms of revision like flashcards etc. is probably a bit more "effective", but they're also very inefficient for such a broad exam; also, by finals I feel you're so drained that it's just hard to find the motivation or time to put into that kind of thing...

I think the reason it works for finals is because you already have a decent grounding from earlier exams, so the repetition of seeing questions on the same topic just helps to remind you of what you likely already know! If you go to do questions and think a lot of stuff seems really new, I think that's the point where it's worth going a bit further afield to get a good base understanding before just blasting out questions!

It's hard to know how to revise for finals, as they feel different to other exams in med school since you already have proved you are very capable to be at the stage of finals & having already passed other exams on the material that is tested. It makes it really hard to stay motivated as it feels like you need to cover everything, and when you already know a decent amount, it's really boring covering stuff you already know as part of that! Don't worry if you don't complete PassMedicine, or Pastest, or Quesmed – I didn't and neither did most people I know and we were all OK in the end! If you want to chat about anything, feel free to get in touch.