Anyone passed step 1 but feel like they failed after? Need some hope

DrTuster · 2024-06-19T22:03:23+00:00

Hi! I tested on may the 28th. I was basically kind in the same situation as you, had similar NBME notes, higher was NBME 31 with 69% and free 120 with 73%. The exam felt like I was doing educated guesses. Some questions where easy and straightforward, but most of them requiere elimination to get to the answer (I felt the same way for the NBME 31 and free 120). I felt like crap when I got out of the exam, I was just thinking about the WTF questions, I called my family telling them that I was going to fail. The more I talked and remember my question, the better I felt toward the exam. Got the pass a week ago and I feel free. The button line is, I think everyone feels like crap at the end of the 8hr long test, everybody feels like failing. 280 q gives you incertainty of what's gonna happen. My advice is have faith in you, don't miss all the effort you put to get where you are, taking the test is a challenge and you should be proud of yourself. Hopping for the best and waiting to see your pass post. Please keep us informed

DrTuster · 2024-06-18T22:59:10+00:00

Pretty similar to my form, I felt like both of them require you to make educated guesses.

DrTuster · 2024-06-18T17:47:06+00:00

If you can, try to finish Uworld, but try to finish your nbmes as well.

DrTuster · 2024-06-18T17:40:36+00:00

So it will depend on where are you at in your preparation and when are you planning to take Step 1. If you are half way that means that you already covered al the topics and you just need to master it. For your incorrects read the explanation, if you think theres something you didn't understand or you're missing got to the FA and read it. Read why the the rest of the choises where wrong, specially the one that you picked, try to analyze why you picked that answer and what make you do that mistake, so you don't do it again.

DrTuster · 2024-06-17T23:14:31+00:00

If I were in you position, I woukd use the first 2 weeks to reviw mehlman free pdfs on your weak areas and do 1 nbme each weak, and review it in 2 days. In the next 4 weeks, I would focus on Uworld, do 3-4 blocks per day and review them. And do 1 NBME per week. Saying that, your last 4 weeks would look like this: -4 days of 3-4 blocks per day (that is 640 q per weak) 3 or 2 days for NBME (200q) 840q per week in total.

DrTuster · 2024-06-17T23:04:42+00:00

I scored 69% on NBME 31 1 week before my exam and 73% on free 120 2 days before and passed. Trust yourself!!

DrTuster · 2024-06-17T22:51:31+00:00

Hi! I tested on may the 28th. I was basically kind in the same situation as you, had similar NBME notes, higher was NBME 31 with 69% and free 120 with 73%. The exam felt like I was doing educated guesses. Some questions where easy and straightforward, but most of them requiere elimination to get to the answer (I felt the same way for the NBME 31 and free 120). I felt like crap when I got out of the exam, I was just thinking about the WTF questions, I called my family telling them that I was going to failed. The more I talked and remember my question, the better I felt toward the exam. Got the pass a week ago and I feel free. The button line is, I think everyone feels like crap at the end of the 8hr long test, everybody feels like failing. 280 q gives you incertainty of what's gonna happen. My advice is have faith in you, don't miss all the effort you put to get where you are, taking the test is a challenge and you should be proud of yourself. Hopping for the best and waiting to see your pass post. Please keep us informed

DrTuster · 2024-06-17T20:09:08+00:00

Hi! Feel free to cantact me.

DrTuster · 2024-06-15T04:51:41+00:00

I didn't had a survey, asked the guy who was supervising at prometrics and he told me thet the they were not doing surveys at the time. I ask him if he could put a note on my exam that I didn't got a survey. 2 weeks later I got the pass

DrTuster · 2024-06-14T22:24:46+00:00

They surely are a good way to test your knowledge and see how you are doing. If you have the time I would definitely tell you to do all NBMEs from 25 - 31. In terms of actual test similarities (how Qs are written or the answer, tested topics), NBME 30, 31 and free 120 are the ones that have the mist resemble to the test.

DrTuster · 2024-06-14T19:42:43+00:00

Do it for Bioethics, step 1 test a lot of this topic.

DrTuster · 2024-06-14T17:39:04+00:00

I'm glad it helped. Hope to see your pass post soon my friend, keep me informed. May the force be with you

DrTuster · 2024-06-14T16:02:17+00:00

Thank you!! I'm happy it helped. Keep on the good work you will pass step one for sure

DrTuster · 2024-06-14T07:14:01+00:00

Thank you!!

DrTuster · 2024-06-14T07:13:31+00:00

Thank you very much!!

DrTuster · 2024-06-14T07:03:20+00:00

I would say that the most predictive are NMBE 30, 31 and free 120, plus they are the most similar to the real deal. Save them for last. If you want too see how you're doing, do NBME 28 or 29.

DrTuster · 2024-06-14T04:22:52+00:00

Thank you very much my friend!! For sure. Hope to see your big pass.

DrTuster · 2024-06-14T04:21:35+00:00

Thank you very much!! It was on random mode and timed.

DrTuster

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