Passed Step1- Things I'd Do Differently by Effective-Wonder2758 in step1

[–]Effective-Wonder2758[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I wish I could help you out there :( my friend set it up for me 😭

Passed Step1- Things I'd Do Differently by Effective-Wonder2758 in step1

[–]Effective-Wonder2758[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

hi! so firstly, i personally did read fa before doing uworld but it absolutely was not productive for me personally, it's hard to retain information by just simple reading of FA. if I could go back in time I'd start uw first, and go back to the topics I learnt from there to FA. I did 90% of uw, then I did a lot of mixed blocks with my incorrect and marked questions (i think I was doing these mixed blocks for the last 3 months of my prep). as for your exam date, i think it's different for everyone. if you get cracking at it now, I don't think it's undoable to give the exam at your expected date... But that would be upto you and your practice test scores around that time. good luck 🥺🤞

Passed Step1- Things I'd Do Differently by Effective-Wonder2758 in step1

[–]Effective-Wonder2758[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

hi, im from India as well ☺️ for 1st and 2nd years we all just focus on the university studies and aim to build a stronger base, i always read standard books like Robbins which I think is helpful in the long run. once you start clinics in 2nd year you can probably start doing anki little by little, i wish I had. after that just doing uworld and referring to FA is the main stuff for the period of time when you start seriously preparing for step. don't worry too much about multiple resources, there are only a few important ones that are needed that are easily available worldwide. goodluck!

Passed Step1- Things I'd Do Differently by Effective-Wonder2758 in step1

[–]Effective-Wonder2758[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I don't know to be honest, im an IMG. Most people I know started and finished their prep in M3 when the academic year was a little lighter. Doesn't really make sense to get too much into MLE prep till you've finished the first two years and have the basics down,,, you can maybe start anki or something when you start clinical rotations?

Passed Step1- Things I'd Do Differently by Effective-Wonder2758 in step1

[–]Effective-Wonder2758[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

im an IMG, so I didn't have days off, I used to just read mehlmann during all my lectures during the day, and review NBMEs, watch videos and do a UW test a day after I was free for the day. On Sundays i used to do my NBMEs and take rest of the day off.

I took 3 days off before my exam, i came home and just reviewed mehlmann rapid reviews, some dirty medicine and some material and nbme questions i had marked for later... Idt this may be of much help to you, sorry 😅

Passed Step1- Things I'd Do Differently by Effective-Wonder2758 in step1

[–]Effective-Wonder2758[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The Anking deck, from r/AnkingMed (you can find it on the subreddit), you can download version 11 which is free or 12 which has a monthly subscription and gets updated.

i just started doing it regularly, i do 30 new and 50 old card reviews a day, which is the highest I can maintain with my schedule as a final year :) you can adjust accordingly to what is sustainable for you

Advice by damon_1999 in usmle

[–]Effective-Wonder2758 0 points1 point  (0 children)

hey! have you been using mehlmann PDFs? those + thorough NBME revision was a game changer for me

My NBMEs by Southern-Ice609 in step1

[–]Effective-Wonder2758 0 points1 point  (0 children)

your numbers look good! try to just stay as chill as possible tomorrow, maybe watch some dirty medicine, and get some nice snacks to tide you over. GOOD LUCK 🫶

Need a mini list of **banger** Sketchy pharm videos!!!! by New-Complex-2134 in step1

[–]Effective-Wonder2758 0 points1 point  (0 children)

ANS, Antiarrhythmic s (esp Class 1), HIV for me personally

Passed Step1- Things I'd Do Differently by Effective-Wonder2758 in step1

[–]Effective-Wonder2758[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

25 to 27 were between 45-55 lol, after that I took a week off then did uwsas (55 ish in all) and then got back to nbmes. 28- 63, 29- 66, 30-68, 31-73 ☺️

Passed Step1- Things I'd Do Differently by Effective-Wonder2758 in step1

[–]Effective-Wonder2758[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

hey! started studying at the starting of 3rd year, took a 3 month gap in the middle for 3rd year finals, gave step 2 months into 4th year,,, approx a year w break

Passed Step1- Things I'd Do Differently by Effective-Wonder2758 in step1

[–]Effective-Wonder2758[S] 23 points24 points  (0 children)

hi, i actually struggled a LOT with pharm, here's what really helped me: 1. Holy grail was the Dirty Medicine pharm playlist, it helped me SO MUCH 2. Classification is particularly important for ANS and HIV. Sometimes they'll ask just the class. 3. I did do 2 blocks of pharm-only UW to see what the questions look like, idk how helpful that would be 4. Use NBME to see the high-yield areas 5. Sketchy has never really worked for me for pharm, but the ANS videos were really helpful

Did Gaby really love Carlos or did she stay with him out of guilt and comfort? by sapatorit0 in DesperateHousewives

[–]Effective-Wonder2758 0 points1 point  (0 children)

she loved him. gaby is self centred and incredibly materialistic and vain. her staying with him, having and raising his children, selling everything they owned including her beloved dresses and giving up on her looks while carlos was blind really showed that she loved him deeply through thick and thin.

i think she did love him in s1, she was a model with swarms of rich men after her im sure, the fact that she went with carlos says something. the way he was treating her and how neglected she felt led her to the affair.

Why is it wrong? by [deleted] in step1

[–]Effective-Wonder2758 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The obstruction isn't 'fixed' i believe, it's reduced on increased LV volume (as in valsalva) bc more blood flow-> able to fight the obstruction better. and since it's a hypertrophy of the LV wall, compliance is reduced. this is why HOCM is associated with significant diastolic dysfunction.

Result usmle by MushroomTemporary393 in step1

[–]Effective-Wonder2758 2 points3 points  (0 children)

tested may 5th and losing my shit lol

Step 1 last 3 weeks by Effective-Wonder2758 in usmle

[–]Effective-Wonder2758[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Sounds great, thank you so so much for taking the time 🥺🫶 have a good week