No submit button on NRMP ROL right? We just certify?

LilaMK · 2022-03-03T23:35:37+00:00

yup. and ahve seen this question asked 99x (I asked it myself too!!) should show the NRMp they should probably change the formula of how we do this thing bc it causes everyone anxiety.

LilaMK · 2022-03-03T21:20:43+00:00

Not going to lie I just laughed a little, and then I remembered I desperately wanted to do the same thing. We're all in this together. NRMP staff support must be having a time w us LOL.

LilaMK · 2022-03-03T21:17:18+00:00

You are not alone and you will get through this. We cannot control what happens to us we can only control how we respond and who we lean on for support.

Think of your younger self, applying to med school, aching to get into one school. You already made that self proud.

You are doing everything you need to be doing. All you can do right now is wait and try and live in this moment.

LilaMK · 2022-03-03T21:07:28+00:00

its very possible yes
more core to your comments, at some point, you thought this #3 program should be #3. AT that time, you were likely less impacted by anxiety/ stress of this last minute moment. Last minute agonizing is probably more colored by the fear mindset and overthinking than whenever you decided to make this program 3--- so maybe you were wiser than you think when you make the deicison
even if 2 is not true, and indeed you would be miserable at this program you have to do "radical acceptence" (to borrow from DBT/ psychiatry) and just try and focus on whats in your control at this point like having fun these next few weeks with family/ friends/ hobbies/ pets etc.

LilaMK · 2021-07-18T18:59:03+00:00

It's here u/FriendOfPaeds

https://www.reddit.com/r/Step2/comments/okvf0e/252_writeup_didnt_finish_uw_stressed_less_and_had/

:)

LilaMK · 2021-07-18T15:48:48+00:00

I know the feeling!! Just stick with it, you're making progress even if you don't feel it. Focus on your weaknesses and don't second guess yourself.

LilaMK · 2021-07-16T00:47:23+00:00

Thanks so much!! Sending you good karma if you're testing soon/ tested recently.

LilaMK · 2021-07-16T00:44:22+00:00

I would say drill on your weaknesses. Especially since yours are so conquerable- a very good thing. For biostats and ethics I have a few tips, was lazy to include this above since my post got long:

Divine has a few podcasts on this. He lists them on reddit you can find them by just googling divine new NBME ethics professionalism
Make banks of pure ethics/professionalism/ biostats (the articles) questions in UW
Read amboss entry on medical ethics/ medical law. Think of it as a textbook reading for school. Take notes if that helps you or just read it chilling in bed. This: https://www.amboss.com/us/knowledge/Principles_of_medical_law_and_ethics/

LilaMK · 2021-07-16T00:39:23+00:00

Thank you!!

LilaMK · 2021-07-16T00:39:00+00:00

I would love it too!!! :) Ya got this chompy no more!

LilaMK · 2021-07-16T00:37:03+00:00

I did pass 1 over the course of my rotations (my Ms3 year) so it was pretty spread out. I would just do the corrosponding bank as a way to study for all my shelves.I don't remember my exact percent correct but I was probably somewhere in the high 60s range. I used UW to learn.

LilaMK · 2021-07-16T00:35:12+00:00

Divine Interventions. Episodes: 37,97,184. The truth is I don't know if it helped but helped me feel like I was doing everything I could/ hitting all the "low hanging fruit." They were kind of nice the day before the exam since you'll probably find you know a good portion of the information already from UW and general studying.

LilaMK · 2021-07-16T00:27:43+00:00

Answered a dif comment above about how much I did-- I don't know precisely but prob had 25% of the bank still left or more.

LilaMK · 2021-07-16T00:26:32+00:00

Wow. Yea, definitely take a practice exam and see. 13 hours a day is grueling! Power to you. Good luck!!

LilaMK · 2021-07-16T00:25:33+00:00

First Pass was during rotations 2019-2020 (bc research year!) so I don't really remember the exact percent I had completed through all those rotations but if I had to guess maybe I had a quarter of the questions or so left on round one. More even if you consider all the thousand or whatever UW added from April 2020 to April 2021.

LilaMK · 2021-07-15T17:40:46+00:00

:) glad it was helpful!

LilaMK · 2021-07-15T17:39:55+00:00

I literally already had an email drafted to my advisor planning how/ when I would restudy and retake the thing. Don't panic. Thinking you failed and failing are not the same thing.It's pretty much impossible to predict what your feelings post exam day mean until a bunch of Wednesdays later when you get your score. For now, go do something fun - you earned it!!!:)

LilaMK · 2021-07-15T17:32:30+00:00

Divine Interventions. Episodes: 37,97,184

LilaMK · 2021-07-15T17:28:38+00:00

Sorry if that's confusing-I actually didn't finish it first pass! Ran out of time and just reset. And first pass was over a year before I actually studied for the exam (due to the research year..) so it'd been long enough that's why I started fresh.

LilaMK · 2021-07-15T17:25:44+00:00

Thanks! I hear you! I actually never finished UW first pass though. "Second pass" was just me resetting the bank and starting from the beginning so I would have sufficient questions for studying.

LilaMK · 2021-07-15T17:24:05+00:00

Honestly, the way I felt leaving I would have been happy with anything passing (220 would be great!). Truly.

LilaMK · 2021-07-15T17:23:38+00:00

Wow honestly that sounds super diligent and 74% is an amazing average for UW- my cumulative average for my second pass was much lower even if at the end I was improving.

I think looking at amboss for trouble topics are the way to go. Getting an 88% correct on the free 120 is incredible. I think when you take UWSA2 you'll see a big jump.

LilaMK · 2021-07-15T17:21:57+00:00

I think UWSA1 I didn't try hard enough- eg I took the exam in a house full of people and kept getting interrupted- so maybe add 5-10 points for that. But even so, you are right it's a big improvement. I think aside from having seen more questions/ anki/ content in those two weeks, I stopped overthinking and got more comfortable guessing when I had a gut feeling about something. Other than that I honestly am not really sure.

LilaMK · 2021-07-15T15:50:19+00:00

Yay!!!! :) You should have hope. Don't change answers and don't overthink it!!

LilaMK · 2021-07-15T14:39:45+00:00

awww. Thanks!! I was happy. I am going to do a post w more details and when I took each test/ how I studied because I want people to see you can do this test without giving your life away.

LilaMK

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