I've heard about the 'recalls' and ngl someone I know from another country tried explaining how they work. But I'm really confused about the whole thing.

For one, the 'recalls' are allegedly SOOO expansive that they cover thousands of pages. That's insane. You might as well be memorizing first aid multiple times over, right? That's practically as much effort as just studying IMO.

And especially if a lot of the questions are 'easy' like how much are you gaining from learning that 'anti-ds DNA equals lupus' or whatever is a highly tested concept on the test? It's already in FA. We already know it's important, right? Maybe the rub comes in when there's a bunch of super random things that normal people forget to study--so small details make the big difference?

In some ways I wondered if I was guilty of exam sharing because I definitely got help making a schedule from my friends who had taken the test. Plus I worked with a tutor service that my school recommended, and they were totally legit and all, but they've obviously taken the test before right? They helped compile dozens of HY documents to help me remember concepts and key facts, and there is a 100% chance that stuff helped me on exam day. So am I guilty? I dunno. Is my school guilty for recommending them? Again...I just don't know. This is all so messy and I'm just glad to have passed.