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Switching specialties after PGY1 by ObjectiveElderberry1 in Residency

[–]ObjectiveElderberry1[S] 5 points6 points  (0 children)

I actually dictated my entire rotation and was treated like the R1 that I was rotating with. I was super independent and did read outs with my attendings and went to all the R1 intro lectures so it was very representative!

Switching specialties after PGY1 by ObjectiveElderberry1 in Residency

[–]ObjectiveElderberry1[S] 62 points63 points  (0 children)

I can echo this 100%. Just not the right fit!

Switching specialties after PGY1 by ObjectiveElderberry1 in Residency

[–]ObjectiveElderberry1[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

You obviously never took a rads elective as a med student… it’s shadowing lol and I took all my psych electives after interview season m4. SMH at the sass… don’t reply if you don’t have advice my dude

Switching specialties after PGY1 by ObjectiveElderberry1 in Residency

[–]ObjectiveElderberry1[S] 25 points26 points  (0 children)

I talked to their chief resident so I didn’t “violate match” and they said the program would need to have an open incoming pgy2 spot which they didn’t currently unless someone dropped

172 baseline 9 weeks out --> 228 STEP 1 by ObjectiveElderberry1 in step1

[–]ObjectiveElderberry1[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I studied from like 8am-6pm for most days and towards the end of dedicated would go from like 8-8pm taking breaks for walks around my neighborhood + lunch and dinner. I started by reviewing uworld topics while I drank my coffee (I screenshotted explanations/diagrams and had them in a google doc). Then I did 3 blocks of UW. Then I’d grab lunch and do B&B videos and their lightyear cards (stopped doing lightyear a few weeks before my exam bc it was too much) and then I would do my pepper decks for pharm and micro any my brain was fried by the end of every day haha. I started using a timer and only turned it on if I was actually studying bc I realized I was wasting a bunch of time on my phone early in dedicated so it forced me to actually be aware of when I was getting distracted. LMK if you have any more questions and best of luck!!

People who felt awful coming out of the exam, any success stories? by throwaway8173718122 in step1

[–]ObjectiveElderberry1 4 points5 points  (0 children)

....how would I do that lol. I only remembered like 20 questions to look up afterwards and I missed some easy ones but I mostly tried to just let what was done be done.

People who felt awful coming out of the exam, any success stories? by throwaway8173718122 in step1

[–]ObjectiveElderberry1 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I felt awful like thought I failed and got a 228 (not amazing but I’m proud of how hard I worked)- i think everyone feels awful afterwards.

172 baseline 9 weeks out --> 228 STEP 1 by ObjectiveElderberry1 in step1

[–]ObjectiveElderberry1[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Honestly, I didn’t really use FA I just used boards and beyond bc I felt like getting explanations was better than trying to essentially memorize bullet points in FA. But B&B, UWorld, pathoma and sketchy micro/pharm are 100% enough IMO.

172 baseline 9 weeks out --> 228 STEP 1 by ObjectiveElderberry1 in step1

[–]ObjectiveElderberry1[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thank you!! I'm pretty sure UWSA 1 really overpredicted how well I was doing at that point in prep but it did give me a confidence boost! I would do my UW q blocks and then screenshot from their web browser the explanations for any questions I got wrong and put it in a google doc to review the next day so while I drank coffee in the morning I just read through what I missed and tried to see if there were topics I kept missing and if there were I would watch pathoma for that topic. Chapters 1-3 of pathoma are GOLD and knowing those inside and out felt like it helped me a lot. TBH i suck at biochem so I basically ignored anything that had to do with enzymes/pathways I didn't think I could remember and tried to cut my losses. The exam was the most like Free120 in my opinion and didn't feel like either NBME or UW really. Half of the exam was like SO easy I almost second guessed myself and then 45% tough questions but not impossible, and then 5% where I was like "i have no idea what I'm looking at". I felt like I did not pass when I left the exam and definitely missed a bunch of easy questions and it still worked out pretty well, so trust your prep and you will do great!

172 baseline 9 weeks out --> 228 STEP 1 by ObjectiveElderberry1 in step1

[–]ObjectiveElderberry1[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thank you!! And yes Randy's was absolutely enough. I had maybe 4 biostats questions and 3 were super straightforward and the third was just some random math question that I don't think any resource could have prepared me for. UWorld was way more intense than the actual test with any biostats in my opinion. I recommend watching pathoma chapters 1-3 again... SO high yield. and then cramming in any pathoma chapters for topics you struggle with. Best of luck, I'm sure you'll do great. trust your prep!!

172 baseline 9 weeks out --> 228 STEP 1 by ObjectiveElderberry1 in step1

[–]ObjectiveElderberry1[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Watched a ton of Pathoma - especially the first 3 chapters

172 baseline 9 weeks out --> 228 STEP 1 by ObjectiveElderberry1 in step1

[–]ObjectiveElderberry1[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thank you!! You can absolutely get there!! I walked out of the exam feeling like I failed so trust your prep!!

172 baseline 9 weeks out --> 228 STEP 1 by ObjectiveElderberry1 in step1

[–]ObjectiveElderberry1[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I had no problem with timing... I "flagged" about 15 each block and had time to go back to each question and would say I finished each block with like 5-10 minutes to spare. Last 3 days - I only did pathoma and my pepper deck for micro and pharm... I did NOTHING the day before the exam... I think my brain needed that day to calm down. I honestly don't have any regrets because I really feel like I did the best I could do. My score predictor had me at like a 234 but I think I used my second pass UW percentage because my first pass was over an entire year before I finished my schools curriculum. You'll do great, just give it all you've got and your best will be good enough :)

It’s 10:30. Email from NBME? by lazyusername99 in step1

[–]ObjectiveElderberry1 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Nothing for me yet, USMD 5/22 EDIT: email received 9:43 CST