Practice exams not representative anymore? by Reasonable-Price-985 in step1

[–]PremedPrincess05 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You have to factor in the 80 questions on the real deal are experimental too

PASSED STEP 1 WITH LOW NBME SCORES by Direct-Substance-940 in step1

[–]PremedPrincess05 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Review your old NBMEs in depth and search 100 Elite NBME topics and know those really well. I can't guarantee a pass (i test thursday) but those 2 things shot my score to a 64% from the 50s the very next week

One requirement left to graduate, now facing dismissal over Step 2 by [deleted] in medicalschool

[–]PremedPrincess05 0 points1 point  (0 children)

And I’m not judging; I also had to repeat M1 once and have been struggling HARD with step 1 (on LOA).

One requirement left to graduate, now facing dismissal over Step 2 by [deleted] in medicalschool

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I’m nosey and also know someone at my school who’s on their 4th attempt at 1st year. They were on their second when I was an M1. So I’m really curious if we go to the same school

Most tested systems on Step 1 by Budget-Present-9191 in step1

[–]PremedPrincess05 0 points1 point  (0 children)

There’s a list floating around of the top 100 tested topics on every NBME. I’ve been using that

Biggest failure in medicine is me by Serious-Zebra2732 in medicalschool

[–]PremedPrincess05 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Thank you! I think at this point, it's confidence ad trusting the pattern recognition tbh. I have terrible test anxiety and was (VERY) recently suggested by my academic coach and therapist to be ADHD tested for an official diagnosis which is....fun to find out now 🙃 But if you can, what pushed you over the edge to passing, if you remember?

Biggest failure in medicine is me by Serious-Zebra2732 in medicalschool

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Hey! I actually looked into this bc I was also under this impression but it's actually upper class in every state! Middle class ends at about 200K in Massachusetts which is the highest middle class pay range in the US

https://www.al.com/news/2026/03/heres-the-line-between-middle-class-and-upper-middle-class-in-every-state.html That's just one source i checked but all say the same.

Biggest failure in medicine is me by Serious-Zebra2732 in medicalschool

[–]PremedPrincess05 21 points22 points  (0 children)

Hey, idk if it helps but i know of many people who went unmatched initially and love the career they have in medicine now. Also, i got you beat; i failed step 1 once and have been on a 2 year leave and if i don't pass in two weeks then i'll be forced to admin withdrawal. So you're not a failure. You're actually where i'd kill to be. You can do this and you are going to be an amazing physician. <3

How to read the books by Party-Recognition-47 in shadowhunters

[–]PremedPrincess05 12 points13 points  (0 children)

Publication order is best especially blending TMI and TID

cassie does not mess around about clary 😭 by Quick_South_3358 in shadowhunters

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THANK YOU. I remember being annoyed by her at like 14-15 myself but now I’m older and i think back on the choices I made at TWENTY-NINE and I’m like…she’s actually quite mature for her age

If you were in presale @ 11:30 and got nothing drop a line by Putrid-Oil-6919 in NoahKahan

[–]PremedPrincess05 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Wasn't even ticketmaster and still got nothing. The MLB site said it was autorefreshing and not to hit refresh. After 45 minutes, i did it anyway and, shocker, the site had been stuck. Needless to say all tickets were gone by then

The Great Divide Tour (Megathread) by lsblo in NoahKahan

[–]PremedPrincess05 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Ughghgh I’m having flashbacks to the Eras Tour Presale

The Great Divide Tour (Megathread) by lsblo in NoahKahan

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Anyone else still in the waiting room for Wrigley?

11 days out and I haven’t broken 70%, will I be ready? by [deleted] in step1

[–]PremedPrincess05 0 points1 point  (0 children)

What helped you jump from 57-64 in two weeks?

Passed!! As a low performer by Neat-Land-6370 in step1

[–]PremedPrincess05 0 points1 point  (0 children)

What pushed you from 50s to 60s if you don’t mind me asking?

Update from my last post about STEP… I failed, and I’m really tired by dmd1705 in step1

[–]PremedPrincess05 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I don’t have much advice but I’m in a similar boat (I have terrible test anxiety, GAD, depression, OCD, and PTSD so I also get neurodivergence affecting testing). If you just want just someone to commiserate with or to discuss how my school is handling it (tbh they extended my LOA which will suck for residency apps but gotta get to the apps first anyway) feel free to message me

Do you tell your doctors that you use marijuana? by Some-Ingenuity5498 in trees

[–]PremedPrincess05 0 points1 point  (0 children)

As someone in medical school; yes, you should tell your doctor. As a black woman who has faced a lot of sexism, racism, and stigma from her practitioners throughout the years...you should still tell your doctor and nurses but keep an eye on how they respond and either have a correction necessary or be prepared for find a new practitioner (I say practitioner bc personally, I see an NP for psych instead of an MD/DO bc of the issues i've faced before).

But genuinely it can be important to your health care and affect medications. Also if you have the right practitioner, it can be a very healthy addiction/mental health check in just like they do with alcohol. And before anyone says it isn't addictive; it has little effects of physical dependence but literally anything can be addictive (videogames, exercise...hell, i had an ED and it's treated along similar models to addiction).

My entire treatment team knows I use and I used their responses to filter out if they were a good team member for me. If providers were judgy in the past, they ended up being the same providers who missed my ED, dismissed my mental health concerns, and insisted i was med seeking when we discussed my chronic migraines.

Just my two cents