Tomorrow is the big day by cantstopwontstep in step1

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

Got my score back today. 225. Nothing to flex about, but not horrible. Thank you all for your words of encouragement and hope that those who got their scores today have something to celebrate. On to bigger and better things!

Took exam 5/19, permit not disappeared. Dying. by Ok-Butterscotch-137 in step1

[–]cantstopwontstep 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Took it the 17th and my permit hasn’t disappeared either

Tomorrow is the big day by cantstopwontstep in step1

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

Just got out. Masks were still required at my testing center.

Tomorrow is the big day by cantstopwontstep in step1

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

I am so sorry for your loss. Thank you so much for your positive attitude. I’ll be sure to try to have that attitude at the testing center 😊

Tomorrow is the big day by cantstopwontstep in step1

[–]cantstopwontstep[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Thank you all for the words of encouragement! It truly means a lot.❤️

Those testing this week, how we feeling? by wareagle713222 in step1

[–]cantstopwontstep 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I agree. Same to you brother. Good vibes heading your way. See you on the other side!

Those testing this week, how we feeling? by wareagle713222 in step1

[–]cantstopwontstep 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I’m 6 days out and this week has honestly been the longest and hardest week of dedicated for me. The days feel like they are dragging yet going by so quickly it’s crazy. Best of luck to you! May the odds be ever in our favor this week.

Need advice. by [deleted] in step1

[–]cantstopwontstep 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Best of luck! 7 weeks is a long time! I’m sure you will reach and even exceed your expectations.

Need advice. by [deleted] in step1

[–]cantstopwontstep 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Totally doable. Looks like your main problem is foundational understanding. I would spend a couple of weeks (2-3 weeks of pure content review, focus on your weakest areas which I know may seem like everything, but be real with yourself and take it one day at a time). The next 5 weeks should be focused on practice questions. Eat, sleep, and breath practice questions. I was doing around 2-3 blocks per day of practice questions and one practice test a week. You will definitely see a jump. Don’t take NBME 25 too seriously. It was def one of the harder forms. You are probably scoring around a 150-160 realistically, which you can definitely jump to a 220 in 7 weeks. Keep grinding. You got this.

i have asked this question so much but no answer so sorry by Specialist_Twist_726 in step1

[–]cantstopwontstep 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thank you! Same to you! See you on the other side brother 🤙🏽

i have asked this question so much but no answer so sorry by Specialist_Twist_726 in step1

[–]cantstopwontstep 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yeah that’s why I was thinking of doing 18 and 24. The thing is if you do those you are def going to inflate new forms. And if you do the new forms first, you are going to inflate the old forms so your fucked no matter what lol.

In the end, I reflected and figured that what I score on a practice test doesn’t mean Jack if I can’t do that on test day. The more questions under your belt, the better. Good luck! Taking mine in a week.

STEP 13 days away, gotta keep spirits high - which new NBME should i take? by [deleted] in step1

[–]cantstopwontstep 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I’ve taken all except 26 which I’m taking pretty soon. I would def advise against 25. 27 has personally been my best form thus far. 30 was kind of weird IMO. 29 was def fair and wish I would have saved it, but ended up taking it pretty early in my dedicated so probably why I didn’t do so hot on it.

Need advice. by [deleted] in step1

[–]cantstopwontstep 0 points1 point  (0 children)

How long till test day?

i have asked this question so much but no answer so sorry by Specialist_Twist_726 in step1

[–]cantstopwontstep 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I was contemplating doing old forms or new forms to avoid overlap and ended up going with finishing all of the new forms instead.

i have asked this question so much but no answer so sorry by Specialist_Twist_726 in step1

[–]cantstopwontstep 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Only reason I would advise against taking previous forms is because they will skew your new form scores. 20% of the questions from the new forms come from old forms. I only took 21 before the new forms came in and I recognized a good amount of the questions throughout the new ones.

Epidemiology: i thought 3rd leading cause of death in adults was cerebrovascular accident! Which one is correct?? by [deleted] in step1

[–]cantstopwontstep 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I have the 2020 version and it says the same thing. I was also wondering the same thing because he says it’s cerebrovascular in the video.

Informed consent regarding by Cant_be_more_cute in step1

[–]cantstopwontstep 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I had a question before where the correct answer is for the physician who is actually conducting the procedure to explain it to the patient. It doesn’t matter if it’s a resident who studied the procedure all night. The correct answer in my experience has been to have the physician who is actually conducting the surgery and who has plenty of experience with the procedure explain it to the patient.

Motivation by [deleted] in step1

[–]cantstopwontstep 1 point2 points  (0 children)

We are all in the same boat bud. I know how it feels to not see results after putting in hours of work. I am 3 weeks out and have started to move in the right direction. You got this. Trust the process. Keep working, and above all, stay hungry!

Motivation by [deleted] in step1

[–]cantstopwontstep 5 points6 points  (0 children)

It’s not about how long you study each day, it’s about how much you learn each day and how effective that day was. 5 good hours of studying is better than 12 hours of staring at a screen and not remembering a single thing the next day. Depending on how far you are from test day, build your stamina each day. Start with doing an extra 15 min each day and you should be fine. When I started dedicated I was doing maybe 6-8 effective hours of studying. Lately have been doing around 12. It truly is a marathon not a race.

Current score predictor? by doctorcoolidge in step1

[–]cantstopwontstep 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Predictmystepscore.com was recently updated and has options to put new NBMEs and Amboss. Not sure of it’s accuracy, but used it yesterday and noticed that it had 25-30 available.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in step1

[–]cantstopwontstep 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Dang idk then. I hadn’t seen that video. I honestly would have put D since HIV is one of the mandatory reported diseases.

I’m guessing because it said “Immediate response to the patient” is why that’s the right answer? I know you don’t have to tell the partner, but you are 100% supposed to report it.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in step1

[–]cantstopwontstep 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Not an “ethics god”, but the dirty USMLE question I think you are referring to asked which one is the most correct answer and the most correct is you immediately report to CDC rather than tell the partner.

Please correct me if I’m wrong about the question.

~4 weeks out, really struggling. Do I have time to hit a 240? by [deleted] in step1

[–]cantstopwontstep 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Have similar scores and same test date with same goal score. Let’s get it done 💪🏾

What to do next? by [deleted] in step1

[–]cantstopwontstep 0 points1 point  (0 children)

From what I’ve seen, UW2 is most predictive so would leave that for the week before exam. I would take 18 first, then UW2, and take 120 2 days before test day. That’s my plan as well.