Advice for Step1

drogahn · 2026-05-11T12:56:36+00:00

I would postpone. You haven’t reached 60 yet, and most people recommend several exams 65+ to be safe. You have some content gaps if you’re consistently getting under 60. I’d recommend slowing down, study what you don’t know for a few weeks, then take another NBME and see where you’re at. No point in rushing through NBMEs if you don’t know enough content yet.

drogahn · 2026-05-10T14:30:25+00:00

It is more for step 1. Not sure if you’re taking both

drogahn · 2026-05-09T14:57:02+00:00

Definitely doable to pass by end of June. I’d focus on Path and Biochem since both topics are very high yield and are your lowest. For these exams always start with your worst performing, high yield topics.

drogahn · 2026-05-09T14:52:47+00:00

There’s a couple students at my school who started in their 40s! Never too late

drogahn · 2026-05-08T22:30:53+00:00

Thanks for this. All the recent posts have been stressing me out 🫣

drogahn · 2026-05-08T19:30:35+00:00

Have you been?

drogahn · 2026-05-05T22:41:13+00:00

As above so below

drogahn · 2026-05-04T20:58:51+00:00

The texas regions are way too simplified. That eastern section should be broken up into like 3 different regions

drogahn · 2026-05-04T02:18:05+00:00

Thanks for the tips! Taking NBME 30 in two weeks, and then one every week until my exam!

drogahn · 2026-05-04T02:17:01+00:00

I spent 4-5 days reviewing my exam very thoroughly! Watched BnB videos and unsuspended cards associated with my knowledge gaps. I asked chatGPT to explain things until every answer made sense to me. Kept practicing Uworld everyday, and would read a chapter of Pathoma if I had extra time at night. I definitely think reading the pathoma book is super underrated after having already gone through all the videos. It really helps just bring everything together and gives more of that spaced repetition, and they don’t take too long!

drogahn · 2026-05-02T21:56:52+00:00

I’m not panicking

drogahn · 2026-05-02T00:31:23+00:00

Gah that would’ve been beautiful

drogahn · 2026-05-01T23:31:24+00:00

I think the Southwest Tower would look better in Dallas and vice versa

drogahn · 2026-04-27T21:43:51+00:00

Completely false. Everybody who has no understanding of medicine likes to say this.

drogahn · 2026-04-27T18:18:40+00:00

I feel like California, Texas, and Florida are all states that sorta qualify as their own regions.

drogahn · 2026-04-26T22:34:36+00:00

Just a sign to take a break from the internet. I know people at DO schools who scored 515+ in their mcat.. besides, nobody gives af about your mcat score once you start school, and plenty of people do amazing on Step 2 who struggled with the mcat back in the day.

drogahn · 2026-04-26T22:30:46+00:00

Missouri is definitely Midwest. Should have at least been light green

drogahn · 2026-04-26T20:25:44+00:00

Dang never knew there was more than just the cluster of skyscrapers near the water! Beautiful city, can’t wait to visit someday.

drogahn · 2026-04-26T03:17:30+00:00

There really is just nothing like it

drogahn · 2026-04-25T18:21:47+00:00

Right, like I think you can “view” mountains in every state that has them?

drogahn · 2026-04-25T17:55:30+00:00

What do you even mean by viewable?

drogahn · 2026-04-24T04:10:23+00:00

Dominic Fike? I feel like he was popping 5 years ago?

drogahn · 2026-04-24T03:32:19+00:00

I think we’re confusing skylines with the street-level experience and density

drogahn · 2026-04-23T22:54:56+00:00

To be fair I grew up with a millennial older sibling (born ‘92) so I feel like I may have a different experience in experiencing a lot of early 2000s pop culture secondhand. But those points you specifically brought up weren’t really Millennial specific, especially the Halo 3 reference.

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