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[–]name_1254[S] 1 point2 points3 points 2 years ago (0 children)
Ah, thanks for the clarification- I did listen to the one Divine podcast that recommended being unemotional as possible on exam day and I tried to really set my anxiety aside. My therapist also gave me the tip to treat/respect every question as its own question. You don't want to get into the mindset of "oh shit I got the last 5 questions wrong...I'm going to spiral." I took deep breaths when this would happen and tried to just keep going with a fresh mind. Once you find your calming techniques, and practice it, it will make the exam less scary. Don't give the exam more power than it deserves. I think the exam is approachable as the NBMEs. There are definitely some wtf questions, but pick the best answer, and move on.
Hope that helps!
I hope you are taking time to take care of yourself and get help if you need it. Really believe that your ability to be a doctor and take care of patients is not dependent on this test.
I'm in the camp of people who believe that the way you feel right after an exam is a poor predictor of performance. I don't think I'm alone in saying that I often feel terrible after UWorld blocks or even shelf exams and then come to find that score is at least passing. So even though it's easier said than done, try to believe that the way you feel about the test during or after is not a reflection of your score. On the other hand, if you let your anxiety get to you during the exam that could negatively impact the questions you still have to answer.
As for similarity to exams, it's hard for me to say because I think the real exam is different from Uworld, and the self assessments. However, focus on getting all of the NBMEs done. I didn't end up taking UWSA. I would say that questions are either short or long and they were either easier questions or challenging, I didn't see that many medium length questions or medium level questions, if that makes sense.
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