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About me: I took my USMLE Step 1 exam in December 2021 and scored 260 in that exam (>92 percentile). I utilized many leading questions banks to prepare for Step 1 exam, including but not limited to UWorld, Amboss, USMLE-RX, Kaplan, and NBME self-assessments. This gives me an immense...

I recently finished 2nd year but did not pass Step 1 due to lack of motivation and inadequate prep. So currently, I'm considering three possibilities (kind of raked in the order of interest): Transfer my credits to a Masters in Basic Medical Sciences and complete a Capstone project that could...

Hello, Has anyone experiencing auto cancellation and auto rescheduling of the USMLE step1 and step2 exams in the United States by Prometric? This has been a consistent trend for me for the last 3months and my step1 exams has been rescheduled/cancelled for almost 5 times till date. We raised a...

I am currently an M1-MSTP at a school with a 1-year preclinical curriculum and am a little lost as to when to starting prepping for STEP1. For some context, I will be finishing my pre-clincial trunk this summer and transitioning to clerkships in the Fall. Due to the curriculum demands of my PhD...

Hi everyone! I wanted some advice regarding whether or not to pursue a research year. A bit of background: matriculated in 2018, mid-tier state school, 3 small derm related publications, all passes in pre-clinicals (P/F), with 1 honors and 2 high passes so far in my clerkships (H/HP/P). I...

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Hi ! Here is a Non-US IMG. i am planning to do fellowship in US after i finished residency in my country. i am preparing for step 1 and I’ll be ready on November. But i have question, is it better to take it now or postpone to 2021 since pass and fail score will be official on jan? And since...

I'm doing 9 right now, mostly because of my study buddy, and I'm starting to feel overwhelmed because it's summer and I have research projects on top of this

Hi all, Our school has given us some flexibility in terms of when we want to take Step 1 and Step 2, and I'm having trouble wading through the many pros and cons for these options, especially since getting dates with Prometric has become nearly impossible. My school is 2-4-2 and I will have...

These threads helped me and so i thought I would share my experience, contribute my data, and try to answer any questions. I'm a 3rd-year at a top/middle tier US med school and went to an ivy league school for undergrad. UWA1: 256 CBSE paid for by school: 245 NBME 21: 240 (1 month out) NBME...

So I'm scheduled to take the exam on Thursday, but with all my NBMEs being in the 180s/190s and having scored 200 on UWSA1 yesterday, I feel like I will inevitably need to push back my exam. Granted while I was taking UWSA1 I began to panic and couldn't even read the questions properly/missed...

If one wants to get into an Endo or Heme-Onc fellowship and wants to have some clinical research done...? The facilities are allegedly in the top 5 in the US, and it's near Boston, and it is affiliated with UMass...anyone really wanting to train there? Thanks for the input. (This post is not for...

I am getting ready to take Step 1 in late May/early June and am looking for a Step 1 tutor. Does anyone have any recommendations or companies/persons to be wary of? Thanks!

Dear members, I am a private USMLE tutor offering my online services. I have achieved high stats on USMLEs; 99th and 88th percentiles on Step 1 and Step 2. I love teaching and have guided many students in both basic and clinical sciences over the last few years. I believe that every student is...

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Hi all! SDN was super helpful to me in the past, so I thought I'd do an AMA here. Ask me anything!

Took step 1 on July 26th. My scheduling permit link disappeared this morning, so probably means I'm getting my result in 48 hours :nailbiting:. I am not sure how I did anymore! I am probably between a borderline pass and a borderline fail. Does anyone know if the permit disappearance thing is...

I took Step 1 July 26th and my permit link disappeared today (18 days post exam). I've been expecting results on Wednesday August 15th anyways, so the permit disappearing probably does suggest I'm getting my result in two days. I've been looking at forums since the wait is killing me and there...

Hey y'all. Rising M2 here who just discovered Zanki and loving it. Question for those of you who took Step and matured Zanki before dedicated: should you even bother reading First Aid? I feel like I've learned more this past month doing cards than I have trying to remember all the text in the...

Hey guys, Anyone else that did it recently? i just had mine, all 4 blocks back to back with 3-4 min intermissions. results: 73.8% correct, 3digit: 245.. I read in most forums that UWSA-1 overpredicts, it seemed quite a "bitch" if you ask me... several questions were not straightforward at all...

Hi y'all, please help me out! I'm seriously thinking of pursuing a residency in the US and so, will be taking the boards. My question is, when should I take Step 1? I know the general advice is to take it after the basic sciences (i.e. June of M2 for US students) but my situation is little...

Hi y'all, please help me out! I'm seriously thinking of pursuing a residency in the US and so, will be taking the boards. My question is, when should I take Step 1? I know the general advice is to take it after the basic sciences (i.e. June of M2 for US students) but my situation is little...

Maybe this is a stupid question but I made a 218 on STEP 1 (about 20 points lower than my practice exams, I got screwed), anyway, now that I have accepted this score, what IM programs would be completely out of reach for internal med? I was looking at Chicago and they all seem super competitive...

I'm an OMS-II now, gearing up to study for the upcoming COMLEX/USMLE. At this point, I am planning to take the USMLE. However, yesterday, an Instagram famous DO physician with almost a following of 40K posted on her story about how DO students should just stick with taking one exam, especially...

Advice Needed! Doctors in Training vs. USMLERx vs. Boards and Beyond for STEP 1 I'm an IMG from India, and I'm prepping for Step 1. I kind of feel lost and overwhelmed with so many resources available and I'm getting confused as what to use. I would like to go into OBGyn, so I'd like to score...

Advice Needed! Doctors in Training vs. USMLERx vs. Boards and Beyond for STEP 1 I'm an IMG from India, and I'm prepping for Step 1. I kind of feel lost and overwhelmed with so many resources available and I'm getting confused as what to use. I would like to go into OBGyn, so I'd like to score...

Hey . I was going through a question related to v/q mismatch and pulmonary embolism. Can anyone please explain this: "Hyperventilation doesn't significantly improve arterial oxygenation as HB is fully saturated with O2 in areas of normal v/q ratio, there is little capacity of normal areas for...

Hey you guys I'm 12 days out from my exam and I'm trying to figure out whether it would be worth it to take the Kaplan Free 150 diagnostic test or the one DIT put out, or if it is a waste of time. I'm doing NBME 19 tomorrow even though I know I'll probably be disappointed in the score because of...

Hey guys, i'm finishing first pass of uworld, i'm quite stressed out my stats: -74% correct -77th percentile @95% completed other assessments: first 3 NBMEs offline max 20 mistakes aim: 250s i'm considering taking UWSA1 right after finishing UWORLD plus reviewing mistakes and focusing on...

There is a BIG difference between my NBMEs and UWSAs and my test is in 4 days...Thoughts? 12/22/17 NBME 15-167- pre-dedicated 2/28/18 NBME 16-180- pre-dedicated 3/13/18 NBME 17-182 -beginning of dedicated 4/15/18 NBME 13-205 5/2/18 UWSA1 -241 5/11/18 NBME 19-198 5/22/18 UWSA2 - 239 UWorld...

What I've taken so far: UWSA 1 NMBE 16 and 17 I also plan on taking 19 (or should I take 15?), then I'm going to take a "full length" back to back exam of NBME 18 and UWSA2, 10 day before my test. I have 3 weeks left and my scores have been going up (yesterday my NBME 17 was a 225), but my...

Hi guys, I have started doing Uworld questions recently. I completed 50% the USMLE World Qbank I do the questions timed/mixed no tutor mode. I been using UWORLD, FA-2017, Pathoma, DIT and Sketchy Micro. I have a NBME exam scheduled in 2 weeks and I also have 2-UWSA exams left. My USMLE Step 1...

Hey! I thought I had a research project down for the summer - met with the PI and did IRB training. However, he stopped responding to my emails. I'm trying to find something, but summer is ~1.5 months away. I'm reaching out to people now and have a few leads, but, worst case scenario, I don't...

Hi, I was just curious how residency programs viewed MSTP students as far as their Step 1 scores. Since they took their step 1 exams theoretically 4-5 years before most regular applicants, do programs factor this in? Or do they basically just have to deal with it haha. I am asking because I am...

Hello Student Doctor Network, I am a medical student preparing to take the Step 1 at some point this year (2018) and am having difficulty locating information about how to obtain testing accommodations for my ADHD. The purpose of this post is to FACT FIND first hand accounts from individuals...

Hello, I have spoken to my residency advisor from my school, I have talked to the MedEdits advisor (huge mistake), and I cannot get a reasonable estimate of which institutions I am competitive for. I finally shook 240's are average for the top 1-5 programs. What about the other schools? I...

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I browsed a bit on the search forum but didn't find what I was looking for, so I'm hoping I'll get some input here! I've read a lot about the NBMEs being different in terms of their difficulty, as well as the test simply evolving over time and therefore making some of the more recent NBMEs more...

Hi all, Anyone know of a USMLE-rx discount code that's available for the 12 mo qbank? Would really appreciate it as a poor medical student. Thank you!