Wondering what you guys think is the best thing to do for the last 1.5 weeks. I took NBME 4 today and got a 260, goal is 270. Going to take the UWORLD assessment next weekend and 2 clinical mastery series (med/surgery). Finished MTB 2/3, gave up on secrets, finished UWORLD 2x and going through my uworld objective book now. I've taken all the clinical mastery series but 2 which i'm taking next weekend. Watched all the online-med ed videos. At this point i'm just watching the online med ed videos over and doing uworld a 3rd time on random but not sure of what else to do.
10 points in 1.5 weeks for CK
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Pretty much nothing
Once you are consistently scoring above a 250, you have the solid base of knowledge and test taking skills to score anywhere from a 250-270. There's no book you can read that will push you from a 260 to a 270 in one week... because the gaps in knowledge you have are so finite and specific at this point.
It all depends on the test you get and how lucky you get on guessing for the impossible questions
That's always been my philosophy
Once you are consistently scoring above a 250, you have the solid base of knowledge and test taking skills to score anywhere from a 250-270. There's no book you can read that will push you from a 260 to a 270 in one week... because the gaps in knowledge you have are so finite and specific at this point.
It all depends on the test you get and how lucky you get on guessing for the impossible questions
That's always been my philosophy
Makes sense. The ones i missed on 4 were mostly on me in that I read to fast or misread something so i could have got a 270 on that one. I guess i'll just stick to doing uworld to make sure I don't forget anything major.
In no way am I complaining, I set a goal and havnt reached it. I was seeing if anyone had any advice for the last week to push the score up. If you havnt reached 260 then you weren't studying hard enough or the right way.
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It's a very neurotic community most people don't understand and skews people's perspective
If you were to visit SDN you would leave thinking:
- 250 on step 1 is par for the course
- everyone struggles with CS and it is a very difficult exam
When in reality:
- 218 is the average for step 1
- There is a 98% pass rate for CS
If you were to visit SDN you would leave thinking:
- 250 on step 1 is par for the course
- everyone struggles with CS and it is a very difficult exam
When in reality:
- 218 is the average for step 1
- There is a 98% pass rate for CS
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neither of these are true
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Step 1 average is listed around a 220.
You were saying?
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Not to be nit picky but Step 1 mean hasn't been 220 for many years. It was 230 in 2014, SD 20.
Your point is still valid.
Your point is still valid.
