First of all I want to thank my friend who helped me and inspired me and this forums really helped me.I hope this post is useful to atleast a few ppl.
My effective preparation time- 5 months
Materials- Kaplan, MTB 2 & 3
Qbanks- kaplan and UW
nbme 4-198 (5 weeks before the exam)
UWSA- 228 (1 week before the exam)
Free 150 practice questions- 90%
REAL EXAM- 245
I know my scores do not match my real exam score but I did few things which really helped me improve my score.I know its not an awsome score but I hope my advice helps.
1.Be thorough with all the concepts of UW. Really try to absorb every concept from UW. Consolidate the whole UW, by writing notes, or revising it again.Be throrough with MTB as well.Revise it as many times as you can.I was able to revise the whole MTB in 4 days before the exam.
2.First identify your weak areas and target it , focus on that first and make sure your clear about every concept in that topic.
3.Don't panic when you get low scores in NBME's or UWSA we write these exams to know our weak areas, once you know where you have to improve just don't waste time going through the topics which you already know, focus on the weak areas.My weak areas were cardio, psychiatry and biostats and peads which I got high end performance in the real exam.
4.Be thorough with biostatistics, as you will have less time to think .Time management is the key . I had 8 - 10 min to go through the marked questions except for the drug ad blocks.practice your time from the UW, by doing questions in timed mode.
5.This is the most important - a day before exam just relax , sleep effectively,
BE CALM. when the mind is cool , it actually functions beyond our imagined limitations.So just keep the cool and you are going to do just fine.I have observed that i was little worried when I was giving my step 1 , I literally got a headache by the time I reached the last blocks. In Ck I was really calm and I was just enjoying the questions and I really had the energy to do more blocks after the last one.
Believe in yourself and Keep getting better every day
If anyone has specific questions about preparation ,I will be more than happy to help.
I have my Step 2 Cs soon....so PRAY for me please....:sorry:
My effective preparation time- 5 months
Materials- Kaplan, MTB 2 & 3
Qbanks- kaplan and UW
nbme 4-198 (5 weeks before the exam)
UWSA- 228 (1 week before the exam)
Free 150 practice questions- 90%
REAL EXAM- 245
I know my scores do not match my real exam score but I did few things which really helped me improve my score.I know its not an awsome score but I hope my advice helps.
1.Be thorough with all the concepts of UW. Really try to absorb every concept from UW. Consolidate the whole UW, by writing notes, or revising it again.Be throrough with MTB as well.Revise it as many times as you can.I was able to revise the whole MTB in 4 days before the exam.
2.First identify your weak areas and target it , focus on that first and make sure your clear about every concept in that topic.
3.Don't panic when you get low scores in NBME's or UWSA we write these exams to know our weak areas, once you know where you have to improve just don't waste time going through the topics which you already know, focus on the weak areas.My weak areas were cardio, psychiatry and biostats and peads which I got high end performance in the real exam.
4.Be thorough with biostatistics, as you will have less time to think .Time management is the key . I had 8 - 10 min to go through the marked questions except for the drug ad blocks.practice your time from the UW, by doing questions in timed mode.
5.This is the most important - a day before exam just relax , sleep effectively,
BE CALM. when the mind is cool , it actually functions beyond our imagined limitations.So just keep the cool and you are going to do just fine.I have observed that i was little worried when I was giving my step 1 , I literally got a headache by the time I reached the last blocks. In Ck I was really calm and I was just enjoying the questions and I really had the energy to do more blocks after the last one.
Believe in yourself and Keep getting better every day
If anyone has specific questions about preparation ,I will be more than happy to help.
I have my Step 2 Cs soon....so PRAY for me please....:sorry: