Wow, saying that FA didn't help much- that's really amazing because almost everyone who wrote their "after exam experience" here claimed that FA was the key for a success in the exam. May I ask you how much time did you study for it?

 

Yep. I've read hundreds of experiences and also thought that FA would be key. But I don't know, maybe I got a not so typical exam? I actually knew FA really well. Read it atleast 4-5 times, some sections even more.

I hope the exam is curved because I seriously think I had a super difficult exam...I marked way too many questions in every block.

 

Yea ... that may be the case because lot of people say know your FA. Don't worry this is normal feeling I hope you will get a good score. I want to ask how was micro section.. is FA enough for micro, like you said?

 

Hey warfarin90, the way you're feeling right now is totally normal. I felt the same way, so much so that I had difficulty writing a thread about my exam experience!

Stay calm and think positively. The hardest part is over! You're done with the exam! Now only a short while till the results come out and then you can party!!!

 

Thanks a lot for the support! Thing is I don't know what else I could have studied to get more questions right on this exam! Ah well, gave it my best! See you in the Step 2 forums

 

did you used to pathoma or goljan for patho ?

 

I used both. My last reading of Goljan was 2-3 months ago. But Pathoma was sufficient to answer 90%+ of the patho questions.

 

Hi, did u do U world and did u find similarity on the how the q's were presented in the step

 

Yep style was similar to UW and the concepts also for the most part.

 

how did you study for pathophysiology ?

 

I did Goljan long time ago then did Pathoma (the videos). In the end, UW and kaplan physio helped the most.

 

What did you use for CT and Xrays, what did they ask on CT etc ?. for Neuro is FA enough ?

 

Glad it's over but kinda upset at how difficult I found it. Even though I finished each block in 40 minutes and had enough time to go over all the questions again, I found the exam really tough.

Contrary to what I had heard going into the exam, FA didn't help much. In a block, I would be happy to get 5-6 straight recall stuff from FA. Exam was physio, patho, and pathophysio heavy. Very little biochem and only a few metabolic pathway questions...I was disappointed! Neuro was okay, about 10 questions. About 2-3 pharm questions in every section and even those were damn hard. 1 drug side effects they were asking weren't even in FA or Kaplan but I made an educated guess and got it right. The only thing which came straight out of FA was micro, and that was the easiest section for me. Other than that, everything was pretty damn tough. I had about 6-7 CT scans, 3-4 xrays. Both were doable given the scenario.

For about 30-40% of the questions, I made an educated guess after narrowing it down to 2 choices. My nbme scores were 240+ going into the exam but I have a shaky feeling about this. I can either get a 210 or a 250..who knows:indifferent:

Btw, is this a normal feeling? Feeling like you bombed it?

just read your post, you can't even imagine how similar was my feeling right after exam, and they got worst with every week of expectation( for me expectation of death is worse then death). I am sure every thing will be ok, waiting good news from you!!

 

Good to know I'm not alone. But it's been 8 hours after the exam is over and I've counted about 8 stupid mistakes so far

 

Thank you for sharing your experience. How many anatomy questions did you get and were they out of FA or something super difficult? Was it GI, upper/lower limb?

 

haii,,,i am yet to take step 1 exam,,i am planing to take in september,,,,i really dont know much of eligibility period,, can u pls say me is i am eliglible to exam in (aug-sep -oct):notsure:

 

grats on finishing ur exam! hope you get the score you wish for

was wondering, if the exam was more like NBMEs ( 50 questions in 65 minutes) or more like UW (46 questions)? and if you used the lab values page, is it more like NBME or UW?

another question.. to which NBME form can you compare your exam to?

 

Same format as UW... I can't compare it to any nbme, i found the nbmes easier.

 

Congratulations on your exam!
Reading FA wasn't too useful for me either although in my case it was really helpful to build my own FA: tables, diagrams, pictures, etc.
FA format is correct, just too passive-learning for me Happy-2
Books prepare you to QBanks and QBanks prepare you for the exam.
Cheer up and know you did your best effort.

 

Congratulations in doing the exam! I hope you get a good score! Happy-2 Be positive!

I hope I get an exam like yours, my strong points are physio, physiopatho and microbiology. Im very lousy with biochem and metabolic pathways, except for the very high yield and "crossroad" ones.

 

did u do usmle R Qs and kaplanQs
what helped u most?
bcoz i read ur previous post ..u were seemed to be v well prepared
then where is the deficiency?

 

@Warfarin90

I had a similar experience earlier this week with my step 1.. the only difference is i dint complete my blocks in 40 mins went on till the very end. couldnt compare with the nbmes.. was more difficult.. a few of my friends who found the exam really hard got 240ish in step 1 .. lets hope for the best.

 

I had a similar experience earlier this week with my step 1.. the only difference is i dint complete my blocks in 40 mins went on till the very end. couldnt compare with the nbmes.. was more difficult.. a few of my friends who found the exam really hard got 240ish in step 1 .. lets hope for the best.

Then those guys would've planned for 260+

 

hey.. dont worry and pray tat got bless u with excellent scores..
could you plz tell me link where i can download pathoma videos?

 

Hv been wondering same.