Yes the Step one is getting harder.
Passing score raised (see related news)
Questions are all longer now (read related news)
The material is updated every 3 months
Yes its getting harder, the NBME has its aim to make it difficult for non US medical Grads.
The structure of questions are geared towards US students and they way they are taught and tested. That is why over 85% of them pass the first time and over 40% of FMG's fail. I truly think the NBME would like to see at least 50% of FMG's fail.
This should not scare you but should be a wake up call.
Its only a test. But too many people do not properly prepare and take very very bad advice.
The key
Latest FA
Latest Kaplan material
Latest Kaplan course or Videos
Q banks for months
NBME practice exams
Months of prep
the review material to read and reread
Questions for exercise of the thought processes used on the tests
you cannot download questions and expect the same experience, you must do the online Questions through a service. Don't have the money then forget the whole thing, you are gambling with passing or getting a decent score.
I'm doing an online Qbank for step two and I have to say it helps tremendously
GL
Passing score raised (see related news)
Questions are all longer now (read related news)
The material is updated every 3 months
Yes its getting harder, the NBME has its aim to make it difficult for non US medical Grads.
The structure of questions are geared towards US students and they way they are taught and tested. That is why over 85% of them pass the first time and over 40% of FMG's fail. I truly think the NBME would like to see at least 50% of FMG's fail.
This should not scare you but should be a wake up call.
Its only a test. But too many people do not properly prepare and take very very bad advice.
The key
Latest FA
Latest Kaplan material
Latest Kaplan course or Videos
Q banks for months
NBME practice exams
Months of prep
the review material to read and reread
Questions for exercise of the thought processes used on the tests
you cannot download questions and expect the same experience, you must do the online Questions through a service. Don't have the money then forget the whole thing, you are gambling with passing or getting a decent score.
I'm doing an online Qbank for step two and I have to say it helps tremendously
GL