Individual experiences vary
Absolutely not.
Luck has a very minor role in USMLE Step 1 exam.
The issue here, is that you have some people who are not honest. They tell you that they have studied but they did not or they falsify their UWorld score or they give their score after doing the questions three and four times.
Also, reading is not the same reading with everyone. Some people they read just like a newspaper without retaining anything and without paying attention to details.
USMLE step 1 exam preparation needs somebody who's alert and astute. You have to be vigilant and on the lookout. You have to understand the concepts behind the high yield topics and not just memorize few points here and there.
Moreover, some people have very poor exam taking strategy like they panic easily or they don't know how to exclude wrong answers to reach the correct one or they have poor concentration or they don't read the question carefully ...etc.
Also, the exam needs some IQ. Some students have gone to med school by chance and they don't have enough IQ and mental power to tackle such a large comprehensive tricky exam.
If you have read your materials carefully and if you are scoring above 60% in UWorld or Kaplan QBank (first attempt) or any other major Qbank and if you pass the NBME I guarantee for you that you will pass the USMLE Step 1 exam with a wide margin of safety.
Absolutely not.
Luck has a very minor role in USMLE Step 1 exam.
The issue here, is that you have some people who are not honest. They tell you that they have studied but they did not or they falsify their UWorld score or they give their score after doing the questions three and four times.
Also, reading is not the same reading with everyone. Some people they read just like a newspaper without retaining anything and without paying attention to details.
USMLE step 1 exam preparation needs somebody who's alert and astute. You have to be vigilant and on the lookout. You have to understand the concepts behind the high yield topics and not just memorize few points here and there.
Moreover, some people have very poor exam taking strategy like they panic easily or they don't know how to exclude wrong answers to reach the correct one or they have poor concentration or they don't read the question carefully ...etc.
Also, the exam needs some IQ. Some students have gone to med school by chance and they don't have enough IQ and mental power to tackle such a large comprehensive tricky exam.
If you have read your materials carefully and if you are scoring above 60% in UWorld or Kaplan QBank (first attempt) or any other major Qbank and if you pass the NBME I guarantee for you that you will pass the USMLE Step 1 exam with a wide margin of safety.
