sam1221
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Hi,
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Im a carib student, planning on taking step 1 in december to start rotations fresh with the new year...
Ive been reading many posts on this site as well as others, at times I gain confidence that I also will be able to overcome this seemingly unachievable feast of taking step 1 but my scores on qbank dont seem too promising right now...
Im at the 50% mark cumulative on qbank, have done only 16% of my questions and am more than half way completed reviewing my disciplines for the first time...my score on qbank is scaring me...i feel that i should be studying in a different manner in order to be comprehending the stuff better...i feel sometime that the way i am studying is wasting time...
I plan on completing kaplan lectures and notes and then rereviewing pathology and physiology while completing the qbank simultaneously before sitting for step 1
My two questions any tips on how to focus on whats necessary when studying...any suggestions on good exam taking strategies...
thank you
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| karusmle
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dont worry sam,it happened to me also , when i started my Q bank my average was 52 % but now i m able to get 76% (my recent score in a block) i think i didnt know how to manage time in the begining of Q bank and i think i had some anxiety , now i m gaining confidence .....able to manage my time on the blocks,........i think going thro the explanation really helps , and as my friend(kingofke) adviced me ,i have started taking Q bank as a learning tool..........i think thats a good idea , and master ur first aid as everybody recommends and asses urself a month before the exam not now ......im sure we can do it .. .....all the best sam.........
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| karusmle
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only in one block i got 76 %.....now its going down from 68 to 65 %
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| ujaala
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hmm...well i hv noticed, tht 3-4 days back the ques on Q bank were ezier...i find them tougher now, do they keep changing the ques? plus when you do 2, 3 blocks there is a lot of repitition of topics.....n then suddenely with new blocks new topics come...
what does this mean?? n one more thing , the topics tht r repeated again n again on q bank have a higher chance of coming on exam?
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| karusmle
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i think that topics that r repeated r very high yeild .............even i find some blocks to be very easy , some really tough...............it is a radom assortment done by the software ............i dont know how exactly it will be in the exam......................
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| sam1221
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Thanks for the reply...i guess im taking it too hard too soon...we all better just aim for the goal as there will always be obstacles in life...as it is said the finest steel is the one that goes through the hottest temperatures...so thanks karusmle...
I dont think that the questions are changed cause we only have 2100 qbank questions... if u use the random, all disciplines, all systems you should be confident that that is the closest ur gonna get on step 1, but no i dont think they change the question per se...they might add new ones but how often right ?
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