foco
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Hi, I took the exam on september 5, OASIS updated th 27.
Score 96/237
I would like to post my experience.
I used a different approach, I’m a semi-old graduated, 3 years in a surgery residency in my country. I spent several months off preparing for the exams full time, both at the same time(step 1 and step 2 ck) I took step 2 first, passed 99/255, and five weeks later sat for step 1, without knowing at that time step 2 score, due a delay on the report. At least I had already assumed that I passed checking OASIS trick.
I have already posted my CK experience.
About the exam; as a lot of people said before, it’s really long, and tiresome, questions are very well represented by NBME, not very long questions but made me think a lot on each off them. Well balanced, all topics equally represented, I can’t say that there was any subject more tested than other.
Not as clinical oriented as I expected.
Books I used:
First Aid, it’s unbelievable how many questions you can answer with this one.
Micro made ridicously simple
Pharmacology Lippincott
Road Map Physiology
Silbernagl, Color Atlas of Pathophysiology (favourite book from all times, you can find it on this forums)
High yield behavioral
High yield molecular biology
Board simulator series(old questions, did not finish them because didn't like the style)
Questions,all done during the final 5 weeks.
Usmle World step 1 64%, quite new, I liked step 2 qbank so I took a chance. Really hard q, good explanations. 1100 q when i used it, they added a lot more.
Usmle RX about 78%, this one it’s only for reviewing FA, questions not really good, just OK.
NBME form 2 580, one week before.(howcome this things are so accurate?)
I would like to thank everyone in this forums for helping me all this months.
Good Luck
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| dr.dolittle
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congratulations,,,thats a great score.
how was molecular bio, neuro, micro, and pharm in terms of q's?
do you think micro and pharm is enough from first aid?
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| ZookyBeans
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Congratulations!
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| epica
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Foco, please tell how u did UW? Timed? Mixed?
Congratul
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| mediocre
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congrats foco,thats a great combination score(step1 & ck),although not thr right place ,but i have heard its v. togh getin resid. in surgery...
GL,anyways!!
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| vanshita
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Congratulation
great score
GOOD LUCK for match
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| elias
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I want to ask you how sure you were that you will get a great score, after leaving the test center?And the levels of q are harder than NBME or UW?
Thank YOU
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| 26malik
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CONGRATULATIONS FOCO
ALL THE BEST FOR FUTURE
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| foco
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Thank you guys for your kind words. Let me see if I can anwer some of your questions:
dr.dolittle: Molecular bio(and genetics, some picky q I had no clue about the answer), neuro(mostly neuroanatomy), pharm and micro, all heavily tested, plus patho. First Aid is great for most of the questions, about 20% q you need extra resouces.
epica:UW 50 q blocks allways timed, by subject.
elias: I had a strange feeling after the exam, all I could remember was questios that I had no idea about, and those that I realized later there were wrong. The exam questions are close to NBME, and easier than UW.
Good luck
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| asha kamat
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congrats on such a great score!
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| asha kamat
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congrats for getting such a great score! how did you manage your time answering questions
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| HILFIGER
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congratulations!
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| zenith
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congrats! which year FA did u use?
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| klimt
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congratulations, wonderful scores!!!
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| sridevibandaru24
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congratulations !
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| doctor_80
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Hi foco,
Congrats on such a great score. Please let me know how useful is UW for step 1 preparation ??? How close is it to real exam ??? your advice will be greatly appreciated as my exam is close and am doing UW with a score of 57 % ......
Please advise me what shud I do as I have a month left ....
Good luck !!!!!
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| daiss
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Congratulations! That's awesome!
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| NJones
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Hey Foco,
Congratulations!!! and just aome questions now: Did you read First Aid 2005? or 2006?
And what about Q-bank? Was it helpful for you? What about images, they were hard tested?
NJones
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| foco
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Thanks NJones, I read first aid 2006. I didn't use Kaplan Q-bank because I was short on money. But most people say is realy good. I found UW very usefull.
About images, there were all kind of them in the exam, CT scans, gross patho, histo, blood smears, neuro(a lot), and many more.
Good luck
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