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hi

am preparing for my step 1 due in 20 days...i have been studying for four months and reading kaplan notes and done with the q bank today! doing reasonably well at 67...but i feel as i am nearing the day i am getting more and more jittery and am nowhere near the confidence level i think i should be!!

does everyone go thro this or is it just me??? is it normal to be this nervous....do u ever feel 'prepared' b4 going for the exam..is there really such a feeling? cos if so i dont have it and i wonder if i need to postpone the exam!!

please help......confused

  #2

hi 2get99,

the feeling is" absolutely normal "before exams.don't worry.

i don't know about kap score .but, take NBME exam and work on ur weak areas,u can easily improve score in this 3 wk period.

better not to read any new books in this period,revise ur notes and first aid.

good luck


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  #3

thank you so much for ur advise...ill do kaplan and nbme!

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  #4

Hi 2get99, I definately agree you should take nbme and make sure you have a passing grade in this exam, if not you could think on extending your elegibility period, trust your gut also, I have a friend who didn't score a passing grade in nbme, she just new in her gut she wasn't ready but went ahead anyway and failed twice. So better be sure with nbme, and this will give you the confidence you want and need.



Goodluck


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  #5

Of course this is a normal feeling. Also similar feeling-of-not-having-done-well might occur to u after the exam. Best is to keep reading without getting psyched. NBME might help a bit but with 67 in UW and 4 months of prep I dont think you should be worried. What is more important is to use these 20 days without wasting a moment. What you read now is what u will remember the most in exam! good luck.


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  #6

thank you guys for your advise and tips.....ill definately follow them and really work hard next 20 days...
will keep you posted smiling face

any advise when i should take nbme? is now too soon or should i finish 1 more reading and then give it an a weeks time?? i am afraid if i give it now and get really bad scores itll shake my cnfidence completely..but after anoter quick breeze reading maybe.....???cool

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