MattX
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Hello,
I wonder what was your starting percentage of right answers on q banks before starting with your preparation?
I have 3 months study time, did the free Blackwell LWW 350 question exam with only 44% right.
A lot of guessing, things I had in med school but simply forgot.
Do you guys think 3 months is enough when your overall medical knowledge is about 44%? I am aming for a 95 score.
I have been studying for 2 months but not full time, did Kaplan notes biochemistry+ immuno and read some chapters of FA + BRS Path and Goljan.
Thanks,
Matt.
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| innocent devil
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nobody can decide time for you
do uw and q book...and before taking examz do nbme..its real predictor of examz..it will tell u whether u r ready to take examz or not
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| MattX
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Thanks man, I really appreciate it.
What I would like to figure out is, if its possible to raise a score from 40-45% to 70-80% within a few months?
What were your starting scores before starting seriously with the preparation?
Matt.
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| innocent devil
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leave my scores....
just read explanation carefully and find out why u got qs wrong and make notes on ur kaplan books...use all qs books as assessment tool....for real predictor u can use nbme in between ur prep....definately u will improve with time
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| doctorjoy
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I think it is possible. I started in May with a 47% on a practice test. Last week i took another practice test and received a 68%. I am not taking my test until August. So I believe it is possible Just do your qbank, review right and wrong answer. Make FA your friend.
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| usmlekiller
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hey wat materials are u using?
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| MattX
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thanks I really appreciate your input, guys.
@killer
I have FA, Path RR+BRS + Robbins Q&A, Micro MMRS, Physio BRS, Behavioral BRS, and Kaplan notes.
But I think less is more, so I try to stick with FA as main source.
Matt.
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| MattX
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I have started with Usmle World, getting 40%. But did only 4 X 48 questions.
I hope raising the score to 70% + X on UW is possible within 2 months.
Really frustrating...
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| DRFP
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Hi, If you are getting only 44% on that free bank, I did that and got over 60% and I failed the real thing,
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and NBME, I cannot say it enough, take a NBME test and spend the $45 dollars, do not be cheap in this, If you do not score over 400 on it then you may fail the real thing, this is no joke, I know after 2 times failing the real thing, you should not be guessing more then 30% of the time and getting over 60% right, on the USMLE for a pass you need to get 65% right,
Understand guessing more then 30% of the time I would say is not ready and failing, this is my take on this now and my goal as well for the third time.
Postpone if you need to, I wish I did.
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| MattX
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DRFP, thanks for your input.
Good luck!
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