SpeaksSoftly
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I just took the NBME4 offline and made 125/200. With my Step coming on Aug 30th you can imagine my sheer, utter panic right now. I know some of the tests are supposedly harder than others but I am beginning to lose hope at a rapid pace. I can't delay my test any longer and need extremely effective advice on what to do now.
I have listened to Goljian 3x
Read my FA 1.5x
Watched the Pharm, Biochem, and Micro Kaplan videos
Done practice questions on UW (did horrible and it crushed my confidence)
I am to the point wondering if I am just stupid or something? I should not be making as low of a score as I did when I began studying 4 months ago. Please someone advise, someone who's been given 4 weeks to turn it around and succeeded.
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| gray10
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Amgs say 4 is easier than rest since more pharm.
imgs say same or harder.
It made me redo my pharm.
Do usmle cd sample qs for another correlation.
I would not sit unless I was confident.
I have already failed this exam once so take my advice
with gain of salt.
I am more confident this time since I
have already done CK, so have a head start in
path, pharm, bs and micro. but I am still finding it tough.
I thought 125/200 is borderline pass so I think you are
improving slowly.
My aim is to beat the mean on a bad day.
TC
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| sigh
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Dear SpeaksSoftly! First don't be so hard on yourself, don't even think to call yourself stupid because all our words have power... so, you are smart because you are HERE...
4 weeks is a lot of time, you can learn a lot, you can practice a lot of questions but see where you are at the end. Take the exan when you feel ready, when you are at least on the passing 80+ side. I was told that you need to get at least 430 on the computer-based form. Postpone it if you are not ready, just a little bit of time can change a lot. Good luck!
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| gray10
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Sorry Speaks I was thinking about
nbme 5, not 4. My mind is getting fried from too many mcqs.
I think 3 & 4 are the best correlations.
I am concentrating on big 3. pharm/micro & immuo/path
I think if you know these well you will pass.
I found Dr Daughtery mcq strategy very helpful, same as qbook advice on
doing mcq.
I can double my thru put of mcqs by cheating ie I look at the answers.
And I always do mcq by subject which helps the knowledge bank.
GL
My last post, I am in lock down mode for exam.
No more reading the web.
No more posts.
And do not forget to study a little BS for the easy marks
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| karned2
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Hey SpeaksSoftly, my exam is also Aug 30, I havent done any NBME's yet or a lot of qbanks. I started but ended up depressed with my scores. I didnt finiish first read yet of a few subjects. took a month vacation from work and i am stdying full time.
My friedns tell me, u still have 3 weeks, keep studying and studying and keep the last week just for reviewing FA and nothing else.
My plan is to study hard until 25 and 26, then i will do NBME form 5 and 6, and forms 1-4 offline. and then decide to go to the exam or not. I cant postpone coz already did that, my only choices is to sit for the exam or not go. If i dont go then i wont be able to apply for match 2009 since i also haventd done CS and CK.
KEEP STUDYING!!! Its not a hard exam, all u need is to give it the time needed to master the high yield stuff. only high yield.
Another advice: Do micro and pharma really good, u can master these 2, if u do the questions will be so easy and ace them, will puch ur score much higher.
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| cheech
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gray10,
are you saying that NBME5 is easier?
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| SpeaksSoftly
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Thanks for the advise folks, I appreciate it. I continue to do MCQs and also have dug my heels in hard on pharm and patho-phys. At this point there is no turning bac and I have to sit the test by Aug 30th. Ramadan begins on Sept 1st and I know my brain will not work as efficiently while fasting. So it's all or nothing on that day.
I may do NBME 5 next week and then NBME 6 the week before to see how it all works out. Inshallah, I will improve my score to around 480-500.
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