On usmle practice test step 1 i scored only a 200 to 205

#On usmle practice test step 1 i scored only a 200 to 205 how to#
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You can have every pixel of sketchy pharm memorized and you will still get pharm questions wrong. You can have every individual line of first aid memorized and that will not guarantee a good score. Don't wait to start doing practice questions. Yeah, of course there's basic stuff that we all get wrong that we have to go re-learn, but it shouldn't be the majority of your studying. You do not have the time to re-learn basic tenants of physiology. Dedicated should be used to learn difficult and trick concepts, memorize random facts, and practice test taking. Everyone has to get exposed to the information 1-2 times before they understand it - this exposure should be done before dedicated.

If studying feels comfortable, it means you're not at your limit. Performing these techniques sucks, but that's how your studying should feel. Therefore, you should be using these techniques most of the time to learn.

#On usmle practice test step 1 i scored only a 200 to 205 free#

Evidence based research on learning techniques shows that spaced repetition, free recall, and practice questions are the most effective and efficient studying techniques.

#On usmle practice test step 1 i scored only a 200 to 205 how to#

General advice: There's so much that can be said about how to study for this exam, but I'll discuss in gigantic bullet point paragraphs the repeating themes of successful test taking strategies. Don't get me wrong though, if you want to do well, you gotta put in the time and the effort. Dedicated was terrible, as it was 12 hours of grueling studying a day, but I still made time to do fun things randomly. But, I believe that 4 hours of difficult, grueling studying is better than 12 of passive reading - this made my second year much more enjoyable. Just to give you an idea about me as a person, I was a lard most of second year and messed around a lot, went out on weekends, etc. Dedicated was from March 28th - May 7th, but our school has shelf exams the two weeks before dedicated - these were honestly a godsend because we had to study so much material that we all had solid bases going into dedicated. 1st year is anatomy and physiology while 2nd year is path, pharm, micro. I know that this sub doesn't necessarily need another one of these posts, so you can be annoyed with me and I'll understand.Д«ackground: Low-mid tier US MD school. I think my advice could help anyone in any score range, so I encourage anyone with any goal to read this and take from it what you want. I wanted to share my experience so it might help someone out there, but also as a cathartic activity for me. I used this sub a lot when I was studying, and found the write-ups and advice threads both very helpful and anxiety inducing.