northwestern medical review? How is it?

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http://northwesternmedicalreview.com/

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http://northwesternmedicalreview.com/

I don't like their web-based quetions qbank. It doesn't look professional

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NW is mostly for COMLEX not good for USMLE Ive heard

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This is in response to the post about Northwesternmedical review.I
tookthis course and passed step 1 at first shot very well. The course
wasexcellent - I did the ten day review it was a great way to recall
allthe high yield topics and also what to focus on. The subject
materialwas very well integrated and contrary to some hearsay in the
aboveposts the Q bank which I actually did was very effective too in
helpingme prepare. By the way all the group that attended this course
with mepassed.For the time comittment and value  i e 10 day or 15
daysthis is a very well organized review and I would not hesitate
torecommend it if you need a fast but comprehensive review and do
nothave 3-6 months to attend a review.Also I should add the
presentationsby faculty were very professional .Incidentally too I
matched at a topnotch university hospital. Finally again in sharp
contradiction to theabove post-this is a very effective course for
USMLE not only COMLEXand  if youre looking for a very thorough
review in 5-10or15 daysthen there is probably no better course
currently out there.

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I am a foreign medical graduate, the NW medical review was a
greatexperience for me, it helped me a lot in organizing all the
studymaterial.  As the USMLE is a very dense content exam you need
toknow what is more important to review and that was the clue to
mysuccess.  I passed the step 1 very well, for me it was the
secondtime around, the first time I didn't take the NW course and only
didthe Kaplan Qbank, wich evidently wasn't enough.  I think that
forthe USMLE you have to combine, practice questions, good review
booksand great discipline to seat and study for at least 6
months. There is no perfect recipe and each one of us has a
specific way tolearn but really, this course is a very good option,
specially forinternational students who have to afford housing, food,
airplanetickets and also the cost of the exam.

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Why do I got a feeling that sandfly and Ixchel are the same people promoting NW review course???....

Buyer beware

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Northwestern Medical Review course helped me both for COMLEX and USMLE. They have been around for 21 years, more than most of the commercial review programs.

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I don't like to give my business to companies that are younger than me!
Anybody knows of any other Medical Board Prep company older than
Northwestern or  Kaplan?

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I took a 3-day USMLE Cruise course from Northwestern Medical Review and
I liked it--it is probably the best comprehensive review package that a
tight budget can buy these days!