HELP! Need advice.. step 1 in 2 weeks

[fustrated]

hey i'm plannin to take my step 1 on nov 11 but i scored a 300 on nbme that was without looking at immuno, neuro and biostats.... i only glanced at those subjects very briefly...q-bank=60's

wat do you guys think i shod do? do you think i can boast my score in another 2 weeks???? other thing is that there arent any dates available anymore and i'm in my last month of my block!! :(

grrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr.... i feel like going crazy... my head feels like its overflowing!!
~fustrated

[alfie]

I advise you to spend a LOT of time with First Aid. I think it was one of the best books around for Step 1. Second, sign up and start taking the Step 1 Kaplan exams. Try to get a good score. But more importantly, get your stamina up for the 7 blocks and LEARN from your mistakes on reading the question or from the detractors.

Put the exam off for another month to 6 weeks. Taking this crazy thing for a second time can be costly and draining. The NBME is a very good predictor of your actual score. I got about 10 points less on the three digit on Step 1 and on Step 2 the second NBME part predicted my score almost exactly.

Good luck from someone who has been there.

[Unregistered]

Do NOT take the exam. Focus, study, and don't think about sitting until you get at least score a 400. Just my opinion.

[ontothenextstep]

If I were you I would wait until your score is in the 400's, I know it's a pain in the butt because you want to get it over with, but NBME is a really good predictor, and it's good that you know right now where you stand. So I would wait until your in the 400's. Good lUck.

[trying_again]

I know how you feel. If it helps...my nbme predicted score from the field trial this summer was 360 (180) and on the real thing I got a 176. I took the NBME test a week or so before the real thing. Hang in there. I know I am trying ;-)