New NBME?

[RussianJoo]

Originally Posted by IMG SURVIVOR

Now let me think
You got a 630/245 in NBME5 but
you got a 550/230 in NBME3.

Any way those numbers are very impressive
Minimum you will get a 235 on your test.

I hope you're right.. but the way i look at it, these were only 200 q's so that's 150 less then the real test. so that's like another 150 chances for me to screw up and get more q's wrong.. also I did these in the comfort of my own home and the knowledge that this really doesn't count. also these tests didn't have too much in the way of pharm which i am weak at, and my biochem/genetics score was borderline... with micro/immuno being close to that as well.

I am obviously going to do my best and bust my butt for the next 9 days that i have left before my exam. but I would really be happy if I got above 220.

thank you for the confidence and support. I guess I am just a pessimist and I still feel like i don't know a lot, but I guess that's how everyone feels?

anyway thank very much for your support it really means a lot, considering i am studying for this all alone don't have anyone to talk to, to compare how i am doing, and it does get tough at times and having someone say you're doing great keep it up truly helps a lot.

thank you all the best.

[RussianJoo]

Originally Posted by miasma

those are really great marks russianjoo, looks like you're ready. just out of curiosity, how did you study anatomy for the step? i've studied everything else, but anatomy just depresses me....thanks for your help.

Thank you, I just hope I got something close to these scores on the real exam, where it counts..

I studied kaplan notes for everything, read them twice, and watched the kaplan videos once, and read first aid once, and now i am trying to finish up usmle world questions. it seems like there isn't that much anatomy on the exam, just the clinical stuff associated with the anatomy not like the nit picky stuff you don't have to know every single muscle and nerve that innervates it.
I would say the anatomy that's in the FA if you know that cold is probably going to be enough to do well in anatomy.. FA is actually pretty good I kind of wish I just spent like 1 month and memorized the whole book..

good luck studying.

[IMG SURVIVOR]

good thread, who else want to give their 2 cents?

[sarah007]

RussianJoo

Those are very impressive scores! What sources did you use for your prep?
I am sure you are going to ace the exam!

[RussianJoo]

I used Kaplan notes and dvds. and I got through 84% of USMLE World, and I used First Aid the final week before the exam.

[RussianJoo]

Originally Posted by IMG SURVIVOR

Now let me think
You got a 630/245 in NBME5 but
you got a 550/230 in NBME3.

Any way those numbers are very impressive
Minimum you will get a 235 on your test.

well your prediction was close... I just got my score today at 9:31am and I got 227/95 i'll post my experience and how i studied on the step1 experience forum.

Thank you for your help and support IMG Survivor!
RJ

[taladega]

you should be doing that well on those ** exams.....you've had PLENTY of time to study for them