Taking your first Step (Part 2)

...hopefully this time I wont be interrupted by another endless series of admissions...

6. USMLE WORLD. You should approach this Qbank as a learning tool.

One thing to remember is that you wont face much of a time issue with step I. So use the tutor mode instead of the timed mode. This mode gives you the right answer and explanation immediately after you selected your response.

It's more important to read and understand the responses than to merely check your score. The responses are thorough and help you link and cover topics you wouldn't otherwise by just reading FA. MAKE SURE YOU DO ALL OF UWORLD. Finally, don't be discouraged if your score is around 60-70% or even lower...again it's a learning tool, and the point is to learn from your mistakes; And Uworld does a great job at uncovering them!

7. So what tool can best predict my preformance? The NBME exams.

Those exams are great at predicting your score and evaluating how prepared you are for the exam. They are written by the same people that write the usmle. Unfortunately, they don't allow you to check the questions you got wrong; basically they give you a usmle equivalent score and a breakdown of your preformance in each subject (physio, path, pharm, etc...)

The school does provide for one exam. There are a total of six different exams. They vary in difficulty level. Forms 3, 4, & 6 are known to be the toughest and supposedly most "like" the exam. I suggest you do at least two forms one at the beginning ( after 1 week of studying) and another atleast 10 days preferably two weeks before your scheduled test date. That way you have time to go through any material you have difficulty in.

more later...gotta go