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Question: am a foreign examinee and was graduated 10 years ago, so, s
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Hi, guys. Thanks for sharing experiences. Here is my experience.
I am a foreign examinee and was graduated 10 years ago, so, step1 sounds like mission impossible to me at first. Although I don't work, I still need to take care of my son. I spent 4-6 hours each day on studying. I read the books recommended by FIRST AID and Kaplan notes once, then I bought 3 months Qbank. When I finished the Qbank after one month, I only got 58-74%, average 67%. I was so frustrated since everybody here got higher score in Qbank. I just took the tests again and again, reviewed the explanation and related topics in textbooks carefully. I wrote down almost every important fact tested on the blank spaces in FIRST AID BOOK. Finally I could get most questions right in Qbank and there was no blank space in my FIRST AID BOOK. Some questions were too difficult for me, so I just quit. I got 580 on NBME1 1 month before the real test and 610 on NBME2 2 weeks before the test. I wished I could get higher score, but I just couldn't focus on studying in the last month.
Thank God, I got my score on Saturday. It was 241/97. I still can't believe it.
So, Qbank score is a poor indicator of real score. However, Qbank is still a great studying tool if you use it wisely.
NBME gave me the correct score.
Good luck, everyone!
I am a foreign examinee and was graduated 10 years ago, so, step1 sounds like mission impossible to me at first. Although I don't work, I still need to take care of my son. I spent 4-6 hours each day on studying. I read the books recommended by FIRST AID and Kaplan notes once, then I bought 3 months Qbank. When I finished the Qbank after one month, I only got 58-74%, average 67%. I was so frustrated since everybody here got higher score in Qbank. I just took the tests again and again, reviewed the explanation and related topics in textbooks carefully. I wrote down almost every important fact tested on the blank spaces in FIRST AID BOOK. Finally I could get most questions right in Qbank and there was no blank space in my FIRST AID BOOK. Some questions were too difficult for me, so I just quit. I got 580 on NBME1 1 month before the real test and 610 on NBME2 2 weeks before the test. I wished I could get higher score, but I just couldn't focus on studying in the last month.
Thank God, I got my score on Saturday. It was 241/97. I still can't believe it.
So, Qbank score is a poor indicator of real score. However, Qbank is still a great studying tool if you use it wisely.
NBME gave me the correct score.
Good luck, everyone!
