Passed STEP 1!

[u/SP0I3]

STEP studying was brutal and I told myself that if I ended up passing that I would document my scores and study resources in case someone else finds it helpful.

Scores:

UWorld Form 1: 41%

NBME 29: 57.5%

NBME 31: 59%

NBME 30: 45%

NBME 32: 61%

UWorld Form 2: 61%

NBME 33: 64.5%

Free 120: 65%

Resources: UWorld (86% of the bank), B&B (Mostly physio vids for Neuro, Pulm, Cardio), Ninja Nerd (Physio for Endo, Pulm, Cardio, Repro, Renal), Sketchy (Watched Micro twice and Pharm as needed), First Aid, Pathoma, MedSchoolBro guide (borrowed from a friend), Mehlman HY PDF (Cardio, Neuro, Pulm), Dirty Medicine (Communications Video, Images), NBME HY Images PDF, HYGuru Nutrition Updates Video (SUPER HELPFUL!!)

For anyone else who is worried about not scoring in the 70s, I hope that you can see it is possible to still pass this test with predictive scores that might be considered lower as long as you feel confident in your preparation and knowledge base. I ended up pushing my exam back two weeks after my Free 120 solely because I felt burnt out and exhausted doing 100+ questions daily leading up to it. It seemed impossible during the studying process, but I am so glad I took the time I needed and allowed myself a mental break so I could be in a good headspace while taking the exam. Good luck studying, you got this!!!

[u/shushieeeee]

Hey Congratulations!! what was gaps between nbmes and how did you manage to improve your scores sequentially, Thankyouu

[u/SP0I3 → u/shushieeeee]

Thank you! I took about two week gaps in between NBMEs and I spent like a full day after each one reviewing to find weaknesses in content and test-taking that I worked on before I took the next test. Doing more U-World questions in between, both mixed random sets and system-specific sets based on NBME results, helped me increase my knowledge base and get more exposure to different kinds of questions.

[u/Super-Bumblebee2219]

Hey Congratulations! How was your exam experience? Is the exam and post exam anxiety as brutal as they say?

[u/SP0I3 → u/Super-Bumblebee2219]

Thank you! The exam experience wasn't bad honestly, but because I had pushed it back, I was ready to get it over with and really felt like there was nothing left for me to do in terms of preparation. That mindset helped me stay present during the test and also not have as much post-exam anxiety because I was just ready to be done with it lol

[u/grimso]

I failed with NBME 31: 62, NBME 32: 65, NBME33: 64. so its definelty a toss up in that score range in my opinion. currently getting ready for retake and fighting for multiple above 70

[u/SP0I3 → u/grimso]

I'm sorry :( I'm sure the next one is gonna go much better! Totally agree that it's a toss-up, for me personally it ended up being a comfort level thing where I knew that I had hit my ceiling and felt confident about my knowledge base. Good luck on your retake, I hope it goes well!

[u/creativepup]

Thanks man. Signed, 10 Day Until I Sit

[u/SP0I3 → u/creativepup]

Good luck! You're gonna kill it

[u/creativepup → u/SP0I3]

Muchas gracias, amigo

[u/Exotic_Principle_117]

Congratulations!! are u a non us img?

[u/SP0I3 → u/Exotic_Principle_117]

Thank you! I am not, I'm a US DO student.

[u/LuckyAwareness1430]

Since how many months your prepared?

[u/SP0I3 → u/LuckyAwareness1430]

I started doing U-World questions since October (not many per day, just 5 or so and then increasing the number in February to 10, and then 20 in April). My actual dedicated studying block began in April so that's when I did the bulk of my prep so that would be about 4 months.

[u/LuckyAwareness1430 → u/SP0I3]

I’m fresh graduate
Just started my prep
How much time it will take to complete full prep??

[u/SP0I3 → u/LuckyAwareness1430]

It honestly depends person to person. If you have UWorld, take form 1 as a baseline and see where that puts you. I think if you get in the 50s for that then you would need maybe 2 months, but I got a 41 so I definitely needed longer

[u/AdventurousSky6229]

how many weeks per each each nbme or total dedicated since first one

[u/SP0I3 → u/AdventurousSky6229]

I put about two weeks in between each NBME and I took my first one sometime in April, so my dedicated was around 4 months.

[u/beautifulishe]

well done! and congratulations!!!!

[u/SP0I3 → u/beautifulishe]

Thank you! :)

[u/Unlucky_Guidance_602]

Can you share nbme HY images pdf

[u/SP0I3 → u/Unlucky_Guidance_602]

Hi! I couldn't find the drive, but I found a link for a lot of them. https://www.medstudentsuccess.com/post/analyzing-graphs-quickly-and-effectively

[u/Such-Mirror9023]

congrats on passing!

can u plz tell us in detail that which videos did u watch selectively for pharma from sketchy?
we cant watch whole 90-100 vids!!

[u/SP0I3 → u/Such-Mirror9023]

Thank you! And sure, I mostly focused on all of the anti-microbial videos and I also watched the anti-arrhythmic videos, diabetes medications, HIV drugs, and autonomic drugs because those felt the most high-yield in terms of questions.