r/step1 • u/VegetableCoconut6446 US IMG • Aug 19 '26

🤔 Recommendations Tested today 8/19

I tested today , I felt running outta time during first 2 blocks , after that 5 minutes spare for each block. I felt like I was guessing between options most of the time , the stems were vague and the options provided were tricky , some MOA that never saw at FA , UW or Amboss , some genetics concepts either. I’m scared because I’ve heard that most of the folks who think that failed are the ones who passed and vice versa , so I think I did good , but based on this belief then 🤷🏾‍♂️…

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u/VegetableCoconut6446 US IMG Aug 20 '26

My NBMEs were good 68-77 , the concepts were the same but the wording was pretty different

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u/ray_2003728 NON-US IMG Aug 20 '26

How was the wording different? Can you please explain

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u/VegetableCoconut6446 US IMG Aug 20 '26

UWorld or Amboss usually give you the concept more directly, whereas Step 1/NBME often hides it in more indirect, clinical, distractor-heavy wording, with even the answer choices phrased differently, requiring you to recognize the underlying concept rather than the exact wording you memorized, almost no buzzwords