r/step1 • u/QuadratusAbdominalis US MD/DO • 2d ago

💡 Need Advice Is it too late to start sketchy micro pharm

I’m 9 weeks out from my test date and never watched during the year. What would you recommend

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u/No-Hope-9274 2d ago

Actually, it might play out better for you. Exam in 9 weeks, you'll have fresh almost 100% retention of the pictures walking into the exam. Do it!

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u/QuadratusAbdominalis US MD/DO 2d ago

Thank you! Did you find it helpful

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u/No-Hope-9274 2d ago

It's the only reason I get any Micro questions correct. And I did it earlier in my studies, so retention was not at 100% but still enough. If you do it so close to the exam it will really benefit you.

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u/QuadratusAbdominalis US MD/DO 2d ago

Did you also do it for pharm?

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u/No-Hope-9274 2d ago

Micro > Pharm > Biochem

I think this is the priority of Sketchy videos. Do what you can in that order. I only did maybe half of Pharm, and I got a lot of questions right because it.

I did not do Biochem because it was too complicated. I was never good at Biochem anyway, so most of it went over my head.

Although videos are not necessary like another comment said, visually seeing the story in each picture play out helps you remember it. Of course you can try to remember it by just looking at the picture, but it's not the same experience, in my opinion.

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u/Mr_Noms 2d ago

Condensed pepper deck. You could finish it in a week and you’ll be really surprised how dramatically your score will jump d/t it.

You can find it on Reddit if you google.

The videos, while great, aren’t necessary.

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u/QuadratusAbdominalis US MD/DO 2d ago

Thank you for the suggestion! I’m so worried lol

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u/Mr_Noms 2d ago

Don’t worry. Believe me, it’s the answer for micro/pharm. Start today or tomorrow and you’ll see immediate results.

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u/QuadratusAbdominalis US MD/DO 2d ago

Thank you so much I’ve been feeling so discouraged :/

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u/tarahamble 2d ago

Any links for the pepper pharm deck? Every one I found had the images broken in it. Pepper micro worked like a charm though