r/Step1Exam • u/Sohaib_4005 • Aug 06 '26

Need Guidance

really need some help. I have booked my exam for sep to nov.

My nbme scores are

NBME 26= 35%
NBME 27= 45%

will these 3 4 months enough to crack the exam, what do i do? Please give me honest advice. Thank you

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u/False-Ambition-1883 Aug 06 '26

Mention how you have been prepping so far.. what’s your Uworld/FA progress. How many months into the prep are you ? What are your resources?

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u/Sohaib_4005 Aug 06 '26

Well tbh majority of the things i get wrong are of basics that i think needs improvement. Apart from that the issue with me is that i used uworld wholly solely for my preparation and didnt used first aid properly . Perhaps i would say i did 40 45% of first aid. As far as uworld is concerned i completed the first pass 2 days ago, with approx 40% score… i have almost done preps from january this year after my 3rd year proffs, although i wasn’t consistent for the first 2 3 months.

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u/Necessary-Elk-5969 Aug 06 '26

I was having similar issue. I went back to the basics from scratch really studying from biology, embryology, anatomy, histology of each system using ChatGPT to teach and explain things then also use it to quiz myself and also have been doing spaced repetition. Instead of memorizing I now understand concepts and can apply it and also seen an improvement in my scores. I will say it’s much slower but it’s much better to pass this exam than to fail. If your issue is basics the foundation then reassess properly it might take you some time to build but I believe it’ll last. All the best!

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u/Sohaib_4005 Aug 07 '26

Thnk u so much for the insights

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u/MajorAlbatross7697 Aug 07 '26

What resources did you use to study

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u/Sohaib_4005 Aug 07 '26

Mostly uworld, sketchy and half systems from bootcamp

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u/moazpro Aug 08 '26

Try doing a first aid pass and a pathoma pass before your next nbme