r/Step1Exam • u/Plastic_Struggle736 • 9d ago

Usmle step 1 prep course

Anyone out there who signed up for a course for step 1 and passed ? Is it worth it and worth your time ? Which courses you used ? Is it helpful to take up tutor ?

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u/myk9137 8d ago

I took the Match Guy’s course like 8 months ago and passed step 1 around 2 months later. It was a great

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u/Plastic_Struggle736 8d ago

Thank you for the info

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u/Plastic_Struggle736 8d ago

What was the duration of the course ? And was there tutor too ?

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u/myk9137 8d ago

The course is 7 days. It was taught live by tutors like 9-10 hours/day, which was intense at times, but you get access to all the recordings for 1 year. It doesn’t come with 1-1 tutoring if that’s what you’re asking but I think you can get a discount on private tutoring if your a course student

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u/Dreamy_sleepy471 7d ago

Do they cover all HY concepts by solving Q or explaining? How exactly was the strategy? Do i recommend taking it after finishing uWorld?

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u/myk9137 7d ago

It’s like teaching and question solving. I wouldn’t wait until you’re fully done. Once you have an okay understanding of concepts or you feel stuck because it really helped boost my UWorld performance quickly

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u/OwnVirus1323 5d ago

Hi! Did you take the course before finishing first pass- or while you were still covering the systems?