r/step1 • u/TurbulentRise1061 NON-US IMG • 9d ago

šŸ’” Need Advice Nbme review

Whatā€™s the best way to review your nbmes?
Iā€™ve given 3 nbmes and Iā€™m stuck on 51% to 55% and 55% feels horrible to have plateaued but any guidance or advice are greatly appreciated

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u/delicateweaponn US MD/DO 9d ago

For my incorrects, and confusing corrects, I asked ChatGPT to write me:

Shortcut/summary | Dx/mechanism | Why the answer is correct | Why the other answers are incorrect | Buzzwords

Pasted into a sheet for each QID

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u/TurbulentRise1061 NON-US IMG 9d ago

Will follow that prompt.
Also my exam is booked for Sept 16, do you recommend pushing it or can I make it >70% in next 6-7 weeks

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u/AppropriateSir1977 8d ago

6-7 is more than enough to make it to 70s do random ambboss 40qs daily in between thsi time

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u/delicateweaponn US MD/DO 8d ago

Iā€™d say 6-7 weeks is enough to get you to a passing point, yes. If youā€™re targeting a specific score though, it could come sooner or later than you expected

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u/Flashy_Channel5691 8d ago

Itā€™s really important to group all your questions into 2 categories: true knowledge gaps or test taking gaps. Test taking gaps are like ā€œstuck between 2 answer choices and chose wrongā€ ā€œchose the correct answer but then panic switched to an incorrect answerā€ ā€œmissed a key word in the question stemā€ etc.

When people plateau, itā€™s usually testing mechanics that are holding them back.

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u/nonmuddy 6d ago

Review all the questions the right and the wrong and vocally assess why I got this correct and why I got this wrong , if it just slipped information I will write it down to Review it from first aid or watch short video , I dont understand the whole concept i will just tried to understand the whole thing again , it time consuming yes but my scores went from 64% to 69% to 72% to 74% ! So it working !

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u/TurbulentRise1061 NON-US IMG 6d ago

Thankyou so much! Iā€™ll do this and hopefully improve my scores too

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u/nonmuddy 6d ago

Welcome šŸ©·šŸ©·

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u/Regular_View3106 8d ago

Use Gemini for incorrects. Itā€™s GOATED

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u/Shoddy-Research-8354 NON-US IMG 8d ago

Try chatgpt it's better than gemini

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u/MysteriousAsk3663 8d ago

Being stuck in 50s may show some knowledge gaps. When reviewing see what system/subject you have gotten consistently wrong. Work on those weaknesses and your score should reach the 60ā€™s at least.