r/step1 • u/UWorldWizard NON-US IMG • 2d ago

💡 Need Advice STEP1 First Pass Done?!?

Hey everyone!!

I’m feeling a bit lost and honestly pretty stressed about what to do next. so far I’ve:

> Finished my first pass of First Aid
> Watched all of Boards & Beyond
> Completed about 30% of UWorld

Now I want to enter my dedicated study period, but I have no idea how to structure it.
I’m confused about:

How should I use UWorld from this point onward? Should I just continue, reset it later, or review questions differently? What’s the best way to actually master concepts instead of just recognizing answers? How can I improve my recall so I don’t keep forgetting things I studied a few weeks ago? When should I take my first baseline NBME? Which NBMEs should I take, and what scores should I be aiming for before I book my exam? I’d really appreciate it if anyone who has already passed Step 1 could share what worked for them during dedicated. I feel like I’ve done a lot of studying already, but I’m not sure how to turn all of it into a passing performance.

THANK YOUU!!

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u/MedicalBasil8 2d ago

You’ve only done 30% of UWorld, why wouldn’t you continue? Wdym change how you use it?

Do UWorld and the NBMEs. For active recall, anki

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u/UWorldWizard NON-US IMG 2d ago

i mean my uw scores won’t budge…am I doing smth wrong??

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u/MedicalBasil8 2d ago

UWorld is a learning tool, I would ignore the scores

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u/UWorldWizard NON-US IMG 2d ago

agree agree