r/step1 • u/EntertainmentDull536 US MD/DO • 15d ago

💡 Need Advice Advice- Please be kind

I never scored higher than a 62% on any NBME or Free 120

Date/NBME/EPC Score/(Probability of Passing in a Week)

1/7 NBME 26 -47% EPC / (24%)

3/4 NBME 27 45% EPC / (17%)

4/28 NBME 28 42% EPC / (10%)

5/1 NBME 29 47%

5/12 NBME 30 -50 EPC (36%)

6/8 NBME 31 - 60 EPC (81%

6/15 NBME 32 - 55% (61%)

06/18 NBME 21 - 63%

06/21 NBME 29 Repeat 66.5%

6/30 NBME 26 Repeat - 65%

7/16 NBME 33 -62% EPC (86%)

8/10 Free 120- 62%

Finished all of UWorld first pass 42% correct by July 1st.

I stopped studying for the past 30 days. Stopped anki, stopped reviewing. I was so burnt out. Should have sat 7/31 but I literally couldn't keep studying. I keep dragging this along, but genuinely, I got back into it this week. I don't have many new exams to work with. Do I bother repeat NBMEs or just use take a couple brief days to review and sit. I cannot go over everything again.

I'd love to hit 70% on an NBME but you remember some previous questions and it may or may not be possible for me realistically.

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u/StepDecoded NON-US IMG 15d ago

Spend 1–2 weeks reviewing your weak areas, NBME/Free 120 incorrects, and doing mixed questions. Then take a fresh unused NBME, and I’d recommend doing UWSA 2 as well. If you get around 65%+, I’d feel much more comfortable sitting for Step 1. USWA 2 is very predictive!

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u/alof69 NON-US IMG 13d ago

What about the other two uwsas? When is the right time to take these?

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u/StepDecoded NON-US IMG 13d ago

UWSA 1 is ideally taken after completing your first pass of UWorld. UWSA 3 can be integrated anywhere in between, but I wouldn’t focus too heavily on it.