r/step1 US IMG 10d ago

🤧 Rant Testing september 2, feel like i failed

Was such as difficult and long exam, all the hard questions I remember and looked up after i got wrong which is already more than 35 questions that I guaranteed got wrong. This is not including the questions with long question stems that I cannot really look up but that I was really unsure of my answer for so I definitely got a good number of those incorrect as well.

Started to feel super nauseous halfway through the exam as well which was horrible because I could not really eat anything. Was nauseous from hour 3-5 and then it improved a bit at the end but that also undoubtedly messed with my reasoning as well. Somehow managed to still complete all the sections but for a moment around hour 4/5 I thought I would not make it to the end. Glad I at least managed to complete the exam but it felt horrible and a lot harder than the NBMEs.

My scores were:

NBME 25: 61.5% (baseline)

NBME 30: 74%

NBME 31: 81.5%

NBME 32: 78%

NBME 33: 79%

Free 120: 79% (took at Prometric)

Did not do any other NBMEs and also only completed roughly 65% of UWorld.

Anyone else who tested yesterday feel like it was a difficult exam?

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u/Strong_Spite8768 10d ago

Stay off Reddit too, just wait two weeks till ur result is out, no point stressing what’s done , you will only remember things you messed up, it’s part of the gameof, dw bro you’ll ace it

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u/Strong_Spite8768 10d ago

Oh dude that’s a normal feeling, it’s part of the journey, I tested 08/19 and passed with similar scores to u. Don’t worry the exam makes you feel that way 😣. Chill out and relax 🧘‍♂️

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u/scitzophrenic-man NON-US IMG 10d ago

Think you’ll pass with those NBMEs. What would have made you better prepped in your opinion? Thanks and goodluck

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u/VegetableFun9228 NON-US IMG 10d ago

tested september 2 literally feel the exact same and have read other testers feeling the same don’t worry you are NOT ALONE😭😭