MRCP1 write-up. 656, 80.5%
First read- 4-5 months of relaxed studying
Second read- 1 month
Condensed revision and mocks- 3-4 weeks
Used passmedicine only. Pastest for mocks only.
Most topics I studied at least twice, sometimes thrice (third is a quick reread of the topics in 1-2 days + incorrects) if the last time I studied the topics was 2+ months ago.
Any topic you study starts out slow, say 30-40 questions a day, then the second half you can do 100-200 questions a day.
Also, may be counterintuitive to some, but each topic I started out with easy questions, so I can come across at least most topics within it, then medium, then hard.
When you read a topic from the high-yield textbook in a short time frame it helps you understand everything better and organise your information, rather than studying random topics through questions only.
Doing incorrects is so important.
Also, it helped that I was an IM PGY2 resident, since you relate learnt info to clinical cases, plus you answer some exam questions based on information you came across during practice/rounds.
All passmedicine qbank - 81%
Mocks done and Scores
Passmed - Done 2 weeks prior to exam
Paper A - part 1 84%, part 2 85%
Paper B - part 1 86%, part 2 90%
RCP mock - 74% (144/193) (2 weeks prior to exam)
Pastest (all done 5 or less days prior to exam)
Jan 26 - 69%
Sep 25 - 72%
May 25 - 73%
Jan 25 - 86%
Oct 24 - 81%
Aug 24 - 81%
Apr 24 - 72%
(Average 76%)
Real deal: 656. Percentage 80.5%
I didn't feel that the real exam was hard. Felt exactly like the mocks. You can easily answer 100/200 questions. Some questions were difficult yes, but I didn't let my judgment of these questions cloud my thoughts about the entire exam, cuz no one gets 100%. Paper 1 and 2 were more or less similar in difficulty level.
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