[usmlelover]

By despo_dave - 03/01/07 02:27

Second attempt :-(

UW - 62%
Kaplan QBook - 82%
Did not do NBME
4 1/2 months
Kaplan notes (no video)
6 hrs per day (lesser on weekends).

Time - very accurate (In fact, I missed 4 questions in total cos I am a slow-reader).

Tutorial - fully skipped
First 2 blocks - 5 min break
Next 2 blocks - 5 min break
1 block - 15 min break
1 block - 7 min break
others with 5 min break each

(Remember to count on the time to take for walking in & out, seating urself, praying, etc; I know this sounds crazy because I thought I was not using much time for breaks; but it was exactly accurate)


About the questions:
All of UW length (2 or 3 from UW questions)
2 or 3 questions from USMLE CD.
5 to 6 - Step1 content (Immunology)
50% - Medicine (half of which is Pulmonology)
ECG - 4 or 5
A bit more tougher than UW (...Had to guess)
Remember: All the choices are given that they match with the distracters in the question (So u cant use the elimination techinique)