Hello everyone score report time
I actually got my score last week but was in the process of moving.
My post is for all the Usmle studying moms out there. I have 2 ( 5 yr and 3 yr old) so if I can do it so can you
Step 1 resources
FA Bnb , sketchy for bacteriology , dirty medicine for revision.
Study time 5.5 months - dedicated time 3 months before exam
I did one read of FA with second read only in immunology, micro , biochem, CVS, renal.
Big mistake was starting with uworld offline I did around 70% offline used as a study tool.
Online Uworld I did only 65% was on 85th percentile I really wanted to finish it but had no time.
Amboss assesment 234
NBME 13 223
NBME 19 211
Free 120 I think was 80%
The NBME and free 120 were done in the midst of cooking, and feeding kids.
UWSA 1 266 12 days before exam
Uwsa2 250 10 days before exam
Uwsa done alone lol
The last week I revised weak areas and continued doing uworld Qs
The exam was easy honestly someone better prepped would easily get 270 - qs depended more on memory , and were simple recollections.
No calculations, no complex genetics
Real deal 241
Disappointed yes aim was 250 but compared to my prep I was very relieved that I managed it in a short time, as an old grad.
The feeling of being done overwhelms any disappointment.
Ellhamdulellah
Best of luck to all
Edit* I’ve already done step 2 so that helped so much with prep - I couldn’t have done step 1 in less than 6 months if it wasn’t for step 2.