I love the Pomodoro Tech. I have tuned my learning style to get the most Active Learning time tweaked using the PT. I wish I had learned about VARK and learning strengths when I was an undergrad.
Congratulations! Thanks so much for sharing your experience. QUESTION: Did you do the Kaplan 4 hour per video (approx) series while prepping earlier on? If yes, was it really helpful?
Thanks! The only ones I used were the 2010 version so they weren't 4 hours long each. They were really helpful AS I was learning things in class (mainly as a substitute for not learning things very well in class) but as a review for Step 1, no, too long
@@drkcmiller Thanks for the reply! :) Around how much time would it take you to review each NBME? I have about a month left now, and my schedule is a little similar to yours so was wondering how much time I should spend on reviewing them with only 4 weeks to go
Thank you so much for this video. I still have 2 more years to go before I take step 1 but It's nice to see how people are preparing for USMLE. As I'm still acquiring knowledge for step 1, I personally found lecturio more useful that other popular resources. I just love how easy and accessible the platform is. Highly recommend it to everyone in their early stages of step 1 preparation
yeah Lecturio works well for me too. Also, I would suggest you to use it along with First Aid and make notes in there. I know there are many students who don't really like such thing, but it works really well for me
Hello.i watched your strategy several times and tried it by my own.id does help a lot.at least for me.but I have a problem in figuring out the day when I should review material after a week.i mean,I review what I learned the day before but I have to remember which pages in fa and which notes I have to review. How did u keep track?U had a schedule or something else?Thank you. Have a great weekend
I just put a check mark beside my notes every time I reviewed it. If it was missing any check marks, then I knew I needed to study it again. I based what I needed to review in FA off of that as well.
Hardly! It took me over 1 year to pass my NBME comp exam before I was eligible to register for Step 1. If you scroll back far enough on my page, you can see my videos about that :)
Thanks for your video! Please, suggest me something: I have only 2 weeks till i take my Step 1, and need to score 230+, and i have scored 213 from last nbme i have taken today, PLEASE
I m going to take exam in 2 mnths i hve got d date . Bt i feel dt m still not mentally prepared m too scared for it 🙄. I have gone through u world frst pass as well as second pass nd one nbme with jst d passing score
I didn't feel like I was failing miserably while taking it, but the test pretty much felt like 7 blocks of UWorld in all honesty. I walked out feeling like I passed, but very uncertain by how much.
About 2 months. I wanted to take it within 1, but it took a few weeks to get the permit from ECFMG required to book the exam. By the time I received it, the only available test dates nearby were another month away.
Medumentary I have to go back and listen to your video you said in your video you said you go over-some material 2 or 3 times which material is that? Q-bank explanations or your own review notes?
@@wyvilboy I just realized I never responded to this. SO SORRY!! I would review the day's bullet point notes on 2-3 separate occasions. Eg. the notes I made for today, I would quiz myself on later that same day, then the next day, then a few days after that, and sometimes another week after for maximum retention. So every day I was spending a few hours reviewing my notes for about 3 different day's worth of UW notes. I only wrote notes on Qs I got wrong or guessed on, so about 20-40 out of the 80Qs done daily
I notice that you mentioned in one of your videos that pathology was your hardest subject. It is also very hard for me becuase I have a lot of trouble memorizing the symptoms for the diseases. Once I figure out what disease it is I remember the pathophysiology well but I just can't memorize the symptoms for each disease. any tips on how to approach this. also do you think pathoma has all the pathology.pathophysiology that we need for step 1 if we also use uworld. thanks, I am currently studying for step 1
this is exactly what i am following right now-- thank you- only got 1 month left
Good luck!
@@drkcmiller Hi do you have an example of anything like this for CK? Thanks
Loved watching this. I’m taking step next summer. Thanks for the insight!
Thanks!! I hope it helped in some way. Best of luck with your classes and studies until then :)
I love the Pomodoro Tech. I have tuned my learning style to get the most Active Learning time tweaked using the PT. I wish I had learned about VARK and learning strengths when I was an undergrad.
God i hope i get into medicine this year this is SO motivating
You got this 👍🏼
hey there..love this video..did u finished the entire uw with taking notes on the notebook in last 1 month??
Great video. Really gives insight on how to approach uworld review!
Thanks! I have a more recent video that talks about how I studied too if you're interested!
thanks, just what i needed.
Congratulations! Thanks so much for sharing your experience. QUESTION: Did you do the Kaplan 4 hour per video (approx) series while prepping earlier on? If yes, was it really helpful?
Thanks! The only ones I used were the 2010 version so they weren't 4 hours long each. They were really helpful AS I was learning things in class (mainly as a substitute for not learning things very well in class) but as a review for Step 1, no, too long
wow this is very informative, thank you.
Thanks, this was super helpful! :) Did you take any practice NBMEs/UWSAs during this period as well?
No problem! Yes I took 2 during that time
@@drkcmiller Thanks for the reply! :) Around how much time would it take you to review each NBME? I have about a month left now, and my schedule is a little similar to yours so was wondering how much time I should spend on reviewing them with only 4 weeks to go
What do u listen with ur Headphones??? It is just for noise cancellation or some classical music?
Thank you so much for this video. I still have 2 more years to go before I take step 1 but It's nice to see how people are preparing for USMLE. As I'm still acquiring knowledge for step 1, I personally found lecturio more useful that other popular resources. I just love how easy and accessible the platform is. Highly recommend it to everyone in their early stages of step 1 preparation
Ani Pazhava this a fake person promoting Lecturio
yeah Lecturio works well for me too. Also, I would suggest you to use it along with First Aid and make notes in there. I know there are many students who don't really like such thing, but it works really well for me
Hi, did you complete Uworld before you took the Step 1? Also, how many questions did you do in a block?
How did you pay for this school….I’m struggling with that since they don’t accept aid
Hello.i watched your strategy several times and tried it by my own.id does help a lot.at least for me.but I have a problem in figuring out the day when I should review material after a week.i mean,I review what I learned the day before but I have to remember which pages in fa and which notes I have to review. How did u keep track?U had a schedule or something else?Thank you. Have a great weekend
I just put a check mark beside my notes every time I reviewed it. If it was missing any check marks, then I knew I needed to study it again. I based what I needed to review in FA off of that as well.
How long did you study in total for STEP as specifically “ dedicated “ study time after 2nd year classes...just 4 weeks?
Hardly! It took me over 1 year to pass my NBME comp exam before I was eligible to register for Step 1. If you scroll back far enough on my page, you can see my videos about that :)
I need an online study group for step one ASAP
Thank you !
Thanks for your video! Please, suggest me something: I have only 2 weeks till i take my Step 1, and need to score 230+, and i have scored 213 from last nbme i have taken today, PLEASE
I m going to take exam in 2 mnths i hve got d date . Bt i feel dt m still not mentally prepared m too scared for it 🙄. I have gone through u world frst pass as well as second pass nd one nbme with jst d passing score
How long did it take to do a block of questions? Did you read all the explanations? I find one block taking a while...
It changed the more I studied. Sometimes reviewing 1 block could take up to 3-4hrs. By the end when my scores were better it only took me 1 hour.
Medumentary thank you so much. I start my dedicated on Monday so I appreciate your advice. I also love your method!
Best of luck!!
did u find that the actual test wasnt too bad, like the words & what they were tryna ask made sense after this spaced repition?
I didn't feel like I was failing miserably while taking it, but the test pretty much felt like 7 blocks of UWorld in all honesty. I walked out feeling like I passed, but very uncertain by how much.
How long did you end up taking between your COMP exam and STEP?
About 2 months. I wanted to take it within 1, but it took a few weeks to get the permit from ECFMG required to book the exam. By the time I received it, the only available test dates nearby were another month away.
Did you read all the UW explanations?
Yes!
What do you by you try to get through each 2 0r 3 Times q bank materials or review notes
Please re-phrase, I did not understand your question
Medumentary I have to go back and listen to your video you said in your video you said you go over-some material 2 or 3 times which material is that? Q-bank explanations or your own review notes?
Medumentary I’m talking about on the video 1:36 you go over each block of questions 3 times 120 questions you review three times?
@@wyvilboy I just realized I never responded to this. SO SORRY!! I would review the day's bullet point notes on 2-3 separate occasions. Eg. the notes I made for today, I would quiz myself on later that same day, then the next day, then a few days after that, and sometimes another week after for maximum retention. So every day I was spending a few hours reviewing my notes for about 3 different day's worth of UW notes. I only wrote notes on Qs I got wrong or guessed on, so about 20-40 out of the 80Qs done daily
Medumentary thanks
Nice!!"
I notice that you mentioned in one of your videos that pathology was your hardest subject. It is also very hard for me becuase I have a lot of trouble memorizing the symptoms for the diseases. Once I figure out what disease it is I remember the pathophysiology well but I just can't memorize the symptoms for each disease. any tips on how to approach this. also do you think pathoma has all the pathology.pathophysiology that we need for step 1 if we also use uworld. thanks, I am currently studying for step 1
Hey! I made a video about it a year ago, go find it and it might help you out :) Pathoma + UW + FA is plenty enough for Step 1 pathology
Mind sharing your UW notes ? That looked really good. Thanks. I can send you my email.
I need free unworld , can you send me some links
Did you read all the UW explanations?
Yes!