Usmle strategy 1. Wakeup at 5am 1 day before the exam. Exercise hard. 2.Night before: food for test day (water+ protein bars) 3. On the test day: half coffee and breakfast (oatmeal and eggs) 4.check ur headphones 5. arrive 30mints before the exams 6.stretch ur body ,main good posture 7. During tutorial , 15mint write biostats equation 8.take every break 9.freedom and enjoy the day
I followed your advice to the letter and it worked perfectly on game day. This exam is already hard so making sure my physical well-being was intact was essential. My energy remained consistent throughout the entire exam. Passing the video on to everyone I can. Thank you for this!
I genuinely didn’t think these tips would help that much, but I took my exam yesterday and I felt phenomenal the entire way through. My energy was consistent and I was calm and collected the entire time. These biohacks work people!!!
Dirty, you have never steered me wrong before. I'm currently awake at 5:00 a.m. the day before step, and I'm ready to go. Thanks for the advice and the awesome videos!
I'm glad I watched this 2 days before my test. I'm already setting up my 5 am alarm for tomorrow. Dirty, thanks for everything during the last few months. I could really notice the positive impact of your videos while answering questions quickly and effectively. Will be using all of it in two days. You are the real Step 1 MVP.
Hello Dr. Alejandro, very proud of you, I am a Colombian medical student trying to become an anesthesiologist in the US, can I have your X, IG or email? I really need someone to help me
I took step 2 CK a couple of weeks ago ; applied your biohack techniques. And passed with a score I am happy with. Thanks for your advice, Dirty Medicine! 🙏🏾🙏🏾🙏🏾❤️❤️❤️
I got a 275 on step 2. Tried to follow this as much as possible, and it helped! I didn't manage to sleep well even though following most of this, though.
The “perfect” amount of coffee is highly dependent on how much caffeine you regularly have. If you normally drink 3 cups of coffee each morning and you choose to drink a half cup on test dat then you will be tired and yawning.
@@stevebradford3939 Then drink 4 cups, only smoke a silly amount of cigs, and then after the exam pretend you are a patient in a question stem with your coffee and smoking habits, and try to do whatever you think the right answer would be for that question.
Hey dirty med , just here to say i passed USMLE step1. thank you so so much for alll of your videos really helped for revision in USMLe also med school .Such gemss your videos . Thanks a lot again. God bless .
Thank you man. You continue to create a lasting impact on the lives of other students, especially during one of the most difficult times in medical school. Endless gratitude to a fantastic mentor. Cheers
Proud to be a Patreon supporter. I am a medical student, I don't have much...but honestly, you've been so helpful, if you were a friend - I would at least buy you a cup of coffee a month! Thanks a lot Dirty! Exam on Monday!
mann i've been cancelled 3 times, its unreal- and everytime, its a fuckn SITE UPGRADE....i'm taking STEP 2 CK and the cancellations have made my me late...i'm just hoping programs understand and are more flexible this year
5 years later, can confirm you get 15 minutes for the tutorial. Appreciate all your videos, I sadly wasn’t able to finish my test because the testing center shut down mid exam, but a lot of your tips (including from this video helped).
@ very lucky turn around: because I’d finished most of my test, they scored off of that and passed me. The process would have been getting a new test via USMLE, just would depend on their review of the situation.
ok , i will start by saying that you are a lovely human being. I doubt that you are real but that's a topic for another time! thanks to your channel, I did both steps in just a year. My scores are (Step 1 - pass and step 2 >260) .. I just hope you read this and know that your work is helping tons of us; Thank you so much. I have given your videos enough attention as my First Aid and they did not disappoint!!!
Test is in a month from now. I’ll re-listen to this couple times, and 100% first thing I do pretest day. Stretching right into going into a block💪🏻. Thank you!
@@alfarouqelboom8465 thanks for asking! Was aiming 260 but got a 245. I'm a US IMG. Took Step 1 years ago and prepared for 2ck in 4,5 months. Although I was aiming higher I knew that I needed 1 month for 2nd Uworld pass to get closer to the target. Nontheless, I decided not to change test date and my score was exactly in between NBMEs and UWSAs. So the exams were very predictive. I am happy with my score after taking into account I will be able to apply this year. Hope you ace/d it!
I wish I watched this last year. I had a massive lunch in between my exam papers and was falling asleep in the second paper. Failed my exam cos of this (and other things). Listen up guys
GREAT advice on self care!! I get my highest scores when I do yoga before a major exam... and my fav breakfast is walnuts and melon, easily digestible brain food 💚🙏
Great video, just one thing to watch out for. Eggs on the day of the test might not be a great option if you're not used to eating them for breakfast regularly. They can easily cause GI problems, especially if undercooked. I talk from personal experience :D
Test tomorrow morning. Cant shake the feeling that I dont know anything and the anxiety that my future 30+ years are going to depend on one random Monday of September 2021. Wish me luck
You are HILARIOUS. I loved this ! Im still months out from taking my exam but this is definitely going up into my favorites to watch and remind myself of what i should and shouldnt do. Oh ! I was going to be one of those folks who packs a heavy ass rice chicken meal lmaooo, but after this no sir cant do . lol Anyway, Thank you ! :) love your channel , keeep em coming
You do need some sugars on the day of test day! The brain runs off of sugars and ketones and prefers sugars. But natural sugars like 100% natural juice, grapes, other fruits. And crunchy snacks help keep you awake because they stimulate saliva production!
For any regular exam, like a 3 hour exam. Drink the coffee an hour before. This optimizes the duration of the caffeine. It will kick in and serve you right in time. I know I can drink a full cup without getting exam anxious. So I drink a full one. Since caffeine blocks a specific molecule from binding in the brain. A molecule that multiplies in number during the day. It doesn't hurt to start early with caffeine and space it out from start morning till into the exam.
Can anyone share how to manage break time? Per this advice if we get out of the exam room every after block, we will need to go bodycheck over and over again. How should we allocate time i.e. 2 blocks:1 break, or 1:1? My last 3 blocks had no break since I spent too many times for getting in and out with body check, picking locker key, etc. I was holding pee during last 3 blocks, cannot get out anymore, which was super terrible and made me super anxious. Luckily it passed. 😅
@@DirtyMedicine I use to like them but now I can’t take anything with more than 4-6gm of sugar . This has 17gm or 33% gm of added sugar. Any low sugar alternatives?
Okay will slightly disagree with one part of this... during COMLEX I just drank water, during the USMLE I sipped on a water bottle that I mixed with some Liquid IV energy, so I sipped on 200mg of caffeine throughout each break. It really helped me not have the mental fatigue that I felt during the COMLEX
Dirty whats the strategy for people who smoke cigarettes. I am upto 1 pack a day and i am highly concerned about the test day? If i smoke obviously its going to exacerbate anxiety but if i didnt ill have nicotine cravings and still further anxiety so what to do on test day?
Usmle strategy
1. Wakeup at 5am 1 day before the exam. Exercise hard.
2.Night before: food for test day (water+ protein bars)
3. On the test day: half coffee and breakfast (oatmeal and eggs)
4.check ur headphones
5. arrive 30mints before the exams
6.stretch ur body ,main good posture
7. During tutorial , 15mint write biostats equation
8.take every break
9.freedom and enjoy the day
I followed your advice to the letter and it worked perfectly on game day. This exam is already hard so making sure my physical well-being was intact was essential. My energy remained consistent throughout the entire exam. Passing the video on to everyone I can. Thank you for this!
Did you take a break after each block
?
I genuinely didn’t think these tips would help that much, but I took my exam yesterday and I felt phenomenal the entire way through. My energy was consistent and I was calm and collected the entire time. These biohacks work people!!!
What kind of protein bar did u use please? Is it a normal granola bar with high protein or is it the protein bar that weight lifters use?
@@heavychic100 😂
Dirty, you have never steered me wrong before. I'm currently awake at 5:00 a.m. the day before step, and I'm ready to go. Thanks for the advice and the awesome videos!
Morning!
This is crazy timing. My exam is tomorrow and you upload this. Can't get any more uplifting than this. Thank you so much!
Good luck!
Same. Less than eight hours from now lol
Good luck!!
how is youe wxam,bro :D
QUICK, SELF CARE!
I'm glad I watched this 2 days before my test. I'm already setting up my 5 am alarm for tomorrow. Dirty, thanks for everything during the last few months. I could really notice the positive impact of your videos while answering questions quickly and effectively. Will be using all of it in two days. You are the real Step 1 MVP.
Hello Dr. Alejandro, very proud of you, I am a Colombian medical student trying to become an anesthesiologist in the US, can I have your X, IG or email? I really need someone to help me
I took step 2 CK a couple of weeks ago ; applied your biohack techniques. And passed with a score I am happy with. Thanks for your advice, Dirty Medicine! 🙏🏾🙏🏾🙏🏾❤️❤️❤️
This is by far one of the best pieces of info about the before, during, and after the Step 1 test I had ever seen. Thanks for sharing it!
Thank you Dirty, Love your no-nonsense points and guidance. Thank you so much! will definitely be contributing to your channel.
I got a 275 on step 2. Tried to follow this as much as possible, and it helped! I didn't manage to sleep well even though following most of this, though.
The “perfect” amount of coffee is highly dependent on how much caffeine you regularly have. If you normally drink 3 cups of coffee each morning and you choose to drink a half cup on test dat then you will be tired and yawning.
What if we drink 9 and smoke mad cigs.
@@stevebradford3939 Then drink 4 cups, only smoke a silly amount of cigs, and then after the exam pretend you are a patient in a question stem with your coffee and smoking habits, and try to do whatever you think the right answer would be for that question.
@@erikb6576 I'll use nicotine patches they seem to tame the anxiety.
Thank you! Just got my result 249 on step1!! Very helpful
Congratulations bro
i just started preparing 1 month ago hopefully i'll make it
@@insingu How's your preparation ?
Hey dirty med , just here to say i passed USMLE step1. thank you so so much for alll of your videos really helped for revision in USMLe also med school .Such gemss your videos .
Thanks a lot again. God bless .
Protein bar and good posture . Took your advice. really helpful
One of the most important video for preparing USMLE ever!
Great tips! Never thought of working out early morning the day before to sleep well the night before. Will do that. Thank you! God bless❤ 🙏
Thank you man. You continue to create a lasting impact on the lives of other students, especially during one of the most difficult times in medical school. Endless gratitude to a fantastic mentor. Cheers
This is GOLD I had 250 ish predicted with my NBMES and scored 260 on the real deal with this. 🎉
Wow that's awesome 👌
Freaking love this video! I feel like I was getting a speech at half time in the locker room and now I'm ready to win this baby!
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@@DirtyMedicine "We are lions!" Hahaha 13 more day, all I want is >400
Proud to be a Patreon supporter. I am a medical student, I don't have much...but honestly, you've been so helpful, if you were a friend - I would at least buy you a cup of coffee a month! Thanks a lot Dirty! Exam on Monday!
Good luck!
This was literally the best video I’ve ever seen TON of Thanks Gratitude
Don’t forget to bring a mask and double check your exam wasn’t canceled the day before 🤢
mann i've been cancelled 3 times, its unreal- and everytime, its a fuckn SITE UPGRADE....i'm taking STEP 2 CK and the cancellations have made my me late...i'm just hoping programs understand and are more flexible this year
@@boogman5747 covid???是
I live in India (2021)’ I hope that sums up what I am going through right now
How do you check if it's been canceled? Shouldn't they send an email or something
@@magdabomgardner4263 look at the date of my comment it was last year when shit was crazy, we should be fine in north America this year for step1/2
Where can I come to hug you?
danial tahir thought the same 😅
5 years later, can confirm you get 15 minutes for the tutorial.
Appreciate all your videos, I sadly wasn’t able to finish my test because the testing center shut down mid exam, but a lot of your tips (including from this video helped).
Were you able to get another test date ?
@ very lucky turn around: because I’d finished most of my test, they scored off of that and passed me. The process would have been getting a new test via USMLE, just would depend on their review of the situation.
ok , i will start by saying that you are a lovely human being. I doubt that you are real but that's a topic for another time! thanks to your channel, I did both steps in just a year. My scores are (Step 1 - pass and step 2 >260) .. I just hope you read this and know that your work is helping tons of us; Thank you so much. I have given your videos enough attention as my First Aid and they did not disappoint!!!
thank you so much! you always give the best advice :)
This video is really great.. Ive seen a lot of almost the same topics but u guys rock it.. Thanks for the motivated word, greetings from Ecuador 🇪🇨
Test is in a month from now. I’ll re-listen to this couple times, and 100% first thing I do pretest day. Stretching right into going into a block💪🏻. Thank you!
how was it??
@@alfarouqelboom8465 thanks for asking! Was aiming 260 but got a 245. I'm a US IMG. Took Step 1 years ago and prepared for 2ck in 4,5 months. Although I was aiming higher I knew that I needed 1 month for 2nd Uworld pass to get closer to the target. Nontheless, I decided not to change test date and my score was exactly in between NBMEs and UWSAs. So the exams were very predictive. I am happy with my score after taking into account I will be able to apply this year. Hope you ace/d it!
@@charlesclintonmd you did amazing!! thanks for sharing
@@mdnd8 got step 3 done and did video tips on it, on my channel :)
Tomorrow's finally the big day. Thank you for all your videos. They were really, really helpful.
I wish I watched this last year. I had a massive lunch in between my exam papers and was falling asleep in the second paper. Failed my exam cos of this (and other things). Listen up guys
Im sorry about that. Goodluck next time 💕
Tell me why i cried when u said “your test is finally over” i cant wait for that feeling
That's great advice actually, thanks! I always have trouble sleeping the night before major exams. I think I only slept four hours before my MCAT.
GREAT advice on self care!! I get my highest scores when I do yoga before a major exam... and my fav breakfast is walnuts and melon, easily digestible brain food 💚🙏
I’m trying to be so much ready for this day
Hope everyone is doing great in their preparation and feeling motivated
Great video, just one thing to watch out for. Eggs on the day of the test might not be a great option if you're not used to eating them for breakfast regularly. They can easily cause GI problems, especially if undercooked. I talk from personal experience :D
been eating eggs all my life and never had a GI problem with them. That said there is always the small risk of Salmonella.
@@DirtyMedicine tbm como ovos a vida toda e nunca tive nada
Ready to go tomorrow !!
Test tomorrow morning. Cant shake the feeling that I dont know anything and the anxiety that my future 30+ years are going to depend on one random Monday of September 2021. Wish me luck
Hope it went okay
@@sunvavachi It did!! Thank you!
Thank you so much. Your valuable advice is truly appreciated :)
I NEEDED this. Thank you!
very helpful thank you!!!!
Great, I don't drink coffee and I don't like protein bars *in tears*
Me too 😂
Got my score back 255 !! Thanks for the tips 🥰🥰
Great work!! What a wonderful score
Joseph S Congratulations
Pls tell us about your study material
Congratulations! Apart from dirty medicine videos, can u share all the materials you used. 🙏
You are HILARIOUS. I loved this ! Im still months out from taking my exam but this is definitely going up into my favorites to watch and remind myself of what i should and shouldnt do. Oh ! I was going to be one of those folks who packs a heavy ass rice chicken meal lmaooo, but after this no sir cant do . lol Anyway, Thank you ! :) love your channel , keeep em coming
Those guys wearing their white coats in the test center photo were MANIFESTING.
Awesome video as always, thanks!
TY! This tutorial couldn't have come at a better time :D
Super helpful video! Not like most youtubers who have STEP 1 "tip" videos that are stupidly obvious
wow! realest ish I've seen in a while
You do need some sugars on the day of test day! The brain runs off of sugars and ketones and prefers sugars. But natural sugars like 100% natural juice, grapes, other fruits. And crunchy snacks help keep you awake because they stimulate saliva production!
Exam tomorrow and watching it today. Thank you!
Thanks ❤️, really worthy advices !
Thank you very much specially for showing your note book.
Testing tomorrow and finally revisiting this video
Just what I want hear.....straight to point ......!
The whiteboard stuff is golden, thank you
You rock🤘🏼✌🏽 @DirtyUSMLE thank you for valuable advice......
For any regular exam, like a 3 hour exam.
Drink the coffee an hour before. This optimizes the duration of the caffeine. It will kick in and serve you right in time.
I know I can drink a full cup without getting exam anxious. So I drink a full one.
Since caffeine blocks a specific molecule from binding in the brain. A molecule that multiplies in number during the day. It doesn't hurt to start early with caffeine and space it out from start morning till into the exam.
I love this man!
Thank you Dirty for the insight.
I’m walking my dog and listening and I hear “Brain Fart , great movie right?”
I hope in 10 weeks I’ll come back and write that I aced the thing
I love your videos thank you so very much 🙏👏💐 What about vit.12 for getting required energy and be focused on testing day?
YOU ARE AMAZING DUDDDDDDEEEEEE
Can anyone share how to manage break time? Per this advice if we get out of the exam room every after block, we will need to go bodycheck over and over again. How should we allocate time i.e. 2 blocks:1 break, or 1:1? My last 3 blocks had no break since I spent too many times for getting in and out with body check, picking locker key, etc. I was holding pee during last 3 blocks, cannot get out anymore, which was super terrible and made me super anxious. Luckily it passed. 😅
Hey! Did you make it ?
@ yes luckily, I passed step 1 with last 3 blocks no break and holding pee, that was terrified.
What are the best brand names of the protein bars that you suggest? Thank you for all the tips!
These days I like Cliff Builder bars
@@DirtyMedicine I use to like them but now I can’t take anything with more than 4-6gm of sugar . This has 17gm or 33% gm of added sugar. Any low sugar alternatives?
How can I write down Biostats equations during my test day tutorial???
The best advices!!!
What fool has an appetite during peak sympathetic crisis??
The Great Heisenberg me :(
My sis was relishing the food she took along with her during exam breaks.....it depends if the personality and composed nature of the person as well
Aka stress eaters
Looool
Good .. im nurse student .. good notes 👍👍
adorei, vou usar seus conselhos, obrigada!!
Thank you. Very helpful...
Those are great tips but I believe you must try those tips while doing nbme because if you are not used to such a diet it might backfire.
Hello. How about dark chocolate will that help with the protein
Where's the video on the biostats equations?
thank you thank you thank you!!
You didn't mention how to divide the break time? Should we do 2 blocks together?
I took a short snack and restroom break after every block. It seriously helped to prevent burnout during my exam!
I've done these tips but couldn't get through. Hopefully my next attempt I succeed. :)
Oh yeah,, you are gonna ace it next time certainly..
Best wishes to you...
Thanks😥
Great advice!!
What if we don’t like oatmeal?
Very helpful...✌️
What about Adderall? Do you pop half the dose to not have your heart racing?
Although I’ve never drank coffee so I’ll prob be bouncing off the walls even with a half cup
LOL Take it during your practice exams. If its too much, tone it down to 1/4 of a cup. Simple.
start drinking coffee now lol
Sorry I'm not from the us. Is a protein bar same as a cereal bar or granola bar ?
Yeah same
coffee anyhow I drink it doesn't work for me. Any other way to get some energy along with oatmeal and eggs for breakfast?
Why did I immediately think of orchitis from sketchy when you showed your orchid
I get constipated with coffee.. I don't know any other alternative.. How about tea?
thank you
You are the best boss
Excellent
Okay will slightly disagree with one part of this... during COMLEX I just drank water, during the USMLE I sipped on a water bottle that I mixed with some Liquid IV energy, so I sipped on 200mg of caffeine throughout each break. It really helped me not have the mental fatigue that I felt during the COMLEX
Best video ever
For those who doesn't drink coffee, will half cup affect me ? Or will I be fine without any coffee?
I am sorry what did you recommend for breakfast? Can you please type it, I did not get the accent.
This sounds exactly like the MCAT. Is there USMLE taken in a Pearson testing center?
Dirty whats the strategy for people who smoke cigarettes. I am upto 1 pack a day and i am highly concerned about the test day? If i smoke obviously its going to exacerbate anxiety but if i didnt ill have nicotine cravings and still further anxiety so what to do on test day?
Chew gum
Can we bring our own foam earplugs?
You're forgetting to use the constant post but clarity strategy to improve your score...
✍✍✍ NOW I'm ready for Level 2 on Saturday
i just hold my pee and watch my brain go into overdrive mode
The night before: remember to take your ambien