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.
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
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
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.
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
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!
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??
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
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.
Hi, did you complete Uworld before you took the Step 1? Also, how many questions did you do in a block?
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 :)
How did you pay for this school….I’m struggling with that since they don’t accept aid
What do u listen with ur Headphones??? It is just for noise cancellation or some classical music?
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 need an online study group for step one ASAP
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!!
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
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.
Thank you !
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.
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
Did you read all the UW explanations?
Yes!
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
Nice!!"
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!