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Best time to take the USMLE?!! (People who have taken the exam only please!)?
I'm a current medical student (starting my second year this october), and I wanted to ask around from people's experiences when they were most successful completing the USMLE.
For instance, is the first part of the exam (step 1) easier to take right after completing courses such as anatomy, biochemistry, microbiology, pathology, pharmacology, and physiology??
Was the exam more difficult for those individuals who waited and took the first part later on in their studies?
Thanks so much for the advice!
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- 1 decade agoFavorite Answer
It depends on your school's schedule -- we had about 8 weeks between finishing 2nd year and starting clerkships in July (May, June - although we started 2nd year at the end of august). I used 6 of those weeks to study/take the test, giving myself a little time off before starting rotations (you WILL need this to prevent burn-out) and took it in the middle of June. 6 weeks may have actually been a bit much - I worked FirstAid and Kaplan questions quite a bit, and got tired during the end. If I were to do it again, I'd do more of the Kaplan/USMLEWorld questions, less BRS (board review series) stuff. FirstAid was a must for me - it is the bare minimum, memorize it's tables and only use more detailed texts to clear up unknowns. I scored in the 240 range with this.
