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Actual score 250

Alhamdulilah !!!
I hope it will be one of best experience u people have came across.
2017 Graduate from Nishtar Medical University Pakitan, done with house job in May 2018
An Average student with average basics but above average attitude ,and that matters the most
PREP TIME: 6-7 month (Did kaplan (with alot of skips) + FA during house job)
NMBE score in time line
NBME 13: 242 3.5 month before exam
NBME 15: 250 2.5 month before exam
NBME 17: 255 2 month before exam
NBME 16: 257 1.5 month before exam
NBME 19 250 1 month before exam
NBME 18: 252 15 days before exam
USWA 1 and 2 : 254& 262 (same day to mimic exam 1 week before exam)
All were online except NBME 19
Actual score 250 Alhamdulilah
Did Uworld twice Once offline once online (3 month subscription)
I would not recommend doing Uworld offline
SOURCES
High Yield Sources that i strongly recommend , that u must swollow as well as digest
Uworld ( 6 stars, its father, mother ,grand father and grand mother of all sources  ) BRS Physio (5 Stars ) Pathoma (5 Stars ) Boards and Beyond ( 5 stars Excellent source ,) First Aid ( 4.5 stars ) Sketchy micro (4.5 stars Highly Recommended ) Biostats review (4.5 stars )
Some Low Yield Sources, that u may go through once , during initial prep days
BS: 100 cases of ethics ,BRS behavior sciences,
Anatomy: Shelf notes+Neuroanatomy 2014 Kaplan Class room videos (Rest Uworld + FA was enough)
Immuno , Physio, Biochem(turco) 2014 Kaplan Class room videos
Pharma 2010 Videos (just General pharma ANS CNS CVS , no need to do rest)
SOME DONT'S THAT KILL WILL KILL YOUR TIME(especially for beginners)
1. Do not do each and everything of Kaplan Its not Quran or Bible
Do not write a single word on kaplan, dont highlight any thing ,it will kill your time ,just watch videos try to understand ,at the end of video a rapid read , U must finish all your low yield resources along with pathoma and BRS physio within 1.5 month. Most of students waste their initial 6 month on Kaplan. Please dont waste your whole youth on Kaplan:D Most of the Kaplan's knowlege is outdate , just learn concepts , dont cramm it dont innotate it
2. Dont write anything on FA from Kaplan , innotate from Uworld and innotation must be minimum , dont fill your FA upto "HER"  mouth. If U will tease her at the begining of prep SHE will tease u at the end of your prep , it will seem like never ending ocean of material material,
SOME DO's
Start FA and Uworld as early as possible
Maximum delay should be 2 month once u started your prep
Better to start FA and Uworld side by side
Do Uworld Systemwise Time Mode . Do 1 Uworld block ,then read that topics from FA (with minimum inotation , write only that u fear that u gonna forget , or just draw any cardio graphs etc , dont try to write whole Uworld on your FA , kindly let Uworld officals do their job they are better at that 
Uworld is to understand not to write not to Screen short not to make notes , just learn it
Use offline NBME as learning source they are excellent source . Core concept repeat in actual exam
U must give offline NBME after every 15 days once u start your prep . Your target must be to do all offline nbme at the end of your 1st FA+UW combo read . At the end of 1st read u must give 1st online NBME it will prepare u for your second read it will let you know your weakness.
U should take exam within a month of second Read of Uworld
Dont delay your exam unnecassarily it will cost you
Keep me in prayers Good luck

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