USMLE Step1 Score: 250

Finally Got my result 😊😊😊So I thought to share my experience. May be it can help somebody.

First of all, what worked for me may not work for you. Like any advice you read on the internet, absorb what you feel is good information and ignore the rest. Nobody is infallible. There are multiple routes to success. I would go as far to say that UWorld is the only resource you absolutely cannot do without.

USMLE Step1 Score: 250

Begining: I started my preperation with Kaplan Lecture notes + videos. I did Kaplan for Physiology, Pharmacology, Biochemistry, Immunology, Anatomy and BS .
For Pathology I used Pathoma and FA.
For Microbiology only FA and UW.
As soon as I finished Kaplan once, I had a quick read of First Aid and started Uworld Online.
Iam a very very very slow reader it took me 5 months to complete Uworld Once for all. So remember this thing that every person has it's own speed of getting things so don't panic even if u do less UW questions in a day, how much you get from those questions that matters not the number of questions per day.

After Completing Uworld, I read FA thoroughly and during that kept doing old NBMEs Like 6, 7, 11, 12 and 13 at regular intervals. Didn't do other old NBMEs.
The average number of correct questions in these NBMEs were between (175-184).

Then did UWSA1 about 5 months before exam and literally it was wasted by me because I freaked out as it was the first online assessment :'(
Although it wasn't that much difficult at all but i kept checking the result of each block while doing it and that made me to Panic alottttt. So I would advice everyone to " DO NOT CHECK RESULt OF YOUR UWSA BLOCKS UNTIL YOU COMPLETE IT ALL" . That was the biggest mistake by me :'(

Rest of the Major assessments were:

NBME 15 (Online): 248
NBME 16 (Online): 238 but this didn't stop me 😂 and I kept giving NBMEs on my scheduled dates
NBME 17 (Online): 248
NBME 18 ( Online): 248
NBME 19 (Offline) : 183 correct
UWSA2: 256
Free120: 92%

The worst time of the my USMLE step1 journey was the last month of my exam because my scheduled date of exam was cancelled by the Prometric centre twice due to some technical issues at their site and my exam kept on delaying :'( when I was damn ready to give it and that one month delay was a big set back for me because i had to travel to another state that wasted my time, consistencyand money. So I would suggest you to never ever pick the last date of your eligibility period.

Exam Day: I had a good sleep of 9 hours night before the exam. Environment of Prometric centre was really good and I was so much relaxed and didn't panic even for a single minute during exam, infact I was shocked that it was the most relaxing and anxiety free situation even more relaxing than the NBMEs 😂. I did some really 7 to 8 silly mistakes that I came to know as soon as I left the Prometric Centre 😓 really silly mistakes but I knew this happens with everyone, But it was really amazing experience.

Key advices:
1. Picking different resources is just gonna take more time, do few good resources and master those.
2. Don't drag NBMEs to the end of the exam, keep giving them n learn them no matter if your scores are low.
3. Sketchy, Anki, Rx, n other many resources for me is just a waste of time, I won't suggest to do any of these extra curricular activities 😂 First Aid + Uworld is all u need.
4. Stay away from people who discourage your score or prepation because to move on even with low score you need positive motivations and self believe.
5. Study conceptual but don't go in the depth of everything, EXAM IS VERY SUPERFICIAL AND ONLY TESTS THE HIGH YIELD TOPICS
6. Scores Of NBMEs are not predictive, although my NBMEs score are very close to my actual score but I have seen many people with low scores in NBMEs getting high scores in exam and vice versa. So believe in your self, you are the best assessor of your self.

AND IN THE LAST THE MOST IMPORTANT THING that I would like to tell you that don’t define your success by an arbitrary number. You don’t need a 250. You don’t need to go into a competitive specialty. Leave your ego at the door and gravitate toward what you enjoy. One person may be disappointed with a 240, while it may be your dream score. And there is nothing wrong with that. Forget about everyone else; you’re competing against yourself. Everyone should strive to do as best as they possible can on this exam, but remember, please remember that the three digit score can vary a decent amount depending on how you perform on actual test day and which 280 questions they generate for you. The test day matters alot, no matters what your assessments are if you perform at that day and without anxiety you can get very much high scores from your assessments. Learn to love yourself. This test is a game and it should never determine your happiness. Work as hard as you can. Beat the test. And move on.
Remember me in your prayers :)
I wish my experience can help somebody 🙏
Best of luck to all who are in this journey ✌️✌️