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Umar Khan- USMLE PArt 1....247



so after a long long long time i'm pleased to announce my score ...Alhumdulliah..most of u probably know me.
so this post is going to be a little different because honestly experience wise i did everything that the other people post but i want u all to know that everyone is different ,everyone has their own strategy dont compare urself with someone else in this group.u have ur own path u need to follow.
i want all of you who have started or in the middle or whatever to know that it is possible!! if a dumb dumb like me can do it than you surely can!
first of all have realistic expectations not everyone can score 260.
I'M GOING TO BUST A FEW MYTHS HERE
MYTH 1 NUMBER OF READS:
start with first aid and uworld early on don't care about the percentage u r getting just learn AND MAKE CONCEPTS...in the 1st read keep in ur mind that u have to be thorough in this read u might not have time to do 2nd read(like me) I DID ONLY ONCE. first aid literally did 2 times ,so all of you who are scared, like i was that i can't score above 230 without reading it at least 5 times, know that even reading it one time but really thoroughly can make a difference
MYTH 2 KAPLAN IS NOT GOOD:
I started with kaplan and to all those people who weren't good students like me i recommend do this book but read it like i said about uworld one time and thoroughly,i def think it helped me develop a good base
MYTH 3 U NEED A STUDY PARTNER!
i know alot of people will contradict this but not everyones experience is the same honestly i studied with 2 study partners and both of them wasted my time big time.i didn;t even remember what we studied together ...so if u find someone good thats great for u just know u dont neeeeddd someone to score good or atleast get a similar score as me  if u r satisfied with getting a similar score like me that is 
MYTH 4 NBME 18 IS SUPER PREDICTIVE:
did UWSA1 cheated in a few questions  got 245 haha don't put ur books real close to you during these assessments i mean i cant resist temptation 
did nbme 13,15,.16,.17 all of them ranged between 220-230 all of them i did 2 months before .each i took a week apart and that is important in the last month try to evaluate ur progress dont get frustrated but do understand that something i did is not working and work to correct that
SO DID NBME 18 10 days before exam and by this time i had hopes got only 230 i was really frustrated becuase i thought in real deal u go backwards rather than forwards ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,for me uwsa2 was spot on 247 but did it 3 days before my exam by this time i was done and hopeless about these assessments and wasted alot of time
ANOTHER THING also i dont see alot of people mentioning this but i took AN extension which was another blow for me....DONT LET IT BOTHER YOU BECAUSE THE END RESULT IS WHAT MATTERS.IM mentioning because i got so depressed i wasted a month in sulking.keep in mind if u r taking an extension its not the end of the world.
MYTH 5 U NEED TO MEMORISE FA this certianly was the only thing that was on my mind during my exam i was really on edge becuase i didnt cramm first aid like most people do...i just made concepts and u should do work on them and use uworld for this purpose dont half ass it..
in the end i would like to thank u all for being a part of this special journey if mine...THIS IS UR JOURNEY SEE WHAT WORKS FOR U EARLY BUT EVEN LATER KNOW THAT U CANT COMPETE WITHH ANYONE U DO U  ALSO EVERYONE FEELS STUPID during step1 preparation u just dont let it stop u or hold u back 
wish me luck for CK guys  

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