Hi ... everyone...
I gave exam on Jan 19. It was quite better exam than I thought.
But, still I do not know how I have performed.
1st and 2nd block : I was very fresh minded and with energy, so completed 1st block in 55 minutes., then rechecked marked questions which were 6. then started 2nd block. Then I felt some tiredness, so took 10 minutes brake.
3rd Block : something new questions I found, many questions I guessed, but still remained calm,but in 4th block, I found my brain stucked after 20-21 questions of block 4, even simple questions started to take my time more. So, I did rest for 3 minutes in block while block cont.
Then took 20 min brake, and completed 2 other block, then 15 min brake and did last block.

Kaplan notes 1 reading and BRS( for Behavioral only, found better than kaplan) , then took uworld , I felt that I took it too early, but then i found that my 2nd reading was good after uworld.
first aid 2 times
My U world score 60%
NBME form 2 on 30th dec- 198/390 ... not a good score
NBME form 3 on 10th Jan- 227/520 ...wow I was happy

I did more and more questions from anywhere I could find on net.
So, my opinion is - Do more and more questions, do not think like that thing or this topic will be come in my mind in real exam or not, just do not depressed if u find more que incorrect and do not start to read another time that whole book again and again.
Do 1 reading of kaplan notes good, then take uworld for 2 months, complete it and then do 2nd reading along with first aid, then give NBME 24-25 days before ur exam date, and see ur weak areas, and here I want to say imp. point- Do not depressed and work 10-12 days perticularly on that weak areas only, then give another NBME test, u will definately find ur score good, then after 8-9 days give ur real exam. So, prepare according to that time line. When I gave first nbme exam, i had low score, didn't feel good, then I read only weak areas for some days, and in next form, I gained good score.

1 more Imp. msg- Do not waste ur time in reading forums and etc., just focus in books ...
Fir CNS- see CT scans, X-rays and MRI, which will be more helpful than deep study ...!!!

I hope my exam was quite good, but in some blocks I felt that I am not able to pass this exam, but still u all know that everyone gets surprise in step-1 result, so I am not sure I will pass or not ...

hi foscarnet! can you tell me where to look for CT scans, x-rays and MRI. can you give me a link or reference. tnx. your help will be appreciated.

@ tutubi,

http://library.med.utah.edu/WebPath/webpath.html
http://www.med.harvard.edu/AANLIB/home.html

1st one is best.

hi! i'm just curious if goljan slides suffice enough for the CT, xray, patho images? tnx... and tnx for the link and all the favors you gave me... best of luck...

Thank u.
I do not have any idea about goljan slides. I had that all slides , but I did not open it.

hi everyone..i am giving my exam in 2 weeks.i took the nbme form 1 and 3,but it was not that good.194/370..on both! i feel weird because i saw some improvements on weak areas but wasn't able to raise my score.can anyone give me advise on what to do?i am under time constraints.
i did uw finished at 65%,but havent finished reviewing my answers and read FA once.pls help me what to do,in the next two weeks..thanks

I, too, am a Filipino IMG. Will be taking the USMLE at the end of March. Thanks to everyone for posting their experiences and anxieties. This gives us who are about to take the exam a lot to think (and prepare) about. Good luck to those who are about to take it.