I’m studying hard for my USMLE Step 1…
But not seeing any progress !

Here’s 2 of the most common reasons why & how to fix them 👇

When you’re putting in the time & energy but not seeing the results, there’s a handful of possible reasons why…

Here are two that almost all of our 1-on-1 coaching students make prior to starting their work with us:

#1. NOT OBJECTIVELY ASSESSING WEAKNESS:STRENGTH RATIOS:

This simply means making sure that on a week-by-week basis that you’ve got more strengths and fewer weaknesses than you did the previous week.

How? Use a tool like index cards, anki cards, or some other measurable tool to see that your ‘strength’ pile is growing and your ‘weakness’ pile is shrinking.

For example… If you’re using index cards to review your information, it’s important to have a ‘strength’ pile of topics that you’re stronger in and a ‘weakness’ pile of topics that you’re weaker in. Each week, as you review your weaknesses and turn them into strengths, you want to ensure that your pile of ‘weaknesses’ is getting smaller and your pile is strengths is growing.

By watching and measuring this metric, you can objectively assess whether or not you’re actually improving.

If the piles are growing in the right direction, you’re doing things right! If not, try adding more review time into your schedule.

#2. YOUR QBANK SCORES AREN’T IMPROVING OVER TIME:

I’m a firm believer in NOT obsessing over your Qbank scores on a day-by-day, block-by-block basis…

But you do want to see a slow and steady improvement as you continue to put in the work.

If you’re not seeing a steady rise in your overall question percentages, do a deep-dive and try to figure out why.

Common reasons include insufficiently reviewing mistakes, making the same mistakes over and over again, and/or not taking notes on the mistakes you’ve made and reviewing them regularly.

While there are endless possible reasons why you’re studying hard for your USMLE Step 1 exam and not seeing the results you’d hoped for, these are 2 of the most common and easily fixable causes we see on a regular basis.

I hope this helps!

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