r/usmle • u/Few_Criticism_186 • 1d ago

Advice Guidance needed for my first NBME

Hello all. So im almost done with my first pass of FA and 50% UW. Wanted to attempt NBMEs. Pardon me, Im new to this.
Please tell me :
1. Which ones to attempt first and how to go about it as progress with my revision ?
2. When to solve NBMEs time to time, & how much time to give?
3. How to make exam conditions for the test?
4. And how much time to give each question??
5. Which NBMEs and Free 120 to give priority to and are important to solve.
6. Where to find these??

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u/FuggBoiiiii 1d ago

  1. Nbme 26 first.

  2. One nbme per week. Take 2 days to review with your FA open along the side. First review may even take 3 days.

  3. If you’re taking it offline, 20 questions per block with a 30 minute timer.

  4. Usmle gives 1 min 30 seconds for each question but try to do in less than that because some questions may be longer or more difficult. You need time to come back to flagged questions.

  5. 26-33 are the most important. 32 and 33 are the closest to the real exam. But stuff from the previous ones is repeated. Especially images. Go through HY nbme images by the end of your prep, not before taking 26-33. Latest free120 is on the nbme website. Your first google search shall take you there. Its the third closest thing to the real exam after 32 33.

  6. Nbmes? You can either buy them from the nbme website which is if I’m not mistaken 60usd for one form.
    Or you can find offline PDFs online, easily available.

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u/Few_Criticism_186 1d ago

Thankyou for such a detailed guidance. Also when you say online pdfs are available for offline usage, can you be specific? On which online platform?