{"id":233,"date":"2022-06-08T00:05:55","date_gmt":"2022-06-08T00:05:55","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.picmonic.com\/7-exam-day-mistakes-you-dont-know-youre-making\/"},"modified":"2024-02-15T19:42:52","modified_gmt":"2024-02-15T19:42:52","slug":"usmle-step-1-exam-day-mistakes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.picmonic.com\/pages\/usmle-step-1-exam-day-mistakes\/","title":{"rendered":"7 USMLE Step 1 Exam Day Mistakes You Don\u2019t Know You\u2019re Making in Medical School & Tips To Improve Your Score"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"usmle<\/a><\/h2>\nIt\u2019s the day before the United States Medical Licensing Examination (USMLE) Step 1 exam, and your stress level is at an all-time high. You\u2019ve spent the past two years as a medical student learning <\/span>high-yield medical topics <\/span>and basic science details and here you are, the days before USMLE Step 1 exam day, and you feel like your mind is going blank.<\/span>\n\nThere\u2019s no way you\u2019ll be able to get a full night of sleep! You\u2019re nauseated, dehydrated, unfocused, and unconfident.<\/span>\n\nThe more nervous you are, you increase your chances of making a Step 1 exam prep mistake you could easily avoid.<\/span>\n\nStudents tend to make mistakes in their preparation or study regimes in the weeks or days before Step 1, which can hinder their performance, costing crucial points. Medical students aren\u2019t an exception to these common errors; in fact, they\u2019re often the example.\u00a0<\/span>\n\nBefore we dive into the seven Step 1 exam day mistakes we can prevent, we do have a little study advice. If you\u2019re weeks out from the Step 1 exam, we have a USMLE Step 1 study system you need to know about.<\/span>\n

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