Page 1 of 7: FAQ: Is coaching a must for USMLE Step 1?

shriya · Credits: 8484 My Scrapbook

Hi everyone,
cud u plz give ur advice on whether coaching is very very important to do well in step1..or is it possible to do well through home study ..[I have the coaching material)..

fragile_x · Credits: 14492 My Scrapbook My Reading List 12 Books

well i can answer this in 500 words with explainations...but.the ques. to ur ans. is....

NO

vineetgsvm · Credits: 122703 My Scrapbook

its' again one of those questions for which we need several facets to review
it has been answered beautifully in one of the posts
still i'll try to recaptulate it
cons:

1) money 60,000/- per step (includes the books +online tests)
2)time -obviously extraa for commuting , schedulings etc
3)

pros

1)timely scheduled study
2)study partners are easily available
3)relative assesment of the prep by comparing prep.

i will provide link of the reply as well as i'm sure i've missed many more factors

hope it helps

sravya · Credits: 28730 My Scrapbook

hi shriya,

hmmmm told u na i like ur name .ok
coaching is not required for mle but if u require frequent push up in studies and class type of style for ur prep u may take it!
and one mre advantage is u will get a constant supply of motivation and ur doubts will be cleared there itself!

and also more than coaching it the online exams r mock tests that take my score if at all i join its for tests only!these tests r very famous and they help u lot its not me saying this but my frends who took!

now y no----------

coz if u wanna save rs 60,000(for ur mph guess u r going thru mph) r more and can study by ur self and don worry for doubts there r so many pple here who can help u and also motivation i don think its available less here !(u wanna motivation na read Dr. sumith seth's interview in home page wat more can u ask for! thats y i like rxpg , read akanksha's interview too she z so gud gave some really nice tips abt exams in general and PLAB in aprticular that will apply for USMLE too i guess!wat more can u ask for!))and also there r frends who dint take coachingin my college but came up wid glittering colors(not even flying but glittering !sounds gud na)so don worry !

cheer up and decide ur self today n tom and study from jan1 st!

gud luck shriya!

shriya · Credits: 8484 My Scrapbook

Thanx all of you for your quick replies

I'm relieved to hear that its not a must..SotThe biggest benefit of coaching seems the easy motivation it provides..thru timed classes, tests n fellow students..but 60000 is too much to pay for motivation..esp for me..like sravya said..since I'm already shelling out for MPH..
I suppose since I have the books and dvds...plus a support group through rxpg..all I need to do is discipline myself ,plan well and stick to it

{ easier said than done

}
thanx again all of you..
and sravya..yes..if u like my ID..I have a compliment to return too.I like reading ur posts..they're very colourful n masaleydaar..or shud I say "glittering" ?
Thanx vineet for the recap..i'll search for that link..dont worry.
and thanx Arihant for the clear and resounding NO.

shriya

sravya · Credits: 28730 My Scrapbook

hey

my posts masaley daar! now yaar is it a compliment r complaint. coz it appears as more of complaint!!!!!!!!!1

masalas r not gud for health honey!

i will use simple language then!

thanx for ur FEEDBACK

shriya · Credits: 8484 My Scrapbook

its definitely a compliment..I meant to say your posts are mmm .. ..spicy..
hmm .....maybe thats also not a healthy word..How about cheerful & colourful? Keep ur posts that way..they are so nice to read yaar..mix of serious info and fun :)And u always take so much time to write a detailed reply ..It really helps

I repeat..it was certainly a compliment

hope you r convinced!!!Otherwise i'll have to take some "spoken english" classes now !

sravya · Credits: 28730 My Scrapbook

HI SHRIYA,

OK, CONVINCED!THANX

nascent · Credits: 200 My Scrapbook

hi,shriya,

i wud like to echo the samething- coaching is not something absolute for mle, one can do without it, many of my frends have done it.
hey! sravya, can u tell me the link of Dr.sumith seth's interview, i wud also need a lot s of motivation.

sravya · Credits: 28730 My Scrapbook

hello,
nice to meet u here!

its in the home page in articles anyhow the link is

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