Since becoming a tutor for the USMLE Step 1 and Step 2 CK exams, there have been a few times when I’ve found myself confused by a student’s lack of progress. They’re “doing everything right” following their schedule to a T, completing each assigned USMLE World question block, taking NBME practice exams with reasonable intervals in between to enable me to track their progression….
But something is off; their scores are not budging and their anxiety is mounting.
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