Kaplan Medical USMLE Step 1 Qbook,   ISBN:9781419553158

Customer Rating: 

It's a Qbook. It has questions and answers. If you need study tips or strategies, try websites, blogs, your school advisors. If you want practice questions, this is a good resource.

This will definitely not replace using an online QBank, but it has USMLE-style questions with decent explanations, in a portable format so that you can study even when you can't be on your computer. I actually keep it on my nightstand and do some questions every night in bed (nothing like board studying to make you sleepy). It is a better Qbook than the First Aid Qbook, which has many errors and sometimes weak explanations. Overall, I'm pretty pleased with it.

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I'll be taking the USMLE in a few months, and i got this book to try to improve my study habits in anticipation of things to come, since it claims to have "powerful strategies to help increase your score".

I have to say that for $30, this book is way overpriced and as a study aid it is completely useless. Buy this only for questions, because there are no "strategies" presented here. That section of this book is mostly just vague repition about studying a lot and testing yourself, and there is no clear study method presented.

One of my friends recommended a smaller and cheaper, yet BETTER book called "How to study for the USMLE". I found it much more useful, with a clear, defined study method presented, and even more tips and strategies for doing well. If you're going to get a book to help you ace the USMLE, there are better options out there.