I had a guy email me a while back saying he used my book and failed his exam.
Anddddd that was about it in the email. Of course, results vary, but I’m a little upset when I get something like this.
I emailed him back, and it turns out he didn’t really study. He bought The Final Step, went through it, and then gave the test a shot. He failed, but not by a lot.
Now, I love this strategy for the PANRE. In fact, it’s how I passed my last PANRE. But you have to know what you’re in for, that your chances of passing are low if that’s all you use without anything else keeping you sharp. But, if you do pass, you saved 3 months of your life. Not a bad deal.
He got back to me a little while ago with this email.
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Brian,
I emailed you back in November having just failed my first attempt at PANRE by 12 points. I am a 12 year ortho PA and thought I could just get your Final step and pass. Well it didn’t happen. After much distress, I regrouped and decided to purchase the Rutgers program. It turned out to be the best decision. I ended up spending an average of 10 hours/week for 4 months and just took my exam 1 week ago. I received my results today and increased my score by 135 points. Rutgers is no joke. It works. What a huge relief. I guess I’m sending this email as a thank you but also as a suggestion to tell your audience base that just using the Final step will NOT likely get you a passing grade if you are in a sub-specialty. I know you’ve addressed this in a recent email. Your Final Step is a great resource but it is not sufficient on its own. (I’m sure you are aware of this currently but thought I’d throw in my 2 cents). Now on to the next 10 years. I have listened to every one of your podcast and read your book 4 or 5 times. You are doing a great service to the PA profession.
Thanks again,
Cheers,
Zach
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Now a few lessons from our friend Zach here:
1) The name The Final Step came from the idea that you would study everything you needed, and then the very last thing you would do is review it all with the book as your “final step” of preparation. It’s right in the intro to the book. It says get more resources and use this as a supplement. I’ve changed my mind a bit about this, and I think TFS is great as supplemental practice as you work through topics too. Either medicine exams or EORS or whatever.
2) Using only The Final Step and nothing else, he got within 12 points of passing. Let me say that again. Using The Final Step and nothing else, he got within 12 points of passing. To me that sounds pretty darn good.
3) The Rutgers review is a great resource as your cornerstone. It provided a framework which he completed, and he raised his scores by 135 points! He passed easily.
I think an online course and The Final Step are a great combination. Before you buy resources, think of how they work together. They’re kind like your study team, so you need to think of how they fit together to have the best results.
Ok get your copy of The Final Step right here.
Brian Wallace
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