justPA Posted June 19, 2013 Share Posted June 19, 2013 Hi everyone, i'm using exam master to study for the PANCE, and the questions seem really hard. I'm curious as to what scores you were getting if you used Exam Master. Thanks a lot. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chickitabanana Posted June 19, 2013 Share Posted June 19, 2013 I used PACKRATs, but wish I had done more computer based questions. I heard from classmates that used exam master that the questions were too detailed vs. what is actually on the PANCE. I think you'd be better off getting PAEasy. I've heard great things and am planning to use it when I take the PANRE. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
woodsters Posted June 19, 2013 Share Posted June 19, 2013 I used exam master questions (primarily) to study for the PANCE. In the beginning (early clinical year) I got about 40% correct. By the end (approaching graduation) I considered a 60% a good score. The week between graduation and the PANCE I took 1000 questions a day (between exam master and the AAPA book, the NCCPA practice tests, etc). I scored quite well on the PANCE so this tactic worked well. Although I agree that the questions on exam master are often more complex than we need to know, there were probably about 10-12 questions on the PANCE that I knew ONLY because I had seen them on exam master. It's a great way to pace yourself so you can get used to sitting still and answering questions without mental fatigue. Besides, there's only so many ways to ask the same question so familiarity helps. Good luck! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrator rev ronin Posted June 20, 2013 Administrator Share Posted June 20, 2013 My advice: DON'T use Exam Master. ExamMaster questions are too long, too involved, and do not accurately represent the PANCE at all. They're recycled USMLE questions, as far as I can tell. Per the above advice, PACKRATs, NCCPA practice tests, and the Zarbock/O'Connell question banks were the best, most representative PANCE practice questions. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrator rev ronin Posted June 20, 2013 Administrator Share Posted June 20, 2013 I think you'd be better off getting PAEasy. I've heard great things and am planning to use it when I take the PANRE. So who did you hear this from? Because either they've completely overhauled it in the last year, or your source is wrong. PAEasy had a HUGE error rate--about 5% of their questions were outright WRONG. They have a great interface and tracking system, but the questions have logic errors, coding errors, explanation errors, that are so stupid and obvious it's unforgivable that they actually sold the product. I put in at least 50 corrections, all submitted by the same school email address I still use. Not one has ever been acknowledged, and in the months that I used PAEasy (it was school-provided), I came back to the same wrong answers again and again. My peers (again, school provided) had similar experiences. Our academic coordinator told us that the vendor had told her that our school was sending in more comments than anyone else, so they were definitely getting our feedback... but round filing it. PAEasy does NOT deserve your money. If it were the only question bank in the world, and if I could use it for free, I WOULD NOT use it for my PANRE in 5 years. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chickitabanana Posted June 20, 2013 Share Posted June 20, 2013 So who did you hear this from? Because either they've completely overhauled it in the last year, or your source is wrong. PAEasy had a HUGE error rate--about 5% of their questions were outright WRONG. They have a great interface and tracking system, but the questions have logic errors, coding errors, explanation errors, that are so stupid and obvious it's unforgivable that they actually sold the product. I put in at least 50 corrections, all submitted by the same school email address I still use. Not one has ever been acknowledged, and in the months that I used PAEasy (it was school-provided), I came back to the same wrong answers again and again. My peers (again, school provided) had similar experiences. Our academic coordinator told us that the vendor had told her that our school was sending in more comments than anyone else, so they were definitely getting our feedback... but round filing it. PAEasy does NOT deserve your money. If it were the only question bank in the world, and if I could use it for free, I WOULD NOT use it for my PANRE in 5 years. Thanks, rev ronin! I heard it from multiple classmates that used it and a friend who graduated from a different PA program where they provided a free subscription. I have some time before taking the PANRE so I guess I'll reevaluate in a few years. I thought PACKRATs were very helpful, but want more computer based questions for next time. I bought the Lange Q&A book and had some issues with some of their answers so I stopped using it and went back to the PACKRATs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lov2xlr8 Posted June 20, 2013 Share Posted June 20, 2013 ExamMaster for me as well, the questions are more challenging than what you'll see on the boards, but by the time you've finished one vignette from an Exam master question, one question has turned into 5, was the best way for me to study... I scored 60's -70's on most EM tests and did well on the boards.... PA Easy is just that, I thought the questions were easier and shorter in length than anything I saw on the boards and plus as others have said, there are errors Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LKPAC Posted June 21, 2013 Share Posted June 21, 2013 Is scoring in the 60's on exam masters a good score? The real question: if you score in the 60's on exam masters will you probably pass PANRE? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shani26 Posted June 22, 2013 Share Posted June 22, 2013 So Ive been using the Kaplan exams and I am very glad that I did. I heard too that the exam master's test questions were too long. Kaplan has a good balance btw easy and hard questions I think. :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cstarkwe Posted June 24, 2013 Share Posted June 24, 2013 I used pance master... and scored between 95-80%... I scored almost IDENTICAL on the PANCE in the subjects. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Armygrunt001 Posted June 24, 2013 Share Posted June 24, 2013 Medchallenger>Kaplan qbank>Pance Master>Exam Master>PA Easy>A&P LANGE book. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sunnyn Posted November 14, 2015 Share Posted November 14, 2015 Has anyone tried to use usmleworld for the pance? panre? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FfIghter23 Posted November 14, 2015 Share Posted November 14, 2015 Forget question banks. if you want to do a few practice questions sit at a bookstore that has the Kaplan books or Your choice of review book for a few hours and then call it a day. Buy First Aid for USMLE Step 2 CK and read over the book two weeks before the exam. It's bread and butter what's on the test. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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