* Qbank Comparison - Opinions
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	drewry - 10/31/06 22:54
	Kaplan Qbank http://www.kaptest.com - Gold standard - Challenging questions - Detail Explanations - Useful performance tracking - Fairly stable system (except during June to July) - Expensive, expensive, expensive!!! - Bottom line: Get it if you can afford it! ==================================== USMLErx http://www.usmlerx.com - Pretty new (fresh materials) - Slightly easier questions - Great explanation and First-Aid Facts!!! - Some technical problems here and there - Not too expensive, but few people can afford both Kaplan and USMLErx - Bottom line: Give it a try if you can't afford Kaplan ======================================== USMLE Steps1-2-3 http://www.studentconsult.com - Another new comer - Great Interface - Questions are fairly standard, no surprise here - Some cool performance review options (not quite important personally) - Explanation is also great - Also expensive - Bottom line: It's either USMLErx or this ======================================== USMLExchange http://www.usmlexchange.com - Latest player - Mix of long clinical-based questions and rapid-firing review questions. - Explanation is also good. - Great Interface - Performance review is pretty good - No subscription necessary, cheap, cheap, cheap (Search for coupon codes online)! - Bottom line: Great supplement to Kaplan or USMLErx or USMLE Step 1-2-3. Get them both if you can afford another 30-40 bucks. ====================================== USMLEWOLRD http://www.usmleworld.com/ - It's been there for a while (questions seem to be unchanged) - Smaller question pool size - All stanard features - Not too expensive - Average quality in general - Bottom line: Get it afer you have finished everything else and still want more questions. ======================================
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