USMLE Success AcademyReviews of usmlesuccess.net

I loved how Dr.James made every topic easy and comprehensible! it was concise and to the point. materials were great. The program was short yet included everything. Wish they had one for step 2 too.

WORTH EVERY PENNY!! This is a 4 week "mental boot camp" as I like to call it. Dr. James goes over and gives extremely helpful explanations to the high-yield material from every subject and you get to keep refreshing and practicing the material in the daily class quizzes, nightly quizzes and weekly exams. Most students stay at the Holiday Inn Express where the staff is also very nice and who got to know all of the students well. Each night a bunch of the students would meet downstairs to study and take the nightly quiz or exam together. It was exactly what I needed after being at a plateau in my NBME grades and feeling like I couldn't get to where I needed to be alone and not knowing what else to do to be ready for Step 1; a point where I felt like I was giving up and losing hope which was why I signed up for the course. The lectures helped solidify my foundations in the subjects and helped me understand the "why" so I could tackle any question on the subject. I even stayed after one day and Dr. James helped me better understand a specific topic I was struggling with. My NBME exam from before and after the class increased by 18 overall percentage points and all of my subject grades increased as well; I was finally passing the NBME exams. My UWorld 40 question mixed subject averages also went up 10-20 percentage points and I was able to consistently keep the same range of scores verses before the review class where I was getting average scores all over the place and nothing was consistent. I am extremely grateful for this program for helping me get past Step 1 successfully, on my first try, and helping me gain the knowledge and confidence I needed to pass Step 1 so I can continue on to clinicals and move past the stressful chapter of studying for the board exam.

The course was fast paced but it hit every topic area needed for the exam. The course instructor was very knowledgeable and more than helpful in assisting me to reach my goal.

My experience at the academy was so great that it took me just 3 weeks after the 4weeks course to take my STEP1 exam which I’ve been preparing for more than a year. Dr. James is a Great Tutor and mentor who helps you through your troubles untill you conquer your fears.

Very good step 1 course. 100% recommended.

Amazing Step 1 live online classes. The course material was thorough and easy to follow, the instructor was very knowledgeable and always willing to help, and I was finally able to pass after having difficulty with my NBME and UWorld assessments. Highly recommend the Success Academy as your primary review source.

I highly recommend the Usmle Success Academy Step 1 Course. This course is very efficient and straight to the point. I couldn’t have passed without it.

I am an old IMG. I was planning to take the course in person. I prepaid an amount to have a place in a live course, later I could not go. I thought they were going to be flexible because of the covid and because I told them beforehand that I was not sure which month to go to. They said it was not a problem. But, in order to not lose that money at the end, I took the online course and paid full price for that one. I thought it was a good idea because I could pre-study the material and take the live course as a review. The online course has some good things, but many things to improve. It didn't work for me, I tried to use it, but needed to go to other resources to learn. For me, this is a review course for people who already have a good foundation, but even that I'm not sure is a good review course. In the end, I am going to recommend that you research the courses and material on the market very well. Talk to other real people that took this or another course. The most important thing is that you not pay in advance at least you are 99.9% sure, always you will find a spot, better later than never. We as students or as IMG have many expenses to do, that any amount matters. And read carefully what you accept and the terms of conditions you sign, any changes do it in writing ;).