So I just got my results back yesterday and I honestly cried a little. 74% on my second attempt, which clears the passing threshold with room to spare. My first attempt back in March I scored a 61% and was completely blindsided — I thought I'd studied enough but the epidemiology and biostatistics sections absolutely destroyed me.
What changed the second time around was being way more systematic. I spent about 6 weeks this time, roughly 90 minutes a day, and I leaned heavily on an MPH practice test to identify my weak spots early. Once I saw I was consistently bombing questions on study design and regression interpretation, I could actually target those areas instead of just reading through everything equally.
Anyone else have a specific section that tripped them up? I'm happy to share the breakdown of what I used — especially if you're panicking about the quant side like I was. Also curious whether anyone has a solid study guide recommendation for the health policy portion, because that's where I felt the least prepared even on my passing attempt.