hiwa
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bennie
I really enjoy reading ur posts
good luck with ur exam 8)
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| Binz
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hate cloudy days...well, no, i actually love cloudy rainy days, but not when i want to take an exam. i got up at 7am, but was so drowsy that i didn't really "wake" up until like 9...then did 2 hours of goljan (all that anemia stuff). went w/my parents to go sign paperwork for our new house (whey do these things always have bad timing). did about 30min of path in FA (wooohooo...big deal). now, after i'm done here, i'm going to do a block or two in the USMLE CD, do another 2 hours of goljan...and then go from there....i need a double shot of espresso....wait, i should just put in a caffeine drip. lol.
later gators,
binnie 
ps. i've noticed something about myself (insight...ego-dystonic) in the past few weeks....that i tend to waste a lot of time here and there when i'm really really really really nervous...ie. talking to parents, net surfing, thinking about the future, watching "the assistant", goofing off w/my bro, taking too long of a dinner break....crud!
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| Binz
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well, here i am again....did finish 2 hours of goljan...though, i couldn't manage finishing all of FA path- still got like 16 pages to go through. did one block in the USMLE CD...trying to memorize those questions because i've been told that they get repeated (at least a few). i keep getting told that molec bio is on the exam....and since i don't really have time to learn it all, i'm thinking i'll do some questions in qbank and learn through them.
for rest of tonight, do those molec bio questions, review my 25 qs from yesterday that i didn't finish reviewing. and if i'm still alive at midnight, i'll do physio questions in kaplan book (better tool for testing all the concepts...i've noticed...than doing qbank questions).
one more thing...does anyone know how to share downloads on this site? a friend of mine emailed me some hot topics from step 1 that he took this year.
k....back to my coffee and work.
binnie
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| Binz
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been so sluggish today. i did 3 hours of goljan...and my brain is exhausted! i really need to pick up the pace if i'm going to finish all of papi and do FA. a part of me is so sick and tired of studying...but another part is scared like a toddler who's constantly awakened at night because of the monster underneath her bed. i want to study but i don't want to study...my confidence keeps yo-yoing...kind of like people's weight on a fad diet. i kind of got sad last night when i was looking at other's scores on qbank and then their actual mle scores.....starting questioning whether 50-60% average on qbank will pass me on the real thing? making a schedule just seems pointless...cause i can never stick to it or i find out i forgot to add something to study. so, i'm taking every day as it comes now...doing my best....hopefully everything else will fall into place nicely.
binnie
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| friscan2b
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Hey Binnie,
Hang in there tightly!
I think it wouldn't be a bad idea to listen to Goljan (when you feel like you don't want to study anymore, 'cause he's great and he's gonna lift up your mood and remind you what a great field medicine is), maybe look over the questions you got wrong on QBank. And most of all have faith, have confidence in yourself and with God's help, it wll be okay!
The best of luck to you Binnie!
A.
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| MLF
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Don't worry binz, keep at it, I know you can do it, i feel the same way every now and then where i wanna do anything but study, you really have to force yourself for this stuff, and just remember, you are not alone. All the best!!
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| bm
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just keep doing what you're supposed to be doing. read what you can. finish what you can. there will always be something that we could have done, should have done. but we're not superman. there's only much we could do. take it one step at a time, one day at a time. and you'll see, we'll reach the top of our mountain. keep on going!
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| Binz
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after my previous post...i was so tired. it took every atp in my body to not go to sleep! i figured i need to train myself to stay awake between 8-5pm period...i couldn't fully focus on papi's HY notes, but i managed to stay awake. i had to say good bye to papi's HY notes to Fa....i started to read FA physio...but i'm so sick and tired of looking at that book...i want to shred it piece by piece by piece until it cries out in utter pain!!!!!!!!!!!!! maybe after the exam. lol. anyhow, i decided to give Step-Up a chance....this book is really hot! too bad i didn't use it from the get go. so, i did the cardio section...it tied in anatomy, path, physio, and pharm....so it ain't really detailed like other books, but i find it really good for review after u've covered that system. i realized that i don't have much time to go through all the systems in step-up. maybe if i need a break from other things i might zip through it. so, after cardio's step-up, i read FA cardio in physio section....wow, i flew through it....man, if i can keep this pace up, i might actually get a descent amount of work done.
well, since i'm not sticking to the schedule i had posted yesterday...for tonight, i'm doing one more hour of goljan, finishing that path section in FA (yes, i still haven't finished it....i know i know...gotta pick up the pace). and call it a night after that...need to be in bed by 11 so i can wake up early and set my circadian rhythm for this week. oh! so, last night in the whee hours of darkness...i did 25 random questions (couldn't bare doing 50)...i got 68%. now, that's so much better. let's see if i can keep that up and improve. and i did like 10 questions in genetics...horrible! at least i learned something new from doing them.
thanks for all ur support and encouragement...i don't know what i'd do with y'all (who knows....maybe i'd have dropped this and gone to work for Taco Bell). thanks buddies. 
here's a question for you....the 36HY notes by papi...did u find it/are finding it useful? i don't know....i have mixed feelings about it. i read the physio section in it...and i thought there was more to physio then what i got from his HY. what do u think?
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| monica76
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u'll be fine...just hang in there...and have faith and belief in urself and god...
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| Binz
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so, i went to bed by midnight last night so i could wake up early...well, i don't know what happened. i crashed so hard from yesterday that i didn't wake up til 11am....(oh me god! :shock: )...and even then felt awful  ...you ever get a feeling when u know you're going to be sick within next few days? well, ya, had that feeling....been staring at words and diseases and drugs and bugs and nothing is going in...so, i've not accomplished anything :cry: as of yet. it's almost six, so, i'm hoping to at least get 5 hours in before the night.
binnie
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| Binz
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in the last 5.5 hours of my life, i finished FA path (started to connect the diseases w/corresponding drugs in FA pharm...cover more ground at once). had a great dinner w/my family (mom's cooking is always the best). i went through micro in goljan's 36p HY notes and correlated that to the micro in FA. did half of the FA rapid review.
tomorrow's a busy day considering today was a wash. going to finish off FA pharm (correlating drugs to diseases/bugs)...do the top 10 biochem enzymes from kaplan notes, molec bio and genetics overview. this should be done before dinner....after which, i've planned to go through the notes i've taken from goljan audios, do another review of FA rapid review. then hit goljan audios til i fall asleep.
lord give me the strength to accomplish my goals for tomorrow....
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| bm
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go binz! :icon_salut:
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| Jsmart
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All the best !
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| Binz
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thanks bm and jsmart. well, today....hmmm, i've finished FA microbio. did another review of FA rapid review. did some gi stuff...i think i got side tracked from what i was studying. still need to do goljan notes i took and the top 10 enzymes. i realized that trying to cover all topics really fast b4 the exam is just ridiculous. so, i'm taking my time to read through what i'm doing at the moment rather than reading it for the sake of reading it cause then i'm not really reading/understanding am i?
tomorrow though, i'm really going to focus on path/pathophys and beh sci....after that...only the great One above can help me. [-o<
emotionally- very jittery. nervous. anxious. tired. exhausted. frustrated. exhilarated (not cause i'm taking the exam....cause i can do other things once this thing is over). worried. a bit confident (considering i've sacrificed so much time for this). overall, i feel like all the rainbow colored m&m's melting in a pot....everything's a mess up there. lol.
well, guys....i'll check back again tomorrow....to update u on my insanity or progress (if there's any).
friends, thanks so much for all of ur support....ur encouraging words. ur inspiration. ur prayers and well wishes........one last request....(feel like i'm on death row...lol)......pray that i pass.
g'nit,
binnie
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| Binz
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well friends, this is it. the last day before "the day". so far, i flipped through random stuff on goljan's 36hy notes. i'd like to do a quick review of FA pharm, fungi, viruses, beh sci. after that....i'm going through do qbank online...til around 5/6pm.....have a nice home cooked meal. get everything ready for tomorrow...and fall asleep listening to the sounds of papi.
if u get a chance, pray for me ....
thanks everyone. for those expecting there scores this week...i'm praying for ur success! namf....u should be getting urs soon. those of u that already took step 1 this week, hope it went well and that soon u'll enlighten us with ur experiences.
binnie
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| sar
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Many prayers will be with you.
Good luck!
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| bm
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| Jsmart
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Yes we will pray for you
Good luck
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| friscan2b
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Hey Binnie,
What can I say, you worked really hard and you deserve to make it!
I will keep my fingers crossed for you and pray for you, too.
Don't read too much today, and most importantly get plenty of rest. Sometimes, after I would stay up til 2 am for a few days in a row, my mind is kind of cloudy in the morning and I feel like closing my lids a lot.
Pray and believe from the bottom of your heart that you can do this and that you ACTUALLY WILL do it!
So, the best of luck to you Binnie. Hope to hear only good news!
A.
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| Binz
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so, i've sat in front of this FA book....looking at it. wanting to read it and everytime i review something, i start getting jittery and anxious...thinking "holy crud! i don't remember this". so, at this point...i think i'd be better off if i just close shop....call it a day. i haven't been able to sit still for a milli second... :cry:
friscan, jsmart, sar, bm....thanks guys for praying and wishing me luck...it means so much to me.
binnie
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| bm
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just what the masters keep telling us, rest the day before...
God bless and yup, call it a day.
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| sky04
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Wishing you all the best!Crush the boards!
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| mash
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gud luck!
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