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Man, I am so inspired by reading people's diaries, they should have a seperate section for all people who want to start diaries. I figured by keeping this diary i can go back and read and see how i have been studying. As i wrote before, i didn't do too grand on teh exam my first time, was really upset for about a week, couldn't concentrate, and was all depressed because didn't know what to do, but it was my fault, even tho i studied for three months, i didn't put my all into it, i never did kaplan simulated, did randome qbanks but those were from a friend, and also never did nbme, and maybe one or two lectures of goljan, i just relied on kaplan books and first Aid, and that stuff is good, but just like how people say, you gotta do questions to learn how they will test you, so here goes my diary, hopefully this will help me this time and I will pass  Plan to take my exam in two months, pray for me guys!!
So Yesterday I finished reading all of genetics in kaplan, did qbank questions and got 100% in genetics, was very happy, also finished anatomy/embryo/and neuro from FA, because from my last studying, i had taken notes on my FA from kaplan, so just did those subjects in FA, since i hardly had any questions from anatomy, need to focus on patho/phys which was all over my exam. Also at the end of my days, i listen to one lecture of goljan and take notes on it on whatever info i might not remember and before starting him again the next day, i look thru those notes. And then I do 50 qbank question, rite now score is 56%, hope i can get that to increase before exam
Today - plan to finish biochem from FA, and then will do goljan for an hour, and finish off my day with qbank 50q.
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| Jsmart
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Just to keep you motivated 8) 8)
Good move and this time you will kill the test!
Good to plan your time and things to read .
We are here to cheer you up!
Go go go and kick it <:wahtch_where_you_go:> <:wahtch_where_you_go:> <:wahtch_where_you_go:> <:wahtch_where_you_go:> <:wahtch_where_you_go:> <:wahtch_where_you_go:>
Never give up!
Wishing you all the best
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| josh2004
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Good luck!
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| MLF
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thanx josh, good luck to you as well, i know you'll rock the exam!!!
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| haversian system
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Good luck MLF!!
I'm sure that if you will do well this time since you are obviously putting in the time. And all the effort will make you an even better doctor in the end!!
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| MLF
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thanx for such kind words haversian, wish you all the best as well!!
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| bm
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yey, welcome to the club we're here to give you the boost that you need. let's go ace this exam! :wink:
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Definitely with you on that one
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Yeah.. :icon_bounce: :icon_bounce: :icon_bounce: <:flag:>
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Boy, what a bad day today, didn't get to finish anything today, just did about 20 questions from qbank for biochem, which i need to go thru with the explanations, that just takes forever. I think now i will focus on my weakest subject, PATHOLOGY, so my goal is to finish the path BRS atleast three times before i take the exam, my first reading will start tonite, and see how far i get and will continue toomrrow, and of course, supplement it with Dr. Goljan. BRS is actually really good, didn't realize that, it has some great questions also so will try to get through with all of them. My brother actually is a third year resident, and his advice is that if i know everything for path in the BRS, I know more than half of that exam, because I remember he read that stuff like 5 times before his exam, and did really well. Ok, here goes, and tomorrow i hope to achieve a lot more and maybe try to do 100 qbank quesions with explanations and try to finish listening to Day 2 Goljan. G'nite!!!
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| Ahdy2000
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good luck MLF!
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Good luck
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| MLF
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I guess today was a better day than yesterday atleast, got thru most of path BRS, but only listened to one goljan lecture, and haven't done any qbank questions today so will do that now before going to bed. Weekends are always busy for me with family and stuff, so its very hard to study, so now that the weekend is over, gotta really make this coming week productive.
Tomorrow's agenda: Try to finish Half of path BRS, listen to goljan and then do qbank at nite. Maybe also so the board simulator series questions. Alrite, nite for now.....
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I am very happy today, my score in the random Qbank question today picked up from 56% yesterday to 70 percent today, and thats just from reading path BRS. I was like wow, why didn't i read this book before, it really did help me put together all that information i was confused about, and then i listened to the goljan with it, and he just ties in everything perfectly. I am still going a little slow with BRS because i really wanna learn it well, so will continue doing it tomorrow, with goljan and then again Qbank questions. Gotta pick up my pace though, cuz wanna try to finish pathology maybe in the next two days, and then will start with Immunology/Microbiology, YUCK!!!
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I forgot to thank Ahdy, and Jsmart for you guy's cheering me on in my previous posts, so THANK YOU GUYS a lot for your support, i have read your diaries and know you guys will do great.
As for me, i actually finished two LONG chapters of BRS path today, then did goljan for an hour, and then qbank 50 questions and got 56%, shoot my avg is going down, oh no, gotta pick it up. I dont know if its just me, but for some reason, everytime i finish doing qbank questions, when it shows you the score, my score sheet alwasy shows as me leaving the first question blank, so even if i get it rite, it does'nt count my score in the total, weird, so i dont even know if i should believe my score on it, i should just calculate it myself, is anyone else having this problem. Neways plan for tomorrow, Wake up real early, go for a bike ride, come back, take my car to the dealer, come back, head to the library and spend the whole day there, continue reading path BRS, do 2 hrs of goljan, and review his old lectures from the notes i have been making, and then do 50qbank at nite. Hope all goes well....
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yes, brs path is definitely a good book but i'm a slow reader  i read brs for like two weeks? can't remember. but i do know i went through it in june. then i did questions- my lowest was mid-60% and my highest was 80%. now that i'm supposed to be doing revisions with webprep, my scores were back to high 40% and low 50% :cry: i don't know what happened. maybe i forgot what i was able to learn during my brs time? it's so frustrating. it's like going back to zero :cry:
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| Jsmart
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It's nice to have people around cheering you up!
Keep moving MLF <:wahtch_where_you_go:> <:wahtch_where_you_go:> <:wahtch_where_you_go:>
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Thanx Jsmart. bm, don't worry, BRS is a great book, my first time around, i only relied on kaplan path, that was a bad idea, because since my exam was mostly path, i got screwed, and also i hadn't listend to goljan, so this time, i am trying to work on stuff that i did bad on, specially PATH, and i like integrating BRS with goljan, and i am making my own notes frrom both, so that later can go back and review those, if have time, but do what makes you feel comfortable, and always remember, qbank is a little more pickier than the boards, so if your not all that great on it, its ok, the boards test HIGH YIELD stuff, so you'll be fine.
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| kool2004
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Hi,
Plan to give step 1 in january.....
Please kindly guide me.....
presently doing Anatomy from Kaplan series...
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| josh2004
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keep going!!!!!
Good luck!
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Thanx josh, kool2004, you have a really good amount of time so use it really well and you will defintely rock the exam. I usually started with taking a diagnostic exam like from kaplan and figuring out my weak areas, then you hit hit the books, read them paying attention to big informatioin, do one reading and always do questions, which will tell you what you need to go back to to focus, take notes in first aid, and try to listen to goljan before and after, and even in between just to really know everything he says, because its only 37 hours of lectures that could really make a difference in your score. Sit down and plan everything out, and read other people's advices on this forum also as some have given great advice. Hope i helped you. Good luck!
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Rainy days just mess up everything, i felt depresed today. Yesterday was a good day, finished three chapters of BRS path, reviewed old goljan notes that i have made myself from the audios, listened to his lecture and did qbank at nite, but only 20 questions because by the time i got around to qbank, i was dead tired, couldn't even keep my eyes open. I have this problem called hyperinsomnia, i mean i dont really have it, but once i sleep, its impossible for me to wake up. Lets see, today, had a doctor's appointment, cuz i think I have TMJ, man my jaw has been hurting a lot, and then had to take my car to the dealer and now i am home and its alreayd 4pm, AHHHHHH. Ok, well guess i am gonna hit path BRS, then try to squeeze in 50qbank, i gotta pick up the pace... :?
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Sorry for
what's happening...I think you need to rest and forget this USMLE thing for a while...Remember the brain needs to rest also.
OOOh I heard from a dentist years ago that TMJ pain can be caused by stress :shock: .try to find out from ur Dr
Get well soon
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| bm
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me too. i feel so exhausted and sick of usmle. the exam date is getting nearer and the bulk of the material is overwhelming me. i guess i have to lay off for awhile (recharge). hope we both feel better tomorrow
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i hope u and bm both feel better. just take a moment to relax before u hit the books again. it'll refresh u and make u wanna study.
good luck,
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