SMALLFIDGET
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Status: Indian IMG, graduated in 1998; wanting to take MLE. Planned test day: April 15th 2005.
Required: Recommendations regarding prep. style and daily diary. All this prep style may sound funny-but I am pressed for time. Kindly give lavish advise and point out as many loopholes as possible - the more, the better. Guys, help me score 95+.
Guidance from: Any helpful, kind, intelligent and encouraging MLE aspirant/ passed doctor or a good samaritan!!
Time available for prep: 6-7 hrs/ day till Dec12,2004. Later,12-14hrs/day till March13....followed by 1 month revision. Go and take the exam!!
Aug14-Dec31 (@5-6hrs/day)
Aug 13-24 = 12 days --> Behavioral sciences (revise on last day i.e Aug24)
Aug 25-Sept3 = 10 days --> Biostats (revise on last day i.e Sept3)
Sept 4-10 = 07 days --> Genetics (revise on last day i.e. Sept 10)
Sept 11-30 = 20 days --> Biochemistry (revise on last day i.e. Sept30)
Oct1-10 = 10 days --> Mol. Biology (revise on last day i.e. Oct10)
Oct11-20 = 10 days --> Immunology (revise on last day i.e. Oct20)
Oct 21-Nov14 = 25 days --> Anatomy (revise on last 3days i.e.Nov12,13,14)
Nov15-Nov30 = 16 days --> Quick revision of all above subjects
Dec13-Feb13 (@12-14hrs/day)
Dec13-Feb13 = 60 days --> Physio-Pharma-Micro-Path(Haemat) (system-based study like CVS, CNS etc.)[Revise on last 7 days i.e. Feb 7,8,9,10,11,12,13]
Feb14-March15 = GRAND REVISION1; March16-Apr14 = GRAND REVISION2
Resources: FA, Goljan (36p, 100p+audio) + Big Robbins 6th edn (Ref), BRS (Beh Sci), Costanzo(Physio), Lippincott's(Biochem), Micro(Levinson), Kaplan (rest of the subjects), HY (embryo, immuno, mol bio, gross anat, neuro, biostats). In the forums, people have been advising to do a lot of questions - hence, I have decided to do the following: qBook, UCV, Pretest, BSS (all subjects), NBME and QBank. CDs: Kaplan (2003,2004); Appleton&Lange Alert
Please be lavish in your advice to make my endeavour an outstanding success.I am thankful to prep4usmle, niti, nonstopdoc, perhaps and rjay for their constructive suggestions, which have been helpful in editing (streamlining) my diary schedule over the days.
Quote: "The friend who helps me and the enemy who does me no harm, make a pair of earrings" - Armenian proverb
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| victory
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your schedule seems fine. pl study well and put in your very best. wishing u loads of good fortune and great victory for your exams ahead. 
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| Gianna
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Good Smallfidget
Best of luck on your study plan.
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| bm
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great thing you have going there!  just stick with the plan, and you'll do fine. every time i'm tempted to do something else, my qbank scores always suffer. so again, stick with the plan 8)
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| josh2004
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Stick to your plan and study material and you will win!
All the best!!!!
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99 is 99....no compromise!No matter how much you will have to burn for it!!!!!!!
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| prep4usmle
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Hi,
I would focus on only one set of books like Kaplan or BRS or HY or whatever book for a specific subject and use the rest of books for reference.
Have performance!
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| SMALLFIDGET
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Prep4usmle...
You are very right...focus on one and use the rest as reference. I had overlooked this vital detail in my schedule. Thank you very much. Guys, this forum ROCKS!!! and GOD BLESS INTERNET!!!
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| doctorjha
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Great Plan! I just hope its get followed. Then, u will surely score 99.
In my case, I made a similar goal but could not stick more than a month...ended up with 80.....u just stick to it..u will do great
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| Jsmart
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Good plan stick to it and add [-o< [-o< [-o< everyday
Enjoy your journey <:wahtch_where_you_go:> <:wahtch_where_you_go:> <:wahtch_where_you_go:> <:wahtch_where_you_go:> <:wahtch_where_you_go:> <:wahtch_where_you_go:>
Good Luck
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| SMALLFIDGET
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Thanx guys, tremendous response. Is the idea of reading Robbins ok?
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| SMALLFIDGET
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Guys-post in your schedule here and we can form an online study group...
All the best!!!
Some people are in the process of posting...
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| Jsmart
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If you have Robbins 6th Edition, it's a very good book for review and it has some pics which come to exams (according to Goljan)
Baby Robbin is good for quick review.
The key issue in Patho is Goljan...
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| SMALLFIDGET
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Yes, Jsmart...I have ROBBINS 6th edition...volmnous...but Goljan makes me fly thru chapters...ur right..thanks for the suggestion.Bye
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| doctor_tanya23
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make me ur study partner for step one anyone please
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doctor_tanya23@yahoo.com make me ur study partner online for step1
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| mauie
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i'm an img and i'm planning on having this sked for studying.....
Sept 1-20 (20 days) : Biochem
Sept 21-30 (10 days): Mol Bio
Oct 1-10 (10 days): Med Genetics
Oct 11-20 (20 days): Immuno
Oct 21-Nov 9 (20 days): Micro
Nov 10-24 (14 days): Histo/Cyto/Embryo
Nov 25- Dec 14 : Ana/Neuro
Dec 15-25 (10 days): Neuroscience
Dec 26- Jan 14: Physio
Jan 15- Feb 4: Patho
Feb 5 - Mar 5: Pharma
Mar 6-21: BehSci
i'm planning on taking the USMLE mid-year next year. the rest of the days prior to exam date will be for revisions and questions.
is this a good plan? i want to get a high score, if possible.
thanks...
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| niti
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Hi,
As I think ,starting with Behav. is good idea ( because there are some startegies ,you can follow during your prep ).Next thing... start with Biochemistry and then it will help with Immuno and Micro....then Anatomy....so it will help in Physio and Patho ( biocem. is also important before patho. ) ...and at the end Pharma....covers everything !!.....one more thing ....at the end do Goljan and system based revision ( BSS and Step-Up ) to integrate everything !!
So, in other words ...Posted Chat Schedule ( By step1 ) looks fine to me....and at the end I will do system based review and Goljan ??Yes...one more ...FA lol
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| SMALLFIDGET
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Niti --> Marvellous suggestion!! =D> I will shift biochem up the schedule and put it before Mol Biology...actually i kept it down for the sake of remembrance... but u gave a brilliant idea!! Integration is the key! I am already listening to one Goljan lecture daily...and will do it till run up for exam!(abt 3 revisions) Reinforcing material in the gyri :P But I think i will stick to micro with path, later on only...cannot do it too early or else I may forget...and lastly, I will do the Qs...kaplan, BSS, stepup etc.
Thanx a zillion!!!
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| mauie
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niti, thanks for the idea. i'll revise my sked for a more productive review.
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| nonstopdoc1
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start with 3 Ps patho physio and pharma.
cos u have to understand them and not cram them up. and also they take most time.
behavioural science and rest are mainly cramming and u'll forget it later so better do them later.
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| nonstopdoc1
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patho - goljan is best.
dont read kaplans for patho and anatomy- no added advantage
stick to one source otherwise ull find problems in revising them in the end.
and one more thing PRETEST books just SUCK and r total time wastage.
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| nonstopdoc1
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smallfidget u have more than enough time (approx 71/2 months) so dont worry.
6 months are adequate for step1.
and ya nobody now reads BSS.
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| nonstopdoc1
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STUDY PARTNER and that too online !
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| nonstopdoc1
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ohk its 3:40 am. i guess its time to goto bed.
see ya all later
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| nonstopdoc1
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i think most of the people here are from India.
just wondering which colleges are u guys from.
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| jay1
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hey SMALLFIDGET
Your study schedule look " TOTALLY PERSONAL SCHEDULE" to me.Here is why...
Haematology ..just after Anatomy !!!!
In system based approach ...subjects starts with following order..........Embryo,Histo,Anatomy,Physio,Patho and then Pharma !!
And so many 2003 CDs ...why not latest QBank ?
Feb14-March15 = GRAND REVISION1!!!
March16-Apr14 = GRAND REVISION2!!!
So,what will be the days for GRAND REVISION.... 1 AND 2 ...IT MEANS revision of all subjects FOR 2 TIMES...sounds good though !!
I am sure your schedule will work for you and since everybody has their own style and schedule , hope we will find some common base and motives for discussion groups !!
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