KEROCHI
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Did only 4 hrs of studying today.. i guess what happens is that everytime I do alot of reading the previous day I tend to slow down a lot the ff day. I think kind getting old hehe... My back aches from gardening for 2 hrs. just to get away w/ books now Im ready to roll again.. hows evry1 doing..
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| KEROCHI
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Hi kiran,
how are you doing? I just hope that after your test you won't forget to say hi to me as not hope to be alone in this journey.. I can't believe we've been studying for almost 6 mos. I was planning to take the test in 4 mos. but as you can see I am still struggling in all my lessons but I keep on reading no matter what. The worst part was when I was soo sick & now still recuperating from it but at least back to my self made High motivation. That's all we can do right motivation has to come from within ourselves.. I know I can do it.. you can do it too kiran. there's been a lot of success stories in this forum & am contented too in wishing them congratulations & HOPE we'll be in that thread too pretty soon. So good luck to you & have a productive day. I think we are the only two left in our team ( do we have a team?) who did not take the exam yet. So GOOD LUCK ..
Have fun in your readings!!
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| KEROCHI
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hey kiran,
where's the site for daily diaries? I can't find it!! help.. thanx.
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hey kerochi
just go to the main step1 forum and click on the "prep journals".
just click on this link
http://www.prep4usmle.com/community/forum96.html
BTW how is ur studying going?
mine is going on very slow....started patho but cud not complete much.
happy studying!!!
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| KEROCHI
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thanks kiran,
I did 3 hrs of Kkaplan lectures today & did my FA Behav sci. Trying to memorize by mnemonics as early as poss. my codes are horrendous but what the heck it's the best way I could remember...
Got to finish more tonight & idid'nt know it's 10:30pm already.. well see you all.. got to read now!!
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hi kerochi
how is it going?mine is not going well.i'm studying too slowly.can u imagine i'm studying cvs in patho since last 2 days and still i'm in the front pgs.
my Q bank will expire in another 6 days and still 624 Q are left out.dont understand what i'm doing all day and night.well today i did 100 Q but planning to do another 100 before going to bed.
just less than a month to go and i feel i'm wasting a lot of time and i dont feel that i'm concentrating enuf....need help -plz!!!!
happy studying!!!
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| KEROCHI
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hi kiran,
Take it easy.. that happens to me too. Lots of things going on this month.. I am so stressed but it's okay.. things will be alright for us.. Just keep your schedule.. it's hard but you can do it!!I'll pray for you..
Good luck on your 100Q's tonight. i'll be staying up late tonite too.
Coffee is brewing coz I need 3 cups tonight to saty up. I jump in bet ween lectures too so I don't get too sleepy. GL to u ..
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hi kerochi
thanks for the support.today i'm feeling very tired and even i'm up with a cup of coffee.now this shud keep me awake untill i complete my [portion....but its a long way to go.i completed cvs and now i'll start doing questions!!!
i did a set of biochemistry questions ...i scored 80%...i feel boosted up when i get such high scores.but randomly...i still getting in <65%...need to work up a lot but my Qbank will expire in on 15.
anyways goodluck and happy stuidying !!!!
~kiran.
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| KEROCHI
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hi kiran,
good job!!! WOW that was very good for my dreaded subject.. Keep it up!!
Also, I decided to move my "diary" to that section... How can I do that? Thanks for all your replies.. GL again for today!!
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hi kerochi
good to know that you want to join the prep journals.i think you can ask PREP4USMLE to do that or just start a new journal in the journal forum.why dont you PM PREP4USMLE?i think she will be able to help you.because it was she/he who moved all the journals to that section.
how did your studies go yesterday?i cud do only 75 Q yesterday.thanks a lot for your coffee suggestion.it really helped me.
good luck!!!!
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| KEROCHI
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hey kiran, thanks
it's great too that you finished 75Q's. See I have to be faster so I could be at your level of studying.. I have not even finished my 1st revision .
This am is another productive one for me. i guess it takes a BIG
stressor to get motivated for the exam. Im almost done w/ Kaplan DVD watching.. I slept late last night then woke up early ... So far been reading for 3 hrs this am.. will cook then go for the books again. See you this pm..
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| KEROCHI
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Finished 5/1/2 hrs of studying today, will resume studying tonight. Meanwhile got to go to a party( yes i have a life!) It helps if I log in my no. of hrs in studying bec I get to monitor if Im being productive too.
Well finished my Kaplan Patho, did review of slides, did 20Q's of Blackwell MCQ's, did reading of FA Behavioral & looked at q's for anatomy in this forum... Yipee can go to the party....
see ya all tonight.
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| zhouyong
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Hi kiran,
Thanks for asking.
Hi Kerochi and the rest team member,
What a great process for you, Kerochi! Yes, I am feeling the same way when the test is approaching and it really motivates me to study hard. But keep a reasonable way and overexaggerate then it turns to a burden. I happens on me on and off. I am working hard on pathology, physiology and pharmacology during this time. I decides to delay my test and hope I can get maxium ready for this. However it is not an excuse. I still keep my study pace. Don't give up and keep in working hard.
Good luck on everyone!
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| KEROCHI
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hey yong,
it's good to hear from you... Good luck in your studies too.
Last night got home at 10:30, slept at 11 & got up at 3am to study. I had a fun time. i was soo full & had to go to bed rt away.. I had a fresh mind getting up so I studied for 2 hrs then went back to sleep again at 6 til 7:45.
Went to church at 10.. now had the time to go back to reading.. i will finish my pharm revision , will try to study the MOA again & side effects of drugs. What can you suggest in regards to physio correlating w/ pharm. remeber those graphs that you have to identify w/c drug acts on a certain site in a graph? I dread that as I don't know much about graphs.. But ill try to correlate tose in my studies.. Good luck for me & to everyone else who takes the time to say Hi in this thread..
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hi yong
nice to see you after a long time.how are things going?when are you taking the exam?goodluck with your studies.
hi kerochi
good to see that you are progressing so fast.you are working really hard and your hard work will definetly pay off.
BTW did you ask prep4usmle regarding moving your thread to journal forum?what was the response?
yesterday i did 125 Q and did not revise patho.for today i shud 175 Q and then hit patho.just 24 days to go for me.i cant stay away from counting and the no:just make me crazy and i'm so tensed up when i remember them.i woke up early.i hit the books after i have a short nap.
goodluck all of you!!!
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| KEROCHI
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good day to all
Kiran, i have not contacted usmleforum since i can't find it in the front page of this site..
good luck w/ your studies today.
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| drpranavkansara
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hello friends. how are you. how is prep going.
i am new to this forum and new on the way to step 1
i was just wondering weather my material is sufficient or not.
here it is
1kaplan notes with audio
2goljan notes with audio
3brs-patho.physio,beh.sci
4lippi-pharmac
5mcq bank- qbank, qbook,nms,rapid review,web path,bss
6fa 2005
please have a glance friends. would really appreciate
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| KEROCHI
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hi dr pranavkansara,
your reviewers should be more than enough.. our s are almost similar & I just got it from this forum also fr those who have passed the test already so we will just make out of the most that we could extract from these reviewers to ace the exam. MCQ's resources are too much i think but if you would do it also same time as listening to your videos & doing notes then you should be okay. Good luck hope to see you more often in this forum.
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hi pranav
the list of sources you have is more than sufficient.what i feel is that FA na kaplan is enuf for pharma.
anyways
goodluck!!!
hi kerochi
how are things going on?hope you had a productive day yesterday.
coming to me,my day was ok.but it was not great.did few pgs in fa and then did around 100 Q.thats it.but i didthem along with explanations.i'm still having 200 Q in Q bank and two days left.so i'll do another 100 today and 100 tomorrow.
ok goodluck and wish u a productive day!!!!
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| KEROCHI
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Wow kiran, i wish i could do that much q's also!!! Good luck.. you're doing just fine.. The test is always coming & it's really nerve racking.. Keep up the good pace!!
It was a prod day for me yest.. im trying to read FA as much as I can to & trying to memorize trigger words..
BTW, have you read BRS books also for specific subjects? Do you know if those are thick books too?
or anyone who could answer my query on BRS books.. I read some who said it's great books than Kap??
Have fun in reading every1!!
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hi kerochi
i'm sorry i dont have any idea about BRS as i didnot follow them.but my suggestion is that kaplan is enuf and for pathology anyway you are reading goljan.
but i think you can get a good suggestion from people who have used those books.
goodluck!!!
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| drpranavkansara
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thanks friends . thanks for your expert comments.
hi kiran
you are right FA and kaplan -pharmac should be sufficient.
if i am right , you have 23 days to go for exams .you must be revising the course for second or third time.i have tried to solve some questions from qbank. think , it's really going to be very high-yield.good luck.
hi kerochi
i have BRS and have read some chapters of physiology. it's good but too detailed .kaplan is ecxellent for phy.BRS patho is recommended but goljan is i think the best of all. when are you taking the exams .good luck.
HAVE A GREAT DAY FRIENDS.
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| KEROCHI
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hi ;
thank you kiran & drpranav for your response.. hope everything's fine wi th your reviews...
How's Kap Q bank kiran? Did you finish it already?
What are you studying prana?
where's the other team members... missing in action ???
Good luck to all , have a productive day again..
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| KEROCHI
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Sharing words to live by...
To achieve your dreams, remember your ABC's:
Avoid negative sources, people, places,things & habits.
Believe in yourself!
Consider things from every angle.
Don't give up & don't give in.
Enjoy life today, yesterday is gone, tomorrow may never come.
Family & friends are hidden treasure, seek them & enjoy their riches.
To be continued....
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hi kerochi
nice message!!!!
i did 75 Q yesterday but got a very low score and then i stopped doing them as it was very discouraging.toda7y i did another 50 Q and i got 60%.my subcripition will end on 15.so now i'm doing them slowly.....as i have some time and now i'm concentrating on FA-patho.
how are your studies going?which subject are you studying now?did you start questions?i think this is your first reading.my advice is start doing questions after your firast reading and dont wait like me ...i did them after second reading.you will come to know where to stress and where not to.so start doing them once you complete first reading!!!well its just my suggestion.
goodluck!!!
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