hamsa
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hi friends,
i am img looking for a study partner for step1, anyone interested pls reply back
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| spourabdi
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hi hamsa,
where r u based?
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| syehia
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Hi Hamsa
From where you are-??? What is your plan-Imean when you decide to take the exam-I am IMG graduatd from long time ago --plannig to take the exam if god wills at June What about you????
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| hamsa
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hi,
first of all thanks for replying. i am from orange county, california. about exam plans, actually i have not yet applied for it, if everything goes well then planning to take exams somewhere in july - aug slot, and about preperation i have to start from the scratch now.
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| simi
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hi hamsa,
i am also in the same position...did not apply still...and planning to give in the same period ..and starting from scratch...hope we can discuss online and start preparation...i just started physiology...feeling like it is taking ages.
cheers
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| hamsa
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hi simi,
thanks for replying, i will be very glad to have found u and am willing for discussion but then i have started with anatomy and twice i have made timetable and not met the schedule, so its same here taking ages to read it. hey, i have a suggestion, why dont v both give us a time limit and finish the subjects v have started and then start doing subjects in common. well, this is my vague idea and is open for changes. so, will be looking forward for ur reply
with regards
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| simi
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hi hamsa,
it is alright for me..it is a good idea to continue with what we have started....then we can study in common.happy studying !!!
cheers
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| shweta arora
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hi 
m too an aspirant 4 mle but havent yet decided as u..
so if u cud reply n tell me the details of the schedule as to when to start n what .i have just started with physio n patho simultaneously.
regards
shweta
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| hamsa
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hi simi and shweta,
its nice that v group together, study and motivate each other. since v all have started , v will continue and try and finish the subject by december end. from jan v will have a schedule to do in common. i would prefer making timetable from backwards, i mean v shall pick a date say june 15 immeterial of whether v give the exam on same date or not, v will make timetable assuming the exam to be on that date , in that way i think v can make every day count. and also during this december i think it would be nice if v could keep in touch with eachother studying, that might act as an whipping factor for us and compel us to finish the subject in time.this is once again my vague idea, and am looking forward for ur suggestions.
cheers
hamsa
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| dinasaur
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Hi Hamsa
I find myself in same situation.Im an old IMG and I have finally decided to get this exam passed. I was going through this forum and it looks like since we r all starting from scratch we could motivate each other.
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| deepaambati
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Hi Hamsa,
I'm going to join Fresno,CA kaplan.I would like to join you girls for step 1 prep.
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| simi
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hi hamsa,
how r ur studies going on? ur idea is very good :lol: ...in that way as u said...we will be counting each day...or else our preparation will go on n on...instead of planning a slot of 3 months it is good it is good to have a date in mind.i am also hoping to finish physiology by the end of december.r u studying kaplan lectures notes? hamsa....how much did u cover in anatomy....i am planning to start respiration today....
we will definitly be in touch even though we r studying different subjects :P .
hi shweta,dinasaur and deepa....it is good to have a group :lol: ..as we all have started recently...we all can study together :icon_study:
happy studying.
cheers
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| deepaambati
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hi,
thanx for the reply...so u guys have any schedule from jan?coz i too aim to give my exam by end of may...do let me know if u have any schedule so that we could do the subs in commmon
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| hamsa
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Hi simi,
Sorry for the late reply, I was busy for the last couple of days, it was nice to c ur response, u were very encouraging and also good that ur studying well, keep going. My studies is hopping, I mean if I study seriously one day then I land up taking break for 3 days, hopefully I will pick up the pace, however I have decided to finish anat0my by mth end, so far I have done embryology and am towards the end of gross anatomy. Irrespective of me finishing it or not, v will start fresh schedule from jan. I am studying anatomy from Kaplan notes (2002) edition (thanks to a friend who lend me hers)and also from high yield anatomy. U must be doing respiration now right ? how is it going with u and what books r u reading from ?
Anyways happy studying, I will also pick up the pace.
Hi deepa, dinasour, shweta,
Its great that v group together and study, very soon we will make a timetable, meanwhile if u guys have any suggestions to make , then please feel free,
happy studying
With regards
hamsa
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| DIBA
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hi hamsa..
i m Diba , an IMG like u guys and from orange county. i m looking for a study partner for USMLE step 1.. U know my situation is just like you.. still i didnt apply for a date for the exam but just dicided that i'll try to give the exam on june to july. i just started reading with anatomy only for 4 days. i m really interested to join with all of you. if you dont mind can i have your email add . i m living in LA HABRA . what about you ? i also want to follow a same schedulle with you guys ... ..
really waiting for your ans ..
i m leaving my email add for you :
dibafarah67@hotmail.com
take care.
diba
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| shweta arora
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hi group
thanks 4 reply..i have started up with physio n will finish it up by next week.will then start bio chem most prob.as u said we'll start our schedule with time table by jan.
plz make it up n let me know..as m really pooor at makin time tables
thanks
regards
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| hamsa
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hi friends,
first of all wish u all a very very happy and prosperous new year, well i couldnot get back in the very begining of jan. i thought i will finish anat in dec, but then as usual, i landed up not being serious, wasting a lot of time and ultimately not making it . i have to yet read histology. thats part of my story, i am sure u all were lot more serious, simi must have finishd physio right? anyways, i have drawn a rough schedule i dont know how good it is, i request u all to put ur suggestions into it.
its like, if v go from backwards and keep june 30 th as last date, then
1)whole of june --------for question bank
2)april and may-----------for revising the reviews (2nd reading)
and also doing questionnaires , i dont know
about thesource,u guys can suggest
3)jan to march ------------that is 3 mths for giving all the 7 subjects +
molecular biology first reading.
so that means, v will have 90days to do 7 subjects. in that
jan 1 to jan 15 -----------physiology
jan15 to jan 30-----------patho
jan31 to feb14--------microbio
feb14 to march2-------biochem
march2 to march 12----- pharmac
march12 to march 22--------anatomy
march 22 to march 31--------behavioural science + molecular biology.
this looks like a very tight schedule to me, giving 15 days each for first 4 subjects and then 10 days each for other 3. and i have already lost 3 days for the first subject.
well , this is my rough schedule, i cant judge as how good or bad it is, i want to give it a try like this, and i am looking forward for all of ur suggestions.
happy new year to all of u once again
with regards
hamsa
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| simi
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hi hamsa,
thank u so much for u wishes...and i wish u the same...may u have a wonderful year ahead and may all ur dreams come true.
i am sorry for the late reply....actually my computer crashed due to some problem and i had no internet access.since 10 days..i was also a bit busy with friends n all in the holidays....today i came to library..i liked ur schedule hamsa. it is a tight schedule....but we shall try to stick to it....but i was wondering if 15 days r sufficient for physio n patho coz they r vast...i also could not finish physio...so many disractions in holidays isn't it?i still have to do cardiac muscle,respiration,acid base disturbances and gastrointestinal physiology....soo much to do...i was studying on n off in december but i hope to stick to my schedule in the new year.i want to give a break to physio for the moment as i was studying it since one month on n off..now ..according to the schedule the first subject is physio ...but..since i have done some of the physio i will do anatomy..i just started yesterday..hope to finish it in 10 days...lets see what happens...what r u doing in physio .hamsa?and how r u planning to study..like r u just doing the chapter reading or doing the questions as well?
and one more thing hamsa...how about doing biochemistry in the place of patho...some how while reading physio i felt that we should have a good command on biochemistry to understand any subject....well its just my personnel opinion...and in the second reading we can club physio n patho....what do u say?
ok i am going to start my studies now...by the way,,hamsa....did u do questions in anatomy...if yes can u tell me the resources.
hopefully i will come to the library tomorrow..as it may take one more week to get internet access at home.
happy studying
cheers.
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| hamsa
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Hi simi,
Its very nice to c ur reply. U know what initially I thought 6 mths is quiet some time, can easily prepare etc. But then when I sat down to make a schedule , I was lost. I mean I dint know how to do it , I wanted enough time to do q banks, and then I wanted to revise also etc . some how time seemed to be very less. so this is what I made finally. Believe me this schedule scared me also, I mean its very tight schedule. U know what probably this should act as an whipping factor to help us study seriously, away from distractions. At the best is v will give it a try and see if v can do it, if not then v can change it. But then v have to be committed , believe me, inspite of this sometimes there is lack of seriousness when I am reading, I do topics very leisurely at my own pace. I just hope I can finish it on time. Right now I have done cvs, I have lot more to do like lungs, gi, renals etc.
How is it going with u . I have not done questions in anat. I had mentioned right, I landed up wasting a lot of time and ultimately did not finish anat. I have to do lowerlimbs, pelvic organs and then histology. If u ask me , I would suggest u to read head and neck , and neuroanat first. Bcoz neuroanat seemed to be a very high yield topic, and if u r done with it , its like u r done with a major part in anat. And simi , I am doing it from Kaplan lecture notes, 2002 . so I only do the review questions at the end of the each chap, otherwise have not done any other questions.
Its fine with me to do biochem , after physio. We will do that.
I hope u r studying well
Happy studying
with regars
hamsa
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| simi
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hi hamsa,
how r u doing?me too going in slow pace...now i feel that 10 days r not sufficient for anatomy..but i shall try my best to complete it in 15 days atleast....now according to the schedule we have to start biochemistry on 15th but i feel...let us continue with what we r doing...right now i am doing gross anatomy...i shall start neuro anatomy after this...i am planning to complete anatomy by 25th ...what about physio hamsa?how long do u think ...u will take...then we can think about biochemistry...ok then i am in hurry today...happy studying
cheers
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| hamsa
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hi simi,
i have last bit of gi physiology left, if i finish it today i will be done with physiology today, i will do one thingh , even i will start anat, 10 days know, i have some topics in anat not completed, so till 25th both of us will do anat and then after that we will start biochem together.
happy studying
hamsa
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| simi
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hey hamsa,
it is good that u have finished physiology in time....that was very inspiring for me.
i am still doing gross anatomy along with embrology..i will complete lowerlimb and start upper linb today and planning to finish it.but somehow i am not satisfied coz i am not doing any questions in anatomy..just doing chapters...i don't know how far is it good...i desperatly feel like doing mcqs in anatomy...but not sure about mcqs resources...some of the forum friends have suggested other books like first aid and high yield...i am planning to buy first aid but still thinking about high yield...any advice regarding this???
u have made a good decision to study anatomy now..then we can start biochem.
happy studying
cheers
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| hamsa
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hi simi,
about doing mcqs, i only did the review questions in kaplanlecture notes at the end of each chapter otherwise i dint do any. and u know what i feel since this is first reading v r giving, the whole idea is to understand and get the concept right. then in april and may we will do revision and simultaneously do the questions also, then we can memorize and reinforce these concepts.
about first aid, i feel this is important , i mean he gives high yield topics so u can concentrate on those subjects and also few great neumonics, makes thinghs easier to read, and about high yield anatomy books, actually i had bought both gross anat and neuroanat. and for neuroanatomy i felt kaplan notes are enough, he has presented it very well, so i dint do neuroanat from highyield at all, then for gross anat, high yield book is good , i mean i feel he has lot more information than kaplan lecture notes, but only thingh is i dont know how significant these r bcoz as i have not done mcqs right.
anyways, buy first aid its important, and then see if u want to take highyield gross anat, bcoz by now u must have completed more than half of gross anat right. so think about it.
otherwise happy studying, i will also start doing anat
with regards
hamsa
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| simi
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hi hamsa,
thanks for the advice ..it was of a great help.i have decided to take high yield gross n neuro..somehow i am not satisfied with kaplan only...is the 2001 edition for gross the latest one.?and what about embryo...i am planning to buy that also...yes...i have finished half of gross ....but i think i will manage.
i also did the same thing..that is did the mcqs at the back of the chapters in physiology...but in anatomy there r no questions at the end of the chapters....in physiology i came to know the way they ask .
i was browsing n i came across some usmle anatomy question and i could'nt answer it...they were asking about surfaces of spleen...i read spleen but did not concentrate on surfaces...and it was not there in kaplan...and i think we cannot go through some high anatomy text book in deatail at this moment ..isn't it?and it has been qiute a while that we r not in touch with basic sciences...so all this panic started yesterday.
anyway i cannot go on wasting my time thinking about books...sometimes i think that i am thinking too much but again i feel this is the only time where v can read in detail...i mean first reading...second reading will be a revision.anyway we will do lots of mcqs in the second reading.
ok then talk to u later ,
cheers
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| jessicaR
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Hi hamsa and simi
nice to know that u guys are studying together I would like to join in ?is it possible?i have recently started studying but would like to follow you people if u are following any particular time table ? do u go for chat?please let me know if i can join i also want to crash this exam
take care jessica
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