mini
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hi all,
i gave my exam on 22nd nov and its going to be a month now with no sight of the result; each day i tell myself that i must use the free time to enjoy and take it easy but i land up doing nothing but eating, sleeping and praying, checking the website twice daily (just in case they updated my result i bit later in the day) and searching for an answer to the question, "what if i don't get a good result".A lot of my life is dependant on the result and i don't have a plan B if things go wrong
Is anybody sailing in the same boat? Please share the experience to help people like me sail through these tough times.
mini
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| meghana jadhav
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hi mini...
.i am also sailing in the same boat...
gave my exam on 8 th of dec...
now waiting for results...i know it will take 1 st week of jan........
after the exam i could not predict anything about the exam...
i am just praying ....everyday...that i pass....i too dont have plan B....
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ecfmg has not uptodated my exam date.....a week is passesd but they have not even uptodated that i have given the exam....
lets pray toghether.
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| Vai
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Hi mimi, I’m an IMG and I took the exam on Dec 2nd, I try a strange feeling about the exam, I can’t relax even I know that the results are come after more then three Wednesday. My anxiously feeling come from no other options than PASS, I don’t have time and resources to re-take the exam. This anxious feeling is strengthen by uncertain about what I done to exam, I barely remember 5q from the exam and what I remember good is that I guess many q.
Apologize for my rough english, but is not my strength point.
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| drshabs
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i join ur club!! i dont understand why computer based takes 4-6 weeks!!!this damn period so frustrating!!!
hi vai im going thro same feeling as urs.i gave my exam on 17dec and what i have done to it???.i too have no plan b bcoz i already kept my 1.5yrs daughter away from me for 6 months and i cant take it any more.i did my best rest is on almighty!!
lets pray for each other.
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| Laleh56
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Hi all, I'm in the same boat! I took it on December first. After 20 days they haven't even updated my exam date . I think it's because of Christmas time.
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| Malaysian
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Hi folks,
I gave exam on Dec. 1st. However I've not been checking my Oasis status as I don't really know how it works.....so basically expecting my results in the mail to arrive by first half of Jan.And just like most of you.....since USMLE is my plan B.....therefore I really don't have a plan C!!!I really need a good score.......I just hope god shows me a way through my misery.
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| Vai
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Hi Malaysian, check this for info about how to use OASIS trick:
http://www.prep4usmle.com/community/topic14849.ht... , I took exam on Dec. 2nd and no repports yet, for me are 3 Wednesday at this time but for you are 4,i think, because you took the exame on Wednesday.
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| adeelmd
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i'm jealous cuz you people are sooo ahead of me... i got a full month of "%^$%^$%^$^$%^" before i get the results... and what's worse, I won't be in the country!!! MY PARENTS are going to call me and tell me my result when they check the mail!!!! but I guess there are worse things out there (like opening the letter yourself!) but coming on this forum at least makes me know that i'm not alone.....
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| Malaysian
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Thanks,
OK as mentioned above I had given the exam on 1st......and with the help of one kind soul(Vai) have figured out how Oasis functions.It seems my report has been updated on the 22nd and when I tried registering for the exam it said I passed.However my wait still continues as being an IMG a really need a respectable mark.Laleh 56 I think your marks should be ready too.All the best.Will share my experience upon receiving my confirmed results.
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| drshabs
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congrats malayasian!!!
ur free....! :icon_bounce:
goodluck for great scores
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| mjl1717
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I agree with Drshabs-We've been in the computer age and it takes 6 weeks to get results. You would not think that there would be such a long delay.
15-20 years ago maybe.
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| Vai
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hi, what happened with my score? i took exam in Dec. 2nd it pass over 4th wednesday and i have nothing reported. I think i'm going crazy ](*,) .
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| DrAmerica
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Took exam DEC27.
I can easily remember a lot of questions answered wrong.
I did not sleep at all the night before exam.even the week before the exam.I think I did very poorly in the exam.
I had intended to ace above 90s. Now passing is a big relief.
I am now preparing to retake it sometime in a few months.
Next time,sleeping well is no1 issue.
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| rhonda
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Hi all! I was in the same boat just a few weeks ago. I had my exam 3rd week of October this year. Like most of u I eagerly waited, waited and waited...After 6 weeks no score was ever reported in the oasis! I emailed ECFMG, got no response. So I faxed them the same letter of inquiry. It turned out that my score was ready but they won't release it yet until they have finished verifying my credentials. I have just graduated and my university took their precious time in releasing all the necessary papers. Now it's verified and they finally sent the score. But since I'm an IMG and not living in America, I guess my score's got to be floating somewhere stucked in the post office because of the holidays! But then I learned not to worry (so much) about the things I have no control over.
It's a holiday season after all, u might as well take a break and enjoy time with ur loved ones. By Jan 2005, another battle is on.... Good luck and God bless everyone! 
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| arpit
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hi all ,
i am silent observer of this forum,i am expecting my results as i gave exam in 1 st week of dec,
though i was scoring descently, i am afraid of passing
i just wanted to share my feelings with u guys
has anybody has the same feelings...
anybody who scored descently on practice test has a fear of failing or its only me?
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| alfie58
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I was averaging 65% to 70% plus on Q-Bank and made a 450 and 430 on the MBNE Step One exam; however, I do have the same fears. I can only think about the questions I screwed up on. I took my Step One on December 15th and hope to see some results soon on Oasis. They don't even have me listed as taking the exam. Who knows.......just waiting and praying. My thoughts and prayers are with all of you. :wink:
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| mufurc
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Hi Everyone,
I got 570 on nmbe but after taking the exam I feel there's hardly any hope left... I can hardly imagine that I would pass this exam... I got 80% on the USMLe CD but I feel the actual exam was much more difficult or just so different from those practice tests... I don't know ... I'm just soooo worried....
Even though I know there's no point worrying right now, I just can't help it... So guys, cheer up, at least you are not alone... we all are in the same boat... :wink:
Regards,
Mufurc
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| alfie58
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Stop worrying..... you are "Golden". Everyone that I have spoken to FMG and American grads say that what you get on MBNE and your actual USMLE score is very very close. It was a good predictor. Not an absolute of course - but I think you will be just fine. I think you will get around a 230 plus or minus a couple of points. I know a person in my medical school class that got a 267 and thought for weeks she had failed - actually went to bed for a couple of days with depression after the test. I just hope I got through........I am not a good standardized test taker but have a volume of useless information in my head. They don't focus on real medicine and how good of a doctor you will be. Just the fact if you can read the question and regurg bullcrap facts and some of the questions are just a plain toss up which one cannot find a definitive answer to. Good luck and keep us posted. :icon_salut:
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| mufurc
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Thanks, that was really sweet of you...
But still I' m just :icon_shake:
To be honest that was my very first standardized test ever... :|
Plus I had hardly any time to prepare since I have - a more than-full-time job, working 10-12 hours a day even on the weekends... Fortunatelly I could save all my holidays in 2004 so I had 3 full weeks prior to the exam, but even though I started to prepare months prior to that I felt completely unprepared even on the day of the exam. That is why I'm so unsure about it I guess....
But it could have been worse... I'm not a full time Mom for example, so I think I'm still lucky that I had 3 weeks at least that I could devote entirely to the exam preparation...
Anyway thanks for your encouragment!
Good luck to you as weel and keep in touch!
Regards,
Mufurc
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| FH
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Hi, I am occassional visitor on this forum, which I had found after failing my first attempt at step 1 last year.
I have taken my step 1 again on Dec 27th. And now I am going thru all the emotions described above. I actually couldn't sleep for 2 nights after my exam. This anxiety is something that I had never experiencd , ever, not even in the first attempt.
I was too scared and depressed to come to this forum after Dec.27th. Its been 12 days today. Have finally found courage to listen to your emotions as well as express mine. I am an IMG, had a score of 170 last time around. Its been a long while since I graduated. I am a full time mom of 3 kids. I feel all odds are against me. I choose not to think if I would even ever get a residency after passing these steps.
I think I am crazy trying to beat the odds. I was scoring 66-68% average in Kaplan q-bank this time. I finished the q-bqnk 100%. Did Q-book, with the same result. Got 76% in USMLE cd. Did not do NBME q's, so I don't know if I have missed out big time on anything. I am sooo scared and very depressed as I have put myself and my young family at stake. I don't know if its even worth carrying on. Right now I am trying to start reading Surgery from Blackwell series, I think I encountered a lot of q's from Anatomy and Neuro anatomy and even surgery!! I had done webcourse from Kaplan, did Goljan for Patho, so did change some of my resourses. But if I fail this time, I really don't know what I should do. Thanks for listening. :cry:
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| rhonda
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Just hang in there FH...the waiting is actually more agonizing than the exam itself. I know that it is more for you considering what you have been through before. But I am sure that you prepared better this time, didn't you? Worrying too much now won't do you any good. If you don't mind, may I suggest that you try to divert your mind and most of your energy away from the result and attempt to do other fun stuffs like spending time with your family, etc. Before you know it, result is finally out. May God permit you to pass and continue onto the next steps! Cheer up! You are in my prayers
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| FH
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Thank You Rhonda for your kind reply.
You are right, worrying now won't do anything. I am trying to divert my mind, but that sinking feeling is always with me.
I am really humbled, that you remember me in your prayers.
May we all pass this streeful stage with flying colors.
Thanks again.
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| newfriend
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hi guys: it seems we are all sailing in the same boat,
iwant to ask if there is any known way to expect our scores .after the exam i was able to remember around 280 Qs out of 350,but i don't know how can this help in expecting my score ,i wish to hear any idea known about this...
i know expecting and calculating worth nothing , as it'll not change the real score ..but i'm sure that many of the IMG share me the same temptation to try to expect their scores in these tough days
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| FH
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Hi new friend,
when did you take your exam??
If you are out of USA then the oasis trick might work for you. If you're in USthen it doesn't help because by the time we get to know if we have passes or not the paper report is already waiting for us in our mailbox!!
You say you remember 280 q's, I am quite impressed as I cannot recall more then 10 q's . I have a hugh mental block there.
But remebering the q's and trying to find out if you did them right or wrong might just prolong and intensify your anxiety, so as Rhonda says,
Relax and enjoy your time off. Actuall after almost 3 weeks now I am not so keen to know what happened(in my report!!)
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| dr_singh246
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i too had similiar experience. i just took exam. i recalled 200 questions i got in test and i think 120 r surely right while 15 r definitely wrong and rest i m unable to figure out coz i m unable to recall the question stem clearly.i m feeling anxious
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