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hi sujju
its 7pm eastern time..topic -endocrinolgy
bye
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| Hamidi
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Hey pvs,I always appreciate ppl who r studying with full time job.I am not working( as in outside the home  ) except for maintaining my husbands office accounts,so I have all day(not to menton all day's worth of other rsponsibilities).U r doing good keep it up.:lol:
Gollum thank for ur encouraging message.I just came out of a lil crisis and found ur message.It is nice to have supporting friends like u.This morning our family went to INS.We left house at 6;30 and when we got our turn, the lady refused to entertain all of us saying that she can only serve one person per appointment.We even had the letter from our lawyer stating that only my husband need to take appointmenand take rest of the family's passports( we all decided to go just incase).She was such a looser she argued for 15 min where it just took her 3 and half min to stamp my husband's pasport,She cud have done our too in less than that(15 min)time.anyway what can u say .Now I'll have to go again.On the way back we went to car wash and after coming home I realized my book bag(IM and Q bookin it)was missing .I found it half an hr ago.I am grateful to God for getting it back.I was thinking is it a sign from God that usmle is not for me.Every single day I am struggling to study along with fullfilling all my duties and responsibilities and now this.What a day.But i am glad I found my books.I realized now my books are even more precious than my purse(with mony and creditcard in it).I thanked God with a political statement,"Oh thank u God for getting me my books again.Now that I have my books back please help me pass with good score.Ameen". [-o< :wink:
I am so tired and exhausted now that I am going for a nap.So all of u happy studying.Oh yeah ,we have chatting today.I'll try to join if I get up in time. 
I am sorry for a long useless message.I jus needed to vent out :|
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| mnhakeem
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what is EE
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| Hamidi
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did u guys have a chat today??
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| gollum05
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hi hamidi
yeah there was a chat, and although i got in late, it was a good discussion mainly on diabetes. hey by the way, usmle is definitely for u and me and all of us who are putting in a lot of effort in this exam. So be positive and we will all make it through doing even better than step 1. its amazing that you have taken up this challenge with your numerous household responsibilities, so keep going as u are an inspiration for the rest of us girls who don't have much other responsibilities than studying and still waste time in the day doing nothing.
happy studying for the day everybody!
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| ayeshah_l
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hi all, just feeling a bit overwhelmed at the amount of things to study. It was nice reading ur 'useless message' hamidi, when u look at ppl who are so busy and still making an effort it sure gives u some motivation!! so thanks. I am planning to take step2 in june, hopefully first week but so far haven't been able to figure out how to go about it, if i do the questions i dont have time to read the text and vice versa, i think i am a hopeless case  , i am so disheartened . I wonder when i'll get outof this cycle.!!!
sorry guys for unburdening myself like this on u, but i sure wish i had a friend to talk to, i am in canada and it sure is lonely up here!! :cry:
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| linnyc
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hey guys...i just wanted to join your chats...when and where do you chat...what topic are you covering next....thanks in advance
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| Hamidi
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linnyc,u r welcome to join.It isusually on Thursdays 7pm eastern time.Unfortunately I cud never get time to attend it but that is wat I beleive is the tme and day.good luck
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| gollum05
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hey guys,
how are you all doing? i agree with you ayeshah, the study load is getting overwhelming every day! in fact its noon today and i haven't even started my studies for the day....linnyc, the next topic for chat is CVS in paediatrics tomorrow at 7 pm eastern time in the step 2 ck chat room of this forum.hope to see you there.. hey friends, what are you all studying today.
keep up the spirit.
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| ayeshah_l
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hey hamidi,
I want to go thru the course once and at the same time want to do UW. I have 2 months. Would u like to co-ordinate with me?
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| Hamidi
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Hey Ayeshah_l, sorry for the delayed reply.I went on a field trip with my son's class yesterday so did not get time.It was fun but tiring.I wont go in to "useless " details though. :wink:
Sounds like a good idea .Wat exactely do u have in mind.I have never studies with someone so I am clueless.
I am suppose to finish my IM today but probably won't be able to, but still I a going to finish UW tomorrow( and then along with that finish my few chapters left in IM).This is my first reading.I know I am being too hasty taking this test.Shud atleast do 2 reading but I am getting tired and want to take the test b4 I completely run out of motivation and energy.I hope and pray to Allah that it is not a wrong decision.Anyway let me know how u want to do it.
Also i have't decides how I shud do UW.I mean subjectwise or mixed.Any in put on that ? anyone? :? :?:
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| ayeshah_l
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hi hamidi,
I have started with cardiology, at the same time i try to squeeze in a couple of mcq's.. at least one block.... u r finishing up with ur IM, what subject do u intend to start next?
i think do UW mix, as it will prepare ur for brain for the real exam as well. But its really up to u, if u want to revise IM, but u should do mix at least a few weeks before the exam.
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| drkan
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hi
I am preparing for step 2 and qe1.I am worried abt the scores in qe1 and find the pattern different from step2..will you please hep me
thnx
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| Hamidi
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Ayeshah_l,I think it might take me 2-3 more days to finish IM and I wud start uw anyway.R u doing uw and when is ur test.Happy studying
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| ayeshah_l
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sure, just ask what u want to know. The pattern is indeed different. What are u going for first step2 or QE1?
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| ayeshah_l
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i had some kaplan questions, i want to finish them first..sort of warming up before i attempt UW... as i heard they are tougher! As i have just started IM so its going to take some time, how much time should i spend on IM? its really frustrating when u can't get things done as rapidly as u would like!!! :roll: initially i had planned on studying for just 2 months but since i started IM i am thinking end of june will be a good time to take the exam!
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| Hamidi
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Ayeshah_l,
how much time spent on a subject depends on ur speed and availibility of time .I am a pretty slow readerMy mind is always wandering arround(lots of things related to family and home in my mind or may be I have ADHD :lol: ).So it depends how long u take but IM is the main thing give the biggest chunck of ur time to it.I cud not start my UW today(some computer problem).I am still not done with Qbook .Do u think I shud finish that first and then start uw?What do u say?
I still have a feeling I shud get one more month so I can revise kaplan one more time but I am sticking to my May plan for now.May be after doing questios I'll think about it.Happy studying :wink:
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| ayeshah_l
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i think hamidi u can start UW and Q book side by side, the more questions u do ..the better
good luck studying
ps: i am still stuck with cardiology!!!! :x
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| Hamidi
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yeah I am starting UW today(kind of scared and shaky though :icon_freeze: ).Along with that I'll finish Q book(10 blocks left) and then I'll try to read kaplan notes along with UW.Had a great weekend .Lots of socialization.I hate studying :evil:
How is everyone else doing.It is kind of quiet here these days.Isn't it?Happy studying everyone. :lol:
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| drkan
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Hi
Thanks for the support.Actually I am preparing from Kaplan lectures notes. I am bit confused.Would the Kaplan notes be enough for QE1.Is it necesary to read toronot notes.My QE1 is in May and step 2 in June.
Hows your preparation going on.
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| ayeshah_l
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hi,
i guess u have cleared EE if u r taking QE1. My experience was that i read Kaplan notes initially, esp for EE, because it clears up ur concepts and then i read toronto notes . I think u need to read TN esp for QE1, as there are subtle differences, the labs for e.g. everything is in mmol in CA. besides for the second half of the paper u need a list of DD, and u find it in TN, do the family med chap really well from TN.
I really dunno what to tell u, i don't want to make u panic if u haven't read TN, i know its really difficult to read and retain but I read TN more than kaplan for QE1. but then everybody is different..right? another thing i found useful was going thru the past mcq's. I guess its the practice mcqs which make the difference, for QE1 do the canadian mcq's and for steps do kaplan or UW...that will help u get used to the exam style.
I hope this helps
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| nafisa
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hey everyone
im giving my step 2 end may or early june, have just about gone over my course once but dont remember anything. Am planning to start UW in a couple of weeks.
Would like to join your group!
good luck to everyone.
hopefully will be there thur in the chat room.
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| drkan
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Thanks a lot for your detailed reply..I am trying to go through toronto notes as well.Yes,I took EE in sep last yr.Now I'll focus on QE1 for May and then review again few things to step2.
Have you taken step 1?
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| mor
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I am also in the same situation, took step 1 waiting for the results, I think I will study int medicine "still remember some pathology" to merge them together and at the same time I am not sure about my results... :cry:
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| ayeshah_l
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yes i have step1 under my belt thats y i wanted to do step2 despite the fact that i am in canada because i had studied the same subs. for EE and QE1. Where are u from? and currently where are u residing?
2003 TN is good, it has nice tables and some nemonics like i said before do family med. really well. Also for canadian boards surgery from kaplan is not enough, so do that from TN as well also from TN community med and ethics. I have some questions if u like i can e-mail them to u, they are more useful for the first half.
good luck
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