silverlim
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Hi, I am new to this forum , I just want to boost the confidence for the future exam taker, I am a 4th year medical student from Canada. I decided to take the step 1 last oct , but for personal reason I extended it to jan. Initially , I was thinking to apply for residency in the state but as soon as i found out thtat i ( Malaysian ) was eligible to apply for the canadian residency match , i decided not to apply and so I was taking the step seriously. I only prepared the step during my 2 weeks christmas break. ( I have to also prepare for my interview) I only concentrate on first aid , revised twice , I spent about 8 hours a day on cramping the material. I also did q bank but i only managed to finish 20% of questions with average of 65% score. I also did the free usmleasy question and the 2 nbme form ( 530 and 540 ) respecitvely on the last 2 days before the exam . For the actual exam , I wasn't stress about as I am only aiming for a pass. To be frank , i have tons of question that i have to guess as i have no clue of what they were asking. I finished the exam 2 hours earlier and felt like crap after leaving the place. I thought i definitely failed and guess what , i got my score reported today , i passed with a 222/90 , not stellar but it is way better than i expected. So guys cheer up.
By the way , i am a proscratinator , if u want to get superb score , do start u prep early and follow the advice of our peers who did well in the step.
All the best to all of you.
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| silverlim
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sorry typo, I meant I wasn't taking the step seriously
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| boston34
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very good for you. means that you have retained mostly everything in medical school which is what it's actually supposed to be. congrats.
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| silverlim
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Thanks boston34, a great complement instead. I am so stress now as the match results for canadian residency will be out in less than 2 days. Gosh, it just freak me out everytime I tried to imagine what would happened on that day.
And to those who are preparing the step -----keep it up
to those who just finished the step-----take a break and enjoy
to those who got the result--------congrat
Silver
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| Veer-Zaara
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Are IMU students allowed to participate in canadian match if they did their twinning there???
Do let us know about your canadian match if/where you've got through.
All the best.
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| silverlim
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Hey Veer-Zaara,
It is really to my suprise that you know that I am from IMU. To answer you questions regarding eligibility to participate in canadian match , it is a yes or no answer. So far , it is only Memorial University of Newfoundland ( which I attend to) who allow visa/international student ( canadian school graduate) to participate the match (First iteration). However, u r restricted to apply only to the program offered by the university not across canada. While the rest of medical school in canada , u r only eligible to apply unless u r permant resident or canadian citizen. I hope I answer u question. By the wait , it 's a day left to match , so I will follow up with my match results tomorrow.
By the way , r u from IMU too?
Cheers
Silver
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| silverlim
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Just to update u guys about my match , haliluya, I matched to neurology ( my first choice).
Cheers
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| boston34
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hey where are you in canada? I did my fellowship in Edmonton.
Congrats on your match. Neuro is so cool! :wink:
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| silverlim
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I matched to neuro at Memorial University of Newfoundland. Hey boston34, did u do neuro too, can u shed some light on fellowship training in canada, eg( how hard to get, what fellowhip u can do ....etc) . I am interested in intervention neuro and critical care, i know u can do this kind of fellowhsip in the state , but not sure if they have it here in canada?
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| Veer-Zaara
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Congratulations silverlim,
no I'm not IMU student but whichever Malaysian students I know in Canada are all IMU twining students!All the best for your future and thanks for the information.
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| cutiez_t
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I'm an international student ..Do u think i'll have a chance to go on specialty there? ..well right now I choosing that maybe i'll go to canada
I'm a 5 th year student now..and i think i should prepare about this
thanks
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