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coolbabe76
Forum Guru

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03/16/05 - 10:46 PM

hi guys
i am planning to take the exam in maybe 2 months time but i am not scoring more than 60%in practice tests(kaplan q bank online).in fact ranging from 48 to 60% sad

can someone please tell me how much my current level means in terms of a score??

very worried ..please help!!!!

Veer-Zaara
Forum Elite

Topics: 16
Posts: 268

03/17/05 - 04:43 AM

Kaplan Qbank is far more tougher than the actual exam.So don't freak out.you have 2 more months....thats alot of time.I think you're on the right path.

coolbabe76
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03/17/05 - 09:00 AM

hey thanks ,man...thats encouraging ........ smiling face

pray4md
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Posts: 124

03/18/05 - 11:15 AM

dude, screw qbank. just use them to learn, period! if u want to get an assessment of where u stand, then set a day aside AFTER you review everything and take the NBME tests. dont let kaplan freak you out man.

coolbabe76
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03/18/05 - 01:06 PM

thanks.....have to prepare more b4 going for NBME :? but thanks ffor your response.its just that i get un nerved when i hear people saying they scored 70 plus on kaplan tests.....and i wonder where i am going wrong....

CruiseMissile
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03/18/05 - 02:56 PM

Two MONTHS? Are you kidding?

Actually, I would disagree on Qbank being significantly harder than the real thing, but if you are getting 60%-ish 2 months before the real thing, I'd be surprised if you didn't crush it.

coolbabe76
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03/18/05 - 03:54 PM

thanks cruise missile smiling face

drbilalkhalid
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Topics: 15
Posts: 87

03/18/05 - 04:48 PM

dude i failed at 177 or 73 % last december. took a couple months off. Now i got 2 months like you. and i dont know wat to do. like where did i go wrong. i dont know how to interpret the score on the back of the mark sheet. OKAY my problem...... i wana do kaplan all over again. study all the 7 kaplan books. and memorize all the books. then do MS word q-bank. then do first aid . and then do online q-bank. AND I DONT WANA MIS THE NEXT MATCH. which means i only got two months to do all that before i start studyin for step 2. if i give myself longer then 2 months my speed goes down. If i take less time i freak out coz theres too much to do.......can someone give me a plan for two months. which will get me thru......please work with me HELPPPPPPP!!!!

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