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Hi Cyra, If I guess we could also interpret Murphy's law the other way around and be optimists! Poosh is better today and has gone to day care. I want to study cardiology today- so far it has been too slow with too many distractions. why do I feel like eating all the time? Have you finished BS yet?
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| reet
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hey cyra
when u taking ur exam??? 
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| cyra
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LisaM...BS has somehow become this never ending story...but i should def be done with it today!!!!Threw me off five days behind on what i had intended!!!hope cardiology is coming along ok...and distractions....arrrgh!!!...tell me about it...i need the slightest one to get off track...keep posting in and let me know how the prep is?
Reet...i scheduled to take the exam on the 23 of dec...*gulp*
Better be off....just HAVE to get Behav science out of the way today...have allowed it to linger for too long now...oh and i havent been reviewing missed questions from Q bank...and with about 15 days left to my subscription....i think i have long hours of studying ahead of me..laters!
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Got done with Behav science...finally!!!Did two blocks from Q bank for it...and that "formally" ended it!
Plan on going through at least 50 if not more of the incorrect questions from Qbank starting tomorrow....need to get down to chalking out a plan for my third read tonight...am thinking of starting with physiology tomorrow...will need to really focus on pharmacology(terrifies me!!)...and virology...followed closely by genetics and molecular biology...heres hoping it works out!
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hey cyra,,
ur explanations for questions everywhere are damn good.. how did u get ur all concepts clear? is q bank is real good to make good understanding or u doing something extra..i really appreciate ur postings..
i m doing pharma now from kaplan notes and only 40-50 pages reading for first read,,i feel bad cuzi m real slow . first read should be very fast ( 4-5 days.)
hope u doing great
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Hey Reet....thanks for the appreciation...
well...as far as the concepts are concerned...this forum helps loads...there are many questions which of course i don't know off the top of my head and there are others where i have an idea but the concept isn't crystal clear...i just make sure i look things up and read up on them...and then once i figure it out and post it...it just sticks...Q bank is pretty good...helps a lot in clarifying things...although there are times when you just have to turn back to the books or the internet to set things straight!...and nope...am not doing anything extra...are you doing questions simultaneously with your first read?...if not..i'd suggest getting a hold of a subject wise question source...either A&L or BSS....it will help you consolidate the little facts...i had neither....and so am having to spend time making sure i remember those little annoying facts and figures.... i just had to suffice with Qbook...go ahead with whatever you think suits you best...cos as i haven't taken teh exam and i can only speculate in light of the other exam experiences i have come across...
And 40-50pgs...Reet!...thats really good...man!i could barely scrape through 20 and it felt as if i was retaining nothing!!!...you are NOT slow!!!...doing aok!...take care...and pray for me plz!thanks!
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Am onto physiology...plan on getting it done in about 4-5 days...have used BRS for it...but i will also skim through kaplan for CVS,resp system,endocrinology and renal system...got done with endocrinology today...kaplan notes address some core issues which are not high lighted that well in BRS...till later...
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| LisaM
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hi Cyra, I am glad that you have a date for the USMLE. If I may make a suggestion, please also schedule NBMEs and please take them both before the step one exam. I know how it feels when it seems like everone is faster than you in revisions. Exactly where I am with CK prep! Let us continue to put in our effort and ofcourse, our prayers too!
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I think i have lost the resolve to post.....Just haven't been able to meet my deadlines...and its a horrible feeling...especially with the exam so close...i feel as if i might be losing a handle on things...and everyday i tell myself that it WILL work out...i wish it does...if only wishes were horses!!...
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Cyra, We all go through ups and downs. Many times. Remember, this too shall pass away. Please hang in there. Please be kind on yourself and patient too. If you dont feel like studying, its ok too. Watch a movie, eat something nice, take a walk, pray or meditate-whatever you feel like.... Do all this without guilt. You will feel refreshed and will long to hit the books again.
I love the story about two men who set out to cut trees. One worked relentlessly while the other took frequent breaks. Guess who chopped the most trees at the end of the day? Yes, the one who took rests in between. The man who worked hard asked the other guy how he did it, to which he answered that while he was resting, he sharpened his axe. The mind needs more attention than that axe. So lets take time to heal our minds, prevent it from getting jaded and bored and sharpen it too. We will prevail, Cyra!  
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Cyra, We all go through ups and downs. Many times. Remember, this too shall pass away. Please hang in there. Please be kind on yourself and patient too. If you dont feel like studying, its ok too. Watch a movie, eat something nice, take a walk, pray or meditate-whatever you feel like.... Do all this without guilt. You will feel refreshed and will long to hit the books again.
I love the story about two men who set out to cut trees. One worked relentlessly while the other took frequent breaks. Guess who chopped the most trees at the end of the day? Yes, the one who took rests in between. The man who worked hard asked the other guy how he did it, to which he answered that while he was resting, he sharpened his axe. The mind needs more attention than that axe. So lets take time to heal our minds, prevent it from getting jaded and bored and sharpen it too. We will prevail, Cyra!
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My reason for the "hiatus" from posting...
a rather extreme bout of pessimism...falling behind on schedule...feeling awful...panicking over running short of time...so on and so forth....today started off being productive but then towards the afternoon something came up...and that was it...was all depressed till i read the following while glancing through a book...
"Change starts right here.If you will change your thinking,God can change your life.You can't go around thinking thoughts of defeat and failure and expect God to fill you joy,power and victory.The two concepts are incomaptible.Surprisingly,many people have a narrow,limited mind-set.They think small,believe small and expect small.And then they wonder why nothing big ever happens to them.Its their own thinking that's keeping them in defeat.We often set our standards too low."
Here is to setting higher standards...and believing in myself...believing that i have what it takes to get through this...tomorrow is a new day!!!...
have to finish off with patho tom...my thrid read...done with physio...came across robbins review...am doing questions for a few sections from there...like WBC disorders...my advice would be to get a hold of this book early in your readings...good questions!...till later...
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Hi Cyra, good to see that you have put the pesimissim behind you. Dont let it catch you unawares when it strikes again (cos it most likey will!) - besides standing firm and trying to move on, the best thing to do sometimes is to just wait for it to pass.
I love what you have posted about "faith" in my journal. Heres something I came across that touched me-
"What is it about "signs"? You know, the kind that seem to provide miraculous evidence that God is real and active in the world in ordinary people's lives. People's faith heals them. The miracle comes from faith; faith does not come from miracles. Faith that depends on "signs" is not the kind of faith that will lead to miracles in our lives, large or small. God, lead me to have a faith leads to healing in many ways".
I hope to get much done today and hope the same for you too, my friend!
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| sosikan
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hi
ı began studing step one 1 weekago
and ı have problems with english.ı m studing histo and ı will pass only 3 paper read.ı must to find word which ı dont know turkish meaning.ıt ıs so diffucult to me ı looso my mind
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hi i am new member in this forum i recently finish my M.B.B.S. exam from india i am planning to give USMLE STEP1 exam i just now started reading i want to know kaplan lecture notes &first aid are sufficient for studying wheather kaplan classes will usefu or not from vanshita
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