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Dear friends,
The hard work paid off! I'm so happy.
I'll write my exam experience soon.
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| karyosome
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terrific score man!!! u must've worked real hard...
congratulations and all the very best for future exams.
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| ssrpk
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hey man!
congrats 
wht were ur nbme score?
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| karusmle
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hey , congradulations,thats great,plz tell us ur experience ,both ur study plan and the resourses and the experience on the day of the exam.
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| luci
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So happy for you! way to go!
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| cam
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Thank you for your kind words. I wish you all luck for your upcoming exam.
I studied for 6 months. intensively in the last 2. I only studied kaplan and managed 3 reads for most subjects I studied biochemistry and most of physiology 4 times. I also used FA. this book is a MUST. after the first read from kaplan you should have it by your side and add extra points in it. after the first read I did Qbank ,first random and after a while I switched to systemwise. i highly recomend doing Qbank systemwise. this is the only way to expand your knowledge in a certain subject. I finished Qbank with an average of 70-75%.
I took Nbme1 2 weeks before my exam and scored 640(247/99). I took Nbme2 one week prior to my exam and again scored 640.
the last 2-3 weeks are VERY VERY important, and I honestly think has the most influence on your score. this is the time that FA becomes IMPORTANT. review,review,review. is very important you can review questions and you can review kaplan and know FA inside out.
I can't comment on my exam too much. all I remember is PATHOPHYSIOLOGY!! every other subject was just randomely thrown in between pathophysiology questions.very little anatomy,biochemistry, and micro. pharmacology was alittle more tested. My exam was totally clinical! Remember all tests are different .this is just my experience. Oh ya almost forgot I listened to goljan and read Goljan rapid review series. I recommend them both.
finally,some words of knowledge. Believe in yourself and set your goals, and do all it takes to achieve your goals. It takes HARD work to prepare for this test. but a good score is not out of reach for anybody. with hard work and perseverence a top score is yours.
Good luck to everybody
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| karusmle
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thank u so much cam,that was nice and inspiring., i have read goljan rapid review,well do i have to do kaplan notes also ,because my friend said it got more points thak goljan,should i have go through kaplan notes also????
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| cam
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do you mean kaplan notes pathology? no, not at all. goljan is enough. the clinical orriented format of Goljan is more appropriate for step 1 than kaplans. also in qbank,dont worry too much about the microscopic pathology changes in different disease. it's not too high yield and not tested so much on the actual exam.the pathology section in FA is also very high yield.
good luck
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| karusmle
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thank u cam,things keep forgetting for me cam,was the same for also??or is that something is wrong with me??oh my god i dont know what to do, i have taken 15 days for each subject and i have finished biochem,pharm,micro,physio,i did the same way as u mentioned ,worked as many questions as possible after each subject ,now i m doing pathology,well it feels like biochem is completetly washed out of my head,i m getting scared.,can u plz advice me , plz give me some tips and what i should be going on from now on for a good plan to show my maximam potential.thanks alot for ur help.
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| karusmle
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and one more thing,how should i be using the first aid??should i have to do it with each subject or after i finish all the subjects??
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| cam
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dear karusmle: don't expext to know or remember everything. some subjects need around 3 reads to finally become part of your long term memory. I remember having the same problem especially with biochemistry. so I made memory cards. on small pieces of paper I wrote a question and on the other side i wrote the answer. this helped alot. but you must realize that biochemistry is a vast subject and only the clinical relevent information is high yield. know every enzyme that causes a syndrome or disease if deficent. also read first aid after each subject. it works as a good memory aid for a quick review of the high yield information of that subject and you can go back a read again from kaplan the stuff you feal weak at.
FA has some good mnemonics in biochemistry that will help alot.
don't worry, these feeling are normal. you'll do fine
good luck
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| karusmle
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thank u so much cam, i feel really good , i will follow what u said.,may i know where u r from?i m from india
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| rapport
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hi my hearty congrats..........plez tell me what is goljan rapid review sries? is it 340 pages goljan review?iam doing all subjects from kaplan and doing patho from goljan review...which is 340 pages. and FA also iam doing.....so what do u think about kaplan books for other subjects like anatomy,bio chem, physiology....can u please guide me...i think we should make notes after listening to goljan audio....
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| lily11
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' I listened to goljan and read Goljan rapid review series ,Cam, what exactly are both of them are they lectures? questions? or books?
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| cam
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to lily11: by both of them I meant listen to the goljan audio and read goljan rapid review.
to rapport: Goljan rapid review is 460 pgs including questions( ISBN:0-323-02393). if you use this book, there is no need for taking notes because this book has everything. I have heard that any of the goljan pathology books are good. and they have the same format and information. about the other subjects,I used kaplan and they were totally suficient. I think for anatomy "road map: anatomy" is also very good although I did not use it.
good luck
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| karusmle
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lots and lots of things to be memorised ,which i hate,as i keep loading over my head i keep forgetting things,i m so depressed towards the end of the day,none of my family members understand me ,plz give me some advice , help me out plzzzzzzz
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| cam
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how long do you have till your test?
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| karusmle
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cam,i m giving in the october end or november begining.y?
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| rapport
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hi for physiology some are saying to read other books lis B.R.S.....and what books we should read for cell and molecular biology. and can u tell me what are the important chapters which i should concentrate for behavioral science..in kaplan book and in barbara fadem...some are saying not to read behavioral science.....because after reading that subject also no body can answer any question itseems.so please tell me the important topics in beh.science.
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| rapport
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hi can can u tell me...i have kaptests subject wise cd...and q-book....is this both r enough ...for exam preparation....
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| rapport
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hi cam...some are saying that they scored 640 in Q-bank.....actually we should see marks...but i dont understand what is this 3 digit score........
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| female doc ny
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congrads on your great score maybe a little jelous really want that score i have a question i am giving my exam in end of sept hopefully i am scoring 59 on q bank system wise read kaplan 2 times going for the third and goljan book twice my best score in q bank is path 74 physio my least 41 what i want to know were u ever in my shoes 2 months before your actual exam am i hoping for the impossible i really want to make this matching or post matching please give me some advice it would be appreciated alot and again congrads u are a lucky bum
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| cam
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thanks for the kind words:
karusmle: since U still have a few months till your exam, it might be a good idea to take a break from studying for a couple of days and clear your mind. you appear to have a lot of stress.
to rapport: for physiology kaplan is great and there is no nead for BRS. for molecular biology kaplan is also the best. cell biology I did not study. as for Behavioral science the most important topic is doctor patient relationship, I only read kaplan and did Qbank and on usmle my highest marks where for BS.
To Female doc ny: thanks for the kind words. believe me luck has very little to do with getting a good score. Hard work and Perseverence are the major determining factors for scoring well. I must tell you that the Qbank score has little correlation with your usmle score. use Qbank to learn the subjects not to test yourself. I would recommend you work on your physiology. although not to many direct questions from phys on the exam, mastering phys is very important to answering pathophys questions. 2 months is alot of time. review kaplan 2 more times epecially phys and review path from goljan. altogether if you manage 2 more reads you are in good shape. good luck
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| premonition
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Congratulations Cam.
Its posts like yours that help one egg on and on...
I guess I will follow your advice verbatim!
Do they send the scores through courier or simple mail? I know its silly but then waiting was neva an easy job for me...
And you sure must be in US to have got your scores soooo early after the oasis update man!?!
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| unfortunate
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hey cam
hearty congratts!!! you advicing folks so nicely..i m impressed the way you wrote yuor post...its fantastic encouraging exam takers.u doing great job...
i flunked in step1 ,now studying again ,,just wanna take exam in oct end....is this enough time to read the whole stuff again...i have added new source like goljan rapd rvw 'n' audio..
so can you advice me - how much time it takes to review all subjects??coz i m repeater...i think 2nd reading enough...then q bank rite...
how would ya advice me to take exam at ......time????
thnx looking fwd to hearing from you soon...
any idea --when shoul i start q bank???
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