usmleed
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hi ,
i 'm taking my exam tmrw. right now it feels like i know nothing or will know nothing but thats just anxiety probably. here is my preparation till now.
kaplan lectures notes: read completely 3 times
crush the boards: read through once
kaplan Qbank: 65-75 (did early on after 1st reading. 80% completed)
uw:63% cumulative (46-78. first time random unused 100% coplete)
kaplan simulated: 77%
kaplan diagnostic: 77%
nbme 1: 570 (corresponds to 233)
usmle cd: 37/41 (did only 2 blocks)
Now its in the hands of the Almighty. please pray for me guys. I feel quite nervous.
thanks to everybody on this forum for their support and encouragement. u guys are a big help. may Allah give u all his blessings.
will write my exam experiences shortly IA.
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| phuluong2k
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Best wishes to you
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| ns11266
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try to relax,sleep well,GL.Do not read anything now,as you really have to be alert tomorrow.
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| PT+MD
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Good Luck! 
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| drkpp
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GOOD LUCK!!!
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| annita
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good luck!!!
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| usmleed
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ITS FINALLY OVER !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! (hopefully. cross my fingr)
after step 1 , step 2 was something of an anticlimax. the questions were either deceptively simple or deceptively tough.
most of the questions were from IM- peicarditis, tamponade, a few ekgs, derm pics, an mri (all not terribly unfamiliar), pancreatitis, electrolytes, mostly basic stuff to test ur understanding.
a bit of ob, quite a bit of gyn( amenorrhoea stuff, imperforate hymen etc), abortions,
paeds- congenital anomalies, vaccination, mono, not too much
surgery- the usual trauma stuff plus some malignancies.
psychiatry-not too much apart from the differences b/t depression, bipolar, treatment, ssri tourette etc
ethis- wierd stuff , thankfully only 4-5
preventive med- lots of questions, prophylaxis this prophylaxis that. lots of stuff i'd never seen heard or knew. just guess-work
they love CALCIUM by the way, know that electrolyte like ur life depends on it, next in line is Sodium , then K. numerous questions
this exam was doable(probably, unbelievably, coz i had a monster of an exam in step 1 and i find this hard to believe.)
kaplan is enough. i had used 2001 lecture notes only. no dvds.
UW is very good, as in it prepares u for the worst case scenario. kaplan is good too, probably closer to the exam difficulty level.
ok guys, I'm off to enjoying some . i need a break. then comes CS. 
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| PT+MD
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Thank you for your information! It helps a lot!    Good luck to next step!!!
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| sumie
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good luck
i am sure u will get a wonderful score
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| sumie
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do u remember what the preventive med qns were on?
like were they outside kaplan notes
also how were the MRIs and CTs in the test
cos i am very poor in them
thanks
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| usmleed
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MRI was easy. actually u didnt need the MRI atall to make the diagnosis.
preventive med quetions were difficult. not given in kaplan. send me ur email and i'll give u more details.
best of luck.
dont panick. U'll do good IA
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| coolbabe76
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how much biostats is tested?
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| usmleed
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only a few simple questions like positive predictive value etc, nothing like step 1
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| usmleed
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OASIS SAYS I PASSED!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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| annita
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congratulations!!! look forward to hear yr great score!!!
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| sumie
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congrats
i am sure u will get a great score
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| mehdij
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Congradulations!! Now waiting for a nice 95+score...
Would you please informe me more about preventive medicine points in exam..Is Kaplan enough?
email:mehdijalili@yahoo.com
Good Luck!
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| alenka
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have my fingers crossed for you...
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| usmleed
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hey my scores are back. its 90!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
well its not 98 or 99. i have dropped 8 points but i am happy. I passed and with good scores Alhamdulillah.
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| sumie
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congrats usmleed
wonderful
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| ARJ
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Congratulation
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| alenka
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congratulations!
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| drkpp
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gl for the match!!!!!!!!
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| 99doc
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congrats & GL for the match
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| d0csp33d
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Hey congrats! I have been following your messages. I am really happy for you.
Can you please send me an email? I am taking the test in few weeks, need some advice on what areas I should read more. I failed once. d0csp33d@hotmail.com
Best regards!
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