sarika
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hi friends,
I am still not sure about when to take the exam...just finished second reading of physio patho immuno microbiology n anatomy...n i did QBOOK subject wise scoring approx 60-65% in each subject...(new questions)....scored well in A&L though around 80-85%...did 3 to 4 Qbank (each of 50%questions per set) randomly scoring around 60-65%...i dunno whats the problem....most of the time i know the diagnoses...but as u all know..they go 3 steps beyond that asking abt pharma or something else!..i was thinking abt taking the exam on dec 15 but now am not sure..i have to decide now..because if i am not taking exam in dec...then i 'll study each subject again in detail....or if i decide to take it in dec than I HAVE TO MEMORIZE FA which is like the most difficult part...Plz guide me any advice suggestions..
Also abt the match...if i take step 1 in dec ...step 2 july 1st..CS september 1st...is there enough time make it for the match....my problem is i dont have any USCE, old graduate of 2001,..no research ....Only thing going for me is the citizenship...Thats why All my bets r on a good score like in 90's...(sigh!)...so is it better to prepare good without rushing for dec to make the interview season of sept 2006 just in time....or just forget abt next yr..and complete everything like step3 and apply in Aug 2007 ...?So confused
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| GMOB
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Hi Sarika..I am in a similar situation, i want to take step 1 in dec too, and i am just finishing my second book reading plus 1time lectures. I am also thinking about match 2006, so what i've decided to do, is finish my reviewing, start studying/memorizing FA, take simulated by kaplan, drill my weak subjects in FA again, while doing MCQ all the time, then take NBME 1 month before test, drill my weak subjects again, emphasize on FA, and then take NBME form 2, about 10 days or 1 week b4 my test date. If on that final NBME i get more than 450-500, i'm going for the test. If it's lower, i will ask for an extension, and take the test at the end of january, so that i still have time to prepare for step 2 and CS before sept.
I hope this will help! Please, If anybody have some advice/opinions about this schedule, then let me know!
Wish you the best of lucks!
G.
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| Shakeels
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Well Sarika, You are doing quiet GOOD. bcz people get these scores after their 3rd readings. Keep on doing q bank, see your weak areas and try to improve.
Its being told that, if you scoring above 70% in most of the questions, and those qs are new and close to exam, then you are done. I'm mean you ar ready for the exam. And that guy is Steve Daugherty in the introduction lectures in KAPLAN, he also taught Beh Sciences.
I think you are not far from 70%.
Well Sarika keep on working on your weak areas, and I think you are done, definitly until December.
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| sarika
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hi GMOB n shakeel thankyou for ur replies...i think u guys r right atleast i should try for dec.....and if my NBME is not good enough then i can always reschedule...GMOB urs one looks like a fine plan to ...i think i am gonna follow that myself ....i have to memorize FA...and i think now is the time....So goodluck ya'll....takecare keep studying
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| ujaala
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hi sarika...i m also in similar situtaion.... i hv done 2 reads, i m planning to take step1 by mid dec, i cant extend it to jan as the centre in my area is closing down next yr , n i wont b able to travel in late jan to another place....so for me its dec....
i took qbook n ws scoring in 50's....got depressed , then studied more ...now i hv taken qbank n scoring 62% on it.... i plan to complete qbank by mid nov, then do a quick 3rd read along with FA n goljan lectures (cudnt do them till now  ) if possible....i plan to take NBME 1 by the end of nov, then continue with the 3rd read, revise n take exam by mid dec...
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