zhoufg
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Dear friends:
I have failed step1 on 2 attempts I don't know what to do. The 1st was 71 and 2nd (on oct.24th) is 74. Actually I feel pretty confident than the first attempt. When I got my score on fri I was a big shock . It was impposible I told myself !!! The funny thing is some my strong erea showed on NBME test were opposite on that of my report ! It does not make any sense. If your heart feels in confident , the return is scroll you up! Will this hurt your heart very baddly !? I thought of to give up.
Of course i will reassure my study with myself . I studied Kaplan notes, BRS and Goljan lectures like everyone else did. My score on Kaplan q bank was65% and NBME was 400 a month ago, kaplan simulator was 68% a week ago before the exam. My goal is getting about mean(not very aggrasive).
Today is 3rd day I feel a little better, I wrote to everyone for help : first I want to recheck my score and how to do that? secondly, If I should give 3rd try and passed it Will it affect my application of residence or even any possibility beacouse multiple attempts on step1? Any comments and suggestions are very appreciated. Thank you very evry much.....
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| Shakeels
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I'M VERY SORRY TO HEAR THIS, IT IS THE FEELING, SOME ONE SHOULD NOT GO THROUGH, I'M SORRY AGAIN.
well, can you tell me about your feeling on the day of your exam?? were you feeling over confident or were you scared???
Too much confidence, and too much tension can make your exam day misserable. How did you grade your sleep the day b4, its very important.
I did my exam very recently, and its my second attempt, I don't know how can I say about my exam, but one my first attempt I was expecting very low score and I was sure that I will not be able to make it, but I did 71/173. I never think that I might be that much close. But now I'm feeling little bit of confidence, may Allah bless us all with a good score ammen.
One more thing NEVER GIVE UP, SEE YOUR WEEK AREAS AND STUDY, YOU WILL BE ON GOOD SIDE.
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| aonty
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hey zhoufg
im really very sorry to hear abt u well we all are like a family a usmle family and when some thing bad happens to one member of the family it really affects every one and trust me pal we all are as sad as ur
but being sad is not the solution so wat is the real solution i know its not at all easy to gain in ur confidence after a failure but pal if we give up then how will we ever make it we hav to show this world tat we are the best and we hav the capability to crack on anything we want ALLAH has given us the biggest power of all and we gato encash it
giving up is not the solution u hav to count on ur abilities and try again
take a break try to relax ur mind and then when u feel tat now ur ready to give another try get back to ur books
start from the wekest subject well pal the best thing abt u is tat u hav already given the exam sou know wat sort of questions are asked and im sure u must be having 50% of ur knowledge in the back of ur mind
so u will hav less pressure and im sure u will be able to complete ur preperation with in a few months
revise ur subjects so tat they get imprinted in ur brain
but just getting hold of ur knowledge is not good wat really counts is ur attitude on the day of exam
u gato be very calm relaxed dont be afraid its just an exam and well pal we hav given so many exams in our life tat we should get used to faceing the real scene of exam
n hey remember dont be extra cnfident becose once ur extra confident its liek the last nail in ur coffen so just be ur self and hav full confidence in u and keep this in mind tat u can crack this exam and tat its not a big deal for u
once ur confident and u count on ur abilities there is nathing in this whole world tat can push u back
well abt the number of tries and ur application i have readit here and heard tat it dosent matter wat maters is ur result
rite now just think abt the exam n keep every other thing aside once ur through then think abt other stuff dont boggle urmind rite now
just focus on ur weak areas
take care and be positive we are nt doffernt from ppl who scored 99 we are just liek them keep this in mind if they can do it so can we
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| zhoufg
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shakeels:
Thank you so much for replying. I wish you have good score on this time. Actually we have the same score on 1st attempt. My NBME score at that time was very close to that of my real exam.(i forgot the exactly number) On my 2nd attempt I did NBME a month before the test was 400. I thought I would pass the exam and become confident.
I am sure my knowlege will increase as I put another month time on my study. I think I over rely on my NBME score.
On the day before I had a good sleep about 7 hrs and confident. After the exam I worried about my Physio(so many ↑↓) It wasn't the bad on report. Instead the parts I was confident with e.g. bioche, genetics are poor scored . behavioral questions I am not sure as I am a IMG. Oh well, the reality is i can focous myself now. I think it is hard to face all these and my friends. I need a break... Good luck to you. pls let me know.
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| zhoufg
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Dear aonty:
Thank you so much for your encouragement and warm heart. You are right that my results is more important than anything else. I will do my best on my next try. now I need a break. Do you have any suggestion how to study again? Go over kaplan notes on weak erea? I am thinking doing doing USMLEWorld Qbank this time.
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| aonty
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pal im very happy to read tat ur gonna try once again this is teh way life shouldbe try again n again till u succeed
well pal go thru ur weak areas make them strong and once ur done go about doin qs
best of luck pal
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| vic2005
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Hello,
I just read your post and i can imagine how you are feeling. i took my step 1 last wednesday , and after the exam all i can remember were the things i did not know or that I made a mistake. I truly do not believe that I passed , or if passed was not a good score. I know the feeling of being disappointed and having to face all your family , friends and ourselves .If i fail will be devastating , but I will not give up.
Do not allow this test take out of you your self steem , do not allow this test make you think you are not capable or less. this test does not make you and anybody else a better doctor. It is just a test . Actually , more than half of the things they ask you will not use in your medical life anymore . Why do we need to know very well the rare syndromes , why do we need to know what enzyme is envolved in the trasformation of carbamoyl .....? Knowing these things will not make you a better professional and i do think the programs should pay much more attention on step 2 scores than step 1 .
But we need this step 1 to get a residency and this is fact . So , just let this grief feeling heal inside you , lift your head and go on . Difficult is to start , but once you start things go easily .Trust yourself , trust your God and move on .
There is a say that I always try to follow:
"If I were asked to give what I consider the single most useful bit of advice for all humanitiy , it would be this :Expect trouble as an inveitable part of life , and when it comes , hold your head high . Look it squareley in the eye , and say, I will be bigger than you. You cannot defeat me "
So do not let this step 1 destroy your dreams , I am sure that one day to be a medical student was a dream for you and you did it. Now step 1 is a dream for you , so go , fight how many battles will be necessary and get it. You can , we all can , some easier , some with more difficulties , but we all can , with determination , courage and always with God by our side.
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| zhoufg
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Hello,vic2005:
Thank you so so much for your encouragement and blessing. It has been 3 weeks with my sadness. I told myself this is only part of my life, and it is easy to step down if I give it up but I proberly will never step up again!! So
Now I am going to fight with another battle!
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