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well, do tell us more, please! And congrats!
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| cyra
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This is just awesome!!!I am so happy for you!
You deserve every bit of it!!Congratulations!!!
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| prader-willi
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congrats....ujaala...u deserve all the success...big time
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| Rana Khan
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Congratulations!
I have started my step1 prep from yesterday after giving step2 exam. I wonder if you can tell me your study plan and how long you study for with which resources. Step1 is to me is more difficult.
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| sturge_weber
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wow congrats....
well done ujala
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| reet
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wow ujala great .....CONGRATULATIONS...
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| zzpearl
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ujaala.
Congratulations!!!
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| ujaala
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thanks every1 !!
DrPak and Rana Khan , i have already written about my exam preparation and experience , you can find it in this same forum i.e "exam experiences"
anyway , let me tell you tht my study plan wsnt a perfect one , i was studying on and off since jan 2005 , but got serious only in sep ...so sep to dec i studied seriously..
i used kaplan for everything except patho for which i used BRS and heard sum goljan lectures(but if u hv time then go for goljan bk n do listen to all the lectures)
my Q bank ws score 76% random questions ofcoarse ...i did tem online for one month (15 sep to 15 oct)
did first read, then 2nd , then Q bank then 3rd plus Q book ....then NBME form 1 (got 570 =95) but i wud say tht do all the forms as its closest to the real exam...
another thing,,, do read kaplan again n again , everything in it is imp....dont listen to this tht this is high yield n tht is low yield... n try to use latest notes....
n yes , i did FA 2005 edition ....but a word of caution...though its the best thing to revise the main points in the end ....but dont think tht only FA is enough! do pay attention to genetics , immunology , molecular bio ... as more n more ques r being asked frm these n te questions r more sophisticated.... also biochem metabolism is also imp...i m pointing this out b/c FA doesnt cover these nicely....though it covers other things nicely....
in beh sci , doc pt relationships r really imp , i also got sum ques frm child developmetal milestones... biostats ws weird...
anyways , remember tht this is my experience...if u read other ppl's experiences who took exam at same time when i did , u will find sum similarities and sum differences...it is because the questions come frm a huge Q bank n its ur luck wht questions ur getting...
but ..if u do kaplan cover to cover n understand/rememebr everything in it ...plus goljan lectures ..n do NBME forms, then u shud do real good on the exam
best of luck 
n feel free to ask any questions tht u have ...
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| fakhan
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Congratulations,great score
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| sam27
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hi congrats on such a great score. do u think B RS FOR PATH IS GOOD.I WAS STUDYING FROM GOLJAN STAR PATHOLOGY book.is kaplan qbank and qbook r enough for question how do u studied molecular biology. do u think making notes is imp, since there r lots of material covered . thank u god bless
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| dipti
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congratulations.can you recommend some books for immunology and molecular biology and genetics.i am using 2001 kaplan,now cant help it.can i use other material with that?
thanks.
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| p53
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congratulations, ujaala, well done!
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| ssrpk
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hey congratulations on your success, i wish yu the same for step2
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| dariush
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welldone ujaala.
did you study anthing for genetics more than kaplan and FA?
thanks alot.
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| robin082006
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great score, congratulations
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| drsnq
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congratulations ujala...u did great ...best of luck for step 2
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| ujaala
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hi Sam , well goljan is a better book than BRS, but i found it tough n time consuming.....BRS is the 2nd best book... if u plan to use BRS then do hear the goljan lectures with it...tht would b enuff...if u can do goljan book then well n good, go for it...
another thing is that , i remember the robbins patho frm my 4th yr so i ws able to solve the questions in qbank n qbook thru tht as well...
as far as ques go, yes qbank n qbook r enuff for practice...do try n get online qbank..it makes a huge difference n give u alot of confidence...and do those NBME forms as well...
well...i did molecular bio frm bio chem book of kaplan...n tell u wht,,,its enough....there was no question on the exam that wsnt covered...2nd msgrs r most imp...
its a good idea to make notes, though i never did that...i did add additional points frm kaplan n Q bank in FA if i felt that there is way too much , then i just turned tht page in kaplan and revised directly frm it instead of making notes or adding...if u find making notes ezier than go for it ...
best of luck with ur studies....
Edited by ujaala on 02/01/06 - 03:50 PM. Reason: spelling correction
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| ujaala
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thanks every1 for ur good wishes...dipti and dariush....i just used kaplan 2004 edition for genetics, immuno and mol.bio...so i cant recommend any other book...i think the latest editions of kaplan will cover everything so u dont need to study anything else...dipti , i m not sure wht ws given n wht wsnt in 2001 edition , so i m sorry i cant help u here..i hope sum else wud answer ur query..
thanks and best of luck every1
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| ayaz153
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congrts ujaala u truly desere such a sucess
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| sam27
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hi ujaala, thank u so much for your honest reply . i greatly appreciate it .i have a concern , i am basicall good with short term memmory but struggles with long term memory, that the reason i used to make notes,what u will advice me to help retain the stuff every line from a huge material like kaplan 8 books. in other words how did u retain so huge material. do u use to visualise or review many times or daily. i know that different people have different ways to retain . just curious how did u retain so much of material . again thank u so much for taking time to answer my concerns . god bless
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| dipti
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thanks ujaala,i am really worried about these subjects as i came to know that kaplan immunology has changed a lot nearly 100 pages addition.so i was trying to get newer edition.but i couldnt get it.i guess i should read immunology and genetics from robbins once.can you give me some advice?where can i get kaplan immunology notes?
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| ayaz153
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congrats ur hard work has inspired me alot. ujaala plz tell me the topics patho of which i should see the slides from webpath as some body told me that u should see web path but u its not possible to do all of it. thanks alot
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| ujaala
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sam...well i think the best way is to read n re read , quick revisions make ur memory go frm short term to long term,,,also when u solve mcqs, read the explanations, see wht mistakes u made....no 1 can remember everything.....wht i did ws, i revised subjects i ws good at eg anatomy, patho first n did biochem , immuno etc, which i felt i keep forgetting close to exam...this way u can use short term memory to help u as well...also charts , graphs etc aid in memorizing...
dipti, where do u live? well if u knw sum1 close to u who has bks, get them photostat, or if u hv a friend in pak or india, ask them to buy frm there n send u....
ayaz,,,,i did neurology slides only frm webpath, but i ws short on time...i guess MRIs n CTs r most imp....i alsohas wheaters for histo n i saw light and electron microscope pics frm there....if u dont hv it, u can see if webpath has them...
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| star1
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Congrats UJAALA .. from where I can see the HIsto Microslide?? are they given in webpath???? Also tell me MRI and CT from webpath are enough ?? thanks and good luck to ur studies
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Beautiful score, Ujaala...Good luck for the next steps!
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