sturge_weber
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guys please can anyone help me with this, can i do step 2 ck with a good score in 4.5 months... can this be possible???
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| motivated2
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of course.. you can . Make your schedule &gather your books & start studying now. I think 4.5 mos is more than enough & I also think that step 1 is tougher than step 2.
Just my personal opinion.
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| motivated2
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Finished Nephro & HemOnc, UW, kaplan notes & B&W. Will start using FA now..
My plan is to finish UW, one more week... I take one day at a time , still doing my best to increase my hours.....in reviewing HYs.
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| CentreCityCalifornia
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hello motivated2 !
my exam will be in 2 weeks time
what areas should i study the next couple of days, what are the most asked fields nowadays?
i can't go through all topics so could you give me a 'top 10' of the most asked fields? dont say medicine, but tell me whether it is respiratory, rheumat, derma etc.
what would you guys do?
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| sturge_weber
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thanks motivated ... i am in and ready for step 2...
will start with internal medicine
good luck studying guys
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| motivated2
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A very good start of my morning today. did 2 blocks of UW q's. plus explanations.
sturge,
I would suggest for you to do IM per subject. R u doing UW in ist part of your review?
Well, well CCC.. good luck w/ your exam in 2 weeks. This is the time where you have to encourage yourself that you can conquer this test!!!
in regards to your q? have you read kingsofke's exam exp. His points might help you alot. I have a friend who took her exam 3 weeks ago & she said she got lots of OBGYN
& basic derma questions. I'm sorry that i can't answer your q very well regarding the top 10 HY in exam bec I depend on UW for my high yields. BTW have you done UW & NBME?
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| 3535
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CCC,NBME is the best(45$). Kaplan simulated exam (look ebay for CD) gives u a better idea of your weak areas than nbme.If u dont have time to get involved in ebay buying,do nbme.
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| platinum
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Hi everyone nice to new members are joining and the "seniors" of this logbook take timr to answer them.good luck everyone
I completed IM 2 days back and done with Peds upto infections videos and notes(almost).so plan to finish asap.
bye
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| motivated2
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Time flies & so should my studies. Per advises one should do a lot of MCQ's.
I noticed that when I answer q i tend to go for the MC answer even the q does not ask for that answer... bad... very bad..
at least i have pointed out one of my common mistakes...
how's your studies going karusmle?
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| 3535
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Hi.Did Kaplan Assessment tests (subjectwise, got them at my centre prep,lengthier than kap Q Bank&Book,difficulty level more/same i dont know).------------got IM 72% surg 72% psych 21/25.Its ok bec i havenot touched IM book since 1month and other two since 15days as i was doing questions (kap ,nms ,medrevu,mksap).
 Had a little change in my earlier schedule. But going to start UW 0n 21st.
 I am very excited about starting UW(???!!).I dont know though how i'll fare in it.
Platinum,i have 2cs scheduled for 20th july.
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| platinum
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hi everyone ,was busy today registering for CK ,CS so just did peds videos .plan to finish peds IA by tomorrow.lets see
good luck 3535 and moti2
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| 3535
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goodluc everyone.
Kar, where r u?
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| cyra
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Hey everyone!
Hope you all are doing well.I started off with UW for paeds...almost half way through but got bored with doing questions the whole day and thought of going through surgery simultaneously to break the monotony.
Those are impressive scores 3535!
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| motivated2
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Finished w/ Infectious Dse. My scores not what I've expected though since I considered this as one of my "easy " topics, 65% Noticed also that in UW the q's are more about AIDS.
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| karusmle
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hi guys , i m bacjk . i was shifting my things to delhi ,so i had to waste some time on this , looking at ull seems to be encouraging for me ........have to get back into studies ....guys , i m confussed whether to take up the job in AIIMS ,will i be able to study if i join for work , work is for 6 hours,confussed whether to join or not , but AIIMS is the finest institution in india ........hmmmm
thinking about it ..................
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| motivated2
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Started Derma, a must to differentiate the salient points of each skin dse.!!
Good luck w/ UW Peds & Surgery cyra. You'll do well...You're a hard worker.
Yeah impressive scores 3535.
karusmle... it seems like you're busy outside the review world also. I can tell you only one thing. Weigh your options & do what you think is best for you. Good luck ..
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| kingsofke
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Hi I am just dropping in to say you guys are doing great. If only i had the privilege of joining you guys ,where were you then  Man you guys are rocking this prep. I have never seen such a combination. Godspeed.
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| motivated2
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Thanks for dropping by kingsofke. Your success has inspired me/us to get motivated.
And so my morning ended w/ finishing Derma UW w/ 65% score. Still confused w/ some skin dse. descriptions. I need to look at skin patho pictures too.
Have a great day co-team members!
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| platinum
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hello everyone,
completed ped notes and videos.started surgeryvideos ..i think i will try and wrap surgery up asap,five days maybe IA.
hey kingsofke!as moti2 says u indeed are an inspiration to everyone on this forum,do drop in some words of advice from time to time.
hi kar ! my personal advice is control temptations of joining AIIMS until u r done with CK .but its ultimately ur confidence of being able to do justice with 2 important thingsthat will prove ur decision right or wrong.
bye everyone
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| karusmle
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hi motivated2 and platinum , thanks for ur support ....well,platinum, i m getting very much tempted , but i know if i join AIIMS i wont be able to study ......anyway , i think i will drop that idea .....have got 3 months for exam , but what i have studies for ther last 2 months is out of my mind ...........feel like everything has evoparoted from my mind ......anyway ,just now i moved to delhi and i m setteling down slowly , probably by couple of days i will start my preparation in fuull swing
hi kingsofke ,
i m so happy for u .........u have allways been inspiration for all of us ............
hi cyra , 3535 how ru doing????
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| 3535
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Kingsofke,
Please drop in from time to time here. I frequently goto your prep-post in mid of my studies to be inspired by your time management , schedule,no. of revisions etc.
Right now i am a bit sad. There is lots lots lots to study.
Hey guys,do you people also get sad when u have lots lots lots to study.
Well,i am gonna make a schedule now for my lots lots &lots of study,& work hard to accomplish it. Bec that can be my ONLY cure for sadness.
Chin up everyone, and have a great study-day today all of you.
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| cyra
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m2: thanks for the vote of confidence.I hope studying is coming along as planned for you.
Kar: Good to have you back.As tempting as that job offer might be...if you think it will be difficult to juggle between the exam and working(which I am sure is) then you will have to prioritise.I am glad you've made your decision and I am sure it will work out for the best.
kingsofke: thanks for dropping by.Like 3535 I frequent your post often especially when I feel low.It does wonders....thankyou!
3535: The "sadness" is an innate property of the exam and setting targets does help staying focussed.Good luck with chalking out that schedule.
Hope your prep is coming along fine platinum.
I am struggling to finish off surgery.Its taking longer than I expected probabaly because of the UW questions I am doing along with it for peds.Ah well...got to get it out of the way soon.Good luck everyone...have a productive day!
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| acemle
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hi
nice to see u all sharing n helping each other. can i join u guys?
im doing my 1st reading.trying to finish fast so i can start with usmle world .
take care and good luck to all
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| motivated2
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welcome acemle! like that nname!
3535.. relax... you'll be fine. Keep up the good work...
cyra.. my review is going along fine. There are days that If I studied a lot in one day , for sure I slow down the next day. it's just more of the stamina thing. I easily get tired.
But I'm okay..
I started Qbook yest w/ IM test 1. i'm disappointed of my 68% score. I aim to score above 80 for the MCQ's so I am still studying hard.. going back & forth w/ my notes..
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| 3535
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M2,Cyra thanx for the boost.
acemle,welcome
I finished obgyn UW (first time, timed) w/  60 %.How did u people fare in it.
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