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AMEN.....
rome its nice that u r doing it by systems, i plan to do it while i work on my Q bank. i havent done FA yet except few pages,bs i felt sticking to kaplan and my hand written notes easier. pls suggest if there is any subject which is 'must read' in it other than the quick referance buzz list.
well still in physio did endocrinolgy chapters 3,4,5,6,and 7 today. will try to do 25 Qs with explanations at night.
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| vallia
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drbin, I think you must read pharm from Fa, it's very organised and well written. Keep going dear friend. Thanks for encouragements.
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thanks vallia ill do that.
today finished endocrinology and Acid Base Balance. nw doing Qs. didnt do Qs yday. oh god i still cant balance my reading and Qs. got to make it a habit to do atleast 10qs everyday.
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| step12006
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You are doing well .I also get stuck reading and don't do q's somedays .But let's try to balance it all somehow .Happy studying 
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thanks S12006. did endocrinology 70 Qs Yday. but couldnt read explanations. today i did them and ended up reading only 1 chapter from renal physio in the afternoon.hope i can finish renal physio before sleep.
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well doing cvs physio,and did only one chapter today till nw. oh god im pretty slow these days. some days i really feel very confident and somedays blank,this is like a vicious cycle. i started review one month back and till nw what i did?biochem,genetics,mol biology,histology and nw physio,got only 2 months and much to do.....havent started Q bank as well which itself will take 3 wks min if i do it at super fast rate.so got 5 wks more only for revision and there r 5 subjects as well...oh god give me strength to go thru this phase of life, i dont want to disappoint myself, my beloved family,and my friends who is helping me a lot in every way they can.....so back to physio nw. all friends have a good study day
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| step12006
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Friend ,it happens to all of us .Somedays are definitely better than others .Let's hope to find strength and courage in ourselves to do this .I am actually rediscovering myself through this exam .I have never experienced such a range of emotions before .
But this all is definitely going to make us stronger .I hope your days go better and maybe you achieve what you aim for .
Good luck and happy studying
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| drbin
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thx S12006 for the support. one more weekend gone, just did Qs only. nw i got to pick up my rhythm back but afraid of monday blues. but nw i know there is no room for depression in my day bs my pending subjects have already grown to a heap so even overtime may mean 24 hrs a day. well there is no remedy for this depression except reading and reading only.....its 9 am and nw im gonna put all my energy to reading again
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| smal
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keep working hard drbin,
doing qts is so imp.coz many times it tells u ur weak points and strong points.
u'll make it.
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yea smal doing Qs is really important, but only thing is i cant yet balance Qs and learning,,,so today onwards i started a new strategy i do 25 Qs in the morning rather than trying to do it at the end of the day whn im so tired. it affects my answering too...so it is Q time from 5.30 to 7.30am and start my theory by 9 am
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Long time no see ! I hope you are doing well .
Hope your studies are going great .
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| drbin
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im here step12006. i just rescheduled my exam to dec 27th, thanks that u looked for me. hope u r fine with ur studies......by the way im doing neuro nw....
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seeing u after a long time.
keep working hard. u rescheduled?
its such a crucial time now,every moment and every thought counts.
allt he best buddy .keep marching
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Keep going Drbin .You are doing well
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keep going dear, keep your plan
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thank you friends, yea this is really a crucial time,nwadays i spend most of my time at library as my baby is at daycare in the morning till 1 pm. after that i find time again while she sleeps. so im still only able to put 8 hrs a day.got 60 more days and im trying to do my best.immuno is at hand and frankly speaking it is like hypermetamorphosis...looking very new even after 2 reads(Kluver Busy?)
well vallia all the best my dear friend i see that u got 1 more week only for ur exam...u will do great. i will pray for u.
smal when is ur exam? hope u r going steady in ur studies as always..
step12006 i see that u r doing fine just few more weeks buddy and we are out of this for our sake and our dear family sake
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well i dont know what to write.....last one week was not productive at all, lot of personal things!!!!! oh god sometimes i feel...... no, not again...iam strong,i can do it. no more depressive spells. but this week also wont be good, got few guests who found only this wk nice for their holidays,staying for 5 days.....so its just cleaning,cooking and going out. Life never stops even if u r taking USMLE. dec 27th is just near oh god.......
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hey drbin, it's been a long time since we study here together, you always supported me and i thank you buddy for that. now we're almost at the finish line. we'll do great i'm sure. What i wanted to tell is that you have time to read everything and go for a perfect score. you can do it buddy, just don't get lazy, or bored, or disperate like i did. study with all your heart, don't just read the books, study to remember! i just realized that i learn for almost a year and forgot things that i had memorised once. So don't let this happen, study with the desire to win !
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oh dear i should thank u for the special friendship u share with me....yea it has been almost one year and we were supporting each other all thru this long path. feels like we were classmates. when we started this trail, there were so many with us, and many of them finished their run and we are still here running as best as we can to reach the goal, Jesus help us and give us the victory.
got 50 more days and yet to finish pharmac, Beh science, general anatomy,micro and few chapters from patho. also want to give one more reading of immuno and mol bio and genetics if time permits as i was weak in them....
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well was busy last few days friends bs of my guests, they r all the way from Dubai. nw they would be leaving tomoro and i can resume my schedule hopefully from tomoro evening. but my baby and myself is having symptoms of cold, Mighty God, i cant afford another couple of days again away from studies. even nw i feel the guilt that my pending topics is a huge pile already. i did Qs from physio last few days and i got some pretty nice scores (high 70s) that elates my mood a little.
sometimes i feel this exam depends a lot on ur short term memory, i mean if u take ur exam pretty fast perhaps like with 2 revisions in 6 months, there is pretty high chances of a good score bs all the information will still be very fresh in ur memory. perhaps i think like this bs im desperate. some topics which i thought was good in it after my 2nd reading, im scoring low nw as time is passing. will this ever end Oh Jesus?
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thanks for the encouragements in my journal dear. don't be anxious, just read on, and finally it will all come together. Do the NBME and then decide what you have to do. you still have time to go for a great score. Thanks buddy, I am so grateful to you, God bless you
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hi drbin I did not expect to fing You still here in Step One
I have just come back to my prep after 100+ days break due to job change - and I will follow your diary as I like it so much
keep going!
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hi Bartek nice to see u back, yea im still here and probably will be here some more time. i think we will be the last ones leaving this prep forum.when is ur exam?mine is on dec27th. hope u r once again ready to hit books.100+ days is definitely a long break but u can soon be in the flow. Good luck for us.
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Thanks for the nice words
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Thanks for the nice words Bartek. Well Im gonna start my Q bank this wk, pretty late but will try to finish as much as i can + i got some more theory left for review.actually not some more but a lot more.....
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