mishti
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hi, I am just now preparing for step 1 for Nove. do you think it is possible and if so with what amount of time is needed on a daily basis? and you recommed studying in systems? if you can help it woul dbe great. please contact me at dr_trip@hotmail.com I read your post however my thing is that I am a mom of 2 and that expalins itseelf. I study 5 hrs in the daytime, and 4/5 hrs at night do you think it is enough. What books do you recommed and should it be done in systems? Look forward to your reply
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| harain
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Great advise
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| Farfromtime
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thanks everyone!
I take STEP I next summer, but I'm currently a MS-II. Got quick one for ANYONE: THe Kaplan textbooks -- are those the same as the ones in the "Home Study Program" by Kaplan???? THere's 4 volumes in that package. Two General Principles books and two Organ System Books.
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| alireza501
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thank you very much for your nice advice 
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| varma
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 hi......i am in a helpless situation here.......got step1 in dec........ hardly 3months whats the best way for me to get 99........ i have been lookin for the right person to give me a proper advice............
you have givin such an inspirig advice....... i really need your help to strengthen myself mentally and to go for my best shot.........
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| bhavesh
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thats ,,great sharvil ,,you had given excellent item to increase our self belief ,,,actually i am now studying 2nd year of my mbbs degree ,,tell me how should i prepare for USMLE
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| ehsan
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Shavril,
What was your score in step 1? Did you actually used the material you're recommending here?
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| sharvil
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i got a 99 with a 3 digit of 263, and yes this is exactly how i studied with the same material that i m recommending
good luck
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| fidaa
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hi Sharvil i need ur help here:
hello, i'm an IMG doctor who graduated last year! i passed step 2 ck and CS,my CK score was 82/200!! i did step 1 and i got the result 2 days ago that i failed!! it was a huge shock to me!! i prepared for it about 4 minths,3-4 hrs/day!!!! i know i should've prepared much better!! i'm planning to retake it as soon as possible, so i'm desperatelly seeking ur advice, can i redo it in 2 months time if i study no less than 10 hrs/day!!!! do i have to attend the liveprep kaplan course,the nearest one is in Miami on 15th Octobr!! or DVDs and kaplan notes will be just fine!!! i feel i'm so damn lost!!! i really am...i need some support and real facts!!! are my chances in getting a residency position going real down after my second attemd,especially because i'm applying to only one State programs where my fiance is!!! what shall i do!!!! i need help
p.s: i didnt use kaplan the first time, i used HY anatomy,neuroanatomy and behav., BRS patho and physio,FA, few UW Qs with low performance and didnt study biochem or pharma from any text book!!! PLEASE HELP ME...
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| dechu
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hi sharvil..
i finished med school last year and have been studying for step one on and of since then.. gave it in september this year and i failed it.. really dont know where i went wrong.. i thought i was ok in prep, well maybe lack of concentration.. well now i am still thinking weather i should re apply and give it a second attempt.. do u think i stand a chance if i work really hard and get a good score, i know now that me doing residency will be pushed by another year, if everything does work out fine..
is there any possibility of getting into residency with a second attempt, cos i heard most of the programmes ask for a first attempt only... since u r already into residency maybe u have come across someone in the same situation.. i really need your advice...
if there is no chance for people giving a second attempt then there is no use of me coming there.. please help me out here...
thanks..
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| maoudoody
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sharvil do u still recommend kaplan lecture notes as there is a topic in this forum saying it is not enough
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| nuru534
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hi sharvil
think u r very bz with residency...thanx for your great advice....just now i am reading anatomy...pathology is left behind....planning to register for exam in april 2008 ...would u tell me what is the right time to take the Qbook?
thanx
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| medhavi
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hey sharvil,
congrats...i m sure u mst hav bcm mentor fr many aspirants...i m a 3rd semstr studnt thinking of givin usmle..
every1 here had bn tlkin of readin bks like kaplan,brsetc...n dere had nt been a mntion of text books say robbins fr patho.is dat bcoz most of studnts hav already dn deir grad n hav good basics by readin text bks n dey dnt get d tym to read deir text bks in intrnship n read specific usmle bks or d thing is dese bks r sufficient n 1 doesnt need to read dose bulky text bks fr usmle...i m totally confusd!!
n wat do u say is it gd to giv step 1st in6th sem or in intrnshp?
waitin fr ur reply....
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| snowdrop
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hi sharvil,
congrats ...u did it. .let me extend my part of THANKS for sharin ur experiences so clerly helping us new comers.today only i became a member of this forum. hey m planning to givemy step 1 shortly.doin my internship now. give m e some tips to start wit if u have some time.i m gonna start my prep now only..reading all u guys' i m knowin how serious i ve to become when m plannin to give my tests, thanks once again for being an inspiration for me and many others....and one more thing! is there any time limit like only these many times v can give our step 1 and wat if gets less score? witin how many can v try wit wat time gap?
hey letters r dated mar. wherer have u guys all been?
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| bellavista
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hello sharvil,
congratulations on your good score.
could you please let me know where we can get access to all the usmle material - uw, hy, fa, nbme etc.
Thanks a lot.
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| milee99
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hi
i am aiming for step 1 at jan end
i am still left with first read of anat
and half of immuno
i haven't done any q's
only those at back of the kln text and that too only for physio and beh. sciences
i know that was a stupid thing to do,
but well this is how it is
i plan to read the books retrograde question wise now
to get through mcq type exams well i need a lot of questions
the problem is that i haven't done any q's yet except those mentioned above
i want to do kaplan and uw q-bank
and kln q's(q-book and those behind texts)
and i have effectively 6.5 weeks left until the exam
with first read anat pending
also i have to do path q's from goljan
how shd i organise my time table?
i planned to read anat first , but it is taking time and i fear i will put off q's very for late if i do that
shd i do kaplan subjectwise?
how do i revise the kln books?
when do i do uw?
i am totally confused
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| ansh
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hi sharvil!!!
read all ur posts,, it was great. congrats ..
i'm a prefinal year student. i want to get surgery,, and i've heard that getting surgery in states is very hard even if someone scores 99 in both steps..
i read ur replies about how to score 99.. what other things i must or should do to add to my cv????
can u please help me??
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| bussi
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hai,
my name is praveen from india. i have just entered into my internship . what's your advice regarding praparaton,i am in a big peandemomium to how to proceed further, i am studying in a private medical college&we are the first batch of our cololege not having any seniors like you to guide.please guide me in this regard.
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| drresha
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took the exam on 5th dec.
goin crazy now...
oasis not opening..
i thnk i ll call 'em tonight...
lets c.....
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| brenvenez
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Hi,
I am taking my Step1 in 3 weeks (Jan 28th) and I got the flu last week, now I have 5 days with it and I feel so sick and weak that I can't even grab a pencil!! I've been studying just 3 hours a day (not every day) since then...but before I was studying like 10-13 hours a day...I haven't review respiratory, neuro, microbiol and other subjects (I am studying FA and Qbank)...and I feel I won't have enough time to make it before the test...right now I feel so sad and worried...I think I'm gonna fail!!!
Please tell me something, help me...I'm kinda depressed!!!
brenvenez
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