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Very good tolito...keep on doing, I am very much sure you acheive your great success!! When are you taking your NBME..??
I wish you the very best and thankyou for your encouraging words in my journal...uplifting me when I need the most!!
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thanks hodgkins. NBME is in 4 days' time.. AMEN...
is it not amazing what one can achieve when one puts his/her mind to it? i have evaded genetics forever but ihad to face it hard on yesterday seeing my disastrous results in qbank wihich is filled with genetics. so i picked up KAPLAN ( yes, kaplan LN the dreaded!!!) and i read it there. mind you i have jorde too ( i bought it cos iwas scared to read from kaplan). now i know all the blots, nothern, southern, western, blot blot and even eastern blot too  .now i understand mitoch inheritance, penetrance, missense and non-sense. i am so excited.
i even understand weinberg equation. oh thank God. all things are possible. is there anyone out there with some difficult topics or subject? i tell you, you can do it. just set your mind to it and you will be rewarded.
i pray God today that He keeps my eye of understanding open so i can continue with this trend. if i score less than 500 in NBME, i may be discouraged but i keep my spirit up and encourage myself. all things are possible
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UR AMAZIN , every day i strugle with my mind and body to get SOME THING in my head and to make it stay there and readin ur journal gives me hope , i might not be where i want to be but ill keep on tryin , thankx to so many ppl like u here on this forum who give me so many like me hope.
keep it up 
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GOOD LUCK FOR NBME.
Inshallah you will get a great score. All our prayers are with you.
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hey tolito,
its great to see that u over came ur fear of kaplan biochem. by reading ur journal now i feel i can do it too .
i have started working on it though. u ll score great INSHA ALLAH. kep going ,u guys r great,we r praying 4 u .
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thanks aisha, malik and seems. what i like best about this forum is the way we support one another. it is remarkable. people are just so willing to heip and give advise and encourage. i am glad to be a member of this 'family' yes, seems, go for it. you can do it.
i am scared about monday cos it will be the deciding factor; when to take the exam. today has gone pretty well though i am behind (as usual) but i got good news. for the first time, i score more than average in random timed mode of qbank. i got 66% average was 60%. THANK GOD. is someone laughing at me??? getting 66% at this point, so close to my exam and rejoicing over it?? never mind. it is one step at a time. i will score 80% in two weeks' time. just you wait and watch. oh yes!!
one thing i find a bit comforting is that i miss mostly those questions that more than 50% are getting correct. that means i am missing some basic stuff. they are pretty easy cos sometimes 80% get it right and i get it wrong. i suppose that as i read more, i learn more and i will score better. so i am encouraged that in 2 weeks' time, i will score 80%. so tonight, i am having a big bowl of ice cream before i continue any further. will be in bed by 12mn cos i am really tired.
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still toiling and trucking on. the days are so short. i am aching all over from sitting down for too long. it is a bottomless pit, the studies. i continue to strive and i pray i am rewarded at the end of the day.
hubby wants to go out tonight. we have not been anywhere in weeks and he feels cooped up in the house. i can ill afford the outing but i need to take care of him too. so i will stop reading tonight at 8pm and hopefully get back on it at 5am tomorrow.
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hey ....
hope u r charging full speed ahead....
Keep your dreams alive. Understand to achieve anything requires faith and belief in yourself, vision, hard work, determination, and dedication. Remember all things are possible for those who believe
good luk...
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thanks for your words of encouragement jaide. they have come at the opportune moment. i have been unable to study in the past 2 days. just tension i suppose from thinking about my inadequacies for tomorrow so instead of directing my energies at improving myself, i see so many topics i have no time to revise and then i get discouraged. worse still, i am now somatising. i have such a bad back ache i do not want to sit down in my chair cos once i sit down, the back ache starts, i have a headache i cannot concentrate, i have allergies and feel miserable, my asthma is getting out of control. what else do i add to this growing list of psychosomatic disorders i am now developing? poor me.
ok so today, i have changed my sitting position. i do not know yet if it will make a difference. i pray for strength for this long last lap. i am attempting to carry on with positivity. so today i will conclude behav sci and start on cns pharma alongside.
please pray for me all. i am so weak at this time.
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dear tolito
RELAX
as you know that this is an MCQ test. all the prep you do for it, its done way before last few days. AND YOU HAVE DONE THAT. Now just focus on going through the topics left. You have already put in time. paid the price. Inshallah you wont lose. Just keep calm now and try to go through everything.
Remember
" Obstacles are those frightful things you see when you take your mind off your goals. "
SO you know that, it IS DOABLE by his grace. This too will Pass.
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hey tolito
hope u r doing well now .
this is not the time to get nervous, other wise allll that u have done ,all the efforts that u have made r just gonna be wasted , dunt do that to ur self. all u had to do is done ,its just a practice test,take it as only a practice test. judt relax and take the test, and leave rest on ALLAH. u have done ur best ,and u cant just kill ur self, spend the rest of the wz ur family ,and u ll be fine INSHA ALLAH.
we ll be praying 4 u ,u ll do great INSHA ALLAH.
OK SO DUNT WORRY,TAKE SOME REST SO THAT ur back doesnt hurt ,otherwise tmorrow u r gonna have a bad day, GOD forbid.
u take care
goodluck,and again,evrything is gonna be fine ,INSHA ALLAH
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hey tolito,
c'mon girl - cheer up! you've been an inspiration for the rest of us - we can't see you like this. you know very well that these are just pre-exam jitters and will soon pass away, but if you don't use this time wisely, it'll never come back again. i'm sorry to hear that you've been facing so many physical challenges, but knowing you, it won't be long before u bounce back.
u've put in so much work in the last couple of months - trust me, all that will not go wasted. don't be so hard on yourself. this is the time to be strong and to have faith in yourself and God.
trust in the Lord with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding; in all your ways acknowledge Him and He will make your paths straight. (Prov 3:5-6)
with much prayers,
zenith.
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thanks malik. as usual your encouragement is timely. i have been so tense in the past 2 days that i was unable to read effectively. it is all about not being ready even for today which was initial date!!! not even ready for a review test. (ha ha). so i have once again put myself together and i will go for the test on friday which is adequate time to improve. we will see.
today's encouraging words for me are ' i will see neither wind nor rain but all the dry areas of my life shall be filled'.
i need to be in the lab today. i shall return with vigour. i hope to have some encouraging words to write.
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so i am moving forward. slowly but surely. did 50q qbank and scored 68%. average score 66%. another day of passing. it will surely continue to be better.
it is now almost 12mn. i am tired. i burnt 8eggs i was boiling earlier on from sheer fatigue and also i was studying.i heard the eggs popping like a bomb but i was not bothered by the sound cos i live in a safe neighbourhood. by the time my brain woke up it was too late. all 8 eggs were burnt. this is the second time. luckily hubby had gone to work. so i threw those away and cooked fresh ones. i wont tell him if you wont cos he will start to get worried when he leaves me alone in the house.
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Tolito, just want to let you know that you are not alone, include burning eggs.
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thanks ing. let us hope we do not burn the house down for USMLE!!!
today is going to be beautiful. will score 75% in qbank today. will complete pathology with slant at pathophysiology today. will pay good attention to endocrine disorders today. will revise immuno today. will do 100 qbank q today.
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hi SEEMS AND ZENITH.
Did not see your messages. it is a funny phenomenon they did not appear until today. thanks for your words of encouragement. i will not let you down i pray. thank you for telling me it is just a practise test and nothing more. i feel so much better today and ready once again to take on the world. so i have decided to give my best in the next couple days and take the test on thursday.
my back is better. i changed my reading position. my head no longer hurts. my allergies are better. been taking multivitamins everyday (children's chewables cos i hate to swallow medicines). i have the bottle on my desk so i dont forget them.
thanks all for your encouragement.
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hey tolito
its great to hear that u r back in form ,now go for it.
its very good that u started vitamins. even i hate to swallow it ,my hubby trie sveryday to convince m eto take it , sometimes he wins and sumtime i win heheheh.
good idea even i m gonna take the chewable once.
so fasten ur seat belt and get ready for thursday ,make sure dunt speed up too much ,be in limits ,or ull end up getting a ticket .
we all r praying 4 u .
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thanks seems. try flintstones with iron. it does not have that funny sweet aftertaste. i chew 2 tabs daily.
well, i did not reach my target but i am getting close inch by inch. i scored 68% and average was 64%. my cumulative average has now gone up to 61% which is the exact average for other kaplan users. so the struggle continues. can i give a lame excuse for not reaching 75% today? i was tired. period. sheer fatigue worked against me i was more interested in shutting my computer down than in thinking ( in any case, the brain cells had lactic acidosis and blood was already being shunted!!!). that emphasises the need for rest in this exam. i remember when i took the GMAT. that was also one heck of an exam. i was tired and just wished to get out of the classroom. anyway, i did not do too well. my average was dropped down by mathematics!!! at that time, i was considering leaving medicine altogether. ... that is another story.
so the day ends well with victory to one of my fave teams...Miami Heats.
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Tolito,
It's been many days but I hope you are doing well for the test. Keep trucking.
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hey tolito ,
thankGOD its above average and not below average . this means u need to work alittle more and revise ur week points . imagin GOD forbid if it was below average then right now u wud feeling terrible, and disheartened, atleast now u shd feel that u need alittle more , not all the books.like us
so just realx and think that now u know what the xam will be like ,and u r mentally prepare 4 it, with just alittle more effort.
and offcurse ur physical condition will be much bettr on the real exam day than this exam.
so be positive and go ahead and finish it once and for alll.
i promise once ur done wz stp1 ,it wont bug u ever again.
u take care,take alittle rest and then get back on the mission POSSIBLE
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coolguy, it has been a while i visited your diary. i have been preoccupied with myself and how to reach my goals. how is the little man doing??
thanks seems for 'bugging' me. i love it. it makes me sit up when i am told to stop feeling sorry for myself!!! everybody loves to think that others are responsible for their failure or lack of good success. it is easier to accept than to blame oneself.
so i have good news. i scored 76% average 65%. so i am moving up. i am so happy. there is hope in zion. i am encouraged that i will continue to do better as i study more. so tomorrow is the d day. i will sit NBME. i will post the results.. good or bad.
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good luck tolito for tomorrow , im so happ y to see u improve and work so hard , just keep goin.
so will i , take care and GOOD LUCK
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all the best tolito for the NBME - which part r u taking? have faith in God and in yourself, for lack of confidence nullifies the best of preparation. i'm certain you'll do exceedingly well.
praying for you..........
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good luck tolito
u ll do great
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