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something abt me. old grad. no pg or clinical experience after graduation(2001). good for nothing house wife(not even a mom. i dunno whether to take it in a positive sense or otherwise). i used to be so ambitious. i dunno wht has come over me. i started preparing 4 months back. still struggling to complete my first revision. then suddenly i realised whtever i studied so far i cud remember. everything is new. oh god wht a stupid i have become. i cudnt stand this anymore. when i read the prep journals posted here i cud see how much people are dedicatd and hardworking. im really ashamed of myself. i dont want this to continue. thts y im starting my journal. im starting all over again. no more laziness.
its 4.45 pm now. so far i hv listened to biochem chapters 8,9 and 10. and anat lowerlimb. will revise them now.
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| abs
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day 2 of my journal. well im starting at 9.25am. todays schedule biochem chapters 11, 12, 13 and 14. anat upper limb and lower limb revision.
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| tolito
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hi abs, welcome.
let us examine some of your claims....
first, you are not stupid cos you are a doctor . you are in the top IQ scores. you could not have made it if you were stupid. so that is sorted out.
next, it is never too late. cos you have made the decision to move on, then you move up to the class of 'ambitious' people once again.
then, not having a baby is either by choice or God' appointed. so once again wise choice or divine intervention. you may look at that from a positive angle. you have more time to study without as much distractions too. children are bundles of joy but they do come with a lot of trouble ( no roses without thorns...before age of genetic engineering )
sorry am lengthy. wish you all the best.
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| abs
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hi tolito, thanks a lot for making me see myself in a new perspective. ur mail pumped a ton electrons into my ETC. so tht im fully charged with ATPS to run this marathon.
lets see wht i have done so far-listened to lectures biochem chapter 11 &12 and revised them. shud speed up.
starting chapter 13 now.
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| abs
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good morning every body. its 6.50 am strting early today, as i cudnt complete yesterdays schedule.
todays schedule,
revise yesterday portion
anat upper limb
biochem complete carbohydrate metabolism
qbank 50 questions
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| hodgkins
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well said tolito...
yes abs..keep going, we can do it all the best!
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abs, you are incredible humble and hard on yourself girl, I agree with tolito. Change the page and as you say now is the time, so let's wear all that energy that put us where we are now, lucky people aiming for the highest, isn't that a blessing, so let's forget about the past or failures, this is the time to shine. good luck on your way girl
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| abs
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hi hodgkins and 4mymd, thanks a lot for stopping by and encouraging. u will never know how much ur words mean to me. for the last couple of years i have become very lonely. lost touch with most of my friends. i always felt alone when i wanted a shoulder to lean on. my husband is supportive. but he cudnt understand this stress of usmle and being careerless. (he is a non medico). but u know wht? i see all my friends in this forum. u people r really great. u wont believe(even i cant ) theres a lot of change in me in the past 3 days. i feel more confident, optimistic and energetic. yesterday i cud complete my schedule(may be i had very little portion. but i cud feel a good start. ) thnks a lot guys. i wish u all with a great score and a great life.
todays schedule.
lipid metabolism,
anat thorax
embryo chapter 12345 in high yield.
good day to all of u .
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| abs
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hi journal, i didnt update you this weekend, because i didnt have anything to. my husband is going to india and we had to shop. now its 8. 30 and i feel guilty. i hope this guilt will make me study another 5 hrs. starting protein metabolism now. i am closing internet now. so me and kaplan alone for the next 5 hrs. see you tomorrow.
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| tolito
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well you are on the right path abs. the more you study the more the 'study' becomes you. very soon you will not need an alarm clock to wake you up. start thinking about when you want to do the exam and start making definite plans of how you want to study. in that way you will achieve your goals. that is the benefit of this forum. don't forget to check up other forums apart from jounal. you will find questions to stuff you have read, you can post questions and you can generally get a feel of the exam.
have a good week.
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| fruit
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Cool abs Amazing performance, really after a comebackWat a pace .. marvellous! U can do it! Goodluck!
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| abs
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thanks tolito for the advice. its true that i am more inclined to the journals as read others performance motivates me. from today onwards i am scheduling 1 hr for forum questions.
fruit, thanks for the compliment. i hope i will continue with the same vigour.
lets see how far i ran today...
completed protein metabolism.
Embryology chapters 6,7 upperlimb and lower limb.
50 Qbank ques.
thats it for today.
feeling sleepy.
Edited by abs on 04/11/06 - 12:07 PM
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| tolito
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wow that is great work, abs. keep it up.
teh qbank is good cos it helps to keep you in tune with what is essential and once you miss a question, you will not miss a simliar question.;
good luck
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| abs
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Yesterday was April 1 for me. I was fooled by a spoof mail. I cant believe I fell for it. It looked so much alike as paypal. asking me to verify my account details. Only after entering the card details, I realised something fishy about the site. I checked with paypal and they confirmed it as spoof. What to do!!!! I called the bank and cancelled my card. Phew! Got a nice scolding from my husband for being careless inspite of his previous warning. After all this mess started Nucleic Acids. But soon wandered. I could not take my mind off that. I let it spoil my whole day. Still today I could not complete Molecular biology. Hope to finish it tomorrow.
Schedule till this weekend
04/13 Ch 4,5,6&7
04/14 genetics 1,2 ,3
04/15 Q Bank and first aid
04/16 Q Bank and First aid
Good night everybody
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| abs
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ok today, completed 4 chapters but didnt do any questions. I am slowing down. I dont know how to keep up the pace. I am unable to sit continuosly and concentrate. If I go on like this how can I sit for the real exam???
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| tolito
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I also went thro that phase last week but i am back with a vigour, so much that it is 2:30 and i am still alert but ia m going to bed right after i finish posting in frients' diaries.
try this link, i found it useful in helping to guide our studies
http://www.prep4usmle.com/forum/thread/30882
GL
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