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Can I ask some question Askdoc? Which books of physiology and biochem. did you use and how to use it ?
Thank you for your recommendation.
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| p53
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altruists are doing good things for other people because thay feel good themselves when they are helping others; so, altruism can be considered as some kind of the mature selfishness.
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| srik
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Thank u so much askdoc,that was an excellent analysis n indeed now i know,my pblm is KA,cos i am just sticking 2 kaplan notes n nothing else for any subject n when i am doing that i need to b at least very good at the concepts explained in kaplan,which is not the case.Every sentence of what u wrote has so much meaning in it that now i think i need 2 device a strategy 2 overcome my shortcomings.
I wish u a very good score n may God bless u.Keep giving advice which i am sure is going 2 help a lot of us.Thanks again.
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AskDoc, I want to thank you for your post, it really have help me to understand where I have to concentrate my effort, and I know I’m not the only one that will beneficed from your posting. I really think you should give classes or something because of the way you explain thing. Thank again, and I hope to keep reading from your post.
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AskDoc, I want to thank you for your post, it really have help me to understand where I have to concentrate my effort, and I know I'm not the only one that will beneficed from your posting. I really think you should give classes or something because of the way you explain thing. Thank again, and I hope to keep reading from your post.
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| alpha12
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To tell the truth, AskDoc is neither altruistic nor selfish. He's just a capitalist trying to place an AD on some review books. We've never seen him before in any forum. Judge by yourself!
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alpha12 wrote:
We've never seen him before in any forum. Judge by yourself! Well you've never seen me either, but I've been reading this forum for the last 6 months and finally decided to subscribe. So please try to be more polite, plus why are you people so shocked and surprised because someone is giving intelligent, helpful advice instead of boasting about how great is her/his Step 1 score?
To askdoc: thank you very much for the advise. Without it I was really confused why FA helps everyone else in the world and their grandmother, but not me. Also why do I find Step 2 questions so easy and there is such a big difference in my scores between clinical and preclinical questions - theoretically it should all be clinically relevant.
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Hi askdoc,
I don't know how people can be organized in their thoughts, no matter how long it will gona take to read all your postings, it is worthed, I really admire you for helping us ALL.
Thanks AGAIN
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Sorry to have offended. Was just trying to use my sense of judgment. Shouldn't say it loud. my bad...Keep up the good work, AskDoc!
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ask doc -you're doing a good job. Unfortunately what I notice about being altruistic (the highest level) is that some people cant deal with it will still take jabs at you, call you selfish, capitalistic, self-centered, whatever.
And the great thing is that you dont hesitate and continue flying ABOVE the clouds ignoring the elementary and human side of man. Great Job!
Edited by mjl1717 on 05/25/06 - 02:26 PM
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| hodgkins
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Dear askdoc..
I admire your analysing mind and rationale behind whatever you have said so far. I really wonder , I would have ever thought and analysed, like the way you have done or have said. As far as I have read, this is the best thinking/analysing mind I have come across regarding USMLE preparation.
As per the comments here, I would just say, we have our own thinking and analysing capacity, if not to the level of askdoc, still whatever was written is truly an eye opener for many doubts, fears and anxiety of many novice students like us, struggling to do this exam..as long as, its helpfull and makes a big difference in our study method and the way we judge ourselves while preparing for it, askdoc post is so helpful and I endorse with what mjl1717 has to say!
Thank you so much askdoc..keep up the good work and all the very best for your future and God bless!!
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mjl1717
you have totally misunderstood what I was talking about! I haven't said that you are bad if you are altruistic - totally the opposite!
WE ALL ARE SELFISH! it's a human nature to be selfish - but some great people are 'maturely' selfish and feel good when they are helping others - it's a very good thing, because you are happy by making others happy!!! if you feel bad when others feel good, you just will not help them!
but I guess that we again have a terminology problem here:
when people say 'selfish', they mean 'caring only about yourself and not about other people'; so, they mean 'immaturely selfish'; when they say 'altruistic', they mean 'caring about and helping other people, even though this brings no advantage to yourself'; so, they mean 'maturely selfish'; actually, 'altruistic' is the opposite term of 'selfish'; in other words, 'maturely selfish' is the opposite of 'immaturely selfish'!
Edited by p53 on 05/26/06 - 01:28 AM
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too sad we ALL are..... very often i get disapointed of my humanity...
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Askdoc has posted by far the best posts I have ever read on any forum..BRAVO.
His analysis is superb and hugely insightful...and will help many reevaluate statergy....
I hope he continues to post as I am sitting here in awe of his words.
To see an old IMG excell and then give back to all of us is truly inspiring.
I hope u continue your rivetting posts and let us celebrate with you when u get your MEGA result!
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Out of curiosity:
Do psyche books or DSM IV say man is basically selfish?? Some may say that man was not "wired" to think or help others.. I can say this- others and myself ("those who have arrived") admire people who transcend and are selfless! Self less is a word not used very much in this culture.
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AskDoc is either a genius or a university professor.
See what he wrote and the way he did it. It is very academic and organized.
I am still surprised and cannot believe with his scores for NBME, qbank, and USMLE CD.
NBME form 1: 740 (3 weeks before exam) (1 hour timed per block): the highest score that I've ever heard. Most people with 99 for step 1 got maximum 660 for NBME (kspn, Kingsofke, an..)
Kaplan QBank: 84% (all random, timed blocks no repeat. Answered 1250 questions in groups of 2 to 4 blocks/day over 9 days.): Again, the highest score that I've ever heard, particularly at the first time.
USMLE CD : 46, 44, 48 (2 months before exam): extremely high, really a genius.
Anyway thank him very much for excellent post.
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| p53
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mjl1717
selfless = altruistic, i.e. maturely selfish
robin082006
here are an's scores:
step 1:
NBME 2 - 780
99/253
step 2:
NBME 1 - 770
272/99
Edited by p53 on 05/26/06 - 02:06 AM
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No, i know the vocabulary in my sleep. you are the first one i ever heard to use the term "maturely selfish." (thats a new one for me) Im just saying Id rather be selfless.
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to p53: Got you the first time. The reason I mentioned you in my first post is I've always admired your post. Always felt guilty when I see you helping some newbie get their bearings straight. Vowed to help others when in position to do so.
to MJL1717 and others who defended me: Thank you very much, appreciated it.
to alpha12: Can't really blame you. My brother (who lives just next to my house and always drops by) saw me posting and asked what I was doing. I told him and he said that people might think I am faking it. Told him "so what else is new."
Since this is becoming an issue to some, I have my NBME saved in pdf format. Problem is my real name is on it and would prefer to be anonymous. So if everybody would agree, I'll pm it to one person who will confirm the score and the date it was taken but will promise not to reveal my name. Is tolito a senior enough member to be credible? Sorry MJL1717, but with the way you defended me, some people may still be skeptical. If tolito is reading this, and you agree please post here.
I've been reading this forum since August of last year. Have also been to 2 other forums, USMLEforum and Kaplan Forum. Have only posted in Kaplan Forum with the same handle. Was frustrated with my BS score in Kaplan QBank and was even thinking of postponing the exam. KREJ did a yeoman job's of handholding. This was about a week or so from my exam. I guess everybody gets the jitters when exam time comes.
Actually was planning to post this in Kaplan's forum after my result comes out, as a way of thanking KREJ. However when I read gigiMD's post, and all everybody could advise was to do more q's, I felt I needed to try to help. Since August, whenever I see somebody write that they've failed the exam, I asked my brother, why do people take the exam when they're not sure they will pass and he told me, maybe they don't know how. That was reverberating in my mind when I decided to post my advise to gigiMD. I will still post this there after my exam results reach me, after asking permission from KREJ.
Before people think I took Kaplan Course, No I didn't, only did Kaplan QBank. Used BSS and Rapid Review for speed practice. Used selected 2002 Kaplan Notes as supplement, not as main study material. Read FA only once, 3 days before the exam, as final check for recall ability. Kaplan QBank's main use for me was not a KA tool or even my primary KR tool. I used it to evaluate my Test Preparedness and test out some test taking strategies. Subscribed to it on April 9 or 2 weeks before my exam. 9 days after I took my NBME 1 test on March 31.
As for step 2 exams, Have no idea yet since have not taken it. Have read about it from a few postings. Only experience with it was last November or December. Kaplan had some sample Q's of 25 each for step 1 and step 2. Took it and got 68% in Step 1 and 62% in step 2. This was about 2 months after I started preparation for Step 1.
I'll probably subscribe to Kaplan and Usmleworld for step 2 sometime in June when I start serious preparation for step 2. It's hard to review, when you're waiting for your score even if you know you've passed. Meanwhile, I'll research more on the step 2 exam and finish this series of posts.
Will continue main post on Monday.
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| p53
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thanks, askdoc - I guess we have something in common.
about NBME score - take it easy, buddy - you aren't obliged to prove something to someone on this forum.
I wish you high 99 on your step 1.
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