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Hey 2006?may be ,just saw your post . I am jumping up and down with joy . We are quite a few here !!!!!!!! Yaahooo !!!!!!
Good luck to you buddy , actually GL to all of us . Stay in touch please .
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| oldkidontheblock
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Thanks unique for noticing me as there are so many members in this forum that silent followers are hardly noticed.
I am studying Biochemistry now and plan to finish it in 10-12 days alongwith Bio section in FA. I plan to do Bio section of Q book and bank alongwith it. I know i won't remem a word from the first read but my wife who is a dentist and the driving force behind me thinks i should make it a habit and be in the rhythm of mcqs.
What next subject would you suggest me to start after that?
Thanks for liking my name. Howcome you are in the same boat? Are you also senior graduate, working with kids?
Thanks and keep posting.
GL
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| vivisor
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hello guys how is studying going? am afraid i will skip this first 7 chapters from bioch becoz i begun anathomy a few days ago and i would like to finish it in a2-3 days and then i will join you
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| unique1
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Hey oldkidontheblock, not only your name but I like your avatar and signature too.Is your wife helping you with all this ? (kidding ) I have no idea how do you do this avatar thing !!?
Yes I am a very senior graduate . Have 3 kids and have just steped into mle world. This is my very first reading and I plan to go for immuno and micro after finishing biochemistry.
It is amazing that you will be finishing biochem plus questions in 10-12 days !!!! There are some other people on the forum who are real fast readers . You guys are genius. I hardly manage to do 1 chapter a day 
Anyways GL and please remember me in your prayers.
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| oldkidontheblock
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Hi Unique1
Thanks again for liking my name, avatar and the signature. I searched little bit on the net for that. You can take help from yahoo or google image search. Also, you can checkout various websites for quotes as i did. You need little hard work in order to be noticed .
Well, yes my wife is helping out which is one of the blessings of married life besides having a kid who is always around my desk when i am studying ..
How old graduate are you and from where did you do it? What were you doing since your graduation?
Actually I know that i may not complete it in that much time but at least I can try. Its good to have a target in front of you. I am not a fast reader I made unsuccessful attempts for step one in 95, 96 and 97. I memorized Lippincott that time and Kaplan LN seems quite simpler . So I still remember some of the concepts. I may start Micro and Immuno too after finishing it.
Keep posting and remember in your prayers
GL
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| unique1
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Hi all
Was done with chapter 15 last night and am going to start chapter 16 now. Please guys come back, holidays are over. Let's start studies with refreshed minds after having good time . Happy studying!!!
Oldkidontheblock , I graduated in 1990 from Pakistan. What was I doing since my graduation!!! Well ... nice question..... but really I don't know the answer. The only thing I can say is that I was busy raising my kids. Doesn't sound like a reasonable excuse ? Yeah , I know people who are raising wonderful kids along with their full time jobs.But I always felt that I could only do one thing at a time . Was I right ? Was I wrong? I don't know. I only know that I am happy with my decision .
Have a good day!!!!!!!!
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| target
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Hi guys,
I had a good time during the holidays and sadly dont feel guilty about it. I have nothing to report. But am determined to get back on the groove and catch up with you all.
I am still at chapter 7 only with biochem. It feels I havent touched the book in ages. But the good thing is I got the videos last week and now I can watch them and get motivated. I am going to start with Micro/Immuno as suggested and then catch with biochem side by side. Do you all think it is a good idea?
Anyway I was a little depressed at lagging behind but I am going to make up for it.
I like all the cool avatars ! Please pray for me and keep me motivated guys! Thanks for missing me.
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| proctalgia
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hi my dear collegues,
Good top be back among you after a short holiday.
How is every thing going on with you all? See couple of new faces. Hello to all of you.
I am drowning in biochemistry, so to speak. It sounds like a lot of new stuffs have been added to biochemistry curriculum since my time in the medical school.
I wish I had a simple way to digest all these high stuff. At this rate, it will take longer time than expected to complete the biochem.
By the way, is everyone in agreement on what to do next?
As far as I am concerned, any subject is ok.
Keep up your good work. We all can do this. May God Bless you all.
Thank you
PS. Hey, oldkidoontheblock, I like that quote from George Bernard Shaw.
I can see that you are young at heart
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| shrunt
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hi guys,
hope all of you had a great long weekend. i havent studied much since completing biochem and was waiting for a few in our group to set up the next subject. so it looks like micro and immuno it would be. well its just fine by me. so i'll be starting out on it from today starting with lesson 1 of kaplan lecture notes. as to the important point of what all we need to cover each day i'd be looking forward to someone coming ahead and giving a day to day target or the total number of days we should finish micro and immuno. both approaches should be fine so long as we stay focussed and keep reporting our progress in the forum on a day to day basis.
Good luck to everyone for our next journey together which for now is micro and immuno.
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| flowmeter
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Hi target:
Good to hear from you. I was getting a bit worried about you. Guess what? you are not along in your boat. Since it is taking me a little longer to get thru biochem I was alo thinking about pigyy backing micro/immuno with biochem so I would not be too far from the group. I do not know if it is a good idea but I am going to try it today. This means that I will have to stay up a little bit later mybe an extra hour or two.
You are not alone. This is the reason for this study group. When you think that you are the only one, there is someone else going thru the same. That is where the encouragement comes in.
I said it before, I like this group because it is very supportive.
I will let you know tomorrow how things worked out. Btw if anybody has any other ideas gor the lagging strands, please post.
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hi guys: seems like forever since i last logged in..........good to hear that everyone has decided to start with micro. as for me, no progress to report - haven't touched my books in a long time - my husband's brother with his wife and kids, had come to visit us for the long wknd - they left yesterday and boy - am i glad - i might sound mean, but i'm just so frustrated with my life being so eventful off late.
anyway, i'm going to pick up from where i left and hopefully stay on track this time. meanwhile, good luck to all of you starting with micro. i'm going to finish biochem and then think of anything else - not good at multi-tasking!!
seems, unique: u both are doing really well. keep it up.
target: good to see your spirit - well, what can i say except that i'm in the same boat as far as my progress goes. so lets keep at it and keep motivating each other along the way. GL for micro.
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| shrunt
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hi guys,
started on micro after a rather long break. as i had expected, i felt slow and rusty after not having studied for a few days. so yesterday could just complete chapter 1 of micro. am hoping i'll pick up some speed in the coming days.
i have been debating if from next month i should take off from work for a couple of months to devote all the time to step 1 but am not sure as yet. till then i'll just try to keep up with this group but if i have more time i'll think of joining more than one group in an effort to do 2 or 3 subjects at one time. considering that there are so many subjects yet to even start it sometimes scares me to even think about it. but then when i see so many other people in the same situation as me, it gives me reassurance that i am not alone in this struggle.
i am hoping to increase my speed today coz chapter 2 is huge. its more than 100 pages and i think it would take at least 3 days to complete it. maybe more.
i'll keep my progress posted here. right now am at work and wont be able to start till about 6 in the evening.
goodluck to everyone in the group.
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| unique1
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Hi guys ,
Nice to hear from everyone. Nice plans .
Seem, what are you upto?
I want to finish biochem. along with genetics before moving on to micro . There are so many things going on these days which are keeping me away from the books for the most part of the day . I do not want to waste your time by going in their details but I wish I can speed up.
Good luck everyone 
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| jaide
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knock knock.....hello?????????????
where is evryone...??? how r things coming along???
im done with ch 1 and half of ch two.. its rather difficult to retain...but for now im satisified with it...
will try finish ch 2 by tmrw(its morning here ,so i have all day today)......one day behind schedule....
plz guys...even if ur behind,even if ur still at biochem..do post...so that we can all atleast get motivated to carry on...
gl...happy studying
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| seems
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hey guys
long time no see, actually i didnt logg on for a few days. didnt study a word. i still at biochem ,i think only shrunt an djaide started wz micro, hmm so now what abt the rest of us . shd we start micro ,or go ahead and finish biochem and try to catchup wz shrunt na djaide ,that way atleast well move ,thinking we have to catchup wz them . zenith even i m not god at multi tasking .
unique , i think we shd just finish biochem ,quickly an dthen try to catchup wz the micro ppl.
hey target , its good that u got the videaos ,now ull feel much better while tudyng .
so guys ,pllz suggest what shd the lagging end do.
welcome to all th enew members of the group . great to see so many new ppl.
good luck and happy studying
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| jaide
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hey....so i see very few of us r posting these days.....seema good to have u bac....
zenith just keep at it...
everyone else...where r u???
im done with the med imp bacteria...
so im setting the next target... i dont know how many of us r doin micro and also if they r done with the target...so do post...
next target..ch 3..med imp fungi..
ch4..med parasito
ch 5..med imp viruses
its a little under 100 pgs... so even with 25 pgs per day.....im thinking 4 days should do it....im hoping less..
gl all...
I do not think there is any other quality so essential to success of any kind as the quality of perseverance. It overcomes almost everything, even nature.”John D. Rockefeller
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| proctalgia
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hey guys,
I have few more chapters in biochem.I will try to catch up with you guys who have already started with micro/immuno.
My problem is that I can absorb only in small doses.Besides some of the stuff look like playing in the major league, mainly after being out of touch with the subject for years.May be I need to burn more midnight oil to compensate for the delay.
I wish I was good at multitsking.
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| shrunt
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hi everyone,
jaide i am glad u are keeping a great pace. is your internship over or are you still going to the hosp?
i have finally decided to take off from work for next 2 months and cover as much as i can. my boss was reluctant to give me off for anything more than 15 days but i'd been trying to convince him for so many days that he finally agreed. but not a day more than 2 months. and i really do hope that i am able to make something of my step 1 prep in these 2 months coz i might not get such time ever again. so i've decided to go full steam from monday onwards and am planning to post my daily progress on a new thread. i'll be setting myself tough targets and would be brutally honest in reporting my progress throughout the day. that would help me keep focussed and serve as a reminder throughout the day if i begin to lag.
so with this in background, tomorrow alongwith micro and immuno i'll be starting with pharma. i'll hope to complete all these 3 as soon as i can coz i dont have the luxury of much time on my hands. so i would need you guys good wishes and prayers. i'll be praying for our group as well.
this group is solely responsible for motivating me to start preparing for step 1. and whenever i have felt down or started to have self doubts, i would read some of the postings here and it would always help me get back to studies with renewed determination. so i can't thank you guys enough and the day i clear step 1 i would know who all to thank.
lots of good luck and prayers for our group.
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| jaide
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hey shrunt....good for u.....
by all means...do watever it takes to get to ur goal.......i think its imp that we each b honest to ourselves and each other about wat we r doin...otherwise having the group wont matter...
as for the bieng tough on ourselves bit....i def agree... its imp...otherwise slackers like me would never get anything done...
gl....i hope u def get there in the time u have alloted for urself...my prayers will b with u.... stay in touch....
ps....just got two more months to go for internship...but i'v stopped using that as an excuse to cut my study time....
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| seems
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hii guys
its great shrunt , i wish we all have that kind of determination ,but i m sure by looking at u many of us will be inspired. ouer best wishes r with u . so whats ur plan , r u planning to giv the exam after 2 months or just finish most of the stuff in thses 2 months , what ever it is ,good luck with it ,and we alllll will pray 4 ur success.
happy studying
hey jaide good to see u guys progress ,i hope to pickup my pace ,and dunt forget to wake me up and kick my butt when i m getting lazy ,i havee to do it . ohh wanted to ask u guys , i m sooo lonly here ,that i m thinking of going backhome to my parents and prapare there ,what do u guys think ,shd i ,or shd i stck to my ld plan of 1st finishing and then going home. plzz suggest i m confused.
every one else where r u guys ??
hope everyone is doing well .
u guys take care
good luck
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| target
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Hi all,
Nice to hear from all of you. I havent got anything done much just listened to the tape on ch 7 Genetics - man the guy is good! Hopefully should be catching up now that I have the videos. It does take all of your time. Jaide and shrunt - do you listen to the tapes too! I am amazed at your speed. We need you both to keep this group motivated.
Seems I think you are doing good , just hang in there. I know how you feel. I havent been home in 4 years now. I just moved to this city 3 months ago and just settled in this apartment for a summer sublet and the lease ends this month. I thought I could extend but it is in the ground level and after a few storms just this last month the bugs are creeping in. I am scared for my son ( and me too!). But the very thought of moving and settling again, nailing and fixing things is killing me. Sometimes I am wishing I could live with the bugs for the sake of Step1 - but movign is going to take some time to settle int he new apartment. I was just getting motivated with this wonder group. Please pray. Moreover I have a 5 day trip for a conference in Arizona for a scientific meeting.
Just like Jaide mentioned, I am not going to give that as an excuse. I am going to do the best I can. I know I am slow now, but I am going to catch up. Proctalgia you are doing good. DarkGable, coolsuch and others where are you!
Shrunt I am so happy that your boss could understand and give in. Are you a green card holder, because I wish I could do that but I dont know if I can do that on H1.
Anyway I admire your determination and am glad you got the motivation from the group. I seek to get motivation from you and jaide as do the rest of us.
Let keep up with this wonderful group and see each one of us get through the finish line wherever we are. I also second the thought that every one should report everyday no matter what and be honest even though you feel bad. I feel you will do more if you feel bad everyday rather than once a week
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| shrunt
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hi everyone,
thanks for all the nice words unique, jaide, seems and target.
seems: no i dont pan to give the exam after 2 months but i do intend to take nbme 1 on 12th sept. depending on that score i'll see when i'll take the exam. and as far as ur thinking of going back to prepare for usmle, i feel its tempting but at this stage it will set you back by 2-3 months in your prep coz u will have to give ur family lots of time since u will be meeting them after a while and so studies will take the backseat. but thats just my opinion. at the end of the day its ur own judgment that should guide you.
target: yes i listen to the tapes. first i read the notes then listen to the lecture. and then read it again. earlier i was a very slow reader then i took a course in speed reading. guess that helps.i do hope u dont spend too much of ur precious time in the move. good luck with everything.
ok guys time to start studies.
will keep my almost hour to hour progress posted in a separate thread i have created for noting my day to day progress in step 1 prep.
see u guys soon. God bless and lots of luck to each one of you...
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| flowmeter
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Hi everyone:
Shrunt: It is great that you are able to do that. Just keep your focus and put your time to good use. Btw,tell me about the NBME: where can you get information about it?, how many should one take and when?
Target: May I kindly remind you of your target of December. Kapaln LN has about 3000 pages. Based on that you should calculate how many pages you should be reading a day iot make your target.
I am still not on target. I tried to do micro and biochem but it was a little too much for me in terms of time because the videos take a while. So right now I am on track to finish biochem by July 23. I am reading thirty pages a day plus the videos. Target you should see if this way works out for you.
See you soon.
GL
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| shrunt
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to flowmaster: i have read a number of views about the nbme tests on various forums of this site. from what i have been able to gather so far is that there are 4 tests or forms, numbered 1 to 4. one can take them in any order. each costs $45.
nbme tests serve basically 2 purposes depending on when you choose to take them with respect to your step 1 exam.
firstly, if you take one of the nbme tests well in advance of your step 1 exam it acts as a feedback as to where you stand on the preparation ladder and helps you put a finger on ur weak areas so u can work on them.
secondly, as most people do, is to take nbme test just a few days prior to the step 1 exam to be able to predict how much your score would be in the real exam with your current level of preparation.
there are 2 precautions one must take when dealing with the nbme tests to ensure that one gets maximum benefit from them.
first is that one should not repeat the same nbme test coz it can lead to falsely higher scores the second time. so if u took nbme 1 then it wont be a good idea to go with it the second time. it would be better to take nbme 2 or 3 for example.
second thing we need to guard against to ensure that nbme tests retain their high predictive value is that prior to the exam do not look up the nbme questions that people who have alraedy taken it post on the forums. its great for revision after you have taken that test though.
as to when u should take it depends entirely on you. i ntend to take at least 2. so i guess i'll take nbme 1 after 2 months from now and nbme 3 about 10 days before my step 1 exam.
good luck to u.
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| RAHK
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Hi Seems, I sent you a reply about studying together in VA, please let me know !
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