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my prep is going pretty slow. i better get fast or id be dead meat.
anyways... i just have 3 more mnths to go and still I AINT DONE COMPLETELY WITH MY FIRST READ! this is absolutely shameless! Well, id be getting back to Micro.
have to complete my first read by the 25th or 26th of May'08. Will report back soon!
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I MEANT THE FIRST READ OF ALL THE SUBJECTS HAVE TO BE DONE BY 25th or 26th MAY.
Oh Allah please help me, and let me come back on track soon!   
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Best of luck..................and wish you a very smooth sailing!
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. hey journal, i was taken back cuz of fever,, but am all better now and have started with micro again. WELL, first of all thanks for ur input in my journal dowite . Well, i am still on my first reading and I am SOOO SLOW. have to be done with it this month!insha allah.ameen.
Allah please help me!
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dear journal,
i am very depressed these days and kind of stressed out too. my first reading is still not complete and i am not sure wht id do withmy exams if i keep going at this pace. . to score a 99 is far sighted, infact very farsighted. i am not sure if id even pass. . god this Prep is so awful. help me. . id write again soon journal. till then i'll try to relax myself. please help me allah. help me in scoring in 90's . help me be strong. help me in earning this score as this exam means a lot to me. help me allah, coz alot of people have high hopes from me. help me allah, coz if i dont score well in this,i dont know wht id do wit my life. i havent planned or even thought abt anything else since my 3rd yr in medical school. help me allah!!!!pleaseeeeeeeee help me!!!
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Hi Smarty, as I like to quote "God helps those who help themselves". When you have gathered your thoughts, make a plan for one week or even 3 days with your favorite and familiar subject and take it from there. Sometimes to look at the task as a whole may be overwhelming. Small successes inspire and build confidence. Several before you have done this before you and you can too if you put your heart to it and work every day. All the best to you!
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well i am really glad to see your input in my journal veteran. I really appreciate it. thanks alot. well you are right. i am trying to take it little at a time. i am doing histo from HY. will complete micro soon too, insha allah. will have to do with patho, physio, pharma , anatomy and biochem then. . well i hope to hear more from u.
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| study499
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Hi Smarty,
Yes you can do it...if you want it that bad...
Just one suggestion...start doing questions....so many people told me this and I just kept saying I will do them when I know everything...well that is never...and I am very close to my exam and still done v. little qs...So please start wt some q..little EVERYDAY...when you are tired...even 10 would be good to start..maybe you have already, in that case keep doing qs everyday...
3 months is all you need ..more than that you will be exhausted...BUT please use your time to your benefit... (oops just realised you have started long time but I mean to wrap everything up nicely).
All the best...you are not alone in this...God is helping you...I am sure
Edited by study499 on 05/27/08 - 06:40 PM
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hey study499 thanks alot for your input in my journal. i really appreciate your kind words and advises too. yes i have started the prep and dreamed of achieving well since a long time. lets hope and pray that i really can do it!. yes i havent done much questions & you are right. i should start off with them, but its just that when i try to do them, i feel soo depressed , coz either i dont know the answers or i dont remeber anything. anyways, id try from today. thanks once again!
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Hi smarty, why dont you tell us what topics you intend to do till suppose the 7th of june! then keep updating ur journal on regular basis....this way we all can keep a check on things and you can sneak peak on how you did!!! It doesnt really matter if your first read takes an year or what....the last 3 to5 months should be break free, consistent, and 100% oriented to study!!!
I am not sure what you do apart from studying, but the dozens of 99ers from my place advice to give some 3-5months of 12+hrs a day to books, dvds,vignettes!!!
We can do it smarty! You can pray 2rikaa't salat-e-hajat asking from the Almighty for his blessings, and believe me you'll see everything falling on track after this! Namaz is the a way of direct contact with Allah!!!
Lets give in our best shot................
Cheerz
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My pleasure
Your aim of doing questions now shld be just to learn and to know what is high yield...expect nothing...if u get 0 out of 10, just be happy u hv done those 10 qs...move on and study harder
By the way...don't know yet the date of my exam but I will sit for it very soon..hopefully by the end of June.
I am just sharing my experience so far...I am not in a place yet to advise anyone...I have to climb mountains before getting there...but i will get there..and you will get there too...only if we work our very best...
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thanks once again study499. I am sure we will insha allah.ameen. well id follow the advise. its good to know, that other people also dont know alot when doing mcqs hehe. i thought its just me, who doesnt know a thing. anyways... i appreciate your input. .id update my progress soon.
ITS A NEW DAY. I CAN DO MCQS NOW!! hurrah!!
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hey howdydoo dear journal, i am starting today with the left over immunology section. will report my progress soon insha allah! all the best to everyone out there preparing for the step!
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Smarty, please take a focussed approach to the exam. Have you set an exam date yet? If you havent, then it may be a good idea to set a tentative date. This will help you to pace yourself. Know what sujects are high yield for exam and make a plan. I have not read all your posts but from reading here and there, it seems like you are preparing for other exams besides USMLE. USMLE has particular high yield topics. For example, if you are doing upper limb anatomy, the most important thing you need to know is the brachial plexus and you need to know this in and out as far as diagnosing lesions here. Then focus on things like scaphoid fracture, colles fracture, mallet finger, jersey finger, De quervains, tennis elbow and other applied anatomy type questions with arthritis etc. No need to know details of origin, insertion of muscles or courses of vessels and nerves in detail required for other exams. This is why you need to do questions as advised by study499- but first set a tentative date!
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thanks alot for the input in my journal DOWJUNK and VETERAN and STUDY499. yes i do see where i am lacking behind. i have to be more focussed. thankyou so much for the advice veteran. i really need do it now, or it would be never.
well i am not taking any other exams now. i started the prep a long time ago. so you must have read abt the prep of my final year MBBS or even before that. right now i am just preparing for the step. I got the part abt the HY stuff that needs more attention for the exams. yes i would definitely do the questions from today. yesterday i couldnt as i was again busy with micro. You are right, the questions would set me straight on wht is HY and wht is not. i try to do everything and that tires me.
well, veteran you are also right about setting a date.
i havent yet registered, but my aim is to take the exam in September'08, around the 1st or 2nd week. Actually couldnt register till now, as i am lacking a few of my documents still. but id be able to do the whole thing in 2-3 weeks insha allah. . I hope i can achieve something and stay focused.
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Hey dowjunk, i missed your last post i guess. well thanks alot for the advice. id definitely follow it. and will offer 2 rikat namaz e haajat too. thanks alot doc. abt the topics, i planned the first read to be completed in may. but i am far from it. though not very far i know.
Well my plan for now is to complete MICROBIOLOGY from jawetz and some topics from kaplan, today insha allah.(AMEEN).
Then i have to pick up Pharma, and complete the topics from there. i dont have many chaps left in there.
Then it Patho. I have done part of patho, and just few more chapters to go.
Physio: more than a few chapters.
Anatomy: whole gross anatomy is left along with neuroanatomy
biochem: just did 3 chapters so far.
Questions: started, then stopped. then started. then stopped.
did a few from q bank. and do the questions from kaplan at the end of the chapter.
Now i have a lot to do, and i will do it insha allah, with the support of you people.
Your advices mean a lot to me. Jazak allah khair to all.
will report my progress properly from today.
lets see wht i am able to get done today.
at the end of the day, id do some questions.
all the best to everyone.
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couldnt do much today, as was the plan. had too many distractions.
did just antiviral drugs from pharma and did some mcqs as my friends sugested.
had to do so much more, still i couldnt manage, with guests and all.
anyways...id like to thank my three friends who motivated me alot and charged me today:.
JAZAK ALLAH KHAIR, to VETERAN, STUDY499 & LAST BUT NOT THE LEAST DOWJUNK!
i am really thankful to u for your interest in my prep.
id definitely do better tom insha allah.
i have no more words. . okay will get ready for bed now. cuz sleep is also important. its just that i cant take a sleep of less than 7 hrs. anyways have to get going!
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Yes sleeep is important...
good going...tomorrow will be better..and the day after even better...
Just plz do not repeat any mistakes that happened today...get away from the distractions...somehow...
100%commitment is all we need..
hv a good day tom
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You seem to be having the optimal momentum to make it a 99 and also in time.
All the best smarty.
Good going..
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| dowjunk
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I totally agree to Kalyann!
Micro from Jawetz......shew!......You are taking things well! Coz i did kaplan and MRS for micro, but i dont even remember a word now (as like all the other subjects:mad. Although did jawetz in my third year very well, and i know its one of the very best books.....its just that i find it a bit lengthy....But one way or the other the laboratory stuff is must from Jawetz!
Keep it going buddy......we can make it BIG!
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HEY my dear friends assalam o alaikum, and HOWDY DOOhehe to STUDY499, [font color="#0000ff"]KALYANN and DOWJUNK[/font]> and to all others who are reading my journal. well thanks alot for the motivation and appreciation fellows. i am trying but i am not trying real hard, i know. i have to make it work better and insha allah i and you all will. AMEEN> well people, i have been bad to very bad in the past two days. actually we are shifting so i needed to do alot of packing and shopping with my mom. sorry i am disappointing u all with my pace and progress, but once things settle down, id be able to do better insha allah. id report abt a better progress today insha allah atleast i hope so. its true what veteran said, allah helps those who help themselves. well i better be start helping myself pretty soon, or HE wont like my laziness and its not going to harm anyone but me. well id keep u guys updated. jazak allah khair, for the interest and motivation and the time YOU people have spent here and for the support on this forum.
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We will be always there for you...
you are not disappointing anyone...
keep going...start working real hard when things are settled..
thanks for yr sayings in my journal...
plz pray for me drear...i need his help big time anyway...
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just one more thing,
plz do not think that 3 months is alot time and it will wait for you when you are ready to start...
it actully flies...and if u dont catch it now..i mean TODAY...u will hv only 27 days left wt god knows how much work to do...just like meeee......so PLEASE PLEASE start RIGHT NOW...
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hey dear dear journal,
first of all alot of thanks to study499 to drop by here and give me two cents. i am really glad to be back on the forum these days. yes STUDY499. you are very right about how the time flies by. i should be up and about very soon, or this too will pass. Insha allah i will do it this time. ameen.
well for now ... there is still alot of packing going around here and i just took off sometime, coz i wasnt feeling well after eating 3-4 slices of fresh pineapple. . god knows why i have a strange painful kind of tummy whenever i eat that fruit. i should have avoided eating it and resisted the temptation....
anyways,,, id see if i could study today. otherwise another day would go wasted.
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