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  #1

jagdambe ma bhawani karni ma..

hello all........i'm now a third yr student in india.. i finally gave my step 1 on thursday... stil in hangover of enjoyin after so..... long!!!

well..... al in all...path is it..ACTUALLY PATHOPHYS.. i had lots of graphs.. schemas.. pictures... other subj. too.. but d bulk was path..

anatomy: not many.. mainly neuroanat n head n neck.. lil absurd... they gave me ct scans of sinuses.. mris of nasal cavity.. i couldn't read them... 2 3 qs like this..but i guessd .. hope wel.. limbs were ok.. not to tough xcept d cts..

biochem: lots of qs... tried to make tricky(or so i think)...but basic qs.. LOTS were mutations n "wat if this happens or v delete or "... mad scientist ones..

micro...: can't recal how many.. but immuno was stressed.. esp chemokines.. pathway of inflammation.. cells involved.. doable..

beh sci: strangely.. i had only 2 stats qs.. thank god for small favors.. these were real nightmares for me.. cos i never cud relate d lang to values.. most were doc patient relation qs..

pharma: qs must've been ther.. i can't recal any... but i don't think they were tough... most were moa qs..

path n pathophys n phys: BULK OF D XAM... trust me... i felt dat this was endless "a aptient wid........ wats d test or management.. or wats d patho" yeh...easy ones.. again... i don't remember... stupid me.. etio being i've slept only 6 hrs past 2 days... movies frens n my ped postings...



now... D MAIN THINGS I WANT TO SHARE WID AL... i ahd MANYYYYYYYY qs about exercise physio.. thers a chap in guyton.(which i'd read in 1st yr).. but thats looong back.. pl. read it .. they started off like d qbank qs.. but d options were diff... believe.. they tested EVERYTHING.. gas content.. myoglobin... blood flow... i was not strong here.. so pl don't make this mistake..

also sports qs.. this exercise is for which group or ....... can't racall very specific..

i had almost no calculations.. many VERY VERY BASIC QS. FRM PHARM PHYS.. i was shocke to see such..

if i were to draw conclusion: its doable.. really.. some off d shelf topics may come .. wid me they were exercise phys n ent ct scans immuno GRAPHS... they suck ur time jus like dementors..

i can't really advise al seniors here.. but sm basic things..(i had doubts about these):

u r not allowedd to wear a watch inside d er.. keep a vigil eye on ur break toime.. or u may run out of it.. i took only 35 min braek time.. cos was scared if sm emergency may demand more.

qs r long.. really.. most of themm.. so keep an eye on d timer.. but again.. if u mange wel.. doabl

keep d morale up all d time.. esp durin xam.. v tend to slow down in last blocks.. no.. don't do that.. u nevr know wen tough qs pour in..

no water inside d hall o yes... if u r like me.. tend to drink water to freshen up.. better get used to it.. i came to know this 1 wk before.. so i changed my habit..

i think this is it... i can't recal anything GROSSLY TOUGH OR OUT OF D WORLD... but den d chances of choosin d wrong ans increase.. man.. am i scared... really..i hope all goes well..

wel its nice to b back to d hosp.. i hope this helps.. i wud n't like to advice abt books n study schedule.. as my scores r nt in... but den i'd like to help al anyway.. good luck..

"... u must love d desert but never trust it completely.. cos it tests eveyone.. and kills those..w ho get distractd...." the alchemist..




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  #2

Thanks for sharing, good luck for your score.

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  #3

thanks sonali n wish u all the best for a good no great scoresmiling face

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  #4

Thanks for sharing ... Good luck for a decent score




  #5

thanx for sharing GOOD LUCK for your score




  #6

wish good score, Step1 is the toughest one.


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  #7

THANX for posting your experience and good luck for good score..


  #8

Thanks and good luck!

  #9

thank u all.. good luc to u too.......

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  #10

hey sonali
thats really coool
if not a doctor u sure would have been an author
u have this great ability to map ur brain on ur tongue
with such ease
and i'll pray that you get a 99
please keep
all of us boosted

have fun
pallav

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  #11

GOOD LUCK SONALI. thanks for sharing. thanks about your tips esp the clock and water. i like to dirnk while studying so i had better get used to its absence.
wish you all the best in med school. you will turn out to be a fine doctor. nod


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  #12

thank u pallav n tolito.. for ur best wishes.. i hope u do well.. even better!!! gl..

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  #13

good luck sonali

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