yoliro
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Itīs funny, we all started, with a lot of confusion, in fact I decided to start studying one year ago and by the time I took it the first time I still was confused. After realizing I didnīt pass and getting back on track, I started noticing that what I study before was still in my mind (after I though I forgot everything!) This time repetition was my clue.
The second time I took it more seriously with Kaplan books, especially Bioch, Anatomy (plus neuro).
In regards with BRS pathology, the 2nd time I didnīt use it BUT I have already read it a lot, so basically FA helped me to refresh pathology. The thing I was pissed off about was all the time I dedicated to Micro Ridiculously Simple the 1st time and it didnīt help, so the 2nd time I only re-read the tables in the back of each chapter and review from the FA.
Behavioral- FA is enough
Biost I will say FA is enough but you need to have some basic background because is very difficult to understand all of those equations without prior knowledge, for example, I was told BRS Behavioral, last chapters, you can find information that may help you for biost. In my particular experience, for the 1st test I read it, I barely understood it, the 2nd time I didn't bother and went only with FA, just memorizing the equations, anyway, both tests I got only like 2 or 3 qīs were you needed the equations, so it depends on what you want to prioritize.
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MY FIRST ATTEMPT VS. MY SECOND ATTEMPT
1st
Anatomy- barely FA
BS, Biost- FA
Bioch- Kaplan (just read it once or twice)
Microbiology- looot of Microbiology made Ridiculously Simple, almost none FA
Immunology- FA, this topic is high yield, I also read some of imm from Boards and Wards
Pathology- plenty BRS, FA, Goljan (I was good in pathology alone, the problem was I didnīt focus on the -so calledī- mechanisms and Pathophysiology.
Pharmacology- read FA barely
Physiology- same thing with Path, I studied Constanzoīs big book! , but this was my first time understanding it pretty well, it was very hard to remember.
My 2nd time
Goljan- I focused more on the first days were it explains a lot of basic stuff and mechanisms which help you to understand other things
Anatomy- Kaplan!, I read it thoroughly because 1st time- lots of qīs. My main focus now was to master plexuses and Neuroanatomy (innervation, irrigation, what happens if this or that nerve or vessel gets damage, etc.) anyway, 2nd time just one direct q on anatomy!
BS, Biost- FA
Bioch- Kaplan... repeated it like a thousand times; Genetic section, I barely touched it
Micro- FA!
Immuno- FA! (complemented it with Boards and Wards)
Path- this time I just reviewed with FA and Goljan
Physiology- Having read that much for phys the 1st time helped me a lot in remembering for the second time. I read BRS here and there and memorize some things from FA, but since this part is questioned basically in regards with Pathology, listening to Goljan helped me a lot to put it all together, donīt get me wrong, you donīt need Goljan just to pass this test, in fact my boyfriend never heard it and pass 210, it's just that is a good thing if you get bored of reading all the time to heard it, I also heard that it is a great resource if you use it with the notes to ace the test (some of the trick qīs I got I could answer after understanding Goljan, then I asked them to my boyfriend and he had no idea!!!
In regards to my scores, I really donīt remember how I was with the Q-book, but Q-bank (1st time) I was mostly having 50īs (as my studying partner, who passed it). The second time I was having scores of about 80īs. Sample qīs that they give you, the first time I founded them pretty hard and got more or less 40īs, but the 2nd time I got somewhere in the 70īs.
Now, after all this time, i did the Oasis trick and finally pass!!! now, waiting for the score...
Good luck and hope this helped!
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| 26malik
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CONGRATULATIONS
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| tolito
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congratulations.
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| robin082006
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congratulations, good luck for your score.
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| yolira
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Thank you all!!!
epica: I donīt know about the % number you are talking about, if it is what I think, you need more than 65% to pass this test, if you got 65% I believe you almost passed, but Iīm really not sure about these numbers. In the other hand: of course is possible to pass!!!
What you are feeling right now is very common... Just NEVER give up.. I have a friend who passed it in his 3rd attempt after a score as low as 140 (need 182 to pass).
My score the first time was 179-73
Try to understand your weak areas, for example, mine was how to choose between the two final answers after I eliminated the others.
Take a deep breath and go on.
Good luck
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| unique1
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congrats!!
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