shumaila
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hi Alina
can u tell us from where u did x ray s ctscan and ecgs I have read kaplan two times doing uw 2nd time ang getting different scores sometimes in 70 sometimes in 60 or 50 am i in bad shape ? bc it seems that nothing is retained should I also do kaplan qbank? anshould I read some topics from patho or pharma from step 1 ornot were there qustions of like step1 on step2 exam or not plz do reply me
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| Alina T
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shumaila, I didn't spend too much time looking at CTs, XR, EKGs, I did look at derma pictures on internet atlases when I was reading derma for the first time. don;t know how much it helped in the actual exam, but it sure helped in learning.
I can't tell about shape, but make sure you read kaplan at least once more and that you take notes of the qs u got wrong in UW so that you can revise them later for as long as needed. don't worry about the scores u get now in UW, the important ones are NBM, which u'll do at the end of ur prep, when u know u did all u could. I did qbank, I thought it was helpful, but I guess it depends on each person.
step 1 qs....not really, not straightforward at least, if any, so I wouldn't stress too much over that.
good luck and do your best, your way.
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| shumaila
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thanka lot Alina for ur reply and good luck for match
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| Alina T
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I graduated in 2005....I'm sorry to hear about your step 1, what I used for it was kaplan series and HY series(histology, psychiatry and neuroanatomy are very good), some BRS (physio and pathology), lippincot biochem, javetz for microbiology and goljan which to me was a must read and listen. good luck for next time, don't lose hope, and put all u got into it. you'll get there!
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| som
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Congratulations Alina T. your posts are really helpful. I'm planning to take my exam in a mnth. can u pls tell me how you studied in the last 1 mnth of ur prep.
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| Alina T
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Last month....I finished UW and my third kaplan reading 3 weeks before exam I think. the next 2 weeks I read everything again for the 4th time (meaning books plus my notes with qs I got wrong) and did some qs left from qbook and some pretest. 2 weeks before exam I took kaplan simulated. in the last week I took NBME, read my notes again, glanced at First Aid, took USMLE CD and rested. I didn't put as many hours and the last days of prep, I tried to take it easy and get my energy and mental strength back.
I hope it helps as a general idea, but personalize it according to what's left on your list of things to do and your weak areas. Keep your cool, try to stay confident and positive. A positive attitude will help you a lot on the big day. And in my case, confidence came from NBME. (I lost it after the exam, but that's a different story, , I got it back after I saw my score)
GOOD LUCK SOM!
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| som
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Hi Alina T,
Thanks a ton for ur valuable advise. every word u said are noted. I am wondering if i can review kaplan notes n the notes i have taken frm UW in 2wks as I'm taking a lot of notes. I have read ur post abt ur exam experience n I wish I feel the same way Thanks again.
Wish you all the best in all your future endeavours.
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| Dragonfly
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Alina Big Big Congrad.s for both STEPs and good luck for the Match.
I have a Q. and i hope you can help me:
i am in my final year at my med school and from what i have heard and i can see, our school isn`t exposing us much to the clinical case encounters. basically what i have is from books i read. i took step 1 two months ago and scored 245/99 and i am planning to take step 2CK in 7 months. do you think there is a chance for me to get a 90+ score on step 2 considering my lack of real clinical experience and just simply by reading the Kaplans and UW ?
thank you for your great help and Good luck for your future
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| Jinx
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U deserve it!!!!!!!! Congrats!!!!!!!!
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