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kpm24
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01/20/04 - 04:09 PM

Hi:-) I plan to take USMLE Step 1 around July-August 2004. I ordered the Kaplan Home Study kit since its the one I can afford for now. That will be my review material plus the others: BRS, High yield, Lippincot, Jawetz, etc. Any idea if the Kaplan Home Study kit is enough?

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kris2c
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01/20/04 - 07:26 PM

The study kit program is good but the notes from Kaplan are a better guide to study, beside your other books, they have many questions after each chapter but definitively Kaplan material is good, well just for pathology you got to get Goljan notes.

Good luck.

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kpm24
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01/20/04 - 07:30 PM

thanks so much. Just wanna make sure I did not wasye my money... the home study kit is on its way for delivery:-)

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raturbay
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01/20/04 - 08:26 PM

Well Kaplan Medical USMLE Step 1 Home Study Program cost $499.00, you could have found the notes for a lesser price, but thats ok.

kpm24
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01/20/04 - 09:34 PM

well... I think it's too late to feel bad about it. Thanks for the info smiling face

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chdevega
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04/17/04 - 01:24 AM

hi there! i was wondering if the kaplan home study kit was good to use? i am planning to buy it soon but i want some feedback....im not sure if i should get the kaplan home study kit ($499) or the kaplan lecture notes(7 volumes)

any advice? thanks

chdevega :roll:

kpm24
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04/17/04 - 02:29 AM

hi... i think the 7 books goes with the webprep... since I did not enroll in the webprep... I just bought the home study kit... but I didn't know yet that they sell the 7 books in ebay during that time. Well... the so far... I like the home study kit. I study First Aid and the Homestudy kit... both are ok i think... it just depends what would you really prefer. Good luck grin

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chdevega
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04/17/04 - 02:59 AM

is the kaplan home study program kit in an outline form or in paragraph form? thanks for your fast reply!

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kpm24
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04/17/04 - 01:55 PM

it is in paragraph form with some illustrations. But there is an outline form at the side. It has some tables too. Its brief and concise in its explanations. So if in case you have graduated very long time ago... I suggest that you read it and if you don't understand something... back it up with other books like lippincott biochem, etc. Also... if you got hold of kaplan notes or home study kit... try to get the Goljan notes and lectures and BRS for patho. I heard the kaplan books are not that complete for patho. Good luck

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chdevega
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04/17/04 - 07:52 PM

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thanks for the info...i graduated 2002 and i really need to read ... thanks again and good luck !!!

Malaysian
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04/21/04 - 06:14 AM

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I wanted to know whats the difference with the Webprep Kaplan notes,Home study Kit and the term 'Kaplan Notes'???Are the Kaplan notes which everyone mentions the Web prep one?Aren't the contents same for all?If they aren't whats the difference?I have Kaplan Notes consisting of 3000pages.....which type of 'kaplan notes' are these and is there any out there which is better?

kpm24
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04/21/04 - 12:13 PM

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"Malaysian" wrote:
I wanted to know whats the difference with the Webprep Kaplan notes,Home study Kit and the term 'Kaplan Notes'???Are the Kaplan notes which everyone mentions the Web prep one?Aren't the contents same for all?If they aren't whats the difference?I have Kaplan Notes consisting of 3000pages.....which type of 'kaplan notes' are these and is there any out there which is better?

Well... there are indeed a lot of kinds of kalplan notes. Some got 8 books... 1 Q book then 7 review books (Anatomy, Physio, Biochem, etc). Some got 3 volumes... I think. The webprep I think comes with the 7 books and 1 Q book. Those books are per subject. What I got is the home study kit... which has 2 volumes and 1 q book with USMLE Step 1 simulated exam CD-Rom. The 1st volume are General Principles and 2nd vol. is Organ systems. Home Study Kit is formatted in a systemic approach rather than per subject. I hope I was a help :wink:

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04/22/04 - 03:29 AM

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