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Goodyear, Prep4step1 and Lilla, thank you guys, I really appreciate your words of support, I was really sad from friday but today I spent the whole day with hubby and I feel energized, you know, sometimes I feel that I will never make it, specially in blue days like the ones I had these past weeks, today I was talking to DH and I said "baby, next year I will start working, cause we need money" and he said "you mean, working as anything? not as a doctor?, will you give up?" and I said "yes", but then he said, that he will never let me down and will always support me to reach my goals, no matter what it takes or how long I take, or even if I have to sign back into an american med school, Gosh I was in shock with his words  Thank you God for giving me such a blessing in my life.
So, as you guys see I have no excuse to fail, specially having that kind of support and the faith that some people have in me. Wow, that really kicked my butt  jeje, So, Here I am back, energized and I haven't drunk any red bull yet, so I think this week seems to be promising 
I was thinking if I am really having a smart schedule, I mean, after this kind of "gap" I had, not giving my 100% at all, I think I should re-evaluate my performance so far. I am studying on my own now and want to cover the subjects I haven't reviewed yet. Keepgoing I may write a schedule down like you did, let's see how this goes.
Everybody have a great and productive new week.
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| Musuq
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Keepgoing, I decided to frame my next 8 weeks of whole kaplan notes review and qbank solving, I have been a lilltle bit disorganized, specially last 2 weeks. So I decided to make a sched similar to the LL I took before. So, here it goes...
Physio 10days / Biochem 8d / Anatomy 8d
Immuno/Micro 8d / Pharm 8d / Patho 10d / BehSci 4d
Start Day: Sept 25
This better work! 
Edited by Musuq on 09/25/06 - 12:17 PM
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| goodyear
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Good Luck mususq,
my exam's 3rd week of Oct. Supposedly 2nd wk but family comes first so got to move it. Anyway my day of study did not start yet. Got to do grocery, bills, cook, laundry
etc etc & my day of volunteering at my kids school today so finish this & booomm books again.
Im not complaining but life for me is lucky just got to work harder to feel more lucky..
good luck on your schedule!
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| keepgoing
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Hi musuq im sorry juz came to know abt ur grandma passed away and im sure shez in better place and at peace....
hey buddy u hv got gr8 hubby...crossing fingers... god bless u both thats called true better half..rt?well dear u hv made very good plan , its very attractive and sounds x-lent n perfect worth doing it as well execute it honey...goodluck ...
yes we can do it...NEW WEEK NEW HOPE...
happy studying and keep going
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| smal
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hi musuq and other members reading this,
i need a little guidance.
i need to ask u guys that although i did FA once after reading kaplan.now i made a qucik revision of kaplan and tried to do FA,but nothing seems to stick to my head.......
is it coz of knowledge of material?
in that case i need to do a detailed reading of kaplan ,a little bit fastert though(coz exam is in NOv).
what do u suggest guys.
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| vallia
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Hi Musuq, you have a very good and organized timetable. Stick to it , you have enough time to read everything and get a very good score. if I may suggest after each subject, read it again from Fa in the last day of subject shedule . Get used to fa so you can review it in the last days. Also try to finish Qbank at least 2 weeks before exam so you can review the Qs you got wrong.
You're doing very good, keep going friend!!
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| lilla
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hi, Musuq, today I read the high-yield gross anatomy upper limb, it is really much better than kaplan.
here is Biology I Animations, Movies & Interactive Tutorial Links http://science.nhmccd.edu/biol/bio1int.htm#transp..., maybe helpful for your biochemistry.when I find some concepts is difficult for me to understand, I will go to this link.
by the way, I did not find high yield histology in the last link which you gave to me. could you give me a link for high yield histology? thanks a lot!
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http://science.nhmccd.edu/biol/bio1int.htm#transp...
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| smal
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hey guys Lilla,Villa
plz read my post and reply.
i really need ur advice
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| lilla
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hi, saml, you said:although i did FA once after reading kaplan.now i made a qucik revision of kaplan and tried to do FA,but nothing seems to stick to my head.......
The same thing happened to me before. my opinion is your reading is not enough and try to understand all the concepts and integrate all the things together and make a big picture in your mind(just like Goljan said). I think the concepts are very important, it likes a tool. if you understand those well and you will solve the questions well and quickly. now I am doing Qbank, I find I still have a lot of concepts I do not master or understand well.
this is just my experience. hopefully, could help you.
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| Musuq
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Hey Guys 
Goodyear, as I said it is always a little bit harder for us, as women, but sure it will be also more rewarding at the end  I am sure you will make your way buddy, and even is tough, get your study done for the day ok. You can do it and remember, this is your goodyear 
Keepgoing, so far so good, I have managed to stick to my schedule, I also have incorporated workouts to my daily schedule, believe me, it makes me feel re-new and so good after doing it, beside, this 'sitting-studying time' is hitting my belly and I don't want that, jeje , surprisingly today I made a new study partner so my review is getting very dynamic and quick, right now going over physio kaplan, focusing on high yields and stuff, wish me good luck. I will go and check to see how are you doing buddy so you better be doing great 
Smal, maybe I am not the righ person or the "Step1 Guru", perhaps you can ask somebody that already hit the 90's, but my humble opinion is... buddy, don't panic, if you really understand the concepts I mean really cold, you can always figure out your way to get the answers right, if you check there are just few things that we really have to memorize and, as all people who passed the exam say: "solve questions, lots of them" specially if this is your last month, what do you have? Qbank on line? whatever is the case, solve mcq's and read carefully the explanation, do it per subject first, maybe a week so you can recall it easily, and then mix them up the 3 weeks left, that's what a kaplan advisor always recomend the last month of preparation, cause you are supposed to be done with the reading by then right? Good luck buddy and as I said, try to talk to the any of the guru or sign up for free at kaplan website forum, go in there, post your question and they will give you the right advice, you will feel much better. Good luck! 
Vallia, thank you very much for the advice, actually I am going over FA parallel to my daily reading, for example when I get bored after reading 2h? or when I find myself asleep, gosh I can't believe my brain turns off for minutes while studying, aggh! But I can do beat it. actually my exam is supposed to be on Dec 6 so hopefully I can really stick to this final schedule. Thanks buddy, you rock! 
Lilla, thanks for the links sweetie as you see now I am doing Physio, I put my ultimate schedule, hopefully I can really stick to it and be ready for the big day on dec 6. I am sure you are doing great, you seem to have a very nice way of studying, I also think that getting the concepts really cold can beat 20Gb of memory. This week is fun cause physio is on the dish jeje. Have a good one buddy 
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| prep4step1
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Musuq!
I am glad that you are sticking to your schedule. Nice one! So you are doing physio right now? I am not sure what you are doing at the moment. No matter. Whatever you are doing, I am sure you are doing it well. Thanks for all your posts on my log. they help so much!
Let me know how your progress is going and if you need any motivation you just have to drop me a line.
Good luck and just take it one day at a time!
Happy studying!
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| smal
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thanks lilla and musuq,
ya finally started reading from individual subjects,only the weak points and together solving Q-Bank.by oct.12 i should be done with it. on 13th will take NBME .
thats the plan now.
good luck to u guys.
writing up ur plans really helps.
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| Musuq
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Prep4step1, thanks for the support buddy right now I am doing physio, today I start cardio and plan to stick to my ultimate schedule posted way above. This would be my last review so I can not afford to miss any point or concept I didn't get before, although physio is something I really ejoy studying. Hope you are doing great buddy
Smal, I wish you the best, this is your last month, so get ready for the final battle ok, I hope you wentto kaplan website and asked for avice, in thatforum there is always the Kaplan expert advicor ready to help. Good luck with your plans
yeah, Cardio is for today, I don't know but I feel very tired, maybe is the redbull's withdrawal? jeje  Ok guys, have a productive day
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| Musuq
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man, I am really feeling tired, got up so late  oh my, something is wrong with me, But for today I shall accomplish to complete everything up to finish cardio physiology. Wish me good luck 
Yes, maybe I need a good cup of coffee 
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| smal
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HEY MUSUQ,THANKS BUDDY,
I DIDNT KNOW ANY SUCH SERVICE EXISTS.
I LUV UR WRITINGS WITH ALL THE SMILIES.
THNAKS
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| Musuq
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Smal, you are welcome! that service exists, so go and take use of it, good luck.
I decided not to make my 'redbull withdrawal' until I feel more energized with workouts and better daily choices. For today I shall complete respiratory, I have posted some nbme qs so if you guys wantto check it out, go ahead and discuss those qs, I will start solving them today. I gotta get out of here, so see you guys tonight.
Have aproductive day.
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| keepgoing
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hey musuq my dear friend seems long time have not posted here well good workouts ... rt physical fitness and physical energy is very impt else we feel exhausted most of the time......and thanks for NBME ques but i will do them after my all review thingy is over....mistakenly i answered few already...(old one at forums)....one question if u dont mind are they repeated or different for evryone who takes form 1& 2 ...?juz curious..
anyways hows ur physio week going buddy???i know u must be doing gr8 job like always....goodluck for respiratory(physio)...and nbme!
happy studying...!
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| smal
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thanks musuq for stopping by.
keep ur spirits high (as always).
i did post my qt there.afrter starting the journal i fell a little unwound myself.
goodluck buddy
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| goodyear
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Have you done nbme musuq? I read somewhere in the forum that if you have not done it stay away from the posted nbme q's bec. that will offset your score when you do it later then the correlation to the real exam might not count well.
Anyway... good luck ..& thanks for your support all the time...
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| Musuq
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Goodyear, I took nbme before so that's why I am posted them and trying to discuss them, I know for people who nevertook it and want to take it in future is not advisable because that will make a byas on their score, you are gith.
Smal, thanks and I am glad you feel better now that you speak out through your journal, enjoy studying buddy.
Keepgoing, I think the qs can be repeated but sometimes they re arrange the question, probably same graphic but different question, to test myself in the near future I will leave IV format, I know is hard but I hope I can be ready to nail it. My physio is still up but it's taking me long hours to accomplish the topics.
Guys have a nice weekend but keep studying hard, all this hard work and sacrifice will pay off soon
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| smal
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sure dear,
work work and wrk
good luck
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| goodyear
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hi Musuq,
How are you doing w/ your rview? haven't heard from your journal.. Hope everything's okay w/ you.
Good luck...
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| Allison
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Hey,
How is your studying going? I am almost done with Micro. I did some of the Micro questions you posted on the forum. I am thinking of studying by systems, what do you think? Hope all is well. Keep up your good work.
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| keepgoing
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musuq buddy how ya doin'?where are u? see im back and reported now u too come and update ur journal..and see we all missing u and pray everything is alrite with u...
be strong buddy...have productive days!
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