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6 weeks to go till the d-day.
i am sick of exams and sometimes i wonder why bother???? then i remember i really dont have a choice ( ow ) what else can i be if i am not a doctor? i dont know to be anything else so i must strive till i achieve my goal.
it's been okay so far. i am just so relaxed about step 2. i am really taking it for granted. so what did i do today? i registered for UW. did first test random and got 54% which was average. pas mal. i have read first reading of int med, surgery and i am just half way thro paed. for a lot of the questions i relied on my clinical judement to answer them. i missed 5q cos i did not trust my judgement. i felt there was more to the questions. well this is encouraging for me esp when i compare with my step 1 experience where i would get 20% in some tests
my strategy for step 2 is different. short and sweet.
i aim to be thro with all subjects in 2 weeks' time
next level would be to target certain areas. some nice people on the forum have listed these HY topics. this will be over 3 weeks.
last level would be to revise all subjects this will be over a week.
finito.
no postponement.
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good luck tolito..u know i sometimes have the 'im stuck feeling'..ok ok..before the steps i have it all the time..but remember what better a deal than helping God's creation and making a living simuiltaneously..do not underestimate the effect u 'll have on people's lives..and thru their prayers, He's gonna enrich ur's even more..
i hope u achieve all ur targets...and i think ur working better than u did for step 1 even!
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thanks study-ing. i am loving reading for step2 but i need to get a hang of stuff that will make me pass as well as stuff that makes me a better doctor.. i need to prove to the board that i am worthy ( super worthy). that is the difficult part. it appears so broad yet so narrow in spectrum. at least, i look out for stuff like best line of mx, next step of mx best test....
oh well. i will continue. it has been slow and not steady either. i am almost thro with paed. i should finish that today and start obs and gyne. hopefully will be done wih that on sun and then pick up psych. first reading for all
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i fused my first read with questions and i have no idea where i stand!! i just hope both of us, following our different ways, get IT in the end, a great program, that is..
He's been there before, and He always will be .
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not a very encouraging day at all. i have so many distractions. God help me handle them all. i need to conclude my experiment, and do data analysis. i am also desirous of matching in 2007. i am so short of my deadlines. only God can help me. i still have 30 pages of paed left. tomorrow is no better than today cos i will be spending it in the lab. i pray i make good use fo the weekend.
study-ing, i have done just 46q. i was hoping to do another 46 today. anyway, i always have hope in the future!! next week is going to be wonderful.
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tolito when r u starting UW,studying how many q's ru bale to do daily.
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this weekend, i am going to do 100q per day in UW. i intend to do nbme next weekend. it will be tough but i will survive it. i just say to myself that 'this too will pass away'. no condition is permanent.
so away with afternoon naps, away with waking up at 8 am, away with sleeping at 11pm, away with visiting friends, away with becker and jeffersons. just for another month and then my life can start. aaaahhhh
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so tolito how many q's u wud be doing daily.just curious
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i aim to do 100q per day. God help me.
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time is runnign out. the clock is ticking pretty fast and steadily. why cant time stand still and allow us to determine teh pace. oh my gosh. i ahve not done a singel question in 2 days.
ok. there is hope in zion. today sunday, after church, i need to take out a friend's kid who i promised ice cream cos he stayed in class for break. ( he suffered mild concussion...fell off his scooter and was not wearing helmet!!!). so tomorrow does not start till 4pm. i also need to get a lunch park for anotehr friend's son. oh yes, i am a good aunty. cannot wait to have my twins. i worry i will spoil them rotten.
well, i am happy all the same. i checked out royalgeorge's blog and i was happy with the spread of my knowledge. ok it is pretty much surface knowledge at teh moment. but i hope to improve on it in the next 2 weeks.
this is a countdown to the beginning of my life
32 days to go.
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tolito,
It is amazing to see how you go through these tests. I was encouraged by your journal when I was terrified and tired while preparing for the first step. Now I am happy to see you here!
GL with your preparation and I am sure you will do great!
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Good plan tolito.
You will succeed again with step 2.
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tolito wrote:
6 weeks to go till the d-day.
i am sick of exams and sometimes i wonder why bother???? then i remember i really dont have a choice ( ow
it's been okay so far. i am just so relaxed about step 2. i am really taking it for granted. so what did i do today? i registered for UW. did first test random and got 54% which was average. pas mal. i have read first reading of int med, surgery and i am just half way thro paed. for a lot of the questions i relied on my clinical judement to answer them. i missed 5q cos i did not trust my judgement. i felt there was more to the questions. well this is encouraging for me esp when i compare with my step 1 experience where i would get 20% in some testsmy strategy for step 2 is different. short and sweet.
i aim to be thro with all subjects in 2 weeks' time
next level would be to target certain areas. some nice people on the forum have listed these HY topics. this will be over 3 weeks.
last level would be to revise all subjects this will be over a week.
finito.
no postponement.
IN GOD I TRUST
tolito I can relate to every bloody word since this statement you made is reflected in the crevices of my mind. Sometimes I get a little tired of fighting, but as you said what do you do if you are not a doctor. Im glad "studying" is around since this guy keeps the steam coming.
Edited by mjl1717 on 09/10/06 - 05:29 PM
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Dont worry, being a good aunt is important too..im sure it wud be impossible to study 24/7 anyways..so u might as well invest in spoiling the future generation..
UW is a big big target..somehow we Have to manage it.
lets hope God helps us BIG time, ALWAYS, coz i think the time factor is just becoming crazier by the day
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ok. am back!!! thanks for dropping by als, robin, study_ing and mjl. the road is rough but we will soon get to our destinations.
i had to take a break from writing in my journal cos i needed to find myself. i have been studying hard despite my tight schedule. my lab research work, 'trying' to match, getting the documents ready, home work and family. i have gone over all the subjects at least one and a half times. i have done about 600 uw questions and have an average of 62% now.
so my exam is in exactly 2 weeks' time. today i did NBME just for the fun of it. to see where my present knowledge base sets me. i got 460/207/84. not bad. seeing as i did not revise before i did it. i performed abysmally in the areas i expected not to do well ie.nutritional and digestive, followed closely by surgery, endo and preventive medicine. i had good performance in psych, ped, obgyn, med, and stellar performance in blood, resp, nervous system, renal, and understandign mech of disease.
the battle of NBME may be lost cos i scored less than 85 that i expected or 90 that i hoped i was so intelligent to get without revising for it  but the war is still raging even hotter than the war against terrorists. so i will fight it with scud missiles of kaplan ln, with nuclear weapons of uw qbank and biological warfare of God our Father. so my brothers and sisters, let us continue to have hope in the confidence that there is someone out there who looks out for us.
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that was beautifully written...i so needed the inspiration..may God bless u
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that is very well written indeed and very motivating. trust in god gives us so much confidence.
you are doing great tolito.
All the best for D- day.
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Hi tolito,
You have such a strong motivation and such a great attitude I am sure you will do great in two weeks!
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Yes tolito- your soliloquy was well written and is like an echo giving us all inspiration. !
Edited by mjl1717 on 09/30/06 - 06:03 PM
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thanks all for reassuring me that i am not alone in this situation.
i have been attempting 'damage repair'. i have gone back to the books and i am going over GI again. it is amazing what you see when you accept that you dont know and you are open to correction.
i hope to also have time to do preventive medicine too. i probably need to compile all those guidelines and vaccines. oh lipid treatment and prophylaxis in endocarditis thou art so confusing. Holy Father expand my cerebrum to take them all in. amen.
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time is fast running out and i wonder how much progress i have made. i have been reading thro my notes again. and doing uw q's. i am inching upwards. my best so far is 74% today. whoopee!!! i hope i can sustain this and perform even better. so i continue on my quest for excellence.
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today is the best day of my life and i pray that the 12th of october will be the bestest day and march 13th 2007 will be the most bestest day of my life
i did a little more revision and i did NBME form 2. i held my breath while the scores were being shown and yippee....570/233/94. unbelievable. guys, kaplan rocks. kaplan is it. uw is wonderful too.
yesterday, i wanted to postpone my exam but God was not for it. when i called the center, their computer was down. so i am now shifting into overdrive mode for the rapid acceleration towards oct 12th.
i wish us all the best of luck.
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good luck tolito, youŽll rock in the exam.
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Tolito and studying
I have been reading your posts now and then and I must say,very inspiring and helpful too.Keep up the good work.
And Tolito,All the evry best for your exam..May ur positivity take u to the highest level.
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thanks guys for your encouraging words.
todays' target is to complete paed. i will throw in some psych.
also, i must do 200 q in UW too.
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