doctoraso
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hi, I was busy this last time, the reason was these papier(diplomas etc.), you now, I am in Viena and I didnīt these tranlations when I was in Bolivia but I wanted to do it hier but when I went to the Consular of EEUU they seid me that they canīt do this kind of things( all Austria). So I send my papier to Bolivia for these translations and than I will apply. I suggest you that before to start to study full time have all yours papier in order(translation, etc), than (or at the same time) take the correct books(Kaplan Kaplan and Kaplan and other that I said) ,after that, start full time to study. Keep in mind that you can apply to ECFMG least befor a month of the date that you want to take the test, but until this time have all these kind of papier allready did it. I read all rule of ECFMG and I have more idea and all is clear now. For this moment I am waiting for my set of Kaplan and other kind of books from EEUU I think within 2 weeks more they will arrive and at this time I will restart at full time 8-10 hs per day, Now I am reading other books that are review for USMLE but my friend seid me that must to study first from these books and than if I want others for reforce the knowloge or etc. they are the basis. Have you heard about some fee for the registration to ECFMG?? Let me know more about it if you know something.
I advice you that all the translations must to do it in Consular of EEUU, you must to ask them first for to have a idea.
Ok chica cuidate te mando un abrazo, ten en cuenta estas cosas burocraticas que al fin de cuentas son muy importantes; el envio de libros es de 2 a 3 semanas maximo.
un ABRAZO a la distancia estamos en contacto
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| amaia
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Thanks for the last advice. I was wondering where I should do the tranlations. SO are you sure I have to go to the consulate? that is 5 hours far from my town but I guess I could go there for a weekend and make it. I will call them first.
so which are the tittles for your books? The home study one? And the first aid?
I though about buying the first aid while Iīm prepering the certifications papers, and have a look of it meanwhile. But if it takes 3 weeks to get the books, may be I should ask for the home study one too.
taht way I will have them all for when I get the answer from ECFMG.
So you are studying at home, arenīt you? Iīm in contact with a doctor from the USA, so if you have any question you wanna now, I can ask him.
Bueno, no te desesperes con el papeleo. Todos andamos igual. Un furte abrazo. Te escribire pronto!
Amaia
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| doctoraso
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Hi, Lady how have you been?? I hope very good, Iīm till waiting this set of books, I hope, that they will been arrived untill this weekend, for this moment I study at home (USMLE plus german course). Did you read some others guysīs experience?? Yesterday I did (of course only that "PASSED") and it is possible PASS STEP 1. Yes It is good idea call before to consulate and than you will have more information. Let me know which speciallity would you like study. Let me know when you will adquire these books and from where/who.
Un abrazo te cuidas avisame cualquier novedad. besos :wink: 
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| amaia
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Hey sweety!
Itīs nice to hear from you again. I donīt order my books yet, but I gues I will do it this week. I will order Kaplan Home Study From kaplan by doing it online. Then I will buy the First Aid from Amazon. I think I saw it last night, Iīm almost sure I can buy it there. I have also been thinking to ask my friend in USA if they could buy the books and send them buy plane. I guess that would be faster. I will tell you what I decide to do. On moday I will get my dilpome and then I have to send it to translate it. If I have to go to Madrid (5 hours far) It will have to wait a little bit. That make me angry. But I will have to take it easy.
I asked the doctor in Denver which book he thinks is good. He talked me about Flower Exam Book. Have you ever heard of it? I do not. He also says that Kaplan and Princeton Review courses are good. I asked him if he hear about the home study, but Iīm still waiting his answer. I will write you about it.
Iīve also seen the USMLE Step 1 Qbook. I think is kaplanīs. It seams to be ggod too. I donīt know if I will buy it or not.
well, I will finally write you telling which book I buy and all those things. So let me see if Iīm ok: you bought Kaplan home study and First Aid? Did you buy any one else?
I better get going.
cuidate mucho. Un fuerte abrazo y hasta luego!!!!
amaia
By the way: the doctor in Denver told me that the preparetion for the exam can be stressfull but normally evrybody use to pass it. so chear up!
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| amaia
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Hey doctorasso,
I just came to told you something about books. I talked to a doctor in Denver and he told me to buy 3 books.
First Aid for USMLE step 1
Cracking the MCAT with the CDROM
Kaplan home study program
I ordered the twp first ones today to amazon.co.uk . It seams to be fast. I will tell you when I get them.
I will order the second one to my friends in the USA.
Hope you are doing great!
Cuidate mucho! Un besazo!
amaia
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| doctoraso
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Hi, lady Iīm here again, my books arrived 3 days ago, Kaplan Home Study program, and others High yield of Beheivoral science, embriology, neuroanatomy, biochemestry, all are books of second hand, I got Fist aid 1 or 2 month before by Amazon, so you are going for the right way, it is good. When you get kaplan etc.... there are a Qbook incluided I suggest you that you must begin to read it before the othes, becausethere are many GUIDES, that will ask you, how you can to focus the USMLE STEP 1, I start tomorrow. Look Kaplanīs books (a friend said me) are the structure and the others when you have some questions you can read the otrhes, but only specific punt or thema. They said me that I need these ones:
1.-KAPLAN home study
2.-FIRST AID
3.-High yield( in which you have a weak)
4.-Qbank (when you have been finished Kaplan)
the others books I didnīnt heard, but if you want you can to buy it, but keep in your mind that you will spend enough money(only Kaplan 400 dolars or more)
I heard about Goglian boocks but for this moment, I told you with Kaplan is enough and othres beside it.
Me dijeron Kaplan la estructura los otros lo complementan cuando tienes una duda.
Te deseo todo lo mejor y que tomes la correcta decision, no te llenes de libros pues NUNCA ACABARIAS de estudiarlos.
Ok chica un abrazo gigante te cuidas we are in contact.
BESOS
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| amaia
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Hey sweety!
Iīm so happy for you! You are starting to study! I hope to start doing it soon too.
How many time does it take to get the Kaplan home study program? And how much money does it cost to get the books from the USA to europe?
I donīt get any information about how many pages does the kaplan one have.Is it very thick? Should I buy it before january or can I wait till my friends are coming here?
If you could answer this questions for me it will be very helpfull.
Hey, may be we can ask our doubts by email when we have them. 
When I get mails from you and people that helps me with the exams, I feel so much better! So donīt stop writting me, please. :wink:
Tomorrow I will be thiking of you and sending energy on your first day of studying! Chear up, babe!
By the way, how does the home study look like? does it look easy to study?
Espero que estudies mucho maņana. Te mandaré mucha energía. Un besazo! ANIMO!
Amaia
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| doctoraso
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Hi lady, I was so busy this week was totally terrible, because I was studing so much 7-8 hrs per day but I must to get 10 hrs minimo, I said you that Iīm studing german too. The books are great; yes are two thick (General Principle and Organ System) plus other for (Qbook) Questions. At the moment Iīm studing Pharmacology because I felt that that is my weak. They have a good structure, not dificult to read, and when I have some other question that in these text isnīt, I have other the Pharmacology(normal Books in CD) and consult only specific questions, never all the capitel. Ok lady te mando un abrazo grande te cuidas luego te escribo mas extenso besso
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| amaia
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Hey babe!
how is your study going? Iīm sure it is hard but it is the only way to get what we want. Today I got my books, so I will also start studying on monday. Have you start studying with first Aid? how does it look like? I donīt know if I will start with Cracking the MCAT or with First Aid.
Oh boy! Iīm so proud of you! You are my hero in this write moment! jajajaj You seam to be studying so hard!
I will "send" you some extra energy! keep it going!
Hope to hear from you soon.
Como solemos decir aqui, ...animo y al toro!
Un fuerte abrazo!
Amaia
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| doctoraso
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Hi lady, so you got your books, you surprised me he???, good, a friend said something.
1.-Start to study Kaplan
2.-after study some Charper or Thema read First aid
3.-Parallel with Kaplan when you have some Question consult the other books but only a specific topic not at all, because you'll never finish them.
4.-after all this read Qbook and try to resolve the cuestion of this Capitel.
5.-when you will have been finished the first books try to do again Qbook but with all the Capitel incluid
6.-after the second Book Kaplan you must to REVIEW (es tiempo aqui de REVISAR) your notes if you did them
7.-And NOW Qbank Kaplan
8.-PASS THE TEST
I suggest you if you got Kaplan, you must to begin to read Qbook where there are many information about ORGANIZTION and many kind of advice. Keep that in your mind.
Ok lady I wish the best to you, and let go.
(cuando estes estudiando empeza a cuestionarte haz una lectura con esto activa,)
Bueno chicoca un abrazo te cuidas. :wink:
Let me know how is Cracking the MCAT
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| amaia
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Hey sweety!
How is study doing? is it really hard? I guess so. How thick ( pages) is kaplan? how does it look like? Is it easy to understand? How many time do you think you will need to study it?
There are so many questions I would like to ask you...
First of all: Cracking the MCAT it is not the one we need. We misunderstood it. The doctor from Denver told me that the one I need is Cracking the board ( there is another one called Cashing the board) I will buy it so I will let you now which is the one we need and if it looks good.
Iīm going to start studying tomorrow! I feel so rare!
I donīt have the Kaplan yet. May be is too risky to wait till my friends are coming here in January but it is too much money to send from USA to here ( $210).
What are you studying write now? Anatomy?...
I will really thank you if you could answer me my questions. I know you will be really busy, I understand that.
I will follow your advices in the way I can follow them.
Gracias por tus consejos. Espero tus respuestas sobre los libros Kaplan.
Un besazo!
Amaia
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| doctoraso
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Hi, senorita, jaja, so didīnt you get yours books, yet??, Are you waiting to your friend from EEUU?. Now Iīm studying Biochemestry I finished to study Pharmacology last Weekend from the first Book (General Principle) and then I read First Aid and some Pharmacology questions. This week I will study only Biochemestry and the next week Genetis, so I started for my weak areas (Charper that I donīt like really) but Itīs ok. Iīm waiting for my paper too, I think they will arrive until next week. The books are, yes, thick but have a good structure and easy for this moment to read them and I read high yeild parallel when I didnīt understand something specific. Let me know what did you do about yours paper? and what are you doing now? are you going to some hospital?. when you will start and with which one books, Ok lady alles gutes un viele Grüßes(en alman todo lo mejor y muchos saludos) mira que estoy aprendiendo aleman y eso me quita tiempo pero vamos por buen camino, dale duro, metele duro al estudio que hay que aprobar este examen, no es imposible pero hay que segui las P ; Plan, Paciencia, Perseverancia, Preparacion.
Ok I hope heard about you very soon
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Hi Babe!
How are you doing? It seams stduying is making you crazy!!! jajajajaja. Your last message was funny.
I think you miss understood my words last time. I got my books but one of the it is not the correct one so I will buy another one.
Now Iīm studying ( more reading ) the first aid. I really like it. Then I will buy (probably) Cracking (or crashing ) the board fro USMLE step 1 and the Kaplan home study program. Can you right me next time how many pages does this last one have? I can see how much time I need to read it. I think Iīm slow reading oin english, but I enjoy it.
now Iīm having a look of Behavioral Science. Iīve been looking anatomy this last two days. I think that I can decide which is my weak after reading it all, and spend more time with it.
about my certification papers. Today the translator called me and told that the translation is done. So my sister will get it and bring it for me on friday. I will send all of them next week to ECFMG. when are you thinking of doing the exam? I would like to make it on June-July.
Are you going to any hospital right now? Iīm not. I will like too but I canīt do it all, I need more hours in a day!!!
Well I will keep on with my Pīs : plan, perseverancia, preparación y la más importante, PACIENCIA!!!!!!
Un abrazo!
amaia
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| doctoraso
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Helloo, senorina, I cannot it belive you, that you got a wrong books, it is terrible, How many cost it you??, girl, you must to care with your money because there are so so many Books that you ever seen, but you must to choice only one and start with them but not with many you'll waste time and never you'll finish them to study. It's good that you got the first aid, you did like me, firt I got it but then when I was reading it, It wasn't so easy because first at all you must read the REVIEW BOOKs and than first aid to check specific topic or an other way keep many key words or theory. let me know how do you feel when you are reading it. Really I don't remember how many pages the kaplan home study has, but I did a stimation and I must to study per day 20 page because I don't have enough time (my German course) and I will them finish at Marz; but my friend said me that I studied 50 page per day 10 hrs per day and he studied them in 4 months. I think that I will take the Exam at June-Agost, and may be here in Europa in Schweadland (? Suiza). Say me where will you take it? . I m like you I don't have enough time to go to Hospital for this moment, Im only studing for Step 1 and German.
Continue with PACIENCIA jajajaj que es la mas pesada de todas aunque la PERSEVERANCIA tambien es un poco dificil a veces. Ok nena un abrazo a la distancia, besos.
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Hi body!
How is it going? so you think it is easier to read kaplan than first aid? is that right? Thatīs GREAT! First aid is easy to read. well, I must confess I use a lot the diccionoary but I like the book.
Yes, I got a wrong book, but it is not very expensive. May be I can give it to someone in the USA and they can use it.
About the amount of pages...: 20 pages is ok for me but 50 per day! I donīt know if I will be able to do it.
Oh! I got my certification paperīs translated! yeah! So I will send them next week.
I would like to take the exam here in Madrid or Barcelona ( both spain).
These days I only studyed 5-6 hours, because Iīm having driving classes. So Iīll have to wait a little bit till Iīm done with the driving exam and spend more hours studying per day.
Next week Iīm also spending some night looking after an elderly man in the hospital. I will earn some money and I will be able to pay the books and some of the driving lessons.
Well, I better get going now.
Bueno, seņorito, que te vaya bien estudiando. No te estreses demasiado.
Un fuerte abrazo!
Amaia
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Hola
Soy una residente de familia espaņola y he leido tu mensaje.Me gustaría saber si me puedes dar algo de información acerca de como hacer la residencia en US. Muchas gracias y suerte.
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| doctoraso
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Halllloooo senorina, so long time, yes I was a litte bit busy but Im here. So driving classes, jajajjaja, and tell me something how are you doing there?? are you good drive studient?? jajajajaja. I didnīt finish biochemestry but till this weekend I will do it and then I will continue with Genetics. I suggest you that send your papier when you get yours Books Review because you will have more idea about time and when you will take the exam. German make me a little bit crazy but now Im speaking it. I hope all good for you, dale duro a tu examen de conducir y espero que no te pases a alguien por delante jajajaja, ok chicoca un beso grande te cuidas.
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| amaia
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Hello gentleman!
Thanks for trusting on me. Iīm a good driver (?) . I will give you a ride if some day you decide to visit me here.
Last sunday I start filling the applications for the first exam. I decided to take the step 1 in June-august. Do you think that is enough time? I thought it would be better to send the application and then ask for the rest of the books. I think I will have enough to study everything in 6-7 months. What do you think about that?
what do you think about Kaplan? is it easier to learn than first aid? Does it take a long time to read it? is it hard to understand?
well, I guess that if you understand german, everything is easy to understand, isnīt it? jajajajaj
You told me you hope to finish reading everything by march. Do you STUDY it or just read and understand it? Do you study from monday to sunday, or otherways do you take a brake on sundays?
Well, I better get going. I want to finish reading microbiology tonigh and then start reding pathology tomorrow morning. ( I hate it, is my big weak!)
Espero que estudies mucho! Tomatelo con calma! Un besazo!
Si algun dia me acuerdo de alguna palabra que me enseņaron en aleman, ya te lo escribire! 
Ciao bello!
Amaia
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| doctoraso
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Hello senorina, I hope all good, Im studying Biochemestry and I think It'll take me a little bit of time one week more. Kaplan ?? yes It's easy to read, you must to get them. My friend said me that first I must to study somthing till middle of second book and at this time apply to ECFMG so keep it easy, I will finish them till March or April, and will take the exam Jun-Juli-Agust. Read this page http://www.imgi.org/usstudguid.html there are many strategie and advice. I study all days from Monday to Sunday. Ok nena un abrazo grande te cuidas lee esa pagina esta bueno y haceme saber tu opinion. chauuuuuuuuuu
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