nithu
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Hi all,
Prep journal had helped me in completing all the steps. It was great help from all of you guys that helped me clear a big hurdle. Plan is to take step3 by feb first week
Starting step3 preparation today. Started with UW MCQS. Plan is to do 100qs a day.
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| nithu
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finished git from UW.
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| Isther
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Way to go nithu... good luck!!! 
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| nithu
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Thank you Isther, Heard u accepted prematch. Congrats.
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| nithu
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Hi,
Doing 2 blocks per day from UW. still not seriously started CCS. will be doing it from next week.
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| whiterabbit
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Hi Nithu,
great to see you chugging along .......how are your scores for the UW .mine is pathetic.......... .........do keep blogging here....
WR
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| nithu
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still not finished UW. Dermat, oph,ent left.
Scores are OK, around 65 av. Range 65- 75.
Plan to start CCS seriously from monday onwards
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| whiterabbit
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Hey Nithu,
Hows it going... .......pls do keep blogging have u finished UW ......hope u r doin great .
Rgrds
WR
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| nithu
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Hi,
Back to the schedule, didn't read whole weekend.Started reading again today
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| yu
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Hi, Nithu:
Can you tell me how many MCQs in UW Step3 in total? Are they much different from UW Step 2 CK?
Thank you
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| silenced, M.D.
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UW has 1300+ MCQs, questions pretty much like Step 2, but more specific and challenging and focus more on management.
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| yu
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silenced, M.D. wrote:
UW has 1300+ MCQs, questions pretty much like Step 2, but more specific and challenging and focus more on management.
Thank you for your quick reply!
I am doing UW Step 2 CK for USMLE Step 2 CK test now. Because I also plan to take MCCQE Part 1, which has CCS cases in it. So, it seems doing UW Step 3 will definitely help me both in MCQs and cases skill. Can you tell me whick materials are good for preparing Step 3?
Thank you!
Yu
Edited by yu on 01/22/07 - 01:58 PM
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| silenced, M.D.
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yu wrote:
Thank you for your quick reply!
I am doing UW Step 2 CK for USMLE Step 2 CK test now. Because I also plan to take MCCQE Part 1, which has CCS cases in it. So, it seems doing UW Step 3 will definitely help me both in MCQs and cases skill. Can you tell me whick materials are good for preparing Step 3?
Thank you!
Yu
Crush Step 3 or Kaplan Step 2 notes.
Where are you from?
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| yu
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silenced, M.D. wrote:
Crush Step 3 or Kaplan Step 2 notes.
Where are you from?
China, now in Vancouver.
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| nithu
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Still haven't finished UW.
Its more or less similiar to CK, but investigations vary according to settings.We need to chose the best option according to the clinical setting.
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| Moozy
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Hello.. it is late but joining in ur journal.
have done few cases of CCS and am left with 423 mcqs on Office block. finished the rest with score ranging b/w 50- 68%
planning to finish the remaining mcqs in timed mode tomorrow. Will do CCS practice tomorrow also along with some before the Day 2 of exam. In the mean time will practice the marked questions on UW and revise crush.
My exam is on 1st Feb
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| nithu
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Hi moozy,
welcome to the forum.You are doing good.
Have u taken NBME?
I took in on sat - 460. I am not postponing the exam so as if now the plan is to take it on 5th and 6th.
Plan for next5 days
Revise Crush 40 pages + ccs- 18 cases perday.
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| ajohn
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Nithu, Thanks for ur reply. Iam sorry I couldnt thank u bfore.
I finished 250 q's in UW in tutor mode [ Peds, preventive med & psychiatry] n cumulative score is 73%.
My plan for remaining days -
UW 150 q x 7 days
CCS x 4 days
There is no time left for NBME or Crush.
Am I taking a risk? I dont have a choice.
Thanks for ur support.
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| nithu
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hi ajohn,
73% is good score for UW.Don't worrry you will be fine. Try to take NBME, ATLEAST GO THRU THE QS discussed in the forums.
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| nithu
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Finished IM from Crush.
Need to do atleast 18 ccs cases.
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| kcyriac
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Nithu,
If I take NBME, will I get the answer key or any sort of discussion or is it just like step 2 where u get a score n thats it?
Thank u.
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| nithu
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Kcyriac,
Its just like step2 but even the score correlation is not there.There are 5 blocks of 36 qs.If u want the answer key there someone who has posted the 3 block and answers in Usmleforum.com
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| kcyriac
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Thanks for the information.
I found the 3 blocks n saved it.
good luck for u too.
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| nithu
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Hi,
Final few days of revision.Finished crush step3 2nd revision. Stll need to practice ccs cases.Getting more and more nervous
Plan is to do USMLE cd + PRACTISE AS MANY CCS CASES.
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| compassion
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hello everybody.. im new to the forum... guys im preparing for step 3 and plan to take it in april... havent received my ecfmg certificate and planning to apply for 2008 residency... the material i would be using- kaplan step 2 notes, kaplan q book, first aid, swansons family medicine and usmle world... can anyone please tell me are strong medicine and crush step 3 required or i can do without them?.. please reply
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