ferekide
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hi there
i feel the same about it but a lot of my friends told me that kaplan is enough and that usually they test for big clear things. i also read from other books first aid, ayala and cmdt (cmdt just to see when things are really blurry).
i would start with kaplan and see hoew the test and simulations go. dinfitelly for rheumato u need to check other books. i feel that rheumato can be high yield and is not very well detailed in kaplan.
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| Mamay
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Hey,
I have the same feeling... The FA is far more advanced that the Kap IM notes... That's why I am always confused when somebody advised to read ONLY Kap notes...
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| hopeforthebest
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Hi Guys,
I think Kaplan is the best and i realised that after my exams.If you are thorugh with that you can do really well.All that is deficient in Kaplan can be supplemented with UW.. kaplan+UW makes a great combo.Just make sure that you master both of them.GL
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| zaidsuror
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kAPLAN IS THE BEST SOURCE FOR CONSOLIDATING THE PRINCIPLES OF STEP 2
YOU WILL,HOWEVER , WILL NEED TO JOIN USMLEWORLD.COM TO MASTER UR ABILITIES TO SCORE 99
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| Ninja1
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So FA and other books like Board and Ward are not necessary? I have very tight time because I have a full time job and will give the exam in June. ;-(((
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| Ninja1
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So FA and other books like Board and Ward are not necessary? I have very tight time because I have a full time job and will give the exam in June. ;-((( Please advice.
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| CocaCola
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Kaplan notes are great for step2... as stated in a previous post there are some things briefly mentioned in kaplan that need to be supplemented from a bigger textbook... however as a review Kaplan is enough...if there is something you don't understand move to the bigger text for that subject or topic...
I found FA great as a wrap up... thought boards and wards was a little too basic... the exam is conceptual, so if you don't understand the concept, applying the right answer may be a problem...
my suggestion - Kaplan notes, UW(2x), and the new FA for step2... supplement as needed with textbooks... good luck...
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| Geroo
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hi cocacola,
I have FA 2005 edition.is that what you mean by new FA or there a newer edition?
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| Aps_US
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hey guys..thanks a lot.
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| CocaCola
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hi geroo... the FA i have is the 5th edition.... got it in january this year so i think that's the latest edition... copyright says 2006... heard older editions were not as good as this new one...
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