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hello friends.
i did 60 q's of peds kaplan q bank yesterday. i read somewhere peds kaplan q bank is really good. it really is. but explanations r taking so much time. how did u find peds q's nikki?
shaina u r doing good. atleast u have a routine. i want to but cant stick to one routine.
my problem is i cant do 2-3 things in one day. if i'm doing q's....i do that the whole day. and if i really need to finsh a book, i do that first and then move on to something else. obviously it keeps on changing but thats basically how i study.
about timings...i wake up around 11-12. if i have to go to the library that day...i go there at 3 and come back around 8. then start studing again from 11-3am.
but i'm not studying all this time.
i have so many distractions at home these days...and i now i'm getting really tense. i dont have a second to waste.
i did few c. fischer q's this morning. now i'm really scared. i need to work hard.
right now i'm going to read peds kaplan book. i hope i finish it soon.
nbme day is just around the corner.
GOOD LUCK TO EVERYONE
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| docnikki
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THURSDAY 19th April.
Hi friends, Shiana I am very impressed by your routine and ENTHUSIASM and am going to copy you  . You're doing great..keep up the tempo and soon u will be done with IM..wow sounds great no? Sera, dont get upset..its so great that u are so much time consious and not willing to waste a single second...you will manage everything I know... Like you I too cant fix on a monotounous routine ...like i do questions when i dont feel like reading kaplan..and I read kaplan when im tired of the computer...but because of this Im giving less time to kaplan coz questions take most of my time. Im sleeping in the noon and waking up at 9-10 pm right now..Im in the direction of shifting my sleep wakje cycle to 8pm - 3 am..but for that i will have to sleep and wake an hour later every day untill it shifts from noon-night----> evening-early morning. for 2-3 days i will feel sleepy during the day ( coz have been sleeping during taht time since many months) thats why being less productive than I maximally can..but i know I will be fine in 2-3 days..
yesterday as soon as i awoke up I started questiions..did IM 1 block--78% then read explainations ..after that did a pedia block--70% ....couldnt read explainations...was tired..and thought the explainations will be so boring..but sera thanks for encouraging.. u found them great so shall I ......later did a little of kaplan and couldt do Crush or Condrad fisher questions. Today i will take a nap in between like Shiana..Its very good idea to refresh and do the rest of the target with lot of energy. Thanks shiana..that was a very useful tip for me. Keep working hard girls you are doing great!!
Todays target 100 new questions from Q bank ( 1 block IM and one block pedia)and Kaplan. I have started my day with kaplan today so that I dont loose all time in questions only. will read some crush too and if possible Fisher questions..these last two things are the most vulnerable for being left..
A man can succeed at almost anything for which he has unlimited enthusiasm
Lets be very enthusiastic and do lots and lots we can!! havea great day every one!
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| Shaina
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hi nikki sera, u both are doing great ,thanks enhthusiasm u r creating for me,thanks alot for sharing ur routine,its inetersting to know,u both go thru same as i feel,sometimes i satrt feeling guilty ,but not any more ,coz theser small struggles we all have to acheive towards r prep for big Day,
nap surely helps,it helps me alot,sometime,swhn fatugue stes in i either take hot shower,,or i jsut sleep,even music helps,but no TV,big watse of time,,,,,soon i gather energy,it doesn' take long,but i can do all this in weekedays,on weekends i just give up,i feel i shud ,do this that,i end up wasting lot of time,pls any tips on mainating motivation during weekend
well toda did another 2 chap from IM,covered 100 pgs of Im untill now,did a block of UW aswell,i think i iwll need to do Uw again,
i feel i shud revise everday my difficult topics,but i never mark,i never go back,well i too keep switching between books and UW,
keep up the motivation,enegry,enthu.
diary is indeed geting brighter 
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| docnikki
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FRIDAY 20th April.
Oh my god its almost the end of the week and NBME dsay is approaching too..shiana, thanks alpot for the useful tips..yesterday I did take a nap and that made me feel much much bettter for the second half of my session. I dont bother about weekends..for me all days are same..for weekend I think you can do something different than usual..for me when I dont feel like studying I do something different out of the routine ..like read another subj just for fun..and that helps save time...its better than slowing down and not doing anything.
Ok yesterday I couyldnt finish my questions..Sera Im learning alot from pedia kaplan q bank..indeed its far better than UW..loving the explainations.thanbks for the motivation..I was very taken aback earlier seeing how long the exaplaintions are but because u said so I did them with great interest.
Todays target---> 100 Quest of pedia and 50 quest of IM.
"One realizes the full importance of time only when there is little left of it.Lets relaize it NOW"
Have a good day everyone!
Edited by docnikki on 04/19/07 - 03:35 PM
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| sera
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hi
still stuck with peds. i did 80 q's of peds yesterday without explanations. i'll start doing them now.
nikki i think u r enjoying doing peds q's. good for u. because i'm not enjoying it that much. i dont know its my mood or what. i just want to finish peds and start surgery.
by the way in the book form of q bank i have only 200 q's of peds...... not that much. how many do u have in the online q bank. just curious.
shaina u r doing too good. 2 chaps of IM along with q's. very impressive!!!!
GOOD LUCK GUYS AND TAKE CARE
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| Shaina
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april 19 is thursaday,how come friday at nikki
today i went tooo fast,while reading kaplan text,anway i plan to go over it tonight,
timr to do UW endo block,sera i felt its better to do fast then go over agian and again,but shud be very carefull in not mising imp concepts.
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| docnikki
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sorry shiana I just edited the post...its Friday 20th..im in india so here the next day starts earleir than USA..its Friday here ....but yes I messed with the date. I agree Shaina..going too fast we miss imp points but going too slow we dont consolidate anything..so best is to go fast without missing anything. I just finished 1 pedia block with half exaplaintions..still left with the rest of the target..Im midway my study session. sera plz dont get interested in surgery before u finish pedia..its our tendency to not take interest in what we are doing but the next subj..it will be not be fruitful if u go through pedia with low mood and less interest. Im enjoying pedia thinking that u too are doing same subj..isnt it exciting... and it isnt hard at all. after that I will be on obgyn..and I often get tempted to read obgyn but again I know this is time for pedia!. happy studying.
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| Shaina
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friday Apri 20: here i am with so many left overs of this week:
GI,Endo UW
revise Genitouri,Rheumat(UW)
i also started FA,did only cardio,so have to do above chap as well.
i need to be done all this over weekend.
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| sera
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today was better than last few days. no distractions. environment was calm and quiet. i studied happily and peacefully in my room. i did the peds explanations of the q bank q's i did the other day. now started reading kaplan peds book again. peds is easy and a light subject.
thanks nikki . i'm in a much better mood today.
i did few chapters yesterday. started from the mid. hope to finish all the systems tonight. tomorrow i'll do the first half of the book INSHALLAH. i need to do IM toxicology chapter also.
'Efficiency is doing things right. Effectiveness is doing the right things. Success is doing the right things, right, right now.'
good luck to all
Edited by sera on 04/20/07 - 12:43 PM
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| star_moon
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hi sera
u r just wonderful.. so full of energy and motivation.. impressed. keep it up. u deserve to get a good score. its so refreshing to read ur diary. best of luck.
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| docnikki
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Saturday 21st April.
wow sera, good to see that u are happy, shiana weekends are meant for leftovers !!
today's target- will have to finish pedia finally! . No more time left!!
nice quote sera.
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thanks star_moon. this is docnikki's diary and its helping all of us alot.
so thanks nikki once again.
lets all finish our targets on time.
OH GOD WE NEED YOUR HELP.
GOOD LUCK
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| sera
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peds kaplan notes r taking so much time. few topics are so volatile. it seems i'm reading them for the first time. i didnt finish all the systems yesterday so i have alot to do today.lets keep studying.
how much have u done nikki.
and how r your weekend studies going shaina. when do u plan to take your exam?
GOOD LUCK FRIENDS
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| justdoitfor2007
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docnikki hi,i had a q for u
approximately what kind of scores should we be getting in the kaplan q bank in order to do well on the exam?i am asking u coz u r using it i see.
PS thanks for ur advise about FA .i find it useful.
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| Shaina
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hi girls,
many many thanks to nikki ,sera for support,and boosting my moral which i need most in these days.
nikki thanks alot for motivating to finish my leftover
sera ,i wana revise all stuff,Kapan UW,and take NBME by may 4,i am hoping i will get great score,that will give me courage to rap up this exam by may end, as i need to take a break for 5 days for personal reasons from may 7-11,but i will make it a point to be here ,so that i struggle thru those days,and shud be able to take Ck by may end
well i am feeling so unstable as my cardio isn't good,so today i will read cardio and in between will keep doing genitourinry UW,have to revise,
sunday:cardio UW q's
monday: IM hemat onwards...
well starting sat studies at 1pm,feeling comitted thats more imp.but my eyes r so tired,like viral conj.
but i know success is 1% motivation,99% perspiration
ok see u tomorow girls,will let u know.
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Sunday April 22nd,
Hi justdoit, Im getting scores between 68-78%. I really dont know what are good scores but I think if you get over 70 its great! They have updated the q bank , there are many fresh questions and its harder than the old version.FA is good no doubt..I wish I had time for it . all the best for u exam and you're most welcome here.
thanks Star moon for dropping by our diary, we are 3 people here who are motivating eachother and it feels wonderful and lively.you are most welcome.
Hi, Sera I left a few chaps of pedia..like adolscence child abuse, ENT eye mouth teeth, poisoning and accidents..I will do just now and be over with pedia. i pushed really hard yesterday but immunizations( have to revise many times) and oncology and the syndromes last chap took most of my energy and I was just so tired that fell asleep. Couldnt push harder to do questions.
Shiana dear, have u started FA for first time? when is your exam? and when will u take NBME?
today i decided to do NBME..I had bought it on 25th March and it was to expire on 25th april..but before the test began I paused and exited...and to my surprise it was written that u have started assessment on 21st April and must complete it before 11th may
So now Im glad that I dont have to hurry for NBME. My Q bank is expiring on 6th May. Im most worried for that.I have done 36% so far...explainations are so extensive, couldnt loose a day on NBME out of my Q bank days, already Im lagging very badly. Will have to finish Q bank till 5thMay..untill then I will be done with obgyn and surgery too. will go over psychiatry in 2 days and then Im done with all subjects. then take NBME on 8th May. I reallly have no courage for NBME now..oh how I wish all this is over!!
Today's target-> finish the leftover of pedia, start obgyn with UW notes, and MY Q BANK QUESTIONS( I must do explainations of 50 pedia quest of day before and 50 new pedia questions hopefully with explainations today only).
"He who labors diligently need never despair; for all things are accomplished by diligence and labor."
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hey nikki i am started FA for 1st time,probably i wud do for only few Im chap,whick i am weak.
u r doing great nikki,keep up
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| Dr.Luck
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hey docnikki...u r my star for boosting my energy.......so keep up the good work....& Inshallah U'll do great!!!!!
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| justdoitfor2007
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thanks docnikki
i feel ur anxiety and pressure..but i think u will do just fine..keep at it
i regularly read ur posts...god willing u will get all the good u deserve!all the best
thanks again.
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hi nikki sera, well yesterday ,cudn't do cardio theory at all,but did manage to do genitour q's,
today did few topicsin gyne,well going on,now only studies for 5hrs,hopefully i can do alot,will update at night,
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