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Hi Medoc, kick me, still going at it. Dropped FA and picked Katzung back up again, for cardio and diuretics. After that, will do ANS and CNS drugs.
Hi Kity, thanks for coming over  I write step 1 July 18th.
Hiya, KG, hope the above post explains my pace
Afrooooo!!!! Good to see you! Yuo have a nice productive w/e too!
P4a99, I wish the same about the voting--for the presidential election :P
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| edie
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Hi, Gly, thanks, when you're under the gun in terms of time like I am, you got no leisure!
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| medocuk
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As long as you are still going at it..You need no kicking. How ever for a lil forgetting that your exam is so close helps if you can concentrate better.If forgetting makes u let go then u can kick me for telling you this trick. Good luck..
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| afrocaribb
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hey edie, seems like we have both come to the end of this thing, i see ur keeping strong, goodluck with ur NBME on sunday and happy studying!
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| keepgoing
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hi goodmorning edie!!!
How are u?and how is pharma?thats really good to know how u have planned and i must say very well organised and wisely put on schedule.. i did not doubt u dear juz wondered but i know all have their difft styles so i juz expressed it..take it easy edie dont take it otherwise  for me what is important is how i do, so i juz encouraged u (reason we visit eachother)that u r doing great dont feel low,u will do more thn juz good!!its hard to do pharma so was for me,but fine can do it!!
happy studying!!!
Edited by keepgoing on 06/23/07 - 01:10 AM
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| P4a99
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Good morning ...
Thanks for the clarification ... i just wanted to know your situation so i take some pressure and guilt of my back ... your great at your studies ... wish you the best ... maybe ill try to follow your track in my 2nd read ... im looking forward to know your results on the nbme ... GL
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| ShweHope99.9998
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GL on NBME on Sunday , let us know 
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| edie
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Hello Journal, Hi everyone.
Just finished 2 sets of 50 from Qbank, all subjects. Results are disappointing  But since I still have yet to cover certain areas, eg neuro, neuro pharm, etc, I guess it's not too bad. Will give more detail later, after my coffee break, and then two more sets of 50 from UW.
Hi KG, pharm is still wearing me out. Putting stuff up on the board seems to be helping out some. No need to mention what I'll be studying probably for the rest of today (and tonight!) 
P4a99, glad we are clear on things. I know how you feel, some of my classmates took the NBME 3 recently and got scores in the 500's. I feel I'll be lucky to get in the 400s at this point. Those guys? They are only studying with FA, Goljan audio and book, and mix of UW/Qbank. That's it! So you know, I began to wonder if I have been wasting my time reading all these other books. But you know what? They are them, I am me, you are you, and it will be what we make it.
Happy studying everyone, I'll be back later
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| edie
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Thanks Shwe, still in the middle of my pre-NBME pretest  Talk to you later
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| edie
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OK!!!! Am back from my mini-marathon of q's--running would have been easier Before I put results, let me explain how I did this. I intended to do 4 blocks of UW, random and timed. Instead, I mixed it up between Kaplan and UW q's, to the advice of a classmate, because of how different the q's are. Results:
Block 1 Qbank: 27/50=54%
Block 2 Qbank: 33/50=66%
Block 3a Qbank: 17/25=68%
Block 3b UW =15/25=60%
Block 4 UW = 31/50=62%
Entire practice test score: 123/200=62% This is an ok score that would have been 70+ had I been able to get my head around pharm during school...I have no one to blame but myself, I used to totally blow off studying pharm until the last possible minute, and that, dear Journal, has come around to bite me in the ass  And so there it is, my confessional, and now, I must move on. I will cover the rest of pharm in FA, then I am moving on to something else. Oh, did some Qbank pharma q's last night: 52%, sucky, sucky, sucky 
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| edie
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What was I thinking? 62% is NOT an ok score. Nope, nuh-uh, no way. Ok, it's Fight Club time! I am ready to rumble, rock n roll, and any other cliche American saying for being ready to kick ass!!!!
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| ellen
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that ok dont worry u can do it say to urself,for pharm key is that memorization and for that need to repeat again and again.......like rt now i m doing like antimicrobial with pretest pharm qs...adding extra point in kap pharm.everyday one system from pharm with other book not all in oneday next day repaet same and other one.ANS ,GENERAL PHARM MOST IMP.know in and out with GRAPHIC FORMS.let me know ur progress u 'll be fine buddy
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| medocuk
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Well now you know your weak areas.So you can attack them preferentially.
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| medocuk
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hello hello? :d
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| glycogen
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ed u r doin good..u still have time to catch up with ur weak areas
good luck
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| edie
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Hello Journal and everyone!
Phew! I am exhausted, just finished with my NBME. I picked form 3. Results: 460, according to the scale, that's a 209. OUCH! Well, I presumed as much, so no surprises. Form 3 is HARD, and showed me that I need to know Goljan and FA COLD. So many questions reeked of Goljan and FA.
According to the profile chart, my danger zone subjects include renal/GU (I got an asterisk here), musc/skin/CT, nervous and gross anat/embryo. Dang-blasted brachial plexus q's tripped me, I used to be the brachial plexus queen!!! Oh well, need to review that. I did borderline/low to boderline/high in all other subjects (mainly the ones I have reviewed these past weeks), above borderline in hem/lymph and resp. Couldn't believe I got borderline in pharm, expected it to be low, so the cramming on the drugs paid off the past few days. But it's not over yet!
The plan for the next 3 weeks: Read FA and listen to Goljan over and over and over and over. Why? Because every single question on that NBME that I had to guess on I saw the answers in FA after, or recalled Goljan talking about it, but I didn't commit it to memory. Well, this is it, the name of the game over the next three weeks is CRAM CRAM CRAM!!! I would really like to beat the US average, which is 218 last I heard. I'll be coming on here less and less over the next weeks, but all of you will be in my thoughts and prayers Until next time, GL with your studies
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| ellen
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good job u a;most there.....keep it up
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| medocuk
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hey U have done well and in time.The target is well chosen and I am so happy you have decided to do this head on.
We know you are here for us. And totally understand not wanting to hang around as much.Please go and get that average you are looking for.Good luck.
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| P4a99
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ellen wrote:good job.....keep it up
×5
GOOD LUCK
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| keepgoing
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Hi edie!!!i also agree with medoc...and sure u will get what u want,u r doing good edie...and gl
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| ShweHope99.9998
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Ed,
Find your NBME here , 209, that much beyound passing , with all your study, & will study more , that will increase alot at exm.
GGT will say UW , FA .
FA FA is really good for exm I heard .
I love papi audio , etc too , you too , so that will give you high marks.
GL GL GL happy success study to us, friends
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| glycogen
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i know u must be cramming hard...thats what u shud be doin but u r so much being missed in this forum....good luck
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| acintya
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Hello Edie, 460 on NBME 3! Atta Girl! and you have even identified your weak areas and are attacking them heads on! I am so much in awe of your modus operandi Please keep up the good work and spirit.
We are all rooting for you! Even if you don't come by very often, we understand, cos you need to forget everything else and FOCUS FOCUS!
Just a quick question: was this the edition that you got from Amazon recently? Cos I need to get the physical book in hand to study.... cannot do the comp thing anymore!
http://www.amazon.com/Medical-Microbiology-Immuno...
Thanks for your input in my journal! Wishing you all the very best for giving it your all!
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| GOGETA
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edie wrote:Hello Journal and everyone! The plan for the next 3 weeks: Read FA and listen to Goljan over and over and over and over. Why? Because every single question on that NBME that I had to guess on I saw the answers in FA after, or recalled Goljan talking about it, but I didn't commit it to memory. Well, this is it, the name of the game over the next three weeks is CRAM CRAM CRAM!!! I would really like to beat the US average, which is 218 last I heard. I'll be coming on here less and less over the next weeks, but all of you will be in my thoughts and prayers Until next time, GL with your studies
1- good score
2- now you undersdtand why I said UW and FA
3- You will do great in the exam, at least a 220.
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| P4a99
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Good morning, looks like you ddnt log on yet... GL on your studies ...
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