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hi edie... dont worry about the stamina for taking the exam... as long as you can sleep night b4 the exam..... you will b fresh& wide awake in the real thing... online UW practice will trick your mind & you wont even remember its real exam not a block of UW(as screen of UW is same as real thing) & take tyleneol b4 hand on exam day...
 the fear is all in our minds..
happy studying
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| edie
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Good morning Journal.
Thanks for the replies, everyone. Yes, Kity, I agree, it's mind over matter. So why is it so hard to flip it around, and instead of harboring fear and anxiety, feel absolute peace and clarity? I am running out of tricks here Diet, exercise, relaxation, yoga, meditation--still, anxiety persists. I am usually the most 'together' person I know. Not nervous, not easily threatened, not easily intimidated, and not one to lack confidence. But all of a sudden I am becoming this person that gets anxiety attacks while doing step 1 practice tests 
Anyway, enough of that. Am still going strong. Yesterday went over FA cardio section 4 times. Then, went over some cardio pharm q's in PreTest pharmacology, got about half of them right. This morning, did 2 25-q sets of UW in tutor mode, scored 60% and 64%. Didn't make it to Goljan yesterday, so will do that today. But first, going to walk a couple miles.
GL with the studying, everyone 
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| ShweHope99.9998
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ED if think about exm as part of the lecture day as routein, forget about the fear of being not getting best marks, then exm will be piece of cake/ yoga , then the best marks will follow you, you cannot run away from the best mark .
GL GL GL happy success study to us, all 
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| edie
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ShweHope99.9998 wrote:ED if think about exm as part of the lecture day as routein, forget about the fear of being not getting best marks, then exm will be piece of cake/ yoga , then the best marks will follow you, you cannot run away from the best mark . GL GL GL happy success study to us, all
Thank you Shwe, am really trying to get this into my head! Hope I can master this before the exam!
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| ShweHope99.9998
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You're welcome Ed , you can master it, you already did b4 , & already do, just do not loose it , as AC said you as Yang , so I said ..... if truely,yes you're , so
YANG never get emotional , Yang always win .
GL
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| edie
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Yang...I wish!
I have 4 more weeks, guys. My tentative "To Do" list:
1. Finish FA
2. Read FA again
3. Do ALL q's in Robbins
4. Do most of the Kap Qbanks
5. Listen to all of Goljan's audios
6. Do 100 UW q's per day
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| edie
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Updating:
Week 10
GI/Hepato/Biliary
7/23: Read FA
7/24: UW, 25, random, unused, tutor: 64%; read RR Path GI chpt; Kap Qbank q's: 80%<--Mojo workin' ; will read another section FA, then Chpt 18 RR Path.
7/25: UW, 25, random, unused, tutor: 72%; met w/study buddy
7/26: UW, 25, random, unused, tutor: 76%  Finished RR Path hep/bil, Goljan, FA
7/28: No study
7/29: Did UW Practice, 5 blocks of 50, unused, untimed: 56%
Week 11
CVS
7/30: Covered FA cardio section 4 times; finished BRS Physio-CVS; PreTest Pharm, cardio: ~50%
7/31: 2 sets UW half batches, tutor: 60%, 64%; listened to Goljan CVS lectures; 25 UW all cardio q's, tutor: 64%; Qbank 2005 pathophysio & pahrm-cardio: 66% 
Edited by edie on 07/31/07 - 08:25 PM
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| edie
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Ok, didn't quite get to 100 q's today, but did enough. And now, off to pour some Goljan into my ears. A 2nd listen to CVS. You just can't ever really get enough of Pappi Good night!
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| edie
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Good morning, Journal. Hello, friends.
I am officially tired of studying. There are just some bits of step 1 material that continue to make me fumble no matter what I do. So from this point on, I will be doing the things from my "To Do" list. No more reading, I simply cannot muster any more reading, outside of answers and explanantions to questions. I am also done posting my schedule updates. I will take another NBME soon, regardless of my UW score. Also plan to do the Kaplan simulated and the USMLE CD q's. Earlier this morning, did 2 batches of UW, timed, unused, 48% and 72%  WTF!?!? Guess that mimics what veteran Step 1 takers have been talking about when they describe their blocks during test day.
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| edie
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Okay, I take that back...I will continue to read FA, and only FA
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| acintya
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Yup, can't get enough of Pappi....I have not been sleeping well past 2 nights because of underlying anxiety I think...and then last night I took Pappi to bed ....and voila...in half hr, I was dozing....I mean.... I don't mean to be disrespectful, but he helped calm my mind from worrying....and took it to thinking of Path!!! and then finally the mind got weary and I slept better
You did good with 25 Qs, so as you work on it, you will get to 100.
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| shwe
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ED , deep breathing , yoga then study as usual without thinking too much , just a bit of last study days , so will use them well.
Read Feyza post b4 right, she said FA Fa Fa, GGT said it too .
GL GL GL happy success study to us , all
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| ellen
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YOU WILL BE FINE JUST TRY TRY AND TRY
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| edie
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Thanks AC, Shwe and Ellen
Now taking a little break from FA. As you can probably tell, I let getting that 48 on UW rattle me up. To the point where I could not even appreciate the 72 Which just floors me, because my cum avg is the same...I know, I should know better than that, to let UW get me down...screw it! Whatever score I get on step 1, it's the score I am supposed to get, so that I can get the residency in the field I am supposed to be in. So on that note, I am going to try and change my date (again) to sooner rather than later. I just want this thing behind me.
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| mytime
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LOOK (see) understand LEARN!!!!!!!!!! = < 50% UW
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| Novak75
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Hi edie, so I see you are in your last mile of this prep for step 1, congratulations, good work!!!! How many months have you been studying now?
Good luck with your FA readings, see you later.
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| medocuk
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You cannot be officially tired. This is the time to give it your last best. Cmmon you inspire me. You have to do this for yourself and me.
Yes it is pressure I am adding. You can kick me later. rem those doc martins?
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| kity
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hi edie... just hang on for some more time... it will end soon...an happy ending...
you have worked hard ... god will reward you surely for that... just try to keep coool..
& yes UW is picky in some Qs .. real exam asks more general & common things,..
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| keepgoing
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Hi edie yang!!hows things at ur end..noticed u planning to take exam early??dont let UW score feel down,learn from it..remembre whta dr goljan says"u didnt know,now u know it" ,but if other reasons,u go ahead!!!best wishes
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| edie
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Good afternoon, all.
I am still tying up loose ends, so no, will not move my exam date closer. Just gettting so BORED, missing out on the beautiful summer...Consider yesterday's posts as result of temporary insanity, cabin fever, and a touch of envy because a good friend is writing her exam as I type this post--can't wait to hear from her later.
Did 2 sets of 25 q's, timed and tutor, 64% and 52%. Last night did a block of Qbank 2004, 64%  Got to get that mojo working again! I also fell asleep on Pappi last night, but picked him back up this morning during morning jog.
How long have I been studying? Officially since May. I could gripe and moan and whine about how I am the only one that scored below 500 on the NBME, and has been studying the longest of my peers, but I'll sit on that So reading success step 1 stories from other 'average' students really gives me a boost
Big HUUUGGGGGSSSSSS to you guys, thanks for putting me in check
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| ShweHope99.9998
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ED , thank god, not moving up the exm date .
Keep Q, study as active learning as MT also said .
Now I might even jump to UW & Q bank kap b4 any read , so will not feel bad that cannot answer even single Qs.
Just kidding , but seriously like to try Uw b4 read. Cause been peeking in kap Q bank now & then , b4 too even no read then between 1st video run along with kap LN . By time found out Qs are more than LN , most not in there in LN or texts .
Qs are just the adding notes for LN , books, texts . Remember, same at med sch LN, hand out, Q too, unless read more than one big books as each subj , which you, we all already did in our med yr , q will be easier in some , even still not all. Cause q are another learning & way of how to do tests .
So ED cheere up, with happy study, believe self, all those med sch yr, crazy read all will come up at q time, exm room if calm , take it easy without think too deep, seriuosly, just put the answer 1st one pop up in mind after carefulreading of the Q . No 2nd thought.
GL GL GL happy success study to us, all
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| medocuk
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Oh you can go through my entire journal for those ego boost. I shud be the official loser around this place. But you know what I am here to win. I don't care what other's have done.This is my time.
Same for you. Your peers aren't taking your exam for you. you do this for you...and tsk tsk me.. 
Good luck have a good day.
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| edie
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Amen, Medoc!!! You are right, we are the captains, we call the shots, nobody else.
Shwe, great advice here as usual But you should do q's along the way, small batches of 10-15 even.
Alright, breaktime is over--back to the qbanks Happy studying!!!
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| keepgoing
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hey edie!!!agree even i feel bored on n off w/prep,some ppl try to demoralise also but we are the captains,rt u r,gotta keep moving forward,!!yes lets get back to books!!see ya around!!tc
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| edie
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Happy Friday!
Had to blow off steam earlier after a small round of UW--scores are moving like molasses lately. It gets me so  that I had to scream! Which felt nice after
The end is drawing near, and I do not feel much improved since my NBME. But continue on, I shall. Will do another NBME Sunday or Monday. Today is all about FA and UW. UW and FA. Doing another pass of GI. Read that section in FA, then did 20 q's in UW by that subject in tutor mode, then put notes in FA, then read FA again. Will do another listen to Goljan's hepato/biliary lectures. Want to get around to Robbins q's as well. Hopefully
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