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this is from UW, because I see that people get 99, like breathing air.
people that get a two digit score of:
76-80 actually are 26%
81-85 actually are 20%
86-90 actually are 15%
91-94 actually are 14%
more than 95 actually are 13%
people that fail the test 11%
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| GOGETA
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so if you pass with a 77 be happy you pass and no you are not abnormal
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Thanks GOGETA . Sounds realistic . 
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with all these 99ers around i feel alittle pressure that ill be soo dumb if i dont get it but on the other hand it makes you feel that as there are many people that do it you can do it too. so, i think it depends on what motivates you more or better !
...wish you all the best
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I this could be a good stiky, so people came out clean and with the truth
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good work gogeta!thanks
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I wonder what the %s are for IMGs...
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U Know Wht I actually Believe that the number of ppl posting 99 is increasing day by day n the humans n normal ppl who get mediocre scores but Damn Good Residencys arent Showing up or atleast telling us that wht to do n wht not to. Recently Braggist had taken hold of this new concept whne ppl who gave exms for Aug 06' - Feb07 came out n said they didnt know wht the hell Just happened to them they all had Weird Genetics n Pharma Graphs with intense amount of graphs n CTs n MRIs which led us all to go back to our books n study harder. but recently the ppl r coming out n saying that its doable for only one reason MOS OF THEM HAVE STUDIED Atleast 10 mnths or more n this point gets missed out while their prep says abt 6 mnths.
When i had started my prep i had asked all the Seniors at that time who told me that if all things go fine ur First Read shud take around 4 mnths n u know they were absolutely right it took me n a study partner atleast 3.5mnths with NA left.
So ppl if u find urself wondering how did these ppl did it in like 3or 4mnths PLZ MAKE SURE THE POSTER OF THE MSGS IS AN UNDERGRAD WHO IS ACTUALLY FRESH IN CONCEPTS OLD GRADS LIKE ME TAKE TIME TO REVISE OLD CONCEPTS
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good points nnl...Gogeta...what I also wanna clarify is...ok...I got lets say 78...Im normal...but what is the chance that I find a residency with this....did u ever come across a statictic like...scores between these get this % residency etc...
sure getting 95+ is a real big challenge and it was I think by chance that all showed up havin the exam in near days (I mean our recent 99ers ) but I wanna know I must score at least WHAT to guarantee a non competitive residency as an IMG ?
wow ...what a Q
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Look this MAtch thing has become more of an Attitude MAtch along with scores n Desire to Work as a part of the team.
SO Its All Luck n ur Apptitude in those 20mins that actually decide whether u r gonna be selected or not the Scores get u the interview calls but ur personality actually gets u the residency.
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the Scores get u the interview calls but ur personality actually gets u the residency
i find that nice but scary= you might work hard to get the grades but where do you get the personality from !!! 
that gives regular graders more hope but makes 99ers more tense
i have a Q for (new and lost): im reading this over and over from the "OldMGs" that it takes them much longer and i dont know what ... personally i think its all the way around : MGs have much more advantages than UnderGs ... you are much more familliar with the diagnosis and clinical stuff and more importantly : when you graduate out of school then go back and read the 2nd and 3rd grader books arent you more likelly to find it childish and too basic for you? not hard because you didnt go over it for a long time!
The big Q is:
prepare for step1 during M school or as an MG?
Edited by praying4a99 on 05/17/07 - 11:38 AM
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| ShweHope99.9998
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feyza & all friends,
Not as personl, also not for negative, NnL is right . Score is for interV especially for Univ , etc top one program .
But even , not rumors, true fact from some 99er , some even no IntV one or 2 yr in a roll . Some do not match .
But again , so many factors , where, how they apply, & their interview , approach, contacts, luck .
In contrast seeing so many close by Dr need J , h or with GC , pass marks with good program , some even top prg with top speciality , some at prematch, some after during residency cause of drop out one choose other speciality. So keep studying, hope up .
That's all i can say , off course , we all want the 100 if possible & the best prg , Univ, hospital , city. That's normal for all of us as greedy in education, including me.
p.s. some 99er , just say 99/99 instead of 99/ something or 97 / something. Not intentionally, just to simplified , motivates , helping others to study, in terms of , if he/she can do it, we all can. It is true fact from good close friend [ not from my current main group ] .Thanks friends for all your inspire motivation.
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Hi feyza, also 99 are for mostly compititive & top UniV , prg & some said for senior grad [ not sureabout this last one] too .
As my post b4, there is no guarantee for residency, 99 is for the starter to get good prg, speciality, INtV , not means , for sure you're, you'll be in residency.
And NnL, old or young grad, few short mo must means intensive study or attending kap after reading LN, dvd at home.
Do not think the any one never ever know the material , or read or study any thing will do 1 -2-3 mo & get 99 , all just .... .
Like fresh grad or student, all their life is studying the same similar or at least are studying the basic med subj at school , so need review few weeks only to go for.
So folks, do as you have to, not as other have to , GL all.
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ShweHope99.9998 .... you have nice things to say, keep it coming . and your right about ( do as you have to ) every body knows whats better for him.
still waiting for a kind reply from new_n_lost if he may.
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Thanks p4-99, may I chip in, to do st 1 b4 or after grad , best ask at value md or open new topics & ask any med students . Also depends your school , so if get same school mate & grad, they can give you best .
My 2 cents, study very well of school stuff, if AMG school, no worry of 99 etc etc , visa, bla bla bla, go for st 1 asap if you're ready. Best memmory st 1 is while in med 1, 2 yr, but in that case might need study well kapLN, dvd all kap st 1 well. Then do Q, etc, NBME, ready , go for it , you have all frsh st 1 basic with you in yr1, 2 .Only is no time to prep for few mo some times for the student.
Cause the med students I've run into from any med school, some school not teach much student said, some no big break to sit do serious prep etc. But the med student I'd talk to, all are doing kap seriously , still need time long or medium to study continuous, consistant they said.
But if you're like some student, know your basic well, do well at school, just need kap all to guide you ,go for it especially , if not really need99, I means need to have 99.
Re childish, too basic for old grd st 1, wish all exm body, ecfmg too hear that, instead of waste good clinician old IMgtime, money, soul, youth while they are very active still compare with their biological age, they should allow to do CS, st 3, boards with shorter residency depends on their skills. Last few yr ago , I did IM kap Q bank for fun, not study at all, I've got high marks, But my st 1 I studied spreading out , non continuous, non consistant few yrs back , now my diagnostics marks v. low.
Old IMG ... usually married, have children, also their time yr 1, 2 med text is more clinical than basic, no mole, gene tests, or much detail biochem enzyme etc by research leads to so many new like ankerin[ might spell wrong], no HIV, no western blot, or DNA tests etc, MRI , CT etc etc where we come from or even here. So imagine, time for FT, Pt or even house work , inlaw time. Hope I did not scare you .
So far only Australia has those , come work, then exm clinical not much steps next, old or young grad.
Ok, enough , have to be back to my books, so many books .
GL p4-99, keep young, active, & studying like all of us here 
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praying4a99 wrote:
i have a Q for (new and lost): im reading this over and over from the "OldMGs" that it takes them much longer and i dont know what ... personally i think its all the way around : MGs have much more advantages than UnderGs ... you are much more familliar with the diagnosis and clinical stuff and more importantly : when you graduate out of school then go back and read the 2nd and 3rd grader books arent you more likelly to find it childish and too basic for you? not hard because you didnt go over it for a long time!
The big Q is:
prepare for step1 during M school or as an MG?
U might find things childish or tooooo basic but the reality when u r in the Field u r either working in IM or Surgery n mostly r concerned with Management of things rather than their pathophysio the reason it takes Old Grads time is that Going thru preclinical stuff is kinda of a drag they might be excellent in the Pathology section but the Rest becomes a drag 2ndly n most importantly the Concepts that u have developed have been kind a rusted and we know the fresh concepts takes less time to be revised rather than an old concepts. its all abt planning i personally had opted for Plabs but the Visa Situation in UK worsened n therefore here i m going thru Steps.
The Schools following the American System have the requirement of passing Step 1 before moving on to the Clinical side so it becomes easier for students as they have freshly preped for the exm . while MGs find it a bit hard cos they r thinking more abt the Rx rather than the Pathophysio
If u can give it while u r an undergrad then good for u but as MG it does become hard cos u have ur life already prioritized i.e Jobs n all so u cant be able to give it in a short amount of time.
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new_n_lost & ShweHope99.9998
Thank you very much for your great replys, you made some things clearer for me. Good luck MGs in your life and on your steps! O.K. now the score is 6:0 ; till now nobody thought that its a better idea for me to go for the steps after graduation!
GL
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Unless u r in a American System Med School its quite Useless to give it in British system while being Undergrad and if thats the case then the best time for u is right after 4th yr.
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6 year system
first 3 basic then 3 clinical
the exams are mainly (till now long assays)
then 1 year internship (which has sooo bad reputation over here "educationaly")
so im planning on giving my exam at the end of my 3rd year
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Dude Where r u Located if u dont mind my asking
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sent you an IM
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You sound like where I'm coming from .
Any way, if like that do st 1 during school not easy, cause 6 yr. usually have tough every yr with fail if not study v. well, 2 fail , you're out , so focus your med school to finish 1st then , do st 1 after intern 1 yr done.
Intern usually like pgy 1 here, sleepless, eatless, prep to be still awake with good clinical jugement physically, mentally after non stop, no sleep 36 to 48 hr.
So have all material ready by right after intern with some good local tuition then kap materials, or course near by country , go for it.
GL p4-99
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thanx ppl helped a lot as u always did in my face-down days
may Allah help you too
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