Feyza
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all friends here say : give UW and FA your best shot !!! I started UW 2 days ago and I wanna know how to use it best...
I mean..in the exam...are the Qs directly from UW explanations ? or is it only to get the Q types ?? or something else I cant see ??
23 days left ... quick replies are reaaaallllyyyyyyyyy appreciated 
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| new_n_lost
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Well the best thing wud be to DO it in Tutor Mode although i do it in Timed mode so as to assess my time management issues and the capability to answer the question in under a one min while looking at the timer seems to help me atleast.
Half of the ppl here say that do it in a Tutor mode cos it helps u while studying n gives u more clarity on the topic, but i do it in timed mode n then after i m done with the block i go thru every answer of every question and make notes. if a question gets happened to be repeated i simply give answer to all the choices.
My 2 Cents Other May differ or may be doing better than me so Further Comments REquested so we all can improve.
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| Feyza
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thats what Im exactly doing nnl...do timed...go tru...make notes...but that makes me as slow as a snail  like 2-3 hrs for each block ..
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| usmlefever
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well fayeza what iam doing,doing it tutorial mode reading everyqs even the correct one exp. if necessary making points then after some time doing incorrect ones in timed mode to practice time management & this time reading only expl. of wrong one believe me after doing 100s of qs when you will do wrong one so many qs will looknew.
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| new_n_lost
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Feyza.............. It does take more time but atleast i know the question inside out after 2 hrs
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| Feyza
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so many qs will looknew
so nnl...it seems Ill inevitable have to extend my exam day
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| oldkidontheblock
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UW should be done in tutor mode. Use it as a study tool coz it doesnt really help you much about time management. You can do that with NBME or Kaplan simulated or NMS Cds.
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| baby face
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Hi feyza do UW in tutor mode and jot down all important points from UW on ur FA like if u get a question on rheumatic fever and something is missing in it just right it down there and then on ur FA + learn concepts very well read it 2 or 3 times it take a lot of time but is worth it.To ur other question one of my friend got 40% questions on his exams but i didnt get anything so i guess its all luck
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| dncosta
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In case you don't have problem with time management, tutor mode is the best one... But it is good to use the timed mode from time to time to remember how the real thing is going to be...
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| new_n_lost
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well the idea is to get attuned to the Time problem cos the stress of the Exm n the exm is gonna be immense so if u think u have nerves of steel n u can handle very well crisis situations i.e u r the most calm person and in charge of things in normal life crisis situations then u will be fine but if not then u have to adapt urself to a time or manner in which u can go thru the question twice n then get the right answer.
Edited by new_n_lost on 05/28/07 - 04:23 PM
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| multifactorial
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hey guys
i did it in tutor mode through and through.listen,if your exam is close and you have done kaplan very thouroughly,then just use UW as a brush-up tool and dont fuss over the explanations too much.they are overwhelming sometimes.timed mode has its merits but then you end up learning less and investing more time than required.the tutor mode worked fine for me.
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| Feyza
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ok guys...I got the point ...u helped a lot....thaks to you all 
LAST Q if something is not in Kaplan and not in FA....but I come across it in a bank...should I go crazy and learn it or just leave... Im not talking about a detail on an important subject...like...ummm...lemme think an example......  ok...like hammer-head ribozome  not in Kaplan or FA mol bio but in Qbank... does the exam test in this detail ??
am I askin stupid things ?? forgive me cuz Im like     nowadays...
Edited by Feyza on 05/29/07 - 05:10 AM
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| paheli
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hey feyza. you sooo need to chill just a lil bit!! i so relate to you, babe. i'm not as close to my exam as you are to yours. so, i can't advice you on qn banks, i haven't invested in them yet. but, i am infested with usmle-itis. so, we need to sometimes encourage each other to unwind and release all our stress. coz, tomorrow, it's going to start piling on us, anyway. so take a break. take a deep breath. take heart. YOU WILL MAKE IT!! gl
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| Feyza
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LOOOOOOOLLLOOL Paheli that was really funny usmle-itis
ur right ! Im tryin to keep control...thanx buddy
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| Feyza
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oo by the way NNL....the crisis Feyza..well it depends...Im not that sort of ppl who cant sleep b4 exam day or has heartburns or diarrheas the exam morning... or I dont easily get depressed...BUT .... for example if my cutie pie son has an accident or I see someone doing some unfair thing or a mum slapping her kid... I get decerebrated out of panic or anger so I hope unless some prometric center stories mentioned here dont happen to me ( neither to none of you ) Ill be ok ...
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| new_n_lost
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look the idea to do questions right now under timed mode is one ADAPTATION see how the questions is going to which direction where is it twisting and strategy u will have to adopt to narrow down the choices in 55 seconds so the TIME FACTOR Remains the MOST IMP thing TO BE Accustomed with.
U dont have to go thru every minnte detail the detail which u didnot know that can be noted down but mostly when doing questions u will find that half of the incorrect answers were given cos u werent able to read th equestion properly cos u were under time constraints. So in order to save myself from that situation which i know is bound to happen in th eexm i do th equestions in timed mode try to absorb every line as i read it
AND REMEMBER TO READ THE LAST LINE FIRST IN A LONG QUESTION HELPS U A LOT !!!!!!!
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| Feyza
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rite ! understood buddy ! thanx a lot 
Edited by Feyza on 05/29/07 - 04:32 PM
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