docnikki
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Hi everyone, after my exam on 31st I had to go to anothewr city for imp work, I just got back and still so tired. exam was very exhaustive no doubt. I had to travel to another city for my exam on 29th and the journey was horrible..wasted my day as well as got tired..then studied till late night on 29th..
on 30th I reviewed my own notes which mainly had treatments and other imp points.31st was my day so had decided to sleep at 10pm on 30th..
I was positive that i will sleep soon but I couldnt fall asleep till 1.30am.....and wasnt looking at the clock till then coz that always makes me more nervous..but when it was too long tossing on the bed I decided to look at my watch and found its 1.30 am...Oh my god! I was totally out of sleep thereafter..then I took 1/4th the dose of the sleeping pill ( zolpidem)..full or half doses make me goggy the following day..I was thinking to avoid taking it but had to take it.
took a warm glass of milk and tried to sleep again...fell asleep in some time and woke up at 5.20am..way too early than I planned ( 7.30am)
I got ready and revised preventive medicine and all the pedia syndromes. I never would have studied the morining of exam day coz that would take some of my precious energy but since I had so much time I decided to study.
my exam started at 9am. first 2 blocks----break 10min--3rd block---8-10min---4th block--10-12min----5th block---15-17min(lunch)---6th block--5min--7th block--5min---8th block----yahoo!! the first 2 blocks werent difficult..most of them were straight quest..3rd, 4th 5th and 6th were all having mixture of doable and tricky ones..I think 60% were doable and rest were mixture of the ones when I had to think a bit more, there were wierd querst also 15-20%..I dont know if they seem weird because we have to do them in a minute..coz in the forum or anywere we can ponder and change oppinion..there we just have to mark and move on..so I feel I did alot of mistakes even in the "apparently" easy ones.....dont know..but I always give second thought to difficult quest and can get it right but not in the time frame of 1min.....time management was ok otherwise in the sense I did not leave any quest unattemted..I did not waste time on any particular quest but focussed on trying to do all quest till end without leaving any unattemted.
in 7h block I was short of time..there were long quest so I had to mark the last 3-4 without paying much attention..I felt really bad...becuase I feel I got them all wrong.
I was tired too..but not as much as I expected..I was concerned since the very begininng how will I carry on till end...
after the 4th block I started to get tired.
in the 7th and 8th block I was extremely exhausted. In first block only I was abit nervous therte aftewr not at all..I justr didnt bother if Im doing well or not..just was trying to feel energetic so taht i dont fall before the 8th block ends. IM and pedia was equally distributed..maybe pedia was abit more..
all systems werent tested e\qually..GI the most, cardio maybe next..I expected more of cardio and those arrythmisa..it was belkow my expectation...very little the rest..psychiatry was WEIRD!!long questions and weird choices..cant think of anything that I should have read to answer those questions.
obgyn was very litle, surg mainly trauma, stats just 4-5 quest..easy though. really dont know how I did.
have a mixed feelling..was tired since many days before exam
would advise all of you to conserve energy and rest well to do ur best on exam day. just waiting for my result. I hope I pass and get good score..anything can happen in this...so thats why so anxious. will answer all ur queries..busy in paper work..but will try my best.
GL everyone. God bless you all.
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| sera
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 amazing exam experience.
WISH U ALL THE BEST
any last minute advice...u know i have 2 days only
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| sailing boat
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good luck for ur score doc nikki
u will do great
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| drcool131
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well done doc_nikki, u will surely ace the test .... , have got my ck in 4days ... can u plz. tell me of any hard hit topics .... may god bless u too... thanx.
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| MRMAVERICK
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best of luck doc
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| doc_clotaire
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Thanks for sharing nikki !
I hope you will get the score that you deserve
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| hypomanic
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Best of luck doc_nikki
I guess most people feel the same way after the Step2CK esp after the last block- I just wanted to get done with the last few Qs before I mentally went into "screen saver mode"- though I must admit that I started having 'absence' seizures with lip smacking (didnt get enough lunch)  in the 6 and 7th block too!
Actually I must admit that I remember weird things like some Q about a female life guard that I am not sure if it was in the test or during my absence seizures !! Didnt actually put in my exam experience as I guess people might assume that I am on drugs or something 
Dont worry you'll get a great score
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| khorshid
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nikki good luck with the score, enjoy the postexam life now
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| doctor_80
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Wish U all the best for a great score.
I have my exam in a week. Plz advice me what to do in last week??
Did u take any nbme? Were realy exam qs close to nbme in any way?
Thanks and Good luck !!!
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| sprint123
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If you don't get a good score,then WHO WILL?
Good luck on your score!Nikki!
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| vanshita
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GOOD LUCK for your score
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| Shaina
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hey nikki thanks alot for detailed experience,
1 q. wht do u think abt UW,did ur notes helped u alot ,last review of uw, was UW enuff.definitely i am doing kaplan.but i can't retain kaplan.
thanks again Good luc for success in CK. 3cheers to YOU
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| docnikki
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thanks alot everyone..sorry for replying late..had alot of work on my way...
Sera just relax..u know everything..dont read much in last day..revise some forgetable stuff like prev meds..or some infectious ds treatment/..I mean I keep forgetting these..so u can revise what u keep forgetting..dont take much tension to reaad alot..coz that will exhaust you. do sleep well I say again and again.
dr_cool131 all the best for ur exam..no such hard hot topic..they just ask anything and so unpredictable..like I used to think arrythmisa are so im prevenm med so imp..but so little was tested....so everything is imp and they ask very easy quest ..the only difficulty is to keep ur mind and eyes coardinated and working well till the end...my brain was laagging and eyes running in last few blocks..so thats the only challange I think everyone of us faces...dont know How I did..just hope I apss with good score..plz god plz god give good result Wish u great Dr_cool131
thnaks marvareck and doc_clotaire..doc_clotaire you were such a great support..visting my jornal and boosting me up..thanks alot for all that
thanks Hypomanic...haha that was funny..exaclty the same I felt. i wish u a great score too..may god bless us.
thanks Khorshid . wish u the best too.
To doc-80, thanks for the good wishes. in last week Id advise u to read ur review book if u have read it once..if u havent read any, crush is easy to go through and u can finish in 3-4 days..OR u can go through all ur notes if u made from UW..if u havent u can go over the educational obj from UW...if u have already done all this u may just mix UW questions and practice till the end..real exam Quest are like UW quest.. I did take NBME 1 and 2..
NBME1 in April beginning --490 NBME2 in may beginning --->570 Real exam quest were more like UW and NBME 2.
thanks sprint for that boost! lets see what happens..just hoping for best.
thanks vanshita, GL to u too.
Hey shaina , yes my UW notes helped me alot alot. UW is definitely enough...kaplan adds to the missing points. will be good if u retain both..nothing else is needed Im sure on this. too much detail is there in both kaplan and UW..but over all both cover all that they ask. I wish u have a very nice exam. GL!!
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| snake0613
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i think you have a good score.Congrts!!
i want to know how about the length of the questions in your test,like UW or Kaplan Qb?
Edited by snake0613 on 06/06/07 - 07:42 AM
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| dr.Dove
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What's the best source for preventive medicine? Goodluck!!
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| ing
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Congratulations! All the best for your score.
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| docnikki
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thnaks snake 0613. quest length most of them were 8 lines or so..and thats shorter than UW..some were longer but thats not a prob..coz they ghet longer due to labs..
kap q bank quest are WAY TOO LONGER than real exam quest!!
Dr Dove, I read prev from UW, and kaplan and supplemented with CMDT2007..only were It wasnt clear...and I think thats more than enough.
thanks ing Im just so scared of the result..praying hard..lets see.
all the best to everyone!!
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good luck for high score
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| nany
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Best of luck with your score docnikki
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| docnikki
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thanks usmlegladiator and nany. this forum is wonderful. GL to u too.!!
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| USMLEGladiator
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NIKKI when did u start ck prep?how many net hrs stdy/day?
can u pls tell the sources u studied for CK.
also pls tell the time table for various readings u did?
is it good idea to do UW with first reading?
u have mentioned UW notes,what r these?
god bless u with 99.
thanks
Edited by USMLEGladiator on 06/12/07 - 01:02 AM
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| Hotobhaga
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docnikki or others,
i have one month to go for my step 2. i have studied from kaplan notes/dvd , and step 2 secrets. and am halfway through my uw. I have yet not read FA. Should i read FA too in this last month or give it a complete miss and concentrate on revising Kaplan and secrets?
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| docnikki
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hi, my oasis updated last week..was so busy in visa issues that did not get time to come here..
I passed..for which Im very happy..in step 1 when my oasis showed that red message I wasnt much happy as I did not expect I will fail..I was just worried about getting a good score..BUT in Ck its DIFFERENT!! anything can happen..and when I got to know I apssed I was REALLY happy and honestly want to tell u all that I was not very sure that I will pass seeing the unpredictable nature of everyone's performance..some one earlier did so well came out so satisfied but failed..all this scares me to death...now Im worried about good score 
I did kaplan notes and UW..started 8-9 months back..but with lot of breaks..last 2-3 months were my real study months. Uw notes are the notes That i jotted while doing the online Uw.thanks for ur wishes gladiator.
hotobogha, I am unable to oppine on that..if u are a fast raeder u can try doing FA..i feel uncomfortable with new books in the end so I would never dare to read Fa in last month. plz see for ur self.
wish u all the best everyone.
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| dr.Dove
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Congrats!!....
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| jean robert
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Congradulation docnikki !
I know that you would pass
Now let ' s pray for a good score
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