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i took my exam on 7th june. the exam was fair. it all depends on our state on exam day. well obviously exam prep matters but your condition on exam day can change your result.
my advice take a good night sleep. i took pain killers but i guess alprazolam worked for me as well. i took it first time in my life....0.25mg [advised by mu aunt that evening because i had headache when she called to wish me]. i went to sleep at 11 but was awake till 3. later kept waking up inbetween but ALHUMDULILLAH i was fresh when i finally woke up in the morning.
i was the only one at prometric centre to take usmle. all others were there for GRE. so i prepared myself to use those painful headphones for 8 hrs. i could still hear them typing!!!
first 2 blocks were relatively easy and i was fresh too. took 3-4 min break inbetween. i could hardly finish the 3rd block on time. took 5-7 min break before and after that. same thing happened in next 2 blocks. i had 10 min. for last 10 q's. i quickly read the q's and just picked one answer without thinking . i dont remember anything. i wasnt happy with myself. i feel i could have done a lot better. i didnt manage time that well.
6th block was ok but i was really tired now. i had 20min breaktime left. took 9 min break but still didnt have much energy and 7th block was a hard as well. took 10 min break before last block. walked outside to get some fresh air and finally i was done.
50% q's wernet that hard. but because of time pressure i might have missed important points. rest the q's were twisted in some way...i feel if u have time to think...i guess u can pick the right answer or atleast be confident about picking whatever answer..beacuse u've given it a thought. but there were some q's where spending time wasnt worth it because i dont think i would have reached the right answer...so i just clicked and moved on.
many q's were straight out of USMLE WORLD. but they twisted it in the end by asking whats the best next step in diagnosis or management with confusing choices.
IM was tested the most. i got few ecg's but didnt have to look at them as the q stem gave all the info. 2 CT'S. 5-6 derma pics. i got few of them wrong. nothing from step 1 except for genetics-mode of inheritance.
kaplan notes and usmle world are must.
i liked kaplan qbank. u need time and energy for that after comleting USMLE WORLD. but it was worth doing.
my advice if u dont want to take nbme...thats fine. but if u do want to take it ...take it atleast 15-20 days before exam so that u can complete your last review after that and work on weak areas.
its good for gaining confidence or sometimes losing confidence...so its better to have sometime inbetween nbme and real exam.
how much nbme score correlates with real exam...i cant say anything about that. but the q's in exam were more like UW q's than nbme.
in the end...exam is doable...but save your energy for the exam day. which is hard because the energy ,speed and stamina u get week before exam...u dont get it before. i postponed my exam 1 week to relax in last week and was going very slow in last week but 2 days before exam i wanted to do so much but there was no time.
i was very enegetic in my 2nd last review but in the last month while doing my last review i really had to drag myself. so i'm glad its over. i'm praying for a decent score. anything can happen. all i can do is pray and start preparing for cs which is in a month's time.
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| sprint123
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Good luck on your score! You will be fine!
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| cirus
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Glad u made it to the end & best of luck with your score ISA
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| young_doc
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Thanks for sharing your experience! G'luck 
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| CINIII
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good luck for the results.my exam is in a week too.
i keep hearing that the qts were WEIRED.i guess they give long hystries,making us think about every possible way.......and we loose our time in the meantime.what its exactly will know only after the exam 
what was ur technique for handling thoes long qts?any tips?
thanks
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| onhunt2205
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good luck fr result sera
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| ing
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Thanks for sharing with us. All the best!
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| sailing boat
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good luck sera
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| USMLEGladiator
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good luck sera
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| docnikki
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sera dont worry about rushing in those quest without thinking...me too went through that in 7th block..same kinda experience I felt angry with myself but then I thought everyone gets tired and everyone does mistakes..lets be positive.
I too had to wear those painful headfones and yes still noises were coming..I'm soooo sound sensitive that I get anxious and nervous when Im disturbed by the slightest sound but in exam I could intermittently realize thaat Im in the midst of so much of typing noises...rest of the time it didnt bother me much I was so much into my own exam..but the headfones were so uncomfortable no doubt.
I also agree real exam quest are more like Uw than NBME. wow sera u are done Im so happy!!
Enjoy!!
ALL THE BEST FOR GREAT SCORE. INSHALLAH WE WILL BOTH GET GOOD RESULTS. GOD PLZ HELP US , WE NEED YOU.
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| FORI
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Hi Sera ,i took my exam at 7 june too,it was very hard for me,i hope that we both will pass the exam with a good scores,good luck in CS
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| nany
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Best of luck with your scores sera and fori
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| Shaina
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hi Sera,i am very happy that u r done,GL for score.i am also in my last month,hopefully this time,will take NBME in 2 weeks,just trying to do kaplan FA,when i start studying in morning.i really don't feel how whole day flys and i am doen with just 1 chap and few q's,still have to revise so much,
thanks alot of wonderfull exp,that was calm and detailed exp,mising u both nikki an sera,do pray for me sera,thanks
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| sera
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thanks everyone for your good wishes.
CINIII q's wernt that long as i expected. as a matter of fact there were many 4-5 lined q's. the q's r easy atleast 50%. u know what the diagnosis is but u r confused between 2 choices...so thats what makes the q's wierd.
psych q's were longer and lab values make the q's look long but if u know the lab values beforehand u wont have any problem.
i learned the technique from this forum. look the last line of the q. so that u know what to pick from the q. then the first line and then quickly scan the q. pick the relavent points and u know the answer before looking at the choices. trust me u can solve 50% q's this way because the scenarios are so typical. for other q's use the same technique if it works for u but u'll have to think y u want to pick a particular answer and y not the other. if u can reason good for u...pick a choice and move on. if u cant ..still dont waste time on it. pick a choice u think is the right answer, mark the q and move on. if u have time at the end u can review your marked q's and give them a 2nd thought.
shaina dear we r praying for u as well. take nbme soon, so that u know where u stand and what r your weak areas. this will help u speed up. u have worked so hard. just give yor final touches and and get over with this. u'll do good. all the hard work will pay off.
and nikki...i have no words to thankyou. u know what, i have been thanking GOD since i've met u. because i thought its GOD'S way to help me study and pass that time. i have been and we both have been studying for a long time and its hard to stay focussed all the time. u can get info about what to do and what not to do from here but it really helps when u know someone is at the same stage at which u r right now.
so thanks for everything.
INSHALLAH ALLAH WILL HELP ALL OF US
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| snake0613
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congtrst!keep on!
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good luck for the result
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| doc_clotaire
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Thanks for your great experience !
Wish you good luck with your score and Happy studying for CS
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| HILFIGER
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Good luck sera! What did you read for IM?
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| CINIII
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thanks sera,for mentioning that the qtn were weried becoz of close choices and not that they were framed weired.there must be thoes too but lesser in number .
why i was emphasizing ,was i got a review from a recent exam taker and the person said,this week probably everyone will get weired qts-weired meaning very long qts with strange qt frames........she actually got like that and she took it on wed,this week.
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| dncosta
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Congratulations... I had a very similar feeling during and after the exam and ended up with a good result. Good luck!!!
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| sera
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CINIII my exam was on thursday. i got many difficult q's. i guess i'm just trying to remember the good part...so i might have misguided you. but still as far as i remember these kind of q's were scattered inbetween. i'm just worrying about those q's where i was confused between 2 choices and just picked one....didnt have time to think...and there were so many q's like that.
well GOD knows what actually happened that day...and i'm praying...thats all i can do.
HILFIGER....i read kaplan and UW for all subjects including IM. did q book earlier in my prep and kaplan q bank later plus nbme. thats all.
dncosta congrats!!!
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| klimt
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it was very nice of you to share your experience
best of luck for a great score + later great match!
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| MRMAVERICK
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good luck for result sera
where was ur exam??
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thanks
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