cirus
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I took NBME 2 today, decided to take & i did
scored 450 correlating to 202..
I know i still have more than a month for the exam but can anyone tell me is this good or bad
Edited by cirus on 07/17/07 - 02:44 PM
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| sprint123
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Hey..cirus---Don't worry---I don't think it is the score for you based on the amount of effort you put in--Maybe you have taken it earlier. I have read a post of someone who scored similarly and got a 97 stating that their last month improvement was crucial! So--Still time is left and you will be fine!
Khorshid--I have still 21% of UW left.Still lots to do along with explanations. As I said I DID FINISH my target for the first half and now second half---> Explanations for a block of haemonc + 10 Poisoning questions.
"Keep your eye on the target----It is Possible!!"
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| khorshid
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cirus don't lose your self confidence over this please, from my step 1 experience I know that the last month made a GREAT difference for me. Going over all those tiny notes and stuff...you'll do fine, at least from what I see on the forum (your answers to qs and knowledge, and even questions you ask)I believe that you'll do fine
Sprint it's really good that you're moving along your schedule. Hopefully we'll have enough time to review important points of UW after we finish it.
I started with a block of internal qs from UW, not bad scored 73%, though I make some funny mistakes, I'll do another block, and then only cardio qs and biostat qs are left.
Now my big confession is that I have not read biostats even once , I hate it, hated it from med school, I guess I was in a denial state and I neglected it's existence!!!. I want to finish this next block, go over the remaining explanations. Then kaplan cardio. Tomorrow is cardio q day for me. And then I'll devote a whole day to biostat, probably I'll go to a book store to use first aid, Any recommendations? Is it at all similar to step 1's biostat?
Good luck with your studying.
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| cirus
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Hey guys, thanks for ur support, as this is my first experince as I didn take step one, I got horrified. Today i went over all OBGYN again, I was ok, ill read it all before I sleep..
I'm always running away from BIOST but ill do it tom, its high time, i listened to the videos earlier.
I decided I'll give it another try in 3 weeks when I finish my review & then ill decide..
Thx guys, all the best for u, & good luck
oh today my internet wasn't working all day, so i started thinking about a conspiracy theory (lol), but now thank God its back, its alot slower & they prmised to fix it tom but slow is MUCH BETTER than nothin..
Hope ur day is goin ok..GL
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| khorshid
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yesterday I finished the explanations, but didn't do more. Today it is cardio, cardio and cardio...I'll start by kaplan, and then some notes I have and then I'll start the qs, see how many I can do today.
I tell myself to hang in there, not much time left, and then I'll be free of USMLE exams hopefully
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| khorshid
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20 pages of cardio left, I'm slow these days, but I'm trying, eventhough it's not even evening here, it's dark and raining, usually I like rainy days, but I like to read books and listen to music and go to cafes on rainy days, I don't like sitting and studying all day , but that's how it is for now. How are you guys doing? Hope everything is fine with you. I'll update soon about finishing kaplan cardio (trying to make inspiration and obligation for myself )
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| cirus
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God that waas boring & long, but at the end I finished biostatistics, will go over it later today....
I wasn't able to just sit & listen to that boring tape or read that literature consistantly so i guess thats why it took all that time, now it seems much easier & i gained some confience from solving UW quest..anyway have to read again today plus go over preventive med before..How is it goin guys, We r comin close so keep ur pace up..
G L ISA for all of us
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| khorshid
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finished cardio qs, without explanations though. only biostat qs left from UW, scored between 60 and 75% on those qs, but it was really hard concentrating...I want to start reading explanations tonight, finish it tomorrow. Tomorrow I'll also work on hemato. I am getting better there, I have improved a lot since step 1, in step 1 hemato was one of my weakest areas, then sunday will be biostat day, let's see what I can do.
Cirus happy to hear you're doing fine, keep it up buddy.
Sprint where you? Hope you're fine, busy studying.
Minus biostat my UW score is 65% till now, I guess it is ok for the first round. But I have to go over all those points again.
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| sprint123
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Hellof riends--LAst few days have been a nightmare for me ---Searching for a new apartment and adjusting with a friend's place as far now---On the whole it was not good at all--All my enthusiasm have been drenched out and I have to choose between relationships and studies and I finally decided to keep all the distractions away--for atleast next 3weeks---Feeling anxious to write in the journal since so many dificult tasks ahead! All the best to you cirus and khorshid!
Gathering all my strEngth back and I have to make this DAY count---I am not going to leave this --I am not going to waste the lots and lots of work done wasted---Starting again today--with new ZEAL and I will continue it! I have to give it my best shot!
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| khorshid
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Sprint I'm sorry to hear you had such tough days, but it's really nice to see you seem so determined. Keep going, you can definitely give it your best shot. Hope you smoother days before exam.
Yesterday I didn't do much, not a good day, so much wasted time....Anyhow today I started with watching a soccer game very early in the morning(and we lost ), but I'm in a good mood, after reading some nbme qs on internal boards, nw it's time to hit cardio explanations, seriously I can't waste my time anymore.
Good studying day for all of us!
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| sprint123
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Here--I am --Back again. Today it is 1.00 P.M here. I am just wandering here and there.This NOT going to help me in any way-Will open the journal again at 6.00 P.M and I should have read upto 100 OBGYN questions and explanations. If I can't do this I can forget my dream and it is definitely going to be shattered! I will not leave that happen and starting to count each and every second from now to 6 P.M. See you at 6 for the update!
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| sprint123
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6 P.M--Things were NOT bad----Trying hard to cruise through---I should finish the topics today--No matter WAT! All the best guys!
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| khorshid
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Good going sprint. I shud finish the cardio explanations tonight also, no matter what!I'll write here when I'm done.
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| khorshid
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only 20 qs left, will leave for tomorrow, too tired. too many cardio qs there
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| cirus
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hey geys..good going.i'm done wit ped, oh & esp SYNDROMES,today start int med,have to finish in 10 days to take NBME3 2 weeks before the exam.
Oh i wanted to ask,NBME is of asending diffuc, i mean 3 is more diffic than 2 & so on
have to go bow..see ya later
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| sprint123
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Starting a fresh day with lots of distractions. I think I am not serious enough as Step 1 -Maybe fatigue is playing its part. But I should not leave that happen -Back to a block of OBGYN and my Psychiatry notes today for the first half. No more thinking of unnecessary things--As someone said-Eat ,Drink, Breath Step 2 for the next few days.
Nice to see you going cirus and khorshid. Don't let the spirit go down
! We SHOULD and we WILL! I am not sure of the difficulty level of step 2 NBME cirus but in step 1 I think it was in ascending order.
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| cirus
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yest wasn't that good, didn study much..& i was exhausted at the end of the day from just trying..
today a little better, but pacing up now..Will finish Rheumat & infec diseases today( already finished ID & most of rheumat, will go over them again as i mix up a few things & ofcourse forget few others) then ill go over the last UW blocks( wrote notes but didn go over them)
how r u guys hope ur day is goin better..
GL
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| khorshid
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yesterday did biostat( finally!) , but didn't do qs, today I'll do biostat qs, then I'll write a review plan for the remaining days. Exam is sooo close.
cirus and sprint...>keep up the good work, I know we're all tired somehow, but shortly we'll be done with it, and then we can rest and enjoy life more. Wish you a good studying day.
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| cirus
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done with infecs & Rheumat ( still 2nd look later tonight)
solved 2 blocks of UW, one relatively easy & the other, boy i'm sure u know how messy it gets!!
now will review & write..
Good goin Khorshid..I hate biostatist, i studied it but don remem anythin..ill have too go over it again at the end of this rev..
see at the end of the day( God i wish ill put this face after the real exam,ISA i will)
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| khorshid
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finished UW qs, not bad 75% (79th percentile), now I should plan by detail my last days.
Cirus your last comments is really funny, waiting to see you put this face here after exam
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| khorshid
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Good morning, new day here, hemato review, FA, kaplan, and UWqs, plus electrolytes in evening. will keep you updated. Good luck with your studying.
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| khorshid
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Finished Fa & kaplan hemato, time for UW qs. Such a short time left!!!
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| khorshid
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Done 80 UW qs, doing ok, but why didn't these UW people think of a way so you can review all qs related to a subject for a second time? I mean if they are more than 46, the next series of qs may have qs of the previous series...I don't know if anybody else has faced this or not. I don't know how to review all 160 hem qs without repeating some qs and missing others in my second round!!!
Anyhow I am not satisfied with my progress, not that good. and in the evening I am invited to go somewhere, I can apology and stay home, but believe it or not I'm so mentally tired of sitting alone at home with my books and laptop that I really need to socialize!
Will take a break, then will come back for electrolytes!
How are you guys doing? Hope everything is fine for you too.
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| cirus
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well as for me, i woke up at 2 pm, i think my mind needed a break & took it, ive been stumbling around all day (to many distractions as my family is travelling to the sea side , & there like comin into my room every 5 min) but i managed to go over hematology, will revise it again then have to start nephrology today so as to finish it tom together with endocrine (I like endocrine, strange, i know)..
good going Khorshid, keep it up..
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| cirus
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new day, yest finished hemat & oncology, Neph (hate this one, a lot of causes & a lot of histopath, think ill revise it today again at night.)
today the love of my life, Cardiology. +/- some endocrine..
didn solve any blocks today or yest, but i have to finish rev max on the 1st of aug so ill take NBME 3 three weeks before the exam.
GL lucks
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