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Hope your mom is feeling better now.
Happy anniversary!
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| unique1
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Wish your mom the best of health.
and happy anniversary to you.
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| Feyza
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thanx to every single friend wishing good helth for her  she is perfectly fine now mashAllah  and I had a very nice anniversary elhamdulillah ! life is good, I want my prep to be good too so back to books
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| neuroblastoma
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thanks stopping by ,my freind......happy anniversary studying to you too
hope you doing greattt
Goodluck
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| GOGETA
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I hope mashala gets bette 
I'm hungry, but that is not why Im here or is it?
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| beiwen
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Hey Feyza, thanks for visiting me! you're journal is so encouraging, informative and full of joy!!
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Feyza are you planning to take the CS exam while youre in the US? - probably you can save some time this way -
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| Feyza
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thanx NB GG and BW
p4a99... I cant do that bc theres no vacancy ...but even if there were ... I will feel more comfy to take it after CK bc then I will be more informed about the clinical sciences... plus I will try to arrange an USCE -idk how  - so I will do that when I go to US in june...lets see what time will bring... if I cant catch the 2008 matches...I will be sad still wont die bc I really do want a sibling for Kerem and want to be with him/her for sometime b4 I (hopefully) start a residency being a woman and mum brings some other very very very nice but difficult responsibilities
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| Feyza
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so...have been very busy with guests for the last 2 days so gotta catch up
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| Ivonne
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Feyza wrote:... plus I will try to arrange an USCE -idk how - so I will do that when I go to US in june...
That is a very good idea feyza, USCE is a plus, try to look for them in advance in the web pages of the Hospitals and an externship would be even great. All the best
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| oldkidontheblock
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Hi Friends,
I am back though I wasn't able to post because when I returned from home after my mother's cataract surgery , my son's had an attack of asthmatic bronchitis which really gave me a hard time. I could not even take a break after such a hectic schedule back home for 10 days. Now with grace of Allah he is improving I hope to be back on track pretty soon.
I just rescheduled my exam dates and its going to be CK on 24 March and CS on 23 April. So, I practically have very little time to prepare from a scratch. I am really very nervous. Can you give me some guidance what material to stick to and how to prepare in nearly four months? I couldn't take better dates because my hospital is not allowing me to. So please give me your valuable suggestions. I bought a lot of books from home but I think I won't be able to do them so please let me know what stuff is sufficient for a decent score on CK.
GL and keep posting
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| njcjzy
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hi feyza, how is your kaplan Qbank going? Will you finish everything by Nov 5th? If not, work hard on that. Don't try to find more excuses for yourself (unfortunately we all do the same ).
Enjoy your trip to the states next month. Best.
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Hi all I hate excuses njcjzy ,you are soo right ...but once I get in the groove , I never create excuses... this time I hate unexpected inevitable interruptions and they have been happening for the last 4 days one by one  Im really mad !
so dont count the last day ,I will pack up , that means I have 5 full days to study ! I gotta finish at least cardio + hemato ! I will not sleep if necessary !!!!!
Q bank gives me the feeling that its a time eater for nothing but then at that very moment a Q comes and I learn so much from it that I think back : ok Feyza,dont give up, its worth the time ... Im done with 11 % woth cumulative perf 66 but Im not taking this 66 seriously bc its a learning tool for me now
Ivonne, I will do my best to arrange this , hope I come across to one...b4 I start e-mailing the hospitals I gotta decide what I want...psychiatry ( has been my goal since college days and I guess its not very difficult to find a residency ) ....pediatrics ( I loooove children but I love my children on top of everone so the busy schedule of ped residency makes me scary )....FM... with my 79 may be the only open door for me which still will make me very happy ... maybe I will run for child psychiatry ...2 birds with 1 stone so I gotta make up my mind b4 I start e-mailing the suitable department ...
oldkid mum must already be seeing as sharp as an owl and for your precious son, hope he gets well soon as all says kpln + UW ! idk if you can add FA or SECRETS or Q BANK too... maybe the support forum will add more to your Q ... best prep my friend...
SO 6:00 am HERE... FINALLY TODAY I WANNA READ WITH NO INTERRUPTION ! OFF ME GOES TO THE LIBRARY ... CU IN THE EVENING
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| Feyza
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rheu done too
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| oldkidontheblock
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Ok. I officially start now. I have just four months in all to start from scratch with part-time study.
Study resources:
- Kaplan Lecture Notes_____ ( 2 Reads till Feb'08 @ 20 pgs/day)
- Crush and Secrets________ ( 3 weeks before exam @ 10 days/ book)
- Kaplan Q bank mcqs (at work)
- Kaplan Q book mcqs (at work)
- Usmleworld
- Board Buster (Last week before exam to simulate)
- NBME (Form 1 & 2 after first read of KLN, 3 & 4 after second read)
So help me GOD!!!
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| Feyza
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soo happy to see you on route oldiee
ppl say ignore Q book...just to remind you ... best luck and most productive studies !!!!!!
Qbank is killing me friends !!!!!!!!!!! Its a time eater ! am I doing something wrong here ! I finish a block in like 5-6 hours 
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| siglenn
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hi guys. Just got a few days before the 16th and Im in overdrive. Plan to read my notes again a week before my exam. mostly its FA and UW. so far my cummulative score is 63% but Im only halfway through. wish me luck.
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| Feyza
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our hearts are beating for you siglenn...keep calm and everything's gonna be arrite
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| oldkidontheblock
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Feyza I have started off with Qbank and indeed its a time eater but its also a good starter. I do it in OPD in between patients. I remember your advice on Q book and I will try to do it anyway if I get time which seems quite impossible at the moment. If that would be the case then I will carry on with Q bank at least.
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I will keep my fingers crossed for siglenn too. Good luck to you!!!!!
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thanks guys and gals! Tried UW now using timed mode and averaged around 55 to 60% per block. Its really exhausting but I know I could always stop by here and let you guys cheer me up.
Back to studying . . .
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| oldkidontheblock
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GL siglenn
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hi feyza, qbank is a time eater. I spent 5 to 6 hours for each block at first also. Now if I could focus, I may finish in three hours (easy distraction is a big problem for me now).
I guess you are not doing anything wrong. You have to keep practicing. Think about it, how could you handle the real exam in an efficient time manner if you don't keep practicing and keep reviewing until you could finish a block in two hours (one hour reading questions and coming up with answers, one hour reading explanations?) You will get there gradually. Keep your spirit up, friend. Enjoy your USA trip!
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| neuroblastoma
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Hi Feyza, if you are doing explanations 5-6 hours are okay..to spent time on qbank.
it takes time to go thorugh thoroughly.Goodluck
keep away unexpected inevitable interruptions
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| faraym
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Ok , had to take Levaquin for the sore throat! I am back to studying.
Finished 3 chapters of surgery.
Still no IVs
Feyza, Qbanks take a lot of time in the beginning, then the concepts get repeated so u spend less and less time on it....happened to me in step1.
Best of luck Siglenn! keep going.
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