drreds
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hi guys ,
im new to the this website , im in my 3rd year of my med school
im planning to start studying for usmle step 1
i wasnt that studious in my two years of med school
i never read any of those high end txt books like guyton or robbins etc
i was mainly focusing on review books and brs
so before i start reading the kaplan books,do u think i hve to read the TEXT BOOKS
or shud i just directly jump on kaplan books
is kaplan alone enough to get a 99
please kindly answer my question
thanks
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| yoga
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u did it the other way round
normal ppl study from textbooks at the stage in which u read review books
u were supposed 2 read textbooks but since u didnt there is no point in doing that now buddy..!
i am sorry 2 tell that ur strategy is missense really
but as 4 usmle only review books should b done 
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| bioguy
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dude/dudette !!!! Your aim in joining medschool and becoming a doctor is NOT to only pass the USMLE. it IS to become a good and knowledgeable doctor. which you will become only if you get medicine thorougly. which can only be done through textbooks and then practise. know and apply. review books are not for that. they are only to pass the USMLE. so i suggest, please go back to (i mean start) textbooks. know medicine!!!!!!!
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| youngone
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Learned medicine with review books?
You will probably do well on test.
But do you really know medicine?
Go back and read up on those texts!
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| ROCK&ROLL
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If I were you, I would read those big books. Reasons: 1, I can not understand what they are talking about in the notes if I have never read texts. Even I did, I still need to go back to have a look sometimes. 2, They are testing why and how mostly, not what. In the text books, you can find more basic concept. It's very important, not only for step 1 but also for your clinical study. 3, Maybe you can pass the exam by only using Kaplan notes, but it's hard to get 99. After reading some 99ers posts, and you can find most of them have big books beside their hands. Don't worry, just pick those books up, and you will find out that the notes are so easy to read and understand later. You think you will waste time on the textbooks? No, you will actually save time in the whole prep.
That's my two cents. Good luck!
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| drreds
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thanks guys for your valuable suggestions
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