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ok then, here i am for my prep journal.
Havent started the studyin yet but hope to get started soon.
Infact i took my step 2 first and will probably have my result in 2 weeks time. Till en i'm goin to chalk up a nice n nifty plan for step 1.
I started the day by checkin out where i stand with no prep done. Took NBME 3 this afternoon. Got 580 (corresponds to 236). That aint a bad start at all! Maybe my Step 2 prep helped out.
I hope to put in 4 months of quality prep time. About 6 hours daily would probably suit me fine because i also intend to doa job during this interval. Havent got a job yet but hope to have it soon!
Wishin myself all the luck in the world!
Catchya soon!
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Hey guys any advice regarding prep materials i should use ?
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I'm finally back after a long long hiatus. Feels good to be writin here again. My step one prep's already twenty days old and there's another month left until exam day. Have given myself a very short prep time. I feel pretty comfortable with the subjects thats why. So far its been smooth sailin. Am finished with one third of usmleworld. Have a very decent score so far; 83 %! I hope i live up to my expectations...
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Will be finishing my first read in 7 days time. After that i'm plannin on checkin ma progress with NBME4 and see wat weakness remains.
Hope to follow that up with a revision and then go n take the exam.
If everythin goes smooth i'm hopin to get a nice n cool 99.
Lets get studyin for now!
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| Kalyann
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hey hi genbot
can u guide me on how one can use the usmleworld qbank effectively ?
Only UW is enough or one needs to do Kap qbank also for sure ?
Can UW be done just after first read of kaplan and First Aid , hoping the first read to be solid ?
Pls advice on this and my prep plan posted here:
http://www.prep4usmle.com/forum/thread/67657/
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Well bud i'm into my first read and i'm also doin uworld so dont really know what to tell you...I actually went about it a lil differently...before startin my prep i took an nbme to guage where i stood with regards to step one prep. Initially i was thinkin of givin myself four months of prep but for some reason i just couldn't go through with that and now i've given myself only around six to seven weeks of prep time. This because i performed pretty well on the NBME thing which it made easier for me to settle for a short prep period. Right now i'm bout to finish ma first read and my scores on uworld tell me that i'm doin pretty ok. Comin to your question i feel it'll be a good idea to start doin uworld after you're done with the first read if you have that kinda time on your hands. I just couldn't afford that luxury. And yes two qbanks is definitely better than one...wish you luck with your prep. Anymore queries you have you're welcome to post here...
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The prep's goin smooth. I'm right on schedule! But one thing doin Qs on Uworld is gettin to be a lil borin. I need to somehow make it more interesting.
Four more days and i'll be done with my first read. Then NBME. Then revision. Then FA. Then exam day!
Bring it on!
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No thats 5 more days of first read!
And 27 days till d-day!
Will be doin a coupla blocks of Uworld now.
Man lets get it done!
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So we're done with 2 more blocks of Uworld. Got pretty decent scores, 82 & 88%
I hope to finish Uworld by 15th of this month and then hopefully revise it till 24th.
Also i need to finish my book revision by 29th.
With that done i'll be left with 4 more days during which time i hope to go through FA...
Everythin seems to be workin nice and smooth till now, I just hope it goes on like this.
And maybe, just maybe even get better
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Its fun writin here. I'm startin to enjoy this guys!
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| Kalyann
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All my wishes and prayers are with u GENBOT...
Everythign will be fine .
Do keep up the spirits.
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Thanks for the wishes Kalyann!
Bud i'm a huge optimist. Never give up. Never think the POSSIBLE is IMPOSSIBLE!
Got caught up with some stuff today, couldn't study. But no worries will start afresh tomo.
Managed to do a coupla blocks of Uworld though.
Got 88 & 90%
I think i'll shut shop for today now.
One thing i really need to get used to is sleepin early. These days i can only sleep at around 3. I've been tryin to go to sleep by 1 o'clock but despite my best efforts i just cant get my circadian rhythm to agree. Its so tough fightin insomnia. You totally hate it....I usually wouldn't mind goin to sleep late but with exams slated early in the mornin i want my mind to be in the best state possible aka at its freshest on the exam day.
Besides that i aint got no probs. The studyin's goin good. Lost a day but i hope to catch up on that.
Ah if only i could sleep early!
But never mind. Life's good and it can only get better!
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Am left with a coupla days of Patho and then a couple more days of Beehaveeeee 'Science' ( Is it really science guys??? I have my doubts!)
Anyways luck's luck and i got 25 more days to go!
Am i gettin excited?? OH YEA. Big time!
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I'm tryin to think up a really good schedule for my revision.
I got 17 days to fit it into.
But the question is wat sequence of subjects do i need to follow.
Or should i just do em all daily...but then i like continuity of thought.
Well i gotta decide on somethin soon.
Time to think really hard i guess
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| Kalyann
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Last 5 days u reserved for wat ?
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The last 4 days infact Kalyann
They include travelling, FA, NBME and whatever else strikes my fancy!
Been a good day this. Achieved the set targets and made up significantly for yesterday's lost time. Hope to continue in the same vein tomorrow.
As usual did a coupla blocks of UW. Managed to keep up my scores, got 82 & 92%! Those scores make me happy. Good job man!
Now its sleep time. Hope to be sleepin sound in another hour's time.
But first i need to take a look around the forum. And then talk some to ma baby
She too is preparin for USMLE. She's got step 1 outta her way. She did real well (260/99!). I hope i manage somethin close! She's the sweetest darlin babe of all time
We're targettin couple match next year and hope to rock em with a quadruple 99!!!
We're half done, and half's bout get done!
Oh yes!!!
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Been a tough long day this. Had lots of patho to go thru. Almost half the thing. Thankfully i managed somehow.
Uworld today was 88 & 80%! The second block was awfully tough. The toughest i've come across so far.
Right now i'm awfully tired. I gotta headache to boot!
Anyways the good news is that next two days i'm sealin my first with a read thru behav sciences. This is one big milestone for me. NBME follows the day after. I'm hopin for a good score. Lets see how it goes...
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One more day and i'm done with the first read. Wow!
And i'm right on schedule! A pat on the back for myself
Tomo i go thru left over behav sc. and biostats. Should be able to cover that with ease.
UW today 86 & 80%. Not bad eh...
And how many days left till d-day?
23!!!
Man i'm goin to pour ma heart n soul into these next 23 days!
And its goin to be fun!
Way to go dude!
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wow kudos to you doc........
Thats a super progress u r making...
Do keep up the momentum and also reward urself for this short term achievement...
I am so happy for you..
Keep that wonderful self belief in urself...
U will surely top the exam..
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Thanks Kalyann.
Yea i'm finally done with the first read. Was some effort this. But i aint finished yet, need to keep up the intensity for another three weeks. And tomorrow NBME awaits. I'm kinda anxious already...probably feelin the weight of my own expectations...but then a lil anxiety helps deliver a good performance...kinda silver lining to every cloud you see. Did only one block today. Got 88%. Thats more than decent i guess. Gives me a lot of confidece before tomorrow's test. So tomo we find out where i stand for now. And i'll be here again to tell you how i did. Till en its a bye and goodluck to me!
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hey genbot
u r some sort of a genious
i wish i had the brains like you
with that scor e, u sure r on another 260+/99
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milee99 this is more hardwork than geniuso.
Trust me there's no substitute to hardwork. None whatsoever!
And importantly u need to know ur strengths and weaknesses. That is a must. Only then can u really be productive with the time spent studyin. And u also need to have a fair idea of what areas need to be stressed as regards the test.
Hardwork allied to smart studying is sure to get u thru, just remember that...
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Buddies i'm done with NBME4.
Got a very cool 770 (=263)! Wow!
I'M REAL HAPPY with this score
The hardwork's really payin off.
Well done to me!
This is my free day. No studyin, no work today.
Went out with ma baby. Had some fun. I sure deserved a break!
From tomorrow we start with revision 1.
Ah i'm lovin this!
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wow this good score after a first read
hats off to u
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I too wanted to score >260 but now i am loosing confidence n faith in myself..
now just hoping to pass..
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