avishkar1984
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hey guys
my exam is on the 17th
exactly 12 1/2 days to go
i just hope i do well
i am doing my 3rd reading
i plan to do this also from kaplan
i hv done abt 500 qs from UW and my cumulative score is 60%
i hope i can get it up to 70%
ne tips for the last leg of my prep?
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| supra
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just keep revising everthing again n again,u will be fine,60% in UW is a good score ,did u take nbme?pls take dat to assess urself.GL
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| avishkar1984
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thnx supra
i dont think i will be taking nbme
i had thought of taking it initially but since i cant postpone my exam(i hv to leave for the US immediately after the exam) i really dont see a point in nbme
i feel it will be more of a waste of time
i could utilize those 4 hrs studying
ne more tips ppl??
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| lilly78
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well my 2 cents what u have retained till now is goona help u in the exam
but we do revisions just to b confident .............be very calm and confident even if u dont know any q or qs dont wate ur time in figuring out ans just make a guess nad move on and do q in time mode ur score is reaaly good i guess 60 is good score , if u will ask me i would advice u to build ur stemmna for atraight 4 hrs q and then brake and so on the same way u have in exams try to do like 350 q randomly in time mode and see ur score ! good luck u will do great
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| avishkar1984
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thnx a lot
i think i will do that
i hv done physio and beh sc
planning to start path tmr
hope to finish it in 2 days
my priority is finishing my course
i feel i hv started forgetting things
i just hope the main exam goes well
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| avishkar1984
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ok guys
i just hv 4 1/2 days left for the exam(its on the 17th)
here is my status
i hv done UW 56%
i'm averaging 60%
i hv marked abt 700 ques and i feel i dont hv the time to revise them
i've revised physio and beh frm kaplan
doing path rt now from goljan 46pgs(read goljan rr twice earlier, but hv forgetting small pts here and there)
plan to do the rest of the subjects from the big books
i did read FA earlier and marked only the extra pts not there in kaplan
plan to do those also before the exam
on 16th plan to do the USMLE cds(both 207 and 2008) and some more of UW just to prepare myself for the 8hrs and
goljan slides/webpath slides for renal path
u might say that i shd concentrate on UW but while doing UW i found that a lot of ques that i was getting incorrect was frm the stuff i had forgotten so i decided to go thru the course once again
the only thing troubling me is that i wont be able to revise all the marked ques
wat do u make of my prep?
i'm really freaking out
i am aiming for abv 95....
i just hope i get it
pls pray for me.........
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| avishkar1984
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pls do reply
i need to know what ur views r on my prep
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| acintya
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Looks like you have covered good ground so far. Try to revise those marked questions at least some of them, but also have you tried an NBME to see where you stand? I hear it is quite reliable estimate of how to proceed. Good luck 
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| avishkar1984
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hey acintya
since i was not going to postpone the exam(i hv to leave for the US soon after the exam) i decided against nbme
its better to utilize those 4 hrs for studying wen u know u cant do nething abt the date
i will try and do the as many of the marked ques as possible but only if i get time
rt now i am running behind schedule.....
i just hope i do well....
i just want a 95+ score
i hope i can achieve my goal
ne tips for the exam day???
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| wally
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RELAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAX !
stop studying around 5pm the day before !
get a massage !
go for a walk !
sleep early !
u will get what aimed for , keep that in mind
GL
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| acintya
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Then don't worry about it now, you will be fine!
Cover FA and UW as much as you can, and look over your weak areas, and do get some rest before the exam.
We shall all pray for ya....you have done/ are doing all that you can....so the rest is upto divine intervention 
Wish you lotsa luck,....stay calm and confident!
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| paheli
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wishing you the best!
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| avishkar1984
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thanks a lot ppl
i will be needing lots of luck
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| SURVIVOR
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All the best! God bless ya!
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| cutekity
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ALL THE BEST !!
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| SURVIVOR
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you're all set for a HIGH score 2 dude!!  you asked for prayers! you got loads! relax!!! drink lots of tang!
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| avishkar1984
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i just hope u r rt
no wait I PRAY U R RT!!!!!
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| avishkar1984
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its a race against time now
i'm still left with pharma, micro and anat
i will not be able to revise UW for sure
lets see how the exam goes
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| avishkar1984
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thank you ppl
m done with the exam
thank you very much for your support and help
all i can say rt now is that the exam ws moderately tough
not very tough,but not very easy also
i had loads and loads of ques from doctor patient relationships
i think after every 10-15 ques i had a doctor pt relationship ques
will write my experience later
m too tired to that rt now
i just hope i get wat i aimed for
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| acintya
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Great that you are done! Hope you have a safe trip to the US, and best of luck for a great score
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| avishkar1984
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thnx a lot acintya
just landed in the US 2 days back
having a hard time coping up with the jet lag
my result will be out pretty soon
i hope i get a good result
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| avishkar1984
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hey guys
got my result finally after a long wait
99/239
yipeeee!!!!!!!!!
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| avishkar1984
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ok guys
firstly i wud like to thank all those who helped me and prayed for me
here is wat i did:
path: goljan rapid review of pathology 2nd edition+audio+some of the goljan and webpath slides(only some....not that imp) MUST DO!!!!! dont even think of doing path from newhere else
physio: kaplan +videos gud enough u dont need to run for othe sources
biochem: kaplan+videos is excellent
beh sc: kaplan+videos
pharma: kaplan dont waste time on videos
micro: kaplan is excellent no need to do the videos
anat: i did not do kaplan so i cannot say how good or bad it is
i did HY and i can say it is an amazing resource for anat
its a complete source with all the ct and mri u need
i did Hy for both gross and neuro anat
for embryo FA is sufficient
u shd read the whole of FA but u may omit path in case u plan to read goljan.
ideally u shd try and finish the course atleast 3 times
infact 3 time is gud enough
no matter how long it takes,it varies from person to person
finish ur course 3 times before the exam
and yes use UW as a source of questions
dont worry abt the score just keep doing ques from UW
treat is as a source of information
do random blocks of unused ques in the timed mode
take notes of the imp ques if u like taking notes because in the end u wont hv the courage to log onto the net to look at the ques
i made a mistake of starting UW late
i cud do only 50% of the ques.
try to finish the whole thing
there r some concepts and bits of info u wont find newhere else
these are my 2 cents
gud luck to u all
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| keepgoing
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Congratulations Avishkar1984!very well done!thanks for Exam experience,all the best for nxt steps!
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| Pioglitazone
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avishkar, i got the same score 99/239
i think thats the lowest 99 ever but whatever, thank GOD!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Btw, I am SURVIVOR... lost my password for the other ID.
So when u giving CK? M thinkin of late june.. what ya say?
Pioglitazone.
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