pradeepbalu
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i just returned from prometric.took exam in chennai.not happy with the exam:
i totally depend on usmleworld for my exam but exam is totally different.it tested a lots of basic pathophysiology which usmleworld is lacking in.
total prep duration-3 months
kaplan material
usmleworld-60% overall.
the length of q is ok.not too long.many q are out of my knowledge.
guys,so be thorough with basic pathophysiology of all diseases.
i scored 88 in step1 with just kaplan,bec.at that time i dont know about usmleworld.so after discussing with many,i depended totally on world.it is good,but most world q are what next type which is tested low in my exam.i hope for the best to happen.good luck guys.
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| SOS
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good luck for a good score.... 
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| Ujk
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Good luck
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| dr_vina
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i took it too today!!
very long and time is so tight
very very tired now
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| crazyserb
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hey guys!
My exam is in 2 days... YAY!  How log DOES it take, really? Is it 8h or 9h and can we take some food, drinks, etc...?
Thanks
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| pradeepbalu
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thanks guys.its actually a 9 hrs exam with 8 one hr block plus one hr break.each block contains 46 q.bring some juice,choclates to the centre,bec. its a really tiring exam.the length of the q varies.usually around 30 q will be long.so be prepared for that.
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| crazyserb
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Thanks pradeepbalu! I hope I'll survive the torture!
Good luck with your results...
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pradeepbalu wrote:
thanks guys.its actually a 9 hrs exam with 8 one hr block plus one hr break.each block contains 46 q.bring some juice,choclates to the centre,bec. its a really tiring exam.the length of the q varies.usually around 30 q will be long.so be prepared for that.
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| wolverine9
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I noticed you earlier posted your step 1 score was 86 and now you are saying 88...
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| pradeepbalu
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ya its true.my score initially came as 86.but it came with a red mark at the bottom of my score sheet.when i enquired they say that thats not a true score and another score sheet will come.i was hapy initially that score wil come above 90 but it came as 88.anyway thanks for remembering me and my score.
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| wolverine9
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pradeepbalu wrote:
ya its true.my score initially came as 86.but it came with a red mark at the bottom of my score sheet.when i enquired they say that thats not a true score and another score sheet will come.i was hapy initially that score wil come above 90 but it came as 88.anyway thanks for remembering me and my score.
Interesting, first time i've heard of that happening...
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| doc1981
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Hmmm... never heard of that before. I don't think the USMLE sends people wrong scores and changes them later on. 
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| wolverine9
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doc1981 wrote:Hmmm... never heard of that before. I don't think the USMLE sends people wrong scores and changes them later on.
exactly, doc1981, seems sort of interesting, maybe i should recheck my score report for any red marks at the bottom...
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| GOGETA
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wolverine9 wrote:
exactly, doc1981, seems sort of interesting, maybe i should recheck my score report for any red marks at the bottom...
Actually I personally heard about some people that had a chance to even retake the test, but that was when they started the audio stuff.
Also in another website it stated that was not your real score and that was like a preliminary thing. Again this was from some one else in nother website, so he might be right, or he just look the 8 like a 6
Now I have a qquestion to
You say they tested fisiopatology, you mean like the understanding behind CHF or the crazy step1 stuff behind the disease?
thanks
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| wolverine9
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GOGETA wrote: Actually I personally heard about some people that had a chance to even retake the test, but that was when they started the audio stuff. Also in another website it stated that was not your real score and that was like a preliminary thing. Again this was from some one else in nother website, so he might be right, or he just look the 8 like a 6 Now I have a qquestion to You say they tested fisiopatology, you mean like the understanding behind CHF or the crazy step1 stuff behind the disease? thanks
what?? The USMLE does NOT send out preliminary score reports or send out score reports with red marks at the bottom and then send out score reports later with your real score...
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| GOGETA
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wolverine9 wrote:
what?? The USMLE does NOT send out preliminary score reports or send out score reports with red marks at the bottom and then send out score reports later with your real score...
As I said I read that in another forum, and did not bother to investigate to see if it was real or not. I just did like nnl give the reason of the doubt.
Thanks men for the information
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| HILFIGER
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You mentioned we need to know basic pathophysiology well. Do you think kaplan is enough for that? Did you get questions about lyzosomal storage diseases? Good luck with score!
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| doc1981
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Exactly wolverine - I'm scrambling to check my score reports now for the 'red mark'.. haha..
Hilfiger - Kaplan is more than enough! Lysosomal storage disorders is more to do with step one. I read Goljan's patho notes during the last few days before CK - I found it very useful.
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| HILFIGER
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Thanks doc1981
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| crazyserb
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Hey everyone!
I have to say that I agree with pradeepbalu's first post here!!
I took my exam yesterday and found the questions similar, but not at all the same as in the UW!! and i also relied on UW totally... Maybe that was a mistake...
I started with Kaplan, and went through it one time, then started making notes and studying from UW with referring to Kaplan only for Gyne and some Internal for many times, but for the rest I didnt' repeat Kaplan only I sticked to the UW. PSYCH and emergency were very very similar to UW, GYNE not so much, INTER MED very different.
I think next time (I don't think I'll pass!) I'll repeat Kaplan more than just once. Oh it's doable to pass and score well, but just takes soooo much work!!!!!!!!!
Good luck to everyone
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| HILFIGER
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crazyserb, in what way Internal medicine was different from UW? Thanks
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| crazyserb
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you know, it's strange to say this, but i feel now- 2 days after, that i barely remember anything!!!! when i got home, i was searching for the right answers to the questions i remembered, but now it just seems like my brain is empty! Am i getting crazy or what???
The FORM of the question was the same as in UW but I didn't feel i had more than 5 questions that i recognized from UW (!!!!) and I went through 60% of IM questions from UW and felt pretty confident after that and after covering Kaplan IM, too. I personally thought that UW Q bank was going to be more reliable, more present on the actual test. Maybe I got the wrong impression...
when is your test HILFIGER?
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crazyserb, in what way Internal medicine was different from UW? Thanks
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| HILFIGER
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Thanks crazyserb, haven't decided yet.
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