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Hi usmledreams ,
Thanks for dropping by..Yeah its frustrating when you find that you cant remember a word, after studying for so long..but i think it happens with everyone and there is no use whining abt it..
Tc and GL with your prep ..
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June 11th 2008
Finished revising Spinal cord, basal ganglia , dicencephalon and limbic system from kaplan notes..
Todays target to revise brainstem, and cerebellum..
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June 12th 2008
Finished revising brainstem and cerebellum..Happy coz it doesnt seem like i have erased all the details of these chapters from my hippocampus , so the revision went fast..
For Today--------------->Cerebrum , visual pathway and revise the spinal pathways..
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June 15th 2006
Finally finished neuroanatomy revision..Too bad that it took almost 1 week for finishing the second read..that just shows how much i remember after my first read..So I am on a time crunch, I have to give step1 by the end of july..and I havent started the q banks as yet..So I have to finish the second read of rest of the topics in lesser period of time..
For Today-------->Will Start with second read of Physiology..Target is to finish the read in 3 days time..inshallah..
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hey aashi thats really very good progress....
m presently doin physio second readin as well...but seems lik 1st readin 4 me!
dont rembr much....i had so many guests cumin over the weekend seemed to hav lost focus now.....
my aim was to complete physio by sunday....and i still hav renal,reprod and cvs to complete
kind of nervous now
so when r u startin with uworld??? and howz ur son doin?
gl with ur prep!!ur doin a good job by managin ur son and studies too!!!
cheers!!!
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Hi usmle dreams,
I am planning to do UW from july 1rst and till july 15th ,I am planning to do UW will done only the evening hrs targetting atleast 200 qs/day and from july 15th it will be just solving qs from UW and revising the already done qs..So i have planned on finishing my second reading by july 15th.
I have appointed a baby sitter for my son ,so that i can concentrate more on my studies and I get to see him only after 6 in the evening..
What is your opinion abt UW assessment exam?I liked the idea coz they give u top notch explanations at the end of the exam, which NBME doesnt provide..have you heard anythin abt this?
Tc and GL with your prep!
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June 16th 2008
Finished revising chapters on Excitable tissue, Entire CVS, skeletal mucle.
For tomorrow:-
Kidney, acid base, Fluid and electrolytes
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hey aashi.....
as far as i know everybody likes the uworld assesment bcoz of their explanations....but its not a very good predictorof ur score!!
u can go ahead and tak it, if u want a good practise of questns but dont rely on that 4 ur score...i still prefer NBME
how many hrs do u study per day??? coz u mite be busy with ur son after 6
m plannin to start uworld on 25th of this month...
finish everythng in 20 days...then revise all wrong ones,kaplan 1st aid and then the final exam!!
hope it works insha allah
tc....goodluck!!
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Hi usmledreams,
Yes ppl like UW assessment exam coz of the explanation they provide , and UW do claim that it DOES predict your score.
I Study from 8:00am - 10 pm ( with couple of breaks in b/w) and after my son comes home, I will restart after 1-2 hrs.
I am planning on doing FA subject wise as soon as I finish reading a subject, coz i dont want to keep such a HY material for the last. I like step1 FA than step2 FA, and I intend to study embryology only from FA.
Tc and GL with your prep..
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June 18th 2008
Finished with Kidney , ABG, and fluid and electrolytes
for Today-------->Endocrinology and GIT
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great going aashi!!! keep it up
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hey aashi....i totally agree with u about first aid....it is a very good book.........
good goin aashi!!
i started revisin goljan....hav done most of it once but in a hurry...never listend to the audio tho....do u think its imp to listen to audio?
i hope even i can start studin so early...as my day starts really late...
anyways lets go to sleep now....
we will give our best shot 2moro...m gonna eat sleep books 2moro!! insha allah
tc good luck with ur studies and kid!!
cheers!!!
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Thanks 'usmlekiller' and thanks for dropping by..
'usmledreams'..I know listening to goljan audios takes time but Its worth listening to them..I think goljan audios are important and I know a few of my friends who has listened to those audios more than once, To read and then memorise is easy , but if somone explains to you abt what you are reading it makes studying a lot more easier, and goljan gives a concise explanation and you wont feel stranded and incomplete..well that is my personal experience..
I am an early bird, though I start studying only by 8, I wake up by 5:30am and after prayers, cook for the whole day and pack my son's stuff for his daycare and my husband and my son leaves by 7:00am and I exercise till 8:00am and after that i hit the books..and by 10:30pm I am fast asleep( except weekends).so you see can do a lot of stuff If u wake up early..Some ppl like studying in the night , so they sleep the entire day and stay up at night, I cant do that coz my brain cells die by 9:00pm..choose the timings which suits best for you!
GL
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June 19th 2008
Done with the second read of physio..
For Today----------->FA and revision of all the chapters in physiology
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hey aashi....thanx 4 the advice!!!
i try everyday to get p early.....but its jst not possible!!!
anyways i will keep om tryin!!!
good luck to u!!
tc
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hey howz ur studies goin???
can u rembr things u studied frm kaplan and goljan???i seem to 4 get even after 2 rev
its really scary now....m losin confidence!!
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Hi "usmledreams"
Its not possible to remember each and every word in goljan or kaplan,but its important to remember the most commons asked in the exam.Instead of losing confidence and feeling unprepared for the test, try to find a solution to this common problem that all of us face..Try to make notes of important points that you think its easier to forget, like for eg:- important enzymes,2nd msgrs, rate limiting steps, adrenal hormones deficieny,Motor, sensory and cerebellar pathways and lesions,pharmacology and physiology formulas etc etc..I have made short notes on all this with mnemonics and diagrams and I read them atleast once before going to bed..or the easiest thing to do is to keep revising FIRST AID..
Hope this helps
GL with your prep
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hey aashi....jazakkallahu khairan 4 that....i tried that 2day...and m gettin my confidence back masha allah
m really greatful 4 that
so how did ur prep go 2day??
i really dont know how to avoid the get togethers here...bein an indian in the US...U must agree with me as to how many get togethers here in the community....come weekends and i hav to give the same xcuse everytime to avoid a waste of time!!!
anyways goodluck with ur prep!!
tc
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Hi "usmledreams"
I know weekends can totally destroy the spirit of studying..friends , getogethers , dining out, taking kids to piano classes and being a soccer mom all this is part and parcel of a family life..but the end of the day you shld know your priorities, all these come and go, rt now our priorty is to finish with this step and not just giving this exam but also to pass with a decent score.My friends pretty much know abt all these exams and they know when I am studying and they know the importance of scoring high on these exams for my career..
Hope your prep is going on well , BTW when are you planning to give your step1 and are you trying for 2009 match? Did you finish the other steps?
Tc
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June 22nd 2008
Started with second read of Molecular bio today..cant remember a word, all looked new and that wont be a surprise coz the last time i touched kaplan biochem and mole bio was 6 months back!, so I think this would be appropriately called as my"second- first read of mole bio"
So for Today--------> Nucleic acid structure and organization, DNA replication and repair and Transcription and RNA processing.
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hey aashi.....my prep is just ok....bcoz of weekend it really slows down...
i will be takin my step 1 at end of july insha allah...havnt yet taken step 2...
well i will try 4 2009 match but i dont think its gonna happen bcoz i still have a long way to go!!!
have u scheduled ur step1??? when r u takin it??
good luck with ur prep....tc
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June 24th 2008
Done with Molecular Bio.
For tomorrow:---------------> 2nd read of Genetics
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Hi usmledreams.......
Sorry missed your msg..hmmmm did u give your CS as yet? are you a recent graduate? In that case CK wont take much time to study, still you might require full 2 months to prepare for the same..Its not IMPOSSIBLE, but you might be applying late for the next yrs match, the ideal time to apply is september 1rst, but the peak interview season is b/w oct- jan..so its not impossible, if You put your heart and soul just into studying for a couple of months..abt CS, If you havent given that as yet, then you shld schdule that rt away, coz it take almost 2 months to report..
MOST PROBABLY I will be attempting step1 by the end of july inshallah...lets see how that will work out.
GL with your prep!
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hey aashi thanx 4 that....but i havnt taken any of the steps yet....i will be takin ck in oct or nov and cs after that....therefore its a lil difficult 4 me....nonetheless i will try with my step 1 and ck scores...and that again depends on my scores...and yes m a 2007 graduate...rite now m really stressed abt step1...i seem to 4get everythng and i dont really hav confidence on my concepts but i know allah will get me thru it insha allah with good scores...i hav faith in him...i will evalute myself b takin an NBME in a week and see!1
tc and good luck..
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hey aashi have u taken any of the steps yet? or ur just doing step 1 at end of july as ur first one?
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