Troy780
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I have had much help from people here so I will share my tips and experience .
Ok, 1st read , 2nd read , 3rd read ...You DON"T have to follow this ! I studied for four and a half months . Took NBME half way through and scored a 225 . Took another NBME ( NBME @ ) four weeks before the test and scored a 240 .
Real Usmle grade 245 !
From my experience - THREE resources is all you need !!!
1st Goljan audio
2nd First Aid
3rd Usmleworld
You can't possibly know everything . But if you know these three resources very well you will do great ! One final word is that I got discouraged along the way and was gonna give up but soldiered on and just took the stupid test .
For referece I used Kaplan lecture notes . My advice is to study no more than five months . The material will become mundane and you will be bored and forget a lot of stuff . Yes the test is doable . It is easier than Usmleworld .
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| Troy780
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I should also add that my faith in the Lord Jesus was the main reason that I got through this test . Praise the Lord !
P>S About the actual exam - Pathology was the main topic and Goljan Audio helped to tie in all the different areas . First Aid was great for pharm , micro and biochem . Use kaplan notes for reference when you need more explanation than is in first aid .
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| cleopatra
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Hey troy you nailed it faith and hard work is the formula for success congartulations and good luck for the rest of the journry.
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| bhanusupriya
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congrats troy...very good score
could u please advice me regarding materials for anatomy.just started prep and ur advice will be appreciated
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| Troy780
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Thank you Cleopatra . Best wishes to you as well . It is a relief to get this thing done . It is very doable . No need for anyone to put their life on hold for this test .
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| Troy780
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BhanSupriya ,
Believe it or not . FA covers anatomy very well . If you need further reference , high yield is a good bet . First aid has all the info - believe me !
Now having all the info is clearly not enough , so you must use usmleworld to test these concepts after listening to goljan . However if you need to read kaplan , then do it !
P.s Anatomy is low yield .
PPS Do not let this test take over your life . No more than 4 to 5 months . More than that and you will burn out . Good Luck !
Edited by Troy780 on 01/25/08 - 02:45 PM
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| Drshummyla99
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hi... congrats nice exp,plz tell me wot abt ct mrin x ray stuff frm where u done that
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| Drshummyla99
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and wot abt neuroanatomy where should i cover it..how many times u have covered wid UW...how u have done ur final revision, my exam will be in end of april
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| Troy780
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Dr shummy ..if you use high yield anatomy and high yield neuro along with first aid and UW you will be set for the usmle ..
Or you can just go read the thick anatomy book several times like some have suggested . The key is to understand the high yield info ..
You ultimately have to do what works for you so take any advice with a grain of salt
anyway take my advice with a grain of sald and do what suits YOU best
everyone is different
good luck
Edited by Troy780 on 01/25/08 - 01:49 AM
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| Troy780
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Troy780 wrote:Dr shummy ..if you use high yield anatomy and high yield neuro along with first aid and UW you will be set for the usmle .. you can also take a look at kaplan ..whatever will work for you . anyway take my advice with a grain of sald and do what suits YOU best everyone is different good luck
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| dr_dstudy
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Hi Try 780,
Congrats!!.
Could you please tell me where did you get Goljan audio?.
I heard is a good resource, so i think it was a mistake don't get it before.
Thank you.
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| Drshummyla99
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thanks alot tory....i admire ur reply
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| bhanusupriya
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thank you very much troy.so,high yield anat,neuro anat + FA is the best bet.
good luck in your future steps
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hey troy congrats on being done with the exam...time to party
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| Drshummyla99
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could u plz tell me wot else u used for mcq's..? UW is dat enough for examz
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| Troy780
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bhanusupriya wrote:thank you very much troy.so,high yield anat,neuro anat + FA is the best bet. good luck in your future steps
I don't know if it is the best bet . I'm just saying that it worked for me . If you need to read kaplan then do it !
PLEASE YOU have TO DO WHAT WILL WORK FOR YOU !!!
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| Troy780
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Drshummyla99 wrote:
could u plz tell me wot else u used for mcq's..? UW is dat enough for examz
Uw was enough for ME . If you think you need to do more questions then do it !
Please take all advice with a grain of salt . Everyone is different .
Many people have used Kaplan Qbank and have done EXCELLENT using just QBANK .
UW was cheaper so I used it and it worked for me .
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| UNET
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Hi Troy, congrats,
I am writing this hoping that you might help me.
i have been preparing since an year, and now i am doing UW qs. My score is very poor, i can say below average. When i saw the posts who got 99, they say kaplan, goljan and FA. When i go through the posts who failed, they also say they completed Kaplan, goljan and FA - to my surprise these people have revised the material 5 times or 3 times like that ! A 99 person and a failed person both are using the same material, then where is the problem ? I understood that, Its " The way of reading" - so i just want to know what is your way of reading ? can you remember everything by reading once ?, or you cram everything ? you recollect everything ? how ? when you do q's...how do you make use of them ? do u write notes from the qs u do? or just remember the right answer?, or recollect it daily ? just tell me something.....i am really feeling like, i am incapable of doing all this !
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| nerve09
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hey troy thank u for sharin the experience
do update us with ur score buddy
GL
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| RajKumar
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nice job
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| Linda99
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Drshummyla99 wrote:
and wot abt neuroanatomy where should i cover it..how many times u have covered wid UW...how u have done ur final revision, my exam will be in end of april
First aid or high yield !!
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| sleepy_student
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UNET,
i think the more UW questions you do, the better your score will be...go through ALL the explanations for every question, and make sure you know exactly what they are asking you, and why the wrong choices are wrong. when i started UW, my scores were low too, but the more questions i did, the better my scores got.
when you read, make sure you understand the concepts, and why certain things happen. for example, when you are reading about a certain disease, make sure you understand why it presents with certain symptoms, and why you see the specific gross changes, and micro changes. the key is to understand why, since this is what step 1 likes to ask. if you are having trouble understanding, they read goljan's notes, or even pocket robbins (it may be too much info, but it is an easy read, and explains well).
i wish you good luck, and hope this helps!
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