deniro
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This is for those who are still struggling....
I was one of you. I started with 40% of diagnosis test, Qbank 50 something, UW 50 something...then NBME 180, then 207,.i though I am dumb, idiot, ..and few months of study, uw ..and more study...I got 229/95, ..not 99 but satisfied.
No need to say more about materials, time, how-to. The only solution is to be honest to yourself, open you books again, digest them well, get the the point that you read the q in 30 second and spinal reflex to the answers...or link to the other answer....then you are ready.
I am not proud as those people with 99, but believe everthing is posisble. 
Not be scared by people' saying ,this, that... Focus on what you need to know.
I don't think the test is try to fail you, instead I feel they are very 'friendly'....to lead you the 'right' answer...they are not as tricky as UW.
Their purpose is to pass those who know the stuff, fail those who only know the "kind of" " sort of" " I guess...". ambiguous-answer type of students.
I did take on advice from the forum, GO TO THE PRACTICE SESSION, sitting there for 3 hourse reallly help me relax for the real exam. The half of the exam is similar to the practice one, and the other half is little bit longer and harder, but you know they cook the same materials...over and over again.
very few q that I never heard about it, the rest is either I don't remember or I don't know well enough.
My own exam (not represent all) : Don' think the high yelids help, Kaplan is good but not total, Anatomy is totally out of blue. A lot of Micro, pay attention to the mechanism...
Some q are from the memory of school years. Like real bio rhyman without light is 25 hours a day, histo of pituitaty cells. I appreciate good training from my school at that point.
Don't be scared don't be frustrated, it's all possible, as long as you are honest to yourself, sincerely think what you read.
PM me if you have any q, I would love to help.
Good luck!
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| KHILADI420
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congratulations!!!
my friend very good score and all the best for step 2.
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| Eduardo
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Hi, congratulations... Keeps my spirits up to see how many committed to scoring high and got results.
I am currently reviewing material for the second time. Step 1 coming up in one month.
Currently reviewing with FA and UW, obsessing about little topics that pop out on UW q's that are not on FA and that I didn't find on Kaplan. Is the real thing that specific ? Is it worth looking up those little details at last minute ?
Thanks for the advice, and cograts. again.
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| deniro
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Eduardo,
I don't want to mislead you but from my experience, there is not many rare diseases (although a few were in my dream and came out real exam). If you prepare in short time, don't waste time, save your energy, spent more time to differentiate those common diseases. What I meant is to break into category, like read the mechanism from gram + to -, read the diagnosis from top to down, read the prevention..then the signs... it will make you faster to pick the right answer.
Becuase in the real exam, those common signs will fool you and make you nervous...
I don't have a alot strange questions. So focus on what you already known, review them. I do "quickly review" Kaplan 1-2 time in the last two weeks. That helps me a lot to retain the information! UW is good but cover too much details, try to exercise your brain, but the real one is pretty straighforward, right to the point they want to test you.
PM me if you have any q! One ture fact, if you study enough, you can pass with no doubt, put more work , push more your limit, will put you in 90% and up. Believe me, I thought I never can get above 90%, now I feel 99% of step II for me is not impossible.
hang in there.
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| usmlesavvy
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One ture fact, if you study enough, you can pass with no doubt, put more work , push more your limit, will put you in 90% and up. Believe me, I thought I never can get above 90%, now I feel 99% of step II for me is not impossible.
CONGRATULATION ON YOUR GREAT SCORE
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| Mcqueen
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Congrats Deniro! its an awesome score! How was biochem & genetics on ur exam..little or too much? Did U do Goljan lectures for Patho? what u recommend them to others?
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| deniro
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Congrats Deniro! its an awesome score! How was biochem & genetics on ur exam..little or too much? Did U do Goljan lectures for Patho? what u recommend them to others?
Mcqueen,
Thank you, Don't remember too many biochem and genetics, most are covered by FA, have molecular more than metabolism, in fact, one fatty acid, that all I remember. Genetics, try to memory all of them, like a reflex. i had edward, and Niemann pick. Kaplan is good source.
My exam is heavily tested on Micro and Path, Physio. Pharm is not difficult. I did not open Histo book but got outstanding performance, strange. Some Anatomy q that I don't see in any review book, so just take a guess. Micro and Pharm are used to be my weakest subjects, but I put a lots effort in them, and it turns out my better subjects. Nutrition is my worst, so guys pay attention on Nutrition.
I used Goljan's notes, better than rapid review...i found out two weeks ago, and quickl read them twice. ...better organized, concise.....the book has too many pictures cut the text into segmental. I don't like it....
His words are still in my mind, and when I took exam, a must!
did i answer your q?
Edited by deniro on 01/25/08 - 12:04 PM
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| sarah99
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Excellent advice especially these lines
The only solution is to be honest to yourself, open you books again, digest them well, get the the point that you read the q in 30 second and spinal reflex to the answers...or link to the other answer....then you are ready.
vow and many many congrats
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| ShweHope99.9998
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Congratulation in ur great score , with ur honest advice ...... to us .......
......to be honest to self.. u know it or not then review read more in common books.
True, alot r fr school theory & clinical training, knowledge , even long ago grd like for me when trying qs banks , sure thanks to our teachers & me school with our hyperdoper always hunting, searching, hunhry for all sort of notes, books, cases , classes , lectures & real pts as our teachers allowing us to parctice, examine , asking qs with our curiosity to know the medicine in general & detail very well . That helps solving now adays qs in clinical senario
GL in ur step 2 & hope to us taht can get high marks if study well with knowing self u know it or not .
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| deniro
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The following is my own opinion, you don't need to agree with me.
What I meant to be honest to yourself is I hate to 'guess' the answer, although it's a trick to earn points. You know it or not, that's simple and cold. You make choices not during the exam, you make choice when you study, you know it or not...
I know sometimes when my eyes follow the lines of the book, my mind is wondering around, i lie to myself i am studying. I lie that I finish one book, but I don't remember what is says a week later.
'Spinal reflex' means when you know the stuff, it should become your instinct. In exam, you have your own instinct for q. I am still working on it.
(I THINK after years of training, a good doctor should have his own 'logical instinct', like those master level have. They smell, touch and look, and know what's going on in the patient. I wish I have that kind of capability one day. )
Sometimes during my preparation, I really hated my books, were so sick of qbanks, thinking "F--- this exam,why do I need to do these 2000, 3000 questions?"
then I pray to God, I put all my worries away, just trust him....
" i should not study for these 60 seconds questions, i should study for my life long knowledge. I should study just in order to serve people and serve God...." Then my study became clearer and easier. Chasing the number is one way to measure yourself but you know how much you know. I am still asking myself, do I deserve the 95?
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| Mcqueen
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Yeah U answered so well! Thanx a lot & good luck for step 2!
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| ShweHope99.9998
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deniro wrote:
The following is my own opinion, you don't need to agree with me.
What I meant to be honest to yourself is I hate to 'guess' the answer, although it's a trick to earn points. You know it or not, that's simple and cold. You make choices not during the exam, you make choice when you study, you know it or not...
I know sometimes when my eyes follow the lines of the book, my mind is wondering around, i lie to myself i am studying. I lie that I finish one book, but I don't remember what is says a week later.
'Spinal reflex' means when you know the stuff, it should become your instinct. In exam, you have your own instinct for q. I am still working on it.
(I THINK after years of training, a good doctor should have his own 'logical instinct', like those master level have. They smell, touch and look, and know what's going on in the patient. I wish I have that kind of capability one day. )
Sometimes during my preparation, I really hated my books, were so sick of qbanks, thinking "F--- this exam,why do I need to do these 2000, 3000 questions?"
then I pray to God, I put all my worries away, just trust him....
" i should not study for these 60 seconds questions, i should study for my life long knowledge. I should study just in order to serve people and serve God...." Then my study became clearer and easier. Chasing the number is one way to measure yourself but you know how much you know. I am still asking myself, do I deserve the 95?
 like the Frustration words ........ true ... why have to study this exm doing millions of Qs even after raedind millions of books , traing=ing , since day one of med school but still knowlege does not means u will score well, so we still have to do those Qs.. out of frustration , to leran more even after well laerning from all those famous common bopoks, Qs , resources, courses .. still ..
the world is not enough........... we still have to, neeed to do at least few famous common , thousands of Qs to getr pass , to get high marks too 
Oh , but no doupt , u desreve 95 & more, u know u do
Thanks , GL
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| snowdrop
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CONGRATS deniro.. thanks a lot for ur suggestions..
all the best fr step2.
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| Kalyann
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super advice
ATB fro Step 2
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| step99
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Thanks so much for your great exam experience....sure you will get 99% ck
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| P4a99
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Congratulations.
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