| Goljan 500 Pages Lecture Handouts |
sr299, kabootra, drsergiu, doi, usmle001, Ferritin |
6 |
19% |
| Goljan Rapid Review By Elsevier |
new_n_lost, commit, bioguy, maadhulika, tia, docdoc9, milee99, mr.one, ssneha, drsumedha, drfasahat, rhdb, Hnnb, fahadusmani, ShweHope99.9998, doctor123, supra, moksha08, Smash82, kingsof2005, drusha, skm95, kare, caduceus, usmlekiller, Aashi |
26 |
81% |
| Author | 598 Posts |
tia
Forum Guru
Topics: 6
Posts: 530
|
hey kal sent u a pm u dint reply
|
| Kalyann
Forum Elite
Topics: 4
Posts: 530
|
i didnt get any da today
___________________
Just hit the Bull's Eye with a 99.
|
| Guyton
Forum Newbie
Topics: 1
Posts: 221
|
hi kalyan
hey tel me how u r revising UW ?
and how u planning complete Kaplan qbank and in hw many days?
___________________
Only as high as I reach can I grow, only as far as I seek can I go, only as deep as I look can I see, only as much as I dream can I be.”
|
| ajmeru
Forum Newbie
Topics: 4
Posts: 8
|
Hi Kalyann, I've read your jounal off and on. I really admire your courage, confidence, and work ethic. I always wanted to ask you a few questions, never got around to it though. So I guess today's my chance. It's my 2nd attempt at step one. My problem is when I try to read (Kaplan is my source), it takes me a long time and basically the whole day to get thru maybe 50 pages max of the stuff. I feel so frustrated, especially when i see other people. Like when I see you mentioning that you're gonna do such and such topics in a day, I wonder what's wrong with me when everyone else can just zip through the material. For example, biochem is taking me a long long time. It takes me a while to just understand the material, leave alone the process of taking notes. And then I forget quickly what I read. Please offer some tips on how to study fast and effectively. I'm also taking my exam on March 31st, and haven't even completed the first read of most subjects. Do I still have hope? Please do reply!!
|
| tia
Forum Guru
Topics: 6
Posts: 530
|
sent u again just now
|
| Kalyann
Forum Elite
Topics: 4
Posts: 530
|
Hey tia...I downloaded and got all the files.... Try again....
Hey guyton..... I am doing UW for first time da... In subjectwise timed mode.... I review those qs immediateli and make notes either in kaplan or on bond paper sheets .. So wheni am don ewith a subject i will give it for thermal binding and have my UW notes ready to be gulped in the final days o fmy prep... Its time consuming... but me plannning 50qs daili from UW...and i think it wil work... I think i may not do kaplan Qbank... but if i do... i will all subjects ws except for pathology in it...Will keep u updated how it goes from today. Whens ur exam ?
Hey Ajmer.... Hi friend.. . I really really really admire you for the courage u put forward in going to prep for this exam once again after one failure... That shows that u wanna improve.. . and which is better than being perfect..... That shows that u wont give up on your goal watsoever may happen.... Kudos to u.. .. Keep this spirit up.... You will definiteli reach ur goal sooner or later by your god's blessings... All u hav to do is SINCERE HARDWORK. and the rest will follow.....
So i learnt from your post that you aint able to comprehend and remember details in biochem...Hmmm... why dont u have a look at the first page of this journal and use the SQ3R techinuque for better comprehension... And also by the way , Did u listen to the lectures of kaplan ? They are wonderful... They make u remember all the high yield stuff.... Why dont u listen to biochemistry or for that matter molecular biology as a story... Like u know series of events ...like u r listening to an epic story like a Mahabharatha or Ramayana.... So many characters in it.... So many enzymes here.... So many exceptions, Co factors, intricate but very logical relationships in controlling rate limiting enzymes.... All this is very clealry explained in Kaplan Video lectures... Thats all i can tell u basing on the post u have made buddy...Any thing els pls let me know... I think its still some ineffective way of study that u r pratising that u r not able to get a move on.... Take ur time... Introspect.... Dotn compare with anyone els....If possible shift the date a bit later.... Give urself ample time .... Learn high yield info by heart.... etc etc... Pls put up ur journal that many other ppl can advice accordingly...
Good luck.
Edited by Kalyann on 03/10/08 - 01:59 AM
___________________
Just hit the Bull's Eye with a 99.
|
| tia
Forum Guru
Topics: 6
Posts: 530
|
hey kal can u plz send me the link again..i'll send u my e-mail id in pm
|
| Guyton
Forum Newbie
Topics: 1
Posts: 221
|
" So many characters in it.... So many enzymes here.................
what a comparision betwen mahabharath names and bichem enzymes !!!!!!!!!!
gosh........ where do u learn all these da !!!!!!!!!.........is there some brain chip implanted in your brain especially for " these talks " ?
I guess you got your mom's brain !!!!!!!!
i dont know anything about your mother, but i imagine "she might be a wonderful lady" !
Edited by Guyton on 03/10/08 - 07:33 AM
___________________
Only as high as I reach can I grow, only as far as I seek can I go, only as deep as I look can I see, only as much as I dream can I be.”
|
| Kalyann
Forum Elite
Topics: 4
Posts: 530
|
Guyton..............Seriousli......... didnt understand wat u meant
please come again.... more elaborteli in a pm if possible
Tia................Sent it...... Study well friend.... Yes every minute counts but see that u give urself ample break times so that u can concentrate well enough during the study .....as in give urself a 15 min break evry 2 hrs or so.... Close ur eyes relax..... or u can watch some funny videos............ or comedy movie clips to keep up the spirits.........anything that relaxes you...
I watch Brahmanandam comedy bits and the new 53rd hindi filmfare awards video now a days.
Edited by Kalyann on 03/10/08 - 07:17 AM
___________________
Just hit the Bull's Eye with a 99.
|
| ajmeru
Forum Newbie
Topics: 4
Posts: 8
|
Hi Kalyann, thanks a lot, your advice is precious. I may not know you on a personal basis, but as the saying goes, "a friend in need is a friend in deed." It's hard for me to explain how I study, but basically I take a book, say Kaplan physio and try to read it cover to cover. First I skim thru a chapter like reading the headings and all that, summary, etc. Then I try to read it without taking notes. Afterwards I go thru the chapter again while taking notes. Later I review these notes. But even with all this I can't remember stuff, and it takes a while to get thru this process, I've tried to change styles but nothing seems to work.
I don't wanna take too much of your time as u r already busy, and I really appreciate your taking time to answer people's posts and try to help them. May God bless you with everything you desire and more. By the way, the analogy with Mahabharat was brilliant !!! I guess it was like studying the Kaurav sena Thanks again
|
| target
Forum Elite
Topics: 3
Posts: 500
|
Nike logo - most appropriate - "Just do it " Kalyann
___________________
In Him I trust !
|
| Kalyann
Forum Elite
Topics: 4
Posts: 530
|
hehhehhee yeah .. i remember a joke from telugu movies when the roadside romeo hero makes a fool out of a General Knowledge Champ...
H for Hero
GKC for General Knowledge Champ
H : Oh so u r so cool , so talented that u anser any question is it ?
GKC : shying yes ofcourse i can
H : When did the worldwar 2 happen ?
GKC : Oh its so easy....1939 to 1945
H : How many people died in it ?
GKC : Oh its damn easy...abt 60 million people...
H : Ahaaan....What are their names ?
GKC : @#$%^&&$%$^&%# ???????????????????????
___________________
Just hit the Bull's Eye with a 99.
|
| Kalyann
Forum Elite
Topics: 4
Posts: 530
|
All posts are from another forum and posted by an angel sent to earth by god in the form of Tommy K….
*** LACK OF CONCENTRATION ***
Another reason called to my attention is that suffering students often have LACK OF CONCENTRATION. The Step 1 is about understanding yes, but more importantly... can you memorize??!!! You need "total concentration" (like Bruce Lee said in the movie, "Enter the Dragon") to memorize effectively. If you are distractable, you can not memorize the ROTE information like what disease is on which chromosome, etc.
Again, I knew many students who completely BOMBED the MCAT, which is MORE a test of comprehension and understanding than the USMLE Step 1. Then, then went on to SAIL past the Step 1!! When I tested a few of them, I noted that they HAD SUPERIOR MEMORIES. I would test them with picture recall, story detail recall, numbers+letters recall, etc. They were superior. But, some of them could NOT write a poem or compose a serious argument on paper!
I see the Step 1 as mainly a test of recall. If a person can function effectively in society, then I believe it is a matter of needing time AND CONCENTRATION to absorb all the MASSIVE MOUNTAIN of information.
Intelligence alone cannot do it. As I wrote so many times, I knew of even Ivy League level students from University of Chicago, Harvard, Brown, Yale, etc. that had SERIOUS numbers of failures in the Step 1. It is a closely guarded secret that medical schools love to protect. But there are failures all around. If you doubt it, just really ask around...
Make sure you have a strategy for memory with concentration. We often recall if we are in an altered state of excitation. For example, in the movie "Kingdom of Heaven", the actor Orlando Bloom was slapped in the face after a quote by actor Liam Neeson and was told, "This is so you will remember it..." That IS true. Look back on things you remember. You can often note that there was some level of distress, anxiety, or pleasure... basically a HEIGHTENED sense of awareness during that time. You may remember the name of the first boy or girl you kissed, the time you were so anxious due to an embarrassing moment, and so on.
Use that strategy in your studies. You could SHOUT OUT YOUR ANSWERS so that you can "pair a loud" angry noise to help RECALL. Or you could DRAW PICTURES... which I read helps A LOT. You could explain each concept to another whom you are studying with to SOLIDIFY. You could pair a concept with a MUSICAL PIECE which I read helps. You of course "could" pinch yourself or hurt yourself after trying to memorize a difficult concept (BUT I WOULD RATHER CHOOSE ANOTHER WAY)... it would leave ugly marks on your skin. There are MANY other strategies. But after you study for a day, you must ask yourself not just "How many hours did I study?", but rather, "Did I study EFFECTIVELY during that time?"
By all means though... Rid yourself of ALL distractions! I get constant feedback on this board about the distractions that destroy "CONCENTRATION". Movies... TV... The telephone... Googlesearch ... YouTube ... Novels ... Girlfriends ... Boyfriends ... Unrelated work at a job ... Email...
BLACKOUT ALL THE BACKGROUND NOISE. Stick to your schedule. Make sure you are NOT TIRED while studying. Those times you are nodding off will yield absolutely NOTHING. If you have to, drink lots of coffee or tea.
Go and CONQUER!
Edited by Kalyann on 03/10/08 - 06:31 PM
___________________
Just hit the Bull's Eye with a 99.
|
| Kalyann
Forum Elite
Topics: 4
Posts: 530
|
Unable to Recall/Remember :
I am uncomfortable bringing things up like this, but some struggling students may have a learning disorder or a personality disorder that needs medication or therapy to clear up. Seriously. If you are spending a long time studying but NOT ABSORBING, it is like a cup with a hole in the bottom. You are trying to fill the cup, but the "hole" is spilling out the information.
To retain the information, you may need medication. I say this to the students who cannot seem to gain traction and who cannot figure out their difficulty. I cannot say who would need medication or who would not, but it is worth looking at.
One such person was a lady who wrote that she was really really tired and having narcolepsy while studying. Another had ADHD, a learning disorder. For them, methylphenidate would be required. The student with the ADHD I heard went on to pass Step 1. Another had a serious ANXIETY disorder. Another had Major Depressive Disorder. Having such a problem WILL prevent a passing score.
Again, I am not trying to advocate drugs. But for some, it may be something worth looking at, under the strict guidance of your physician. Who knows, after you pass the Step 1 and practice, you may go on to treat others struggling with the Step 1 with your disorder and help THEM BECOME GREAT DOCTORS!
Cheers!
You can do it!
Tommyk
___________________
Just hit the Bull's Eye with a 99.
|
| Kalyann
Forum Elite
Topics: 4
Posts: 530
|
Unable to Recall/Remember Contddd...
It may be that you cannot retain well enough and thus need more strategies. One common one brought to my attention that WORKS WONDERS is VERY ACTIVE note taking. Do not suppose that you will recall a concept just because you read it and think you understand it. You will be often surprised at how fast the information leaves. Some WRITE OUT every concept or fact in the margins of the book, on a notebook, etc. It is a much slower process, but if the information is going to STICK, it is MUCH MORE EFFICIENT and EFFECTIVE. What use is it to read a "mile a minute" and study for "one whole year" if very little is recalled and sticks in your memory. Your brain MUST have some kind of "glue" in it. Find out what materials "activate" this glue!
In response to readers, I write to please tailor your study habits to your personal strengths. Mainly, everyone should get the main popular books like First Aid and Kaplan Notes. As long as you do not have a dementia-type illness or another brain lesion, you should be able to "recall". The principle is similar to knowing the names of your uncles, aunts, cousins, sisters, brothers, etc. The difference is that some people do indeed memorize faster than others. The difference is barely noticeable in everyday life because you have only small things to commit to memory like a phone number, street address, etc. But on the Step 1, there are SOOOOOO many things to memorize. Therefore, any "slight" differences in memory will be VERY MARKED and MEASURED.
After I took the Step 1, I pulled out the main resource books like Kaplan, First Aid, BRS, BSS, etc. when I got home. I remembered then a number of questions from the real exam. I could not believe all the small points that I forgot and thus answered incorrectly!
Therefore, you should be able to (rather you MUST) basically MEMORIZE a book like First Aid or Crush the Boards entirely. When I ask, "What is the mech. of action of Drug A?", you should be able to tell me in one second. You can do it. If I ask your birthday, couldn't you tell me in a flash??? Do so likewise with the drugs, bugs, etc.
Think about it. If you had to memorize the 50 state capitals of the United States, the test would be relatively easy. If I ask, "Capital of Alaska?", you should jump and say "Juneau" right away. If I ask for New Jersey, you should yell "Trenton" in an eye blink! Virginia=Richmond! etc.
If you are not retaining, do not just tell yourself you need many more months to study! While that may be part of the problem, you must examine why you are not retaining. Tape or staple a chart and graph the number/percent of answers you got correct from NOTECARDS you are making or from any number of Q-Banks available. Do so in individual sessions weekly or more often.
Chart how you are progressing! Of the information, are you getting 35% correct the first week, then 37% the second, then 42% the third, then 48% the fourth, and then 55% the fifth, etc.??
If so, you ARE improving, and it is just a matter of time before you get that magical "pass" on your score report!
But if the Chart is flatlining or even worse, creeping down, then there is a problem. Doing this exercise will help diagnose the problem. Imagine YOU ARE THE PATIENT, and the "% Correct on the line graph" is the continuing line that shows your progression to HEALTH (passing grade).
It is like if you are hypokalemic. OK, so your potassium is at 2.9. Then you start the drip, and then you are charting the level on a piece of graph paper and the reading is 3.2 after a while. Good... Then later it is 3.5. Great... And so forth. You will then KNOW you are going to get there.
You MUST FIND OUT HOW YOUR BRAIN REMEMBERS and INTEGRATES information!
You need a system of rewards also to buttress your progress. For example, if you recall all the Glycogen Storage Diseases and Immunological Diseases (both VERY VERY HIGH YIELD), then you could reward yourself once you met those objectives. Or you could punish yourself if you miss key questions (However, I like the positive reinforcement method better. BUT, if someone did something extreme like slap you in the face after a wrong answer, you will remember better).
Again, accept that there IS a difference between the speed that people memorize. Just accept that fact of life. It is like height or strength. But know that you can overcome it. You CAN do something about it.
This Step 1 is very much like a 26.4 mile marathon run vs. a short 100-200 meter sprint. The short sprint is like everyday life. Even if you are running against an Olympic champion, you will be some meters behind at the finish line. The difference is just a couple of seconds.
BUT, in a marathon run (which the Step 1 is), the differences between an Olympic champion runner and yourself will show MUCH MORE OBVIOUS differences. The seasoned Olympian will cross the finish line maybe HOURS before you do. If you are not lucky, you may collapse well before the finish line on mile 7 or so from exhaustion.
Ultimately, the point I want to emphasize is that I think a determined medical student can eventually pass the Step 1. Don't make the mistake of comparing yourself to the top USMLE scorer in the class! SERIOUSLY, honestly, I tell you that my own mentor, who was in the top THREE of my entire medical school class failed in his intern year and has to repeat it this year!!! (It had to do with his skill at quickly formulating a differential. He knows way too much and kept on stating TOO MANY "zebras", and not "getting to the point". This angered the senior residents.) Different people have different strengths.
Know which books work best for you (but stick to the highest rated books). Know how long you personally need to study overall and how many hours per day. Know if you have a handicap. Know (most important) which study method works best for you.
For example, I myself study much better in groups. I studied with a group of people and asked questions to others in the group. I was a VERY "ORAL" learner. I would even read aloud when alone. Just reading the chapters over and over alone in silence did NOT help me much.
It was the same with ME PERSONALLY with the MCAT. When I took my first diagnostic test, I really really did horrible. Then I found a method that worked for me. I formed the study group I spoke of, then we all took turns explaining things to each other. It really helped me personally. Subjects/concepts that I "thought" I knew... I found that I really did NOT know them cold because I had trouble explaining it to others. Once I learned it enough to explain to others, not only did I understand the concept better, the concepts STUCK LIKE SUPER GLUE in my brain. In the final MCAT diagnostics, I found I was missing only a few questions out of 77. I confess in the first diagnostic I missed almost HALF OF ALL THE QUESTIONS!!! The experience with the USMLE Step 1 was VERY similar. I went on to score over 95% percentile on the MCAT. I found the method that worked for me, and I ran with it. (However, you may be better studying alone. Or maybe you study well in a coffee shop. Only YOU can find this out). Keep POSITIVE.
Please please follow your dreams, as this life is a JOURNEY, not a DESTINATION. We are all climbing Mt. Everest together. Once you all personally reach the summit, please appreciate it, love mankind, and lend a rope down to others trying to get there.
Edited by Kalyann on 03/11/08 - 07:50 AM
___________________
Just hit the Bull's Eye with a 99.
|
| Kalyann
Forum Elite
Topics: 4
Posts: 530
|
Difficulty in prep progress:
Since I have been getting many questions about difficulty of progress, I must address yet another uncomfortable reason...
"The student may have lost motivation or is doing it (studying for Step 1) for the wrong reasons."
I have communicated with many who are studying just because their parents want them to be doctors. That is a sure fire recipe for disaster. How on earth could you memorize this encyclopedia of information if you really deep in your heart wish NOT to become a doctor?
For illustration, when my guy friends and I went to frat parties in college, we would meet lots of people. However, my friends and I ALWAYS HAD A KEEN memory of the prettiest girls. During conversation, we would know and MEMORIZE her phone number, favorite poet, pet peeves, last good movie they saw, etc. But of the guys... well, it was just a blur of blue jeans. The difference was that in one case we CARED and in the other case we did NOT CARE.
It makes all the difference in the world. For many, not all, but for many, they should ask themselves hard if they really truly want to become doctors for life (You all KNOW it is a very hard job). If they have hidden doubts, poor motivations, wrong reasons to be, then the answer to their failure of progression on Step 1 becomes manifest.
Know thyself.
Edited by Kalyann on 03/10/08 - 06:36 PM
___________________
Just hit the Bull's Eye with a 99.
|
| Kalyann
Forum Elite
Topics: 4
Posts: 530
|
"Seeing the BIG
picture"
Another suggestion brought to my attention is the lack of seeing the "BIG picture". NBME questions just LOVE to integrate broad based concepts. One of the best integrating mechanisms is to listen to a GOOD LECTURE SERIES like Dr. Goljan's Audio for Step 1. He is a very entertaining and good gentleman. His audio notes are available in many places on the Internet. You can buy them, but I have heard that there is very little trouble to get them for free. Your other medical students probably have them too.
Draw large mental pictures for subjects like Biochemistry to grab the grand concepts. The Glycolysis and TCA cycle is the "Superhighway". Everything, all the reactions, attempt to feed into this "Superhighway" to make ATP. If you can draw the "Superhighway", then you can draw all the other reactions like the Pentose Phosphate Shunt, Fatty acid degradation, etc. and where it all feeds in. It really helps to form these mind maps. In fact, there are many good Biochemistry diagrams in a few textbooks that link all the reactions together. Find one and print it out! Actually, there are many computer programs that allow you to draw mental mind maps and connect concepts. It will end up being like a spider web to intertwine and capture and HOLD many more concepts. When you draw out the concepts, it REALLY WORKS in that it "sticks" to your brain!
Oh, if you are forced to guess on a tough question on the Step 1, let broad principles guide you to a "best guess". Eliminate the most obvious traps (things that seem too easy). Be suspicious of answer choices that seem like something that a completely uneducated person would be drawn to. Recall that distractors are distractors for a good REASON. If they do not distract and trick someone, then it would NOT be among the answer choices. And other broad principles are to pick the LEAST invasive and the LEAST side effects medicines or tests and the LEAST expensive and the most easy for the patient to follow. For instance, you would pick Amoxicillin before Vancomycin for a gram positive bug due to the side effects and lower cost. Second, you would pick "reduce salt and water & reduce weight" before using Lasix/Furosemide for treating HYPERTENSION, etc. Another broad principle that you will find is true when you analyze the NBME's released items and past retired questions is that they generally prefer the more common disease among the answer choices given a non specific question/chief complaint. And so on. There are other such broad principles to guide you, but you will either pick them up more as you go along, or you will need a mentor to guide you.
Again, to answer more student questions, stopping your pursuit for medicine IS ok, if it is for the right reasons. If you have the HOPE, time, money, motivation, life circumstance, love for medicine, then you should continue your quest. Life IS a journey, not just a passing of one test. If your heart is in medicine, it makes no sense to drop out if you are going to continue to regret it all the days of your life. However, if you are "at the end of your rope" and are going to go nuts and lose your hope, joy for life, etc. then you should pray about it and maybe take time off from studying or maybe seek another path altogether. If you run out of money and time or if you have to take care of your sick mother, then you SHOULD stop running for Step 1. But that is SUCH a tough decision. I think that would be another question for a mentor that would take ENORMOUS soul searching.
I am reminded of that U2 song, 'Stuck in a Moment.' Even if this time of trial seems so hard and never ending, "this too shall pass"...
And I also recall in the Old Testament regarding Job. Even though he suffered immeasurably, in the next stage of his life, God Blessed him more than ever with endless grace.
Recall again to embrace BROAD concepts. If you are given a path question about a malignancy, you WILL be asked a question like "The Mech of Action of the disease is" or "The mech of the disease is most close to what OTHER mech of disease?" followed by BROAD questions like:
--hyperplasia
--metaplasia
--mutation
--etc....
The answer choices will generally be SHORT. The answer choices will NOT usually be long, like full sentences.
The above is a useful formula. I am SURE you will end up agreeing after you sit for your own test. For instance, if asked about "What type of immuno cell is responsible for such and such", the answer choices will be:
--T0
--T1
--T2
--NK cells
--etc.
That is why people have a hard time picking between say two answer choices!
Remember that you WILL see questions coming out of nowwhere. You may even see questions from old exams in NME books, etc.
Diagrams are heavy on Step 1. Make sure you can visualize most concepts. Most question banks do not have the ability to put up a lot of pictures.
Good luck again,
Edited by Kalyann on 03/11/08 - 08:29 AM
___________________
Just hit the Bull's Eye with a 99.
|
| Kalyann
Forum Elite
Topics: 4
Posts: 530
|
Unable to study effectiveli since 1.5 days
So decided will just listen to Kap Webprep audio and do nothing els.....
Done with it for physio and biochem and pharmac and micro....Enough is enough...Now i gotta hit the questions and begin the most imp read.........................
I am going to take NBME form 2 prolly on 25 th March ..... and take it from there....
To all those friends whom i confessed that i am gonna write the exam in march end...,
I am sorry guys...i couldnt live up to the word....I will and should postpone it by another 20 days ... And this has happened only cos of the 10-14 days wasting in the early part of my prep.... due to severe flu and granny probs.... Not showing excuses but realised that thats the way it is......Only cos of ur company and support and with help of ur best wishes............I atleast cud complete some foundation on which i can work in the next 40 odd days....
So i got quite some time now.... on hands..........should not waste this opportunity......
And yeah... I am IN for
Match 2009 only........
Only and only cos of my Love......
I somehow got the feel yesterday when i talked to my love who showed the inside me....
What i am capable of ?
What are my best attributes ?
How i respond to hardships and tough situations ?
It pumped me up a lot... So friends......!!!
Thats it for now....
See you tomorro afresh....
And yeah i shall pray for you guys definitely...
You guys Keep going on.....
___________________
Just hit the Bull's Eye with a 99.
|
| Guyton
Forum Newbie
Topics: 1
Posts: 221
|
.....yeah we know, ....your flu is not the reason, the actual reason for your postponment is, you are so bonded with everyone here, u dont want to leave us just in coming 20 days !!!!!!!!!!
Edited by Guyton on 03/11/08 - 07:41 AM
___________________
Only as high as I reach can I grow, only as far as I seek can I go, only as deep as I look can I see, only as much as I dream can I be.”
|
| mjbapana
Forum Senior
Topics: 27
Posts: 155
|
To all those friends whom i confessed that i am gonna write the exam in march end...,
I am sorry guys...i couldnt live up to the word....
Hey Kalyan!! why are u apologizing. u r not answerable to anyone. every one is rooting for u not b'coz u took up a challenge bu tb'coz we like the guy u r , the friend u've become, the inspiration, the advisor and for being there for everyone. i think its an excellent thing u've done. man its u r future u do what u have to do. u'got to get 99 and if u have to take more days of u do it. we will be rooting for u all the way. praying for u always, Mary.
the posts by tommyk are great. thanx.
|
| tia
Forum Guru
Topics: 6
Posts: 530
|
hey kal thanks
|
| SOS
Forum Guru
Topics: 17
Posts: 534
|
great posts kal....(263-267)
thanks for fishing them up and posting here...
may god bless you with an excellent score and the love of your life.
|
| Kalyann
Forum Elite
Topics: 4
Posts: 530
|
Goljan materials :
1. General & Systemic patho notes ( roughli aprrox 500 pages divided into 2 files )
Available on the internet only and as pdf files... So Cost Rs Zero /-
They are known to correspond well with the audio lectures...
2. Pathology Review STARS SaundersText & ReviewSeries ( By Elsevier ) ( 300 pgs)
No diagrams or pictures. Costs Rs 400 for the original... No one has ebooked it.
No idea if they correspond with Audio Lectures.
Too concise to handle is the gist of the review on amazon
3. Rapid Review Pathology ( By Elsevier ) 600 pgs approx.
Costs Rs 650 for the original.
Has very good outline format, High yield margin, Visual elements - color images &
schematics...with online study and testing tool etc etc.
Very well corresponds with lectures is the verdict.
So a poll here , with which books the audio best corresponds to ?
Edited by Kalyann on 03/11/08 - 12:31 PM
___________________
Just hit the Bull's Eye with a 99.
|
| Kalyann
Forum Elite
Topics: 4
Posts: 530
|
Imagine there is a bank that credits your account each morning with $86,400. It carries over no balance from day to day. Every evening it deletes whatever part of the balance you failed to use during the day.
What would you do? Draw out every cent, of course!!!!!! Each of us has such a bank. Its name is TIME. Every morning, it credits you with 86,400 seconds. Every night it writes off, as lost, whatever of this you have failed to invest to good purpose. It carries over no balance. It allows no overdraft.
Each day it opens a new account for you. Each night it burns the remains of the day. If you fail to use the day's deposits, the loss is yours. There is no going back. There is no drawing against the "tomorrow".
You must live in the present on today's deposits. Invest it so as to get from it the utmost in health, happiness, and success !!!
To realize the value of ONE YEAR, ask a student who failed a grade.
To realize the value of ONE MONTH, ask a mother who gave birth to a premature baby.
To realize the value of ONE WEEK, ask the editor of a weekly newspaper.
To realize the value of ONE HOUR, ask the lovers who are waiting to meet.
To realize the value of ONE MINUTE, ask a person who missed the train.
To realize the value of ONE SECOND, ask a person who just avoided an accident.
To realize the value of ONE MILLISECOND, ask the person who won a silver medal in the Olympics.
Treasure every moment that you have! And treasure it more because you shared it with someone special, special enough to spend your time.
Remember that time waits for no one.
Yesterday is history.
Tomorrow is mystery.
Today is a gift. That's why it's called the present!!!
By DoctorDee
___________________
Just hit the Bull's Eye with a 99.
|
| doctorDee
|
|
|
| |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
You don't have permission to post.
|
