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Kalyan's Pursuit of Happyness....
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  #426

hey kal how's your prep going on???

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Do not pray for easy lives,Pray to be stronger men; Do not pray for tasks equal to your powers, Pray for powers equal to your tasks; Then the doing of your work shall be no miracle, but you shall be the miracle.

  #427

nodnodnodRevise Recall Revise Recall Revise Recallnodnodnod

Kalyan has written this 3 times- 3 reads

To Summarise above KALYAN's booklet of USMLE PREP

Score 99
Life is given once
No second chance in USMLE if you Pass.
But dont fail- You will FALL not fail
Better Slip , Dont Fall

DR. 123 gringringringrinnodnodnodnodnod

  #428

GL Kalyan

  #429

I hope sincerely she is fine with her family

She will pull it off sooner or later.

So bapana...inkenti.... till where r u in ur prep and whens ur tentative exam date >?




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I will do it for you, my love...

  #430

hi kal ....howz the prep? whenz the D-DAY?


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Target the moon then you will land among the stars.

  #431

I am in my second read doing UW

Will put up scores in few days

This read willl be done by May 19th

Then 2 one week reads and i am up for it.


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I will do it for you, my love...

  #432

Hi Kalyann,

I have been following your journal and your progress, it is well researched and you are systematic in your approach. All the best for your prep/exam. I even liked the inspirational videos you had posted.

Go for the Gold!


  #433

Hi Kalyan,

How is life ? Nice final lap you got there. Thanks for the video......I am one of those in self pity ...he says there is no time for that in life !


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  #434

Life is boring

This challenge is exciting



You are what u think... So pls target , think positive...

Even if u move a millimetre daily in the forward direction thats called PROGRESS



I know u will be up for it.

All the best and take care.


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I will do it for you, my love...

  #435

Dear Kalyan

Name sounds like one day you will replace KAPLAN with KALYAN

Why you choosed Goljan Notes over Goljan Rapid Revew

Please Serious Qsshaking head

DR. 123

  #436

Goljan RR is the best book i have read. Thats why i chose it over Kaplan or Goljan scanned notes.

And even Goljan himself told me that no need to buy contraband scanned copies online when u get what all i teach in a more reader friendly format in my RR book , with all his copyrighted Goljan slides and wonderful Path Qbank CD too ( onli with International Editions )

Seriousli, it contains everything what he teaches

Lets take a topi for example, Platelets...

I read the topic in the book.... just read it .... and the information will be presented to u in such a continuum that u will easili form connections and remember very much all the vital info in the first go itself...i mean he first gives u all the relevant normal points and then discusses how those things will get abnormal in a unambiguous way, then when i got the idea abt the topic... I listened to his lectures, he talks thru the same pattern in the RR book..welll 99% of time he does.... If he doesnt, then it means the lectures are old not his new ed RR book.... and if in between his lectures he talks abt few Usmle type Qs... which i could anser mostli cos i read RR once before , if i cudnt then i used to mark them in the word to word audio lecture notes, and then used to read those few points when i will read RR after the lecture...

The book is awesome...It sees huge ..600 pages bt most of it is pictures and the whole page doesnt contain information...Its all written point wise but in a paculiar way to maitain sense and continuum...To the sides u find space just like kaplan notes where most imp points will be written again in blue color...

Its priced at 500 rs in india... where as 1600 rs in USA.

Dont try highlighting points... if u do... u wud need a paint brush.....Exactli.... I am not joking....

I started doing it but soon realised its making my book look gawdy and lose that classic look... so stopped doing it...

Buy it

Read it

Its a much much improved version of his scanned notes.

Scanned notes looks monotonous.... no headings..... all in same color..... and may contain some outdated information....




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I will do it for you, my love...

  #437

hi kalyan...
howz prep goin??
i hav been following ur post silently 4 a while
i must say that it is really inspirational
thanx so much...so when r u takin ur xam??
how many hrs do u study in a day???
there r times when i study just for 2 hrs coz of some guests droppin by or anythng else 4 that matter
even a phone call from a frnd...i just cannot say a no and keep the phone down!!!
i wondered how u did so much in just 3 months??


  #438

Hi dreams,

My status of prep in prev posts.

Thnx for the complement.

Reapplied.Didnt yet get the sced permit. 2 of my friends also who reapplied got it as late as 27 days.So waiting for that. Mostli exam in may end or june first week. May be cos of high vol of applications in may june july.

Prioritisation is the key...And the way u look at it...

Firstli i planned to complete this in 56 days.. but there will be unexpected distractions with family etc...so cudnt complete that in 56 days...so re applied and writing it in 4 weeks time( hopefully), so i used to curse myself for not living up to my expectations..and i have a habit of overdoing things... so i did scold myself too much..i got tense worried etc etc....so much so that i wasted approx 10 days time... in betweeen .. which even made my position worse.... so i realised i needed some pep talk ... so talked to my dearest closest friend.... and she bought me a book called , THE ORACLES SECRET , studied it in 1 hr...very short fable with hell of lot meaning... Got the idea of how to tackle obstacles... and right now i am with a single simple clear specific goal of writing step 1 to the best i can and i will score high and ace the exam...

So buddy.... even though its 2 hrs ... if u try to make the best of those 2 hrs.... u will ace the exam and ur life... and be happy and content with wat u do... cos thats the best u cud do in such circumstances... and no body cud have done any better than reading those 2 hrs....

I wud have cursed myself to be lenient with my prep and even wasted those 2 hrs... but not anymore.... I know i can do this in 3 months or watever time... I know i can complete all 3 exams before sept 1st week...So i wont care to listen to anybody els... Cos i know i can do it..

I have that dauntless resolution to do my best in USMLE.

I have that self belief in myself .

I have that unconquerable faith in Myself and my hardwork that God will be pleased to help me in times of adversities...



Thats it.



I am here to achieve the so called impossible .Cos i can read impossible only as I'm Possible.

Its called IMPOSSIBLE by many cos they donno how to do it.. They cant do it themselves and they tell ya You cant do it...( Talking abt Writing all 3 steps in 6 months span)



Watch it if u like Will Smilth saying the same thing:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nNB6n0FfqAU


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I will do it for you, my love...

  #439

hi kal...howz the prep going ???? i wanted to ask that how long does it takes you to do the RR of goljan ...i mean its taking me forever to read it , i end up doing only few pages a day sad dunnno how else to do it ............


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Target the moon then you will land among the stars.

  #440

You Will You Will You Will

You must have seen Japaneses executive videos.They act out funny every morning just to relieve stress.

If you yell /shout aloud I WILL I WILL WILL WILL . Your tensions will be gone.

Dont Scold yourself. NO one in the world lives without problems. Remedy man. Make up your deficits in a planned manner.

Just Shout I WILL I WILL I WILL I WILL I WILL I WILL I WILL I WILL I WILL I WILL I WILL I WILL, and you will be all set to take world/ USMLE Positively.

YOU WILL YOU WILL YOU WILL.nod

  #441

It takes 10-12 days

Daily 8 hrs to RR

Rest to other subs


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I will do it for you, my love...

  #442

there is a lot of details missing in the notes which the lecturer teaches in the vedio ! well how much of anatomy do we have to read ?? pls help

dr sumedhas query in anatomy section

can any one help with their advice pls


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I will do it for you, my love...

  #443

Hi moksha,

Just recently I asked the same questions from Kalyan...and he replied me extensively...It helped me alot and I am sure it will help u too..

Pls hv a look at my journal..you will find your answer from him there..


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Khoda joon, please reward me depending on the amount of hardwork any human doctor can put in , in these 30 days to my exam...

  #444

hi kalyann
I have made a power point presentation out of some of your inspirational posts.. it helps me a lot .. and it helped someone who matters a lot to me ...
A HEARTFELT THANKS!!


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Do not pray for easy lives,Pray to be stronger men; Do not pray for tasks equal to your powers, Pray for powers equal to your tasks; Then the doing of your work shall be no miracle, but you shall be the miracle.

  #445

hi kalyann please reply ur pm i need ur sincere advise on that simple question.

  #446

replied vikas...


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I will do it for you, my love...

  #447

Woah, it seems his new book is kicking a$$ in that poll of yours. Interesting stuff. Keep up the good work, 18 pages of a journal is impressive and a great reminder of all the hard work you have done so far. You are nearly there.


  #448

I have 115 days of hardwork to go stilll.........

Planning to write all steps by early september.


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I will do it for you, my love...

  #449

hi kalyann i checked didnt get any reply message,i think it didnt reach,i sent u a new question on ur 15 day schedule like how u planned it can u please elaborate on that ?

Edited by vikasbhushan on 05/12/08 - 04:58 AM

  #450

My dear journal,

I never felt alone in my life because of my mom and few , very few...good friends....And this moment, as i am chatting with vikasbhusham from P4U, I suddenly realised there is no body who actualli believes in me and my actions..... I had my mom doing that till my medicine final year..then i gradually lost her belief cos i enjoyed all thru my internship , not caring to study usmle... cos i knew those days wont come back ever..... and now when i reapplied for the step1, i lost her belief in me totally... i cant even imagine she believes in me.... prolly i didnt match her expectations as she expected me to write all steps and be ready by septemeber to be in race for match 2009...

I tried to tell her so many times that each individual is different and takes his own time to study and come into terms with the exam...but all she has in her defense and my offence is that i waste a year and half.... and i am still now, not in a state to go write step 1 exam....Huh..........

And then the real blow came when my love questioned my efforts....by stating that she has lost hopes in me for making it to 2009 match...she is going to US on f1 visa this fall and we planned to stay together there in USA , while i completed all my exams and attending interviews and then live together till july 2009....Also my love's family are not so financially sound so all the expenses of her studyfor MS in USA are thru loan and that responsibility i took it as mine...Which lucky guy gets a chance to pay for his love's much dreamt of study course...Its her dream to study in USA ...I am so very determined to help her thru it .....But unfortunateli cos my exams get postponed....ALL POSTPONEMENTS ARE MY ACTIONS AND VERY LOGICAL & APPROPRIATE according to me... she is finding it hard to imagine me completing all 3 exams before sept 1st to standa good chance to get residency.... Kalyan.. I lost hopes ( that u will make it to 2009 match ) anyways ....lets talk something else , other than ur exam and ur usmle plans.....this sentence stunned me like a hammer hit righttttttttt on ur head .....

I slept over it but to my dismay , i was unable to get over that piece of opinion/judgement..............I thought the only person on earth who wud blindly believe in me is MY LOVE....But alaaas..... I mean........How cud she become so judgemental ...that too on me....?

Anyways i love her unconditionally... i could understand and make out many a time that even she also loves me unconditionally but something prompted her to talk so bluntly....the only situation that struck to me was of Lakshya movie where the protagonist gets the same treatment from his girl......

I have to make it to 2009....

My only aim now is to do it and show it.....



Pls God....Give me the strength to go thru this tough times....


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I will do it for you, my love...


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