5o1
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dear all,
im one of those silent viewers who looks at this site and gets all the inpiration from all these high scorers. today i get the chance to finally describe my experiences.
it took me 9 months exactly. wich is a lot of time to give to step1 i realize in retrospect.but i had family issues which may have prolonged the time frame.
each subject took me 15 days in the first read with dvds of physio and biochem and bs.after i finished my first read, i got scared from the enormity of the course at hand and even thought of quitting studying but then gathered some courage and started the second read, 10days each and at the end of it qbook subjectwise after each subject.
did my third read in one month and then bought online qbank and did it in 16 days exact.did it mixed timed,(most stressful days of my prep but also the most fruitful learning wise)
took a 4 days break and then bought online uw. did it all mixed timed in 14 days and then i had 18days to revise everything and go for the test.
test itself was tough. if uw is 6/10, test was 7/10. i had a headache in the first two blocks, may be thats why i thought it was tough.
my break timing was two blocks, breakk, two blocks break, then a break after every block.
i used kaplan and goljan.
any querries, im here to help.
best regards,
Ma@z
p.s, i have also posted my score comparisons on the comparative scores thread.
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| angel23
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plz write how was ur exam...........wat type of ques u got.....?i mean how was each subject tested?
congrats on ur score!!
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| one_more_time
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hi nice score plz also tell are u an img? year of graduation?did u use an reference books? or used entirely kaplan
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| 5o1
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i am an img. i graduated last year. my exam was tougher then uw, lots of molecular biology in it. some very easy Qs, lots of cts and mris, if im not wrong, i might have got around 50Qs which had an image associated with it.
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| 5o1
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and i never used any reference boks. just kaplan and goljan. i think kaplan and goljan and the uw and kaplan q bank explanations are much much more then enough.
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| nayef2000
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congratulation for the score. How was molecular biology? Is High yiel enough. Thank you
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| nerve09
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hey congrats on ur score ..any advice for exam takers?
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| 5o1
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i just used kaplans. dont know about high yield. exam is not just about mol biology, so i never bothered to dig deep into anything so far as to use seperate book for it.
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| 5o1
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the best advice wud be to make a plan and stick to it no matter what.
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| Guyton
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Hi 5o1
congrats !
My exam is in april. Can you please advise me , how to utelize UW ?
I am doing 2nd reading now. following kaplan, goljan, and FA.
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| Guyton
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can you please give me your advise at http://www.prep4usmle.com/comments.php?id=67751&f...
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| 5o1
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the best way to use uw is mixed qs, timed.i did three tests daily. i scored 83% on it as a whole.
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| ra7man
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congratulation,great score really .I want to know if you use FA and if yes really how and when to start it.
I am doing my 2nd read now and didnt when to start FA and should I stop Kaplan when I use it.
A 2nd q my exam in April and i think i have not enough time for both UW and Qbank.which one do you recommend for me?
thanks
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| 5o1
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doode, i didnt use FA. i did go thru a few topics but i seemed really useless to me, anyways my opinion. and definitely do UW then.
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| 5o1
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never let go of kaplan. take them to the grave with u if so required
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| dr_elrifai85
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congratulation
great score
time 2 celebrate
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| mr.lonely
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CONGATS! 501 .i would like to ask that how should i do goljan. only audios or complete review book plus audio?thanks in advance
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| luckycharm
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Did you use Goljan rapid review, 100 page high yield, 36 page high yield and his audio?
How many times did you revise these?
And how many hours per day did you devote to studying?
And most importantly did you go into the test feally like you knew almost every line in the books?
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