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Thanks veteran and simmon73. Thank you for your understanding and support. I am a little disappointed at myself, I guess. I finished another 60 pages for the last two days. It is slow but better than nothing
I also finished another block of UW. Again, I felt like I have a sure answer to a small fraction of the Qs. But it was a little supprising 60%. I missed a lot of those easy ones, which I reviewed and remembered from the books but the memories faded now. I guess repetition is the key. Try to read three times. I want a good score, not just a passing one. So I think it is essential.
Just give my best sho so that I won't regret a bit in the future.
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| doctor123
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hi simon and commit
U guys studying at fast pace.
Gl
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hi dr123, I am slowing down considerably.
I am almost avoiding studying the past few days. It is challenging. But I have to come back. I just need to focus. I want to do this. It is a marathon. I am only start training for 5 miles, still 21 miles to go. Have to find the right pace and do it.
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| praying4a99
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I hope you would not mind sharing your Plans on this thread:
http://www.prep4usmle.com/forum/thread/70310/
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I am coming back. Let's get a fresh start. Forget all the setbacks. Let's get it started again. Back to square one.
OK. Goljan RRP is excellent. I love it and will finish the first reading in 2-3 days, about 80 pages left. Will finish Anatomy in the following week. Haven't done much about UW recently, it is OK. I will renew it for one more month. I don't want to get too far ahead of myself. Let's do it steadily. Will do more Qs in the next 10 days too. There is not many options other than repetition after repetition. Stuff do stick better after more readings.
Will rely on Goljan and FA on my second read and review Kaplan seletively and more systemtically. Second read will start on April 28 and finish around July 27. Will do one more revision on August and give the test early September (09/02-09/09).
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36 more pages, first read of RRP will be finished tomorrow. I love Dr. Goljan's book! However, I might need to read it two more times to memorize those important concepts and infos in the book.
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| classymom
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: Hi Everybody,
I am new to the forum, and an img and old one at that. Will be taking exams last wk of August. I have finished kaplan notes and Q bank 3 times till date and i feel there is so much left out from this anyone knows any addiitional material which i can start at this juncture. What i mean is stuff thats not there in kaplan coz i cant review other series all over again
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| simon73
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Hi commit,
Hope you were able to finish RR patho as planned. I still have a significant portion to cover, still optimistically hoping to finish this sunday. All the best.
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I am coming back. It has been a crazy time. I just survived a terrible scare. I need to pick up whatever I have left a month ago with a greater intensity.
I have a great feeling that 2008 will be a special year. Let's do it.
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| genbot
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Good luck man. I really like your honest perseverance and undying optimism. Way to go! Dont you ever give up. I'll keep checkin on you. And dont you ever mind the setbacks. They'll make the victory even sweeter. Let your will power its way through. Let the spirit stay strong.
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| simon73
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Good to know you are back commit! Pick up pace slowly and you will do fine. Look over Kalyann's journal. He has some good motivational videos, they are great.
All the best. I will keep checking on you.
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Thanks, genbot. Thanks for your encouragment. It means a lot to me. In this world, there are things that we can make a choice of and there are also things that are out of our control. I will do my best for whatever I can do and stop worrying the things that are out of my control. In the last month, I have spent a lot time on worrying. It's not wrong. It's an important life-change event. I just need to have a better control of the things that are in my reach. To my relief, instead of making me the saddest person in the world, it was a mere scare and I am now one of the happiest man.
Yes, we are usually just what we are. Man, genbot, you are a genius with super work ethic. I have a lot of respects in you. I will probably never reach your scores or achievements. But I will be very happy if I can better myself and reach my own potential. I won't be disappointed if I scored poor but have tried my best and utilized all the time and resources I have. In the end, we all get a number. But it dosen't tell us anything. It means more to me about how I grade myself for the effort I put in there. I, as a person, has many flaws and made many mistakes in my life. However, I am not going to cry over these things. I am looking forward to my improvements.
Sorry, I do not even know what I am trying to say. It's just mumbling. But genbot, you got that right: the victory will be even sweeter and I will never give up.
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Thank you simon73. You are doing great and far ahead of me now. But I am going to try my best to catch you
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| simon73
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Thats the spirit. Buckle up for a nice ride! I will keep checking on you.
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| genbot
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Man i see something truly honest in you, and i've never seen anyone with something like this fail at life. By failing i dont mean getting a poor score on usmle, far from it. Its life man, and you're winning it hands down. And the admiration, buddy, is all mine.
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| milee99
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hey commit
amazing journal!!!
good luck
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Thank you all for motivating me! Last night I started with my worst subject, anatomy, finished 50 pages and had a good reading. Will keep working on this baby and cannot afford to have any weakness on any subject. It felt great to attack something that I have avoided all along in the past
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Things are a little slow right now. But I am still working and things will get better. I will finish Anatomy this week.
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| simon73
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Keep it going, you will suceed.
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| commit
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Thanks, simon73.
I am going to use the next two months as an experiment. I am going to do as many Qs as possible. I am also going to read the notes, although may not be systemtically. I am just going to shoot randomly and hopefully will cover most of the material, especially the most important concepts. Then the last two months I am going to do one final review of the books. At least it is the plan for now. Let's see how it goes.
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Did a UW block, 64%. This is a little surprising. I thought I will probably drop to 50-56%, since I haven't studied much in April. It may be just a fluke. But it definitely have boosted my confidence a little bit. I will try to enjoy my current free-style study method. This way I will spend more time on important concepts rather than low-efficiency reading of everything. It may not get me a top score to 260. Hopefully it will carry me to a decent score above 240. Time is limited and I will have to take the exam early September. The goal is 250-500 Qs a week. However, it is more important to understand the concepts behind those Qs and do some related readings.
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| simon73
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Great! Keep it going.
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Thanks simon73. I did another block yesterday with 64%. Will keep doing more Qs. Will rely on FA and Goljan to expand the covered topics in the Qs. If needed, I will revisit the related topics in Kaplan notes. Wish I can have more time do those free-style associations. It will be fun. I guess it is essential to bring the fun back to study. If I simply keep revising the books, I probably won't remember too much anyways. I guess at this point it is more important to understand the important topics and remember them cold, the so-called high-yeild material. I have to be realistic and manage to do well in the exam rather than aim to be really knowledgable in medicine. That goal won't be fulfilled in just 4 months.
Another important issue is how to use time more efficiently, especially to use those little times during the day. Will try to draw some diagrams and try to recall the questions I have encountered last night and review some stuff and ask some questions.
Anyway, this is it. I think I am already fully convinced that this path is my best option. This is a real shot at my future. I am going all in. I am not looking back any more.
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| simon73
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Great attitude. I have been feeling very low for the past 2 days. I did a couple of blocks in molecular biology/biochemistry from UW and scored very very lowwwwwwwwww... it put my confidence down. After reading your post, i think i am going to take this as a waking moment and reevaluate my prep and move forward.
All the best to us.
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Thanks for stopping by, simon73. I can understand your frustrations. We are going to have up and downs along the way. Just keep working hard as you always do. There will eventually be a tipping point that things will get much better. It really is a test of our perserverance. Best to both of us.
I did not study as hard as I could for the last two days. I am feeling a little guilty here. But on the bright side, I am still reading and trying. I know, however, if I want to be happy with my score, I want myself to turn the full speed on as soon as possible. I will need to keep the full speed for the rest of my journey. No letting up allowed.
This is my life, which can be lived only once. I am not going to waste it away. Com'on, just give your best. No fears or worries of the outcomes, as long as you have left everything on the table. I wish I would be happy with what I have done four months later.
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