niksmg
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hey guys,i hav been surfing n following da discussions on this MLE forum for a while now,n used to read many
students' experiences bout da exam n their prep,n used to think,when will i get my turn?n finally im happy to write
in this block...i finally cleared my step 1,wit not dat gr8 result to mention....i got 85/206. ...i know its not very gud
score in current situation,but atleast i hav a chance to go fwd wit it n attempt S2 to get a gud score,bcoz after
failing once in S1,i thought im totally waste,n couldnt make it,....i was totally lost,...but thnx to all da wonderful
seniors v hav who timely guide n support us to our goal...i wanna THANK them frm da bottom of my heart,to all those
who replied to my silliest of da querries n ya now i can help others wit any querries in their exam prep in S1....heres is mine exp(which is not much
diff than others,so i wont stretch it much)....
I gav my S1 in OCT,i read Kaplans for all subjects in my first attempt,n did Kap Q bank(half),UW,n
failed .....but then i decided to hav another go at it;i gav my exam on 12th FEB-n-this time i revised da same stuff again thoroughly...meaning KAPLANs for all except for Patho,for which i
used Goljan,then i read FA,solved UW properly,bcoz previously i had 2 rush thru it,so i made notes of it n read it thoroughly, it helped me a lot...now da main Q which all mle aspirants in preparing S1 is,bout PAtho-which bk to
follow,KAP/Goljan?most of us r confused n waste time in finding for it...my 2 cents of advise wud b,u can go for
either,but do it THOROUGHLY,....but if u compare both,GOLJAN is anytime better n advised by every1,i also share
da same opinion,after reading both now...but u hav to be really patient in listening to da audio n then bk,Goljan
Patho review(STARS-which is same as da audio),bcoz its a bit time consuming,so begin wit it asap,but if u dont hav
time,n if u hav read KAP previously,then just revise it...dont worry,it doesn't mak much diff.....JUST REVISE as
many times as possible anything u do,to get da confidence on dat sub...this holds true for all sub
Other bks like GANONG,BRS for BS,like stuff,if u can get,can b used as reference....but da
absolute GOLDMINE is FA ,it is the ONLY perfect guide to revise da stuff,especially in last few days....but dont use
it as main TB,read it only after reading da TB...to revise da stuff....
MCQs-solve as many as possible,once u start solving Q bank---I solved UW n some part of
Kaplans Q BANK,but do UW thoroughly,i got a lot of Q's from it,many concepts were used from UW in both my
exams,so understand the concepts properly n write it down,but some Q in UW r too lenghty,u wont get such lenghty
Q in final exam...try to solve KAPLAN's STEP1 PRACTICE,n da USMLE CD Qs....its also helpful...
After solving UW n revising my notes,i took NBME 3,2 wks b4 da real exam,n got around da
same score i got now....but i was not able to give other NBME exams,instead i revised HIGH yield topics
Kap,Goljan,da last time to regain my confidence,n last 2-3 days just read FA my notes properly to boost it...But try
to give NBME,all da forms,...it helps u judge ur prep...n after revising all,once u feel confident,then only go for ur
exam...
Donot keep much stuff to read on da last day....as all seniors say,wind up ur revision by
evening,tak a proper dinner,as u always hav,n dont get tensed,just relax...i know im da nth person saying this,but
every1 has tension,b4 da big day to face,but just try to avoid thinking of it,n sleep as early as possible,bcoz even
after goin to bed early,u tend to actually get sleep after 2-3 hrs in exam tension,n also due to attending calls of
ALL da BEST from ur loved ones adds up to it....but u shud get atleast 6-7hrs of sleep b4 da exam,.....or else its
difficult to concentrate during exam...Take all da stuff properly to exam centre n reach well b4 time....MONITOR
ur own break time properly...Also during da exam,just b confident in whatever answer ur marking,dont think over it
again n again,i know in exam tension,u tend to do so,but if u understand the Q n get da catch in da Q, u will mark
correctly most of da time...so dont worry...n if u dont know da answer,or hearing for da first time kinda Q,then also
dont mark blindly,the options r such that u can cross out da wrong answer n short list da options to 1/2,n mark by
instinct....u will b rite most of da time,...if u get confused in exam tension,mark da Q,dont waste too much
time,answer it wat u think,n come back to it again later...
Finally ALL DA BEST  to all da new aspirants prep 4 USMLE S1...im not a gud writer,but i
hope,my exp wont bore u helps u boost up ur confidence....my sincere advice wud b "JUST BELIEVE IN URSELF,n
ALWAYS SAY -'U WILL MAKE IT'...pm 4 any kind of querries to me,i will definitely help....
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| jean robert
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CONGRATULATIONS, niksmg
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| doctorDee
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hey thanks so much for all the inspiring words...
u did not give up n now u have succeded... very good for u... im a person who tends to give up even before starting wen i look at the mountain ahead...
happy for u... n keep the same spirit for the step 2... u'll definitely cross this mountain range...:-)
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| milee99
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thanks !!!
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| step99
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first of all congrats ..and thanks for your experience
good luck with ur step 2 prep
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| bhanusupriya
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hi,
congrats and thank u very much for giving a valuable advice.
good luck for remaining steps
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| cleopatra
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Hey congratulations!!!! hard work and believing in yourself has taken you far and will take you futher thank you for your encouraging and inspiring post
good luck for the rest of the journey!!
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| niksmg
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hey guys,THANKS a LOT for ur encouragement and support...its has definitely charged me up for my further prep...will begin it soon...just wanted advise from u guys,whether the score is gud to carry on with it or not...some of my freinds said to ahead and go for S2 and crak it,to increase my chances...so that atleast can get Family Medicine which is also gud branch...so whats ur opinion on this guys?any suggesstions are welcome...plz guys help me out with this...im sure u will...
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| papio
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congratulations
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| basophilia
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congratulations papio , i ll take the step1 again .
and i m reading the books again , its very tired , and im taking UW TOO , now my average en usmle world is like 64 .i really want to improve that grade before to take the exam .
im reading the book in the morning and at night the exam , any suggestion.
thanks in advance and CONGRATULATIONS again
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