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All the best for a great score on NBME, Simon.
Await your scores here! 
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Hi simon73, how was the weekend? We have about 12 days before our first NBME. Let's work hard on this and make the most of the 12 days. Yes, no matter what, we will be proud of what we have done and gone through. Hopefully, study499, you and me will also have great scores on top of our precious prep experiences.
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| simon73
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Thank you veteran and commit.
I should wrap up Neuro today and start revising for the NBME.
All the best for all our prep.
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Wrapped up Neuro yesterday. Will start revising towards NBME now.
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Good job! Keep it going and keep it going strong!
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nice going simon!!!!
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hi simon, hope your NBME gives you a strong boost, although its not a do or die assessment! anyways you are already impressive!
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Keep it going simon
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Thank you commit, usmlekiller, dowjunk and veteran for all your words of encouragement. I have been having some distractions for the past few days to take care of some personal stuff. I will modify my schedule accordingly and keep at it.
Happy studying everyone.
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Hi simon, its always great to read your post, you are very inspiring, you work full time and doing great, are you reveiwing RR?
Have you heard of law of attraction, whatever you think, you attract those. If you think positive, you will attract good stuff in your life. So, think positive, take time to laugh and play. so, think,
Life is fun, a feast for the senses.
My passion shines through.
I am vision in action.
I am getting where I want to be quickly.
My intentions are powerful.
My well-being is natural.
I am wonderful
I am awake, energized and alive.
I focus on all the good things in life. And give thanks for them.
I am at peace and one with everything.
I feel the love, the joy, the abundance.
I am free to be myself.
I am magnificence in human form.
I am the perfection of life.
I am grateful to be me
Today is the best day of my life.
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Thank you antidepressant for your kind words. Welcome back to Journal world. I have been busy at work for the past few days, hopefully it is over now. I need to get back reviewing for NBME. Hoping to have a productive weekend.
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Weekend was OK, could have done better in time management. Will do the NBME on sunday and evaluate my strengths and weaknesses. UW is running out tomorrow, am trying to get as much as i could from it, not planning to renew.
Time to get to review.
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Took courage to purchase NBME form 2 today. I will do it sunday morning. Started reviewing First Aid, will have to finish it by saturday.
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| study499
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Hi simon,
Thank you for all your well wishes and great support...
All the best !!!
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| veteran
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Simon, give it your all, buddy! 
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Thank you study499 and veteran for your kind posts. NBME revision schedule is going according to plan, i just hope that i retain as much as am studying. Will finish review of subjects tomorrow and will start reading notes taken from UW questions. Sunday, i will find out where i am really in step 1. Thinking of it, makes me nervous! Will put in all i can over the next two days.
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gl simon!! u will do well!!!!!
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Simon73, I am nervous too. Looking back, it has been a long road to this point, even though it doesn't really feel like that long. Whatever the score is, I am happy to see us here. We all have obstacles, ups and downs. But we keep trying and going and did not give up. Thank you and many other friends for your support. Good luck to our NBME scores!
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The clock is ticking for my NBME. I hope and pray for a decent score. Hopefully i will be back with smiles.
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All the best simon...give it all ...
I'll send you a little prayer...
GOOD LUCK !!!
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Hey buddy, I am finally done with it. The score is not very exciting but acceptable. Hopefully you will get a better score. Good luck!
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Congratulations to you commit, i just read your post.
I am very very disappointed! I took NBME form 2 and scored 340!!!, i couldnt believe! I am so disppointed and broken! For all the time i had invested in it so far, i expected much more. I am totally confused and dont know what to do now. I was scoring mid 40s to mid 50s in UW and i consoled myself thinking that i am learning and my scores would improve! I was also ashamed to post my UW scores and now with this low score in NBME, i am totally broke. I really dont know what went wrong. My lowest performance was in Behavioral science, Nervous system and Genetics, rest of areas in borderline!!
I had scheduled my actual exam on August 29th, now i am very much afraid to even think about it.
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Congratulations to you commit, i just read your post.
I am very very disappointed! I took NBME form 2 and scored 340. I couldnt believe! I am so disppointed and broken! For all the time I had invested in it so far, I expected much more. I am totally confused and dont know what to do now. I was scoring mid 40s to mid 50s in UW and I consoled myself thinking that I am learning and my scores would improve! I really dont know what went wrong and what I can do different to improve my scores. My lowest performance was in Behavioral science, Nervous system and Genetics, rest of areas are low to borderline.
I had scheduled my actual exam on August 29th, now I am very much afraid to even think about it.
If any one has any advice on what strategies I can use to improve my score, or what study techniques would help, please post it here. I would appreciate all your input.
Edited by simon73 on 07/06/08 - 06:52 PM
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simon,
This was your very first nbme...you still have 2 months...you are very brave to take one at this stage...and well done for taking one...for months my friends have been advising me to take one so i can assess my weak areas but was just not brave enough to take one...been saying i will take one when i'm ready to go to the exam...so probably if i sit for one now, i would get much less than what u got...and i have only 3 weeks...
I am not in a position to advise...I am sure that more experienced friends like veteran and commit will come up with how to proceed from now on...but i can say that in the next 2 months you are gonna sit for many more NBMEs...and gradually, you will increase your mearks...i am sure of that...
some people have only 2 months to study for this test and they start from no where and finish it with high passing score...it is possible...you will pass with a high score...again,knowing you this far...i am sure...because you have been working hard and you are gonna continue to do even better...just please decide to work a lot harder with positive attitudes...the good thing is that you have the whole next month off...full-time studying...isn't it?...that's like heaven...you are gonna do sooo much in that month...everyday like 12-14 hrs concentrated and fresh...
go and attack your FA, UW and even I would say start on kaplan q bank,robbins qs if u can...
in 2 month you can even get a 99 score...yes you can...if you just study every moment in hand.
All the best !!!
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Hi Simon,
I read your whole post today from page 1. Awesome, tireless effort ....steady progress - that too with a full time job. Study499 is probably right, you need some "fresh" mode studying - without the stress of work, when your mind is receptive. I think you have it all in you right now.........it is matter of going back and forth from questions to first aid and consolidating the concepts. Did you happen to revise first aid before this NBME to consolidate your short term memory? .... Another suggestion would be to go subject/system wise ....and do say 20-25 questions on the topic you just read instead of random mode.....that way you can assess how well you have got the concepts ( or figure what is actually going wrong between the studying process and picking the answer- it might be just as simple as another revision ) ....and quickly go back to the test/first aid/explanations in UW and have a clear picture of how to tackle these type of questions.
The answers are in you dear simon.....I bet most of the questions were familiar territory....you probably just have to learn how to put your finger on the right answer! I am sure veteran and commit might have good suggestions.
I am not in position to comment as I am in my first read....but I have scheduled my exam around your date......but I hope to get there somehow.....maybe you can help......I work too and am single mom. We can all get there ........let us put our hearts and minds together and support each other. Best wishes ....stay positive ! The tide is just about to turn ......so dont stop swimming!
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