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Good going study499. Keep it going..
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| study499
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Hi milee, good to see u here...I'm OK i guess...well done! another exam out of way...thanks for visiting...
Thanks a lot,,, pursuit & simon...
Today, had a relaxing day...only studied for couple of hours...then went out...although had fun but missed my books...that's the last time i'll be away from my studying till after d exam...now i am getting addicted to reading....oh best addiction ever
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| basophilia
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 hey study 499 , i did the same lol , i just go out to eat my typical food , i really need a relax today , tomorrow the fighting continue ,good night
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| study499
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This morning, I started a block of biochem UW questions with the hope that I'll get a good score as I thought i know biochem...but what can i say...i got 43 ...how can this be possible?....I hv studied this subject well...is there something wrong wt me?....now getting there seems really out of reach and impossible ....how can i take my exam in 5 weeks???
Anyway, I think my problem is that I have read kaplan books well but long time ago that have forgotten many info...and FA does not cover a lot of concepts that are being asked in UW...I don't know what to do...I am lost and depressed....even i can not read through all the answers of one block in one go as i get overwhelmed...
How many mistakes one can make in life?? Why i left the questions till this late?
So all day lost in despair........
I decided to stop reading one subject in FA and following it up with corresponding qs...instead cover everything that i have never read from FA ( embryo, Behavioral) & Micro...in 2/3days....then start doing mixed questions....
and to help me reading through the answers....I'll try to do a block of 48 qs in the morning...then reading systems( Goljan/FA) for 30 min...then reading the answers for 30 min.....till afternoon....then another block of mixed qs....and so on
so aim is to complete all the UW qs in 3 weeks...then again review of questions and FA in the final 2 weeks...I have to take my exam in 5 weeks...can not lose money...can not lose time...
will read embryo from FA now after praying...
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| target
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Hi study dont despair .........your strategy seems to be good.......biochem requires revision and re revision......so no worreis....since you have the concepts down ....just revise and start doing UWorld and first aid ...you are going to be fine. How many questions you are planning in UW per day?
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| study499
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thanks target...
well, usually what i plan differs from what i actually do...but as far as planning goes...must do 100 questions per day in order to finish all in about 20 days...
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| jorgefhoyos
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Very inspiring thread study. I'm new here, but not to Step 1 preparation. I wish you the best in your studying and on test day!
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| simon73
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hi study499,
Keep it going and give your best. Everyone has ups and downs with this prep; not just with study time but also with scores. Try not to read anything new when you are very close to exam (within 2 weeks), rather consolidate the facts you already know. Your plan sounds reasonable. Keep it going, i will be praying for you and for all of us through this journey.
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| usmlesavvy
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Hi Study499, dropped by to wish you good luck !
Keep the effort up....Stay absolutely focused.
Happy studying
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Hi study499, you have the right spirit. I have confidence in you that you will turn this around quickly. Focus on doing more Qs and study them thoroughly. Work efficiently with a positive attitude. Right now it is just a small challenge to your will and determination. Let's fight back and win the battle.
Technically, try to figure out whether those mistakes are due to thinking process or knowledge. UW can have some quite new or strange stuff that are not covered by any material. It is important to know whether the tested topic is in FA or not. Know your FA well. If you can handle all the questions that can be covered by FA, you are in a great shape. Please stay positive by all means. It is just a test and life is much bigger than Usmle. Put all we have on the table, we will leave no regret whatsoever.
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| study499
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jorgefhoyos, thank you...
simon, I will give my best...thank you so much for being here...
usmlesavvy, thank you...
commit, thanks a million for your encouraging words and suggestions...
I will do this...I will make my dream come true some how...no matter how difficult, it seems...I will get it and make it happen...I will work harder...I will improve the quality and quantity of my work... right now, this is all I want...success in this exam...I have 5 golden weeks...will use every single minute of the day...
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g1HheJV-pNM&eu...
Please take time to watch this video. This video is sure to touch you and change you forever. Just watching this video is sure to overwhelm you tears.This video is a tribute to Terry Fox.
Terry’s spirit is something that is made of the stuff of legends. He was truly a great man and the few years that he lived brought nothing but joy and blessing to all.Terry was very passionate about sports. He was not tall like the bigger kids around him. But what he lacked in height he more than made up by the sheer capacity of his determination. He was good in cross country running and also in swimming.
Unfortunately, when Terry was only 18 years old when he was diagnosed with osteogenic sarcoma (bone cancer) and forced to have his right leg amputated 15 centimetres (six inches) above the knee in 1977.
Marathon of Hope:
Instead feeling down, disheartened and hopeless, Terry started working on his new prosthetic leg. Though his family wept, he felt blessed on having beaten cancer. (He thought he had.)
Terry Fox had a dream. And the dream was to collect one dollar from every Canadian by running across Canada and then use this money for research in a bid to cure or arrest cancer.
Fox sent letters to various companies soliciting their sponsorship. The final sentence of his letter was: “…I’m not saying that this will initiate any kind of definitive answer or cure to cancer, but I believe in miracles. I have to.”
With dogged determination that was characteristic of him, Terry started his marathon in the fall of 1979. When the news of Terry spread across Canada like wildfire, funds started pouring in. He met the Prime Minister Pierre Trudeau. He helped kick start a CFL game between Ottawa and Saskatchewan, kicking the opening ball. There were many other interesting events along the run.
Terry was half way cross the journey when he said he felt as if he’d caught a cold. Doctors said that cancer had invaded his lungs. So, Terry arranged a press conference and told reporters he had to go home. He had run 3,339 miles (5,376 km).
Terry’s health gradually worsened and by June 28, 1981 Terry Fox died, with his family beside him. By then, Terry Fox had raised $24.17 million, equaling Canada’s population of 24.1 million at the time. This was the dream for which he set about in the beginning.
“How many people do something they really believe in? I just wish people would realize that anything’s possible if you try. Dreams are made if people try.” …..Terry Fox
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| pursuit
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very inspiring video study...
had heard of terry fox but came to know full story only now....wow... no other words...
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| usmlekiller
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pursuit wrote:
very inspiring video study...
had heard of terry fox but came to know full story only now....wow... no other words...
agreed....amazing story thx for posting!!
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| simon73
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Inspiring.
Hi study499,
How is it going. I hope you are able to keep up to your schedule. Keep it going.
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Stay determined
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| usmlekiller
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hows it goin study499
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Hi friends,
I've been working very hard over last few days...after scoring low in uw, i stopped doing question and started reviewing everything for one more time...done with behavioral, embryo, most of micro and today I started on CVS...
plan is to complete this review till the 7th...then start doing only mixed questions...must do abt 150 questions per day in order to finish them in 2 weeks...then NBME...and 1 week to the test...
So have exactly 4 weeks to the exam...this time I either take it or I lose it...
don't know, how it happened...I had time but lost it somehow...i guess, no point going back...this is all i have now...and to me, it is still possible...even though seems impossible...my friends are telling me that it is impossible to become ready for a high score in 4 weeks, if one is getting low scores in UW 4 weeks prior...so will see...of course have to lose my money if i don't get a good score in NBME...but as now, i will think that i don't have that option of nbme and losing money...and will work day and night to make the impossible, possible........
Today, must complete r/v of CVS, endocrine, mycology and parasitology...
Pursuit, simon, usmlekiller, Dr.123......thank u for visiting by
Please pray for me, people !!!!
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| usmlekiller
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you can do it....have faith....and give it all u got.....theres nothing u cant achieve!
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| simon73
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Give your best and leave the rest to God. He who led you, will also lead you through it.
Best wishes.
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