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will never forgret SOS's words:
try to make your reading less painful and more fun.... forget the exam..... read as if you want to learn about the wonders of human body,the marvelous work of god,the cleverness of those little bugs,our ever so smart immune systems,the wonderful job of drugs and how they work,....... etc etc...... make curiosity and sense of wonder an integral part of your studies and you will soon see the results...
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study499 wrote: Plan 4 today is not to leave my desk...wasted time yest by going to lib... will sit at home and study no matter what.... Ok back to ace Path... wish everyone of u who is preparing for usmle perseverance and strong will power
Amen, to that.
I see you are working hard, very good schedule, thats inspiring that you said about studying intense in last months, which will lead to success. I hope we can all follow this.
All the best to your test study499, i am hopeful you will get 99. 
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changed my exam date to June 2nd, the very last day that Match 09 wld be possible, leaving 10 days 4 CS and 8 weeks 4 CK. [font size="2"]I know [/font]its v. tight but hv to do it..I work better under pressure and time limit. I am just praying that I can do it.
So my 4 weeks starts NOW...sofar was just a warm up
good luck dear doc499..Thank u AD 4 yr wishes, Gl to u too..
Edited by study499 on 05/16/08 - 11:00 PM
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May 1 : Physio(CVS), UW Q, Path(CVS), UW Q.
2 : Physio( Resp , Acid-Base and excitable tissue), UW Q, Path(Resp), Uw Q.
3 : Physio( Renal, GI, General and skeletal), UW Q, Path (Renal), UW Q.
4 : Physio( Endocrine), UW Q, Path (endocrine), UW Q.
5 : Immuno, UW Q.
6 : Immuno, UW Q.
7 : Anatomy ( Neuro), Q, Path( Neuro), Q.
8 : Anatomy( Neuro,CT/MRAs), Q, Path
9 : Anatomy ( Hist &limbs), Q, Path, Q.
10 : Anatomy ( Embryo & Visual & FA), Q, Path, Q.
11 : Beh, Q, Path, Q.
12 : Beh, Q, Path, Q.
13: Biochem( Molec), Q, Path, Q.
14: Biochem( Metabolism), Q, Path, Q.
15 : Biochem( Genetics), Q, Path, Q.
16 : Pharm, Q, , Path, Q.
17 : Pharm, Q, Path, Q.
18 : Micro, Q, Path, Q.
19 : Micro, Q, Path, Q.
20 : 100 Q and .....
21 : NBME 2
22 ----26 : FA
27 : NBME 3/5
28----1 : FA
June 2nd
Edited by study499 on 05/16/08 - 11:03 PM
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May 1st:
10.30--2.30--->CVS Physio
2.30--4 -------
4.30--7----> UW CVS Physio Q
7--10---->CVS Path
10--12---> CVS Path Q.
MUST do 100 UW Q per day.
May all d strengths in the world be wt me and u my friend
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After such a detailed plan ended up wt a plain day wt absolutely no readings.
I hd to go to place where i ve been working before to take care of few things but it took my whole day till 7pm and after that was not able to study should hv come to visit here to get motivated... can not afford any more of these silly days...Every day counts, Evey hr counts, Every min counts, Every sec counts.
hv to study uninterrupted...if i do something else coming back to it is hard 4 me.
So study study study. do not stop do not go anywhere only for 4weeks
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May 2nd:
Slept for 7hrs last night, good i'm improving, target is 6..
9--3 : CVS Physio
3--6 : Q
6--9 : CVS Path
9--12 : Q
wll be back when done wt cvs physio
let today be my 1st day of uninterrupted studying till my day
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Thanks to Milee99 4 d followings:
I had made a habit to sit for studying continuously for 12-13 hrs in the last week of exam with minumum requisite breaks,, helped a lot
behavioral was mostly ethics- kaplan and first aid and uworld and kaplan qbank based
anat was mostly neuroanat- could be answered based on anatomy diagrams in kaplan.
along with first aid
pharmac - the general pharma chapters from kaplan, and with first aid pharma . No wierd questions there
biochem- do cycles from kaplan - the diagrams , rest from first aid
cell bio-first aid and kaplan .. questions like never seen before , interesting experiments , but were answered based on application of what is given in kaplan /first aid
genetics-first aid was enough
pathology-Goljan and usmleworld helped most
physio was mostly combined with pathology , so can answer based on goljan and first aid .
micro-first aid , first aid , first aid!!!
immunology - first aid + hiv chapter and lab diagnostic tests
AND THE QUEEN OF ALL WAS USMLEWORLD QBANK
this is just what i found the questions were reflective of in my exam
very high yield ..
first aid must do in the week befor the exam
usmleworld is gold standard..questions felt like blocks of uworld!!!
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had to go to my work place again this pm but want to get it done with so went there this am and i'm back
Ok never mind my day is starting now again still hv 12 hrs
11.30-5.30 : CVS Physio
6-9 : Q
9-11 Path
11-1 Q
will be back at 5.30 and will say i'm done wt cvs physio otherwise will not post my daily plan anymore if not able to stick to it...
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Hi , after those days , yrs , months , I finally manage , convince fm that I need to b in isolated closed door rm with nice window view , natural light & all my pc, books in same rmn .
So now am so ok ... no distractors as TV , talking , fm want me to see some thing on TV ,they r too ...... with out me keep on requesting them to turn TV off or low the volume down or do not talk while I am seriously reading for tough one when am studying quietly or loud ... with music loud or no sound on or on head phone or even surf here .
So find the corner or rm that fm will not reach easily or u can close the door behind u to study
Only few days left so , save time going to library , also u will like to open this & that books since u already read all subj books , so u know more but like to open physio or bioch while on patho & vice versa etc .
True , what matter is how much u read plus the D day ur mood , abilities , now we r just collecting knowledge , info , courage , the exm day is that's All will count , so stay healthy happy study hard , b positive & then Go for it with confidence & b calm on D day .
Might not b able to coem back to wish u Gl agin sinec aa usual, busy days r here with me fr now on ...
So Good Luck on ur exm , u can do it , we all will pary for u s 4 99
GL
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Study499 ur journal is very inspiring dear..i come bac to ur journal everytime i feel down.
Ya take it on 2nd of June .I am tired of postponing my exam so will take it on may 22nd.
lets give our 200% to it n god will have to see us thru.
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Hey
I find your schedule is fair enough
have you already read kaplan once???
its one month for your exam
you must begin uworld NOW
see that you do atleast 100 q/day ..some subjects will have less q's .. i can see you are doing subjectwise , so if you have done less than 100 q in a day , do some patho q's as they will be the most in number in uworld , followed by physio/pharma
keep in touch with first aid .. read it atleast once before 28th
like you can skip chapter summaries of kaplan and read first aid instead
It will also help you in uworld
most recall facts required to answer uworld are there in first aid .
even some of the charts are similar
so it will help you go faster
Good Luck!!
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Since you won't be practising random q's , make it a habit to read last line of the q first, without looking at the answers and then read the question .. reading last line will give you an idea which subject the question is from
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take 1 hr break atleast everyday during the last 10 days to go out in fresh air/meet people you love/some activity you love.. DON"T WATCH TV It tires your mind worse than the book since it is a passive activity
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Thank u so much dear shwe...
u've always been v. supportive...wll not forget u..hope to meet wt u sometimes in future
keep yr spirit up my friend always...wish u the very best in step1 exam and in all area of yr life
again thanks alot for spreading yr energy to all of us..may u hv it back 9900000x more
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hi doc499, i'm glad my journal has been of some use to someone.thanks for saying it.....
don't know why it does not do it 4 me hd another bad day but u shd not be bothered by my not so productive days.. yr exam is even clser..and yr doing great...keep going my friend.. do not stop.. these studying and hard works r d only things will benefit u a great deal
thanks 4 yr pms.. think i missed them??
good luck dear
Edited by study499 on 05/16/08 - 11:17 PM
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Wow Milee99, don't know how to thank u... ur advises r very valuable
Yes i hv read kaplan notes before but it was long time back..months back..
Thanks a million...the only thing that i can do is to hv yr name in my prayers
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despite all my friends kindness, had another wasted day today
don't know whats wrong wt me?? maybe hv ADD
hd all d motivation but cld not concentrate
hv only 30 days left 18 days to NBME..
ok let see if these r gone help me:
Concentration: the ability to direct your thinking
We all have the ability to concentrate -- sometimes. Think of the times when you were "lost" in something you enjoy: a sport, playing music, a good game, a movie. Total concentration.
What you can control in your studies:
- "Here I study"
Get a dedicated space, chair, table, lighting and environment
Avoid your cellphone or telephone
Put up a sign to avoid being disturbed or interrupted
If you like music in the background, OK, but don't let it be a distraction. (Research on productivity with music versus without music is inconclusive) - Stick to a routine, efficient study schedule
Accommodate your day/nighttime energy levels - Focus
Before you begin studying, take a few minutes to summarize a few objectives, gather what you will need, and think of a general strategy of accomplishment - Incentives
Create an incentive if necessary for successfully completing a task,
such as calling a friend, a food treat, a walk, etc.
- Change topics
- Vary your study activities
- Take regular, scheduled breaks that fit you
Do something different from what you've been doing (e.g., walk around if you've been sitting), and in a different area - Rewards
Best Practice:
Be here now | Worry time |Energy level | Visualize
Be Here Now When you notice your thoughts wandering astray, say to yourself "Be here now" and gently bring your attention back to where you want it. Worry or Think Time
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Set aside a specific time each day to think about
the things that keep entering your mind and interfering with your concentration.
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When you become aware of a distracting thought,
remind yourself that you have a special time to think about them,
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Let the thought go,
perhaps with "Be here now,"
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Keep your appointment
to worry or think about those distracting issues
Maximize your energy level When is your energy level at its highest? When are your low energy times? Study your most difficult courses at your high energy times. Visualize As an exercise before you begin studying, think of those times when concentration is not a problem for you--no matter what situation. Now try to feel or image yourself in that situation. Recapture that experience immediately before your studies by placing yourself in that moment.. Repeat before each study session.
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Overlearn the material Short-term memory is not very effective in test situations. Our short-term memories have limited capacities and do not respond well under stress. Long-term memory is much more reliable in stressful situations and long-term memory has an unlimited capacity. Moving information from short-term to long-term memory requires time, energy, understanding and repetition. When you are studying material, study it multiple times using different study techniques. Also vary the order in which you study the material. The "recency effect" says that we remember what we heard or learned last the best. The "primacy effect" says that we remember what we heard or learned first the best. If we always study material in the same order, the same material is always first, last and in the middle. It is likely that one will have the least recall of the information from the middle of study session so it is important to study this information first or last some of the time.
Edited by study499 on 05/16/08 - 11:13 PM
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last night my mom was joking about that how long i hv taken 4 this exam and by the time I'm done my nephew and niece wll be grown ups & so on...although we had a laugh about it...it affected me,got depressed and cld not sleep well
anyway today is a new day....nothing can stop me achieving what i bieleve ...
came to my rescue place, library where nobody can reach me...
its 11.10 and hv to start from the first day of my plan..
lets breath and start again
Edited by study499 on 05/16/08 - 11:16 PM
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Ok library did help me getting my mind back to the reality...
did some physio..now i'm back from lib...wll read embryo from FA...
hv some plan from tom..if it works i'll post it here and if not wll try my original schedule..
I'm trying all my best so one day very soon I can say today i did it..i studied for 17hours (of course) concentrated..maybe that day is tomorrow
will be ready by June 2nd..will take my test this time..I promise
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study499,
i shouldn't see another wasted day in your schedule, unless it is a well deserved break .. like say after your nbme.
set a target to be achieved by nbme.
you may not be able to study for 17 hrs , but atleast 8-10 hrs everyday is a must.
gradually increase it
don't make it an all or none phenomenon- like either 17 hrs or nothing at all. I made that mistake several times. like sometimes a week would go just like that , where the day wouldn't start as expected, so i would think that i can't study for 14 hrs today, so i will properly start from tomorrow
there is no ideal tomorrow, so just make best use of time at hand
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Dear Milee99,
u don't know how much yr words mean to me...THANK U SOOOOOOO MUCH
i saw yr post this morning before i start and knew right away its gone be a good day as i hv someone v. nice behind me..felt so good
didn't want to post any promises until i've actually done something...and it was a good day...i ve studied for 8 hrs concentrated so far and gone continue for 2 more hrs.. u r very right in every thing u said...
I wish u everything u want in life..
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Hmmm referring to ur previous post..... on our parents reactions to postponing the exams..
u bet... i am experiencing the toughest challenge of my life..... not with the exam .. ofcourse the exam is one heck of challenge.... but i do also have an additional point to make to my parents who think i postpone the exam cos i chose the easier path always and they think that this postponement can be done infinetly... i mean one doesnt enjoy reading the stuff again and again , isnt it ? Then i think becos ther are not docs they probably wont understand what it is like writing USMLE.
anyways... i try to sit aloen for the first one hour in the morning to get cleared of all those thoughts and discussions which happen at breakfast time.... i cheer myself up... i believe that i can finish giving all the 3 exams before sept 1st week...and i am in for this match 2009..And there will come a time when they have no chance but to believe with me that i was right and i am right........
all the best for ur prep study499
my examshould also be thereabouts,
so do keeep in touch...
let me know when u are taking the nbmes and all.
and wat abt ur qbanks....
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