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Hi guys! I am back.... Its been a long time!
They say, preparing for USMLE is not a time when you should attempt to take care of other stuff in your life....... . But , LIFE happens! That's life... unpredictable!Anyways, have not touched books since Feb, and have forgotten everything I had read earlier! Everything seems new...and the pressure is beginning to build up, as my extended eligibility period ends in September. So before panic attack strikes , I decided to get back to the journal world, where I will not be alone !!!I just have 4 MONTHS to go, and I am going to give it my best shot. Can't compromise with scores ( as its been 4 1/2 yrs since I graduated) so the aim is still 99  !
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| angel23
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welcom back savvy....!!
how r u??
we are here for u!!keep working hard!!
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| doctor123
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Hai
Welcome to this forum
Stick to your plan And you will be all set for great score
Wish you best of luck
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| usmlesavvy
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Thanks Angel23 and Dr.123
Yday, completed target in 4 hrs and wasted the rest of the day. I am trying to set smaller targets now to give me some sense of achievement.....not able to study more than 4hrs,
feel a little under motivated, but I hope to overcome it once I get going.
Today's Target: PERIPHERAL CIRCULATION
Now back to books with a 
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Great to see you savy! well you started well, i have been lazy for a long time, atleast one and half months, i just sat there and saw myself wasting my time miserable, well, soon, i will be back. Hope you stick to your plan and fulfil your goals. all the best buddy!
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| usmlesavvy
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Hi AD!!! ..So happy to see you here!!!!Thanks
Doing heart muscle mechanics from KLN. Will finish it today.Will do Qs over the weekend.
Wont be able to study much over this weekend but will definitely gear up from tuesday!
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| ShweHope99.9998
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Welcome back USV , yup , things happen , so important is pick up the book asap when u can .
Here , almost same for me, with so many & bad winter .. bad cold, flu on off 
But am try my best to catching up .
GL
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| usmlesavvy
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Hi Shwe, happy to see u here.....
Ya, life just happens when you least expect....and you are caught in a whirlpool ...and dont know what to do!!!!Well, we have to stay focussed and , nurture our dreams and make them happen! Good luck with your studies!
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I have not touched my books this weekend . Have been second guessing my intentions to do residency in the US...Have been feeling totally low: its been a huge gap (not that I could help it!  ) and now I am left with only 4 Months  ! That's scary as hell, and I know I should be studying like crazy, but I am not.......and this scares me even more!!!!!! ... I am mad , frustrated......I hate myself at one moment .and the next moment I curse the whole world!!! When did I let go... why did I let go ......!My ambitions....my dreams.....
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| ShweHope99.9998
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Stop hating self USV......... here the post reply to u here I did here b4 , thought long post , so i move it to my site , since here is ur journal
http://www.prep4usmle.com/forum/thread/48505/53/
Hope that post will cheere u up
GL
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| usmlesavvy
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Hey shwe, thanks so much! You are a great motivator and a friend.
So lets get to it!
Enough of sulking....now back to work!
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| ShweHope99.9998
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usmlesavvy wrote:Hey shwe, thanks so much! You are a great motivator and a friend. So lets get to it! Enough of sulking....now back to work!
Any time , ur welcome, bring it on .......... see more reply to u at my site , here the link to save time of urs
http://www.prep4usmle.com/forum/thread/48505/53/
GL
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| study499
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Hello there,
just wanted to say, 4 months is enough time to ace this exam...but just have to be very careful with every step you take...
You are meant to do your residency in USA...otherwise would not be here...so do not hesitate again...
All the best dear...I was down recently myself and a god sent friend helped me out of it...so thought just to say something here...
I have only 30 days in hand...and I am gone give all my very best...so if i can...you can too
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| usmlesavvy
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Hey ,thanks study499,
yes it is sufficient if well utilized! Thanks for the motivation!
Good luck with your studies! Put in all you have.......!!!!!
MY PLAN
APPROACH:
BIOCHEM , IMMUNO/ MICRO, BIOSTATS/ BEHAVIORAL SC.=subject wise
ANAT, PATH, PHYSIO, PHARM = System wise
SOURCES
MAIN
KAPLAN for all except Path
GOLJAN Audio Lectures and RR
ADD-ONs / REFERENCE
Lippincott's Biochem
HY Molecular and Cell Biology
HY Embryo
HY Neuroanat
Robbin's Review (Q)
Behavioral Science BRS
Katzung Pharm Review
REVIEW BOOK
FA
QUESTION BANKS
USMLE WORLD
KAPLAN Q-BOOK
ASSESSMENT
NBME
MY STUDY SCHEDULE FOR REVISION 1
TIME FRAME : 27th MAY.--->30th JULY.
Biochem 27th May ---> 3rd June
MOLECULAR BIOLOGY= 2 Days
METABOLISM = 4 Days
GENETICS = 2Days
Immuno/Micro 4th June--->11th June
IMMUNO= 3 Days
BACTERIA= 2 Days
PARASITE/MYCO=1 Day
VIRUSES=2 Days
Biostats/Behavioural science12th June--->16th June
5 Days
General Principles 17th June --->23rd June
GEN. PHARM + ANS = 3 days
GEN PATH = 3 Days
GEN.PHYSIO gen Topics/ Excitable Tissue/Peripheral Circulation/ skeletal Muscle= 1day
(have done this before, so willl just skim thru)
HEMATOLOGY 24th June --->27th June
4 Days
CVS 28th June --->2nd July
So far ,I have not included breaks . I cant afford to take whole day off , will only take short breaks( not more than half a day!). It gets very difficult to build the same tempo after long breaks.
But, will be taking a long break of 4 days from 3rd July to 6 july.
RESPIRATORY 7th July --->10th July
4 Days
GIT 11th July--->14th July
4 Days
RENAL 15th July--->17th July
3 Days
ENDOCRINRE :18th,---> 21st July
4 days
REPRODUCTIVE::22nd --->23rdJuly
2 days
MUSCULOSKELETAL: 24th--->25th July
2 days
NERVOUS SYSTEM: 26th--->31st July
6 Days
Edited by usmlesavvy on 05/29/08 - 11:01 AM
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BIOCHEMISTRY
DAY 1
27th May. MOLECULAR BIOLOGY
Today's Target:
1.Neucleic Acid organization and structure(KLN)
2.DNA Replication and repair(KLN)
3.Transcription and RNA processing(KLN)
4.Genetic Code, Mutations and Translation(KLN)
+Relevant Topics in Lippincott's and FA.
ETA=7hrs.
Edited by usmlesavvy on 05/27/08 - 09:48 PM
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Done with Chapters 1-4, but did not read Lippincott and FA. Will just browse thru charts of Lippincott and read FA tomorrow. Have to read translation again tomorrow...went thru it real fast.
Did not put in a lot of hrs today ...but the beginning is always difficult. ...
The main problem of studying at home alone is the small breaks turn into real big ones.!!!!...and when you realize it ........And the little stuff around the house seem so important just when you are trying to focus on studies.......and you end up doing laundry instead!!!!!! .........
Should try going to the library....
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DAY 2
Today's Target:
Complete Molecular Biology
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Not done with Molecular Biology yet ! Will give another day to it !It's so high yeild, just cant move on till I tie in the concepts ! Guess it deserves another day!
DAY 3
Molecular Biology
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| study499
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Hey usmlesavvy,
Thanks for yr support
All the best with yr well thought plan.
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If I worship my schedule , stick to it no matter what....And with only 4 days break ,I will be able to do my first revision by 31st July!!! And doing that would require tremendous effort and dedication!!!!! In short... its gonna suck big time!!!!!!.
(Hey, who said its gonna be easy.. huh?)
.But at the end of it, I would be wiser  , and closer to my goals!!! Now that would feel amazing!!!
So why not worship my schedule, stick to it at any cost, put in the effort and dedication.... After all this is MY dream....and if I dont make a genuine attempt to work towards it... .then what is life all about!!!!!
I know its gonna be difficult, some days will be good, some days will be bad...but I just need to focus on walking towards my goals and rest everything will fall into place!!!
So everyday I will thrive to achieve what I plan to...coz I have no plan B....only 4 months...and that's all I have....!!!I have to do it No excuses!
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