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Melu
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Hi,
I am planning to take STEP 1 around November-December 2008.
After going thro' an ordeal in search of a new career I am back at square 1, to get my Medical license.Nothing gave me satisfaction ,a sense of I am doing it right kind of a feeling
After 2 kids and away from Med school for a while now it has been quite challenging to
to prepare for my step 1  .But I want to give it my bet shot!
I started this journal to keep myself motivated,so that I can be more true to myself regarding my prep.
I am very inspired by Julia Cameron's quote, "Leap and the net will appear."
Edited by Melu on 06/19/08 - 01:45 AM
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| Melu
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A nice motivational poem.................
Don’t Quit!
When things go wrong, as they sometimes will,
When the road you're trudging seems all uphill,
When the funds are low, and the debts are high,
And you want to smile, but you have to sigh,
When care is pressing you down a bit,
Rest if you must, but don't you quit.
Life is queer with its twists and turns,
As every one of us sometimes learns,
And many a failure turns about,
when he might have won had he stuck it out;
Don't give up though the pace seems slow,
You may succeed with another blow.
Success is failure turned inside out,
The silver tint of the clouds of doubt,
And you never can tell how close you are,
It may be near when it seems so far;
So stick to the fight when you're hardest hit,
It's when things seem worst, that
You Must Not Quit.
- C. W. Longenecker(Author)
Edited by Melu on 05/24/08 - 11:37 PM
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| study499
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welcome and all the best...
Yes You can do this...
This is a challenge for all of us...so we are here to help each other out
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| miti
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Welcome Aboard
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| drsaima
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Hi melu,
Thanks for droppin;g by, I m planning to give at the same time too, lets support each other.
May God bless you
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| Melu
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Thanks Dr.Saima and miti.
Saima definitely will motivate each other!!
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| luck08
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your post sound like me..
Yeah let's do our best! Good luck..
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| doctor123
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Stand through the tough times and Success will start following
I am taking exam in December too.
You are not alone. I am with you .
DR. 123
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| Melu
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Thanks luck08 and doctor123,I will need all the luck.
Time to make practical schedule for study.Had made a schedule earlier but just couldn't keep it.
I will be doing Kaplan2007 lecture notes +2007 videos for most of the subjects ,well except for patho.
Last month began with anatomy did try to finish it but then had to take a break .Freshly began with Biochemistry, hoping to finish biochem completely by the end of this week and going back to finish anatomy.
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| Melu
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For tomorrow(May 25th)
Get thorough with Kaplan Medical genetics (Chap1-6)
+Genetics part of FA
Have to remember not to wander off while browsing !
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| devoted
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Hello MELU, Just dropped by to wish u all the very best. I am a mom too of an 11 mth old. Plan inshaAllah to take the exam around the same time perhaps as yours or a lil earlier...but the good thing is we have quite a few things in commom, so lets buck up each other & stay focused.My prayers to u & all of us!!
Edited by devoted on 05/26/08 - 09:46 PM
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| clubJWP
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best of luck for your upcoming exams
good wishes for your future
JWP
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| Melu
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Thanks devoted,it really helps to know that you are not alone.You need lot more than hardwork as a mom to chase after your dreams.Drop in a few lines now and then.All the best for your preprations.
Thanks club JWP, wish you the same.
Finished Medical genetics chapters and videos, need to do lot of problems to be really good.Will solve Kaplan Q bank questions tomorrow.
For May 28th and 29th,KAPALAN Biochemistry Chapter 1-6 ( 98 pgs)
Edited by Melu on 05/28/08 - 10:02 AM
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| Melu
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Oops.., got so excited that I have forgotten to mention about my aim for step 1.My dream is a perfect 99 too!!
I know it takes a lot of hardwork, sinceriety and luck to reach there.
Today I revised the first 4 (easy)biochem chapters.
I like to share my bookmarked links which I visit for better understanding and memory.
DNA Replication
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=teV62zrm2P0
DNA REPLICATION AT MOLECULAR LEVEL
http://207.207.4.198/pub/flash/24/24.html
TRANSCRIPTION
http://ncc.gmu.edu/dna/mRNAanim.htm
http://www.johnkyrk.com/DNAtranscription.html
http://www-class.unl.edu/biochem/gp2/m_biology/an...
TRANSLATION
http://ncc.gmu.edu/dna/ANIMPROT.htm
PROTEIN SYNTHESIS (STEP BY STEP)
http://bcs.whfreeman.com/thelifewire/content/chp1...
http://www.biostudio.com/demo_freeman_protein_syn...
lac OPERON
http://bcs.whfreeman.com/thelifewire/content/chp1...
http://www.phschool.com/science/biology_place/bio...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oBwtxdI1zvk
Hope it helps you too. 
Edited by Melu on 05/29/08 - 12:18 PM
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| Melu
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Finally I feel at ease with Biochem.Need to focus more .
Remind myself...
- No browsing breaks
 (High time! I need to learn using time effectively..) - Lots of quick revision.(use the flash cards)
- Solve more mcqs
- Not get lost in usless thoughts.
- Get good sleep..
Plan for the next 3 days,
TODAY (30th May)
Chap 8.Amino acids, proteins, and enzymes
Chap9.Harmones
Chap 10.Vitamins
TOMORROW (SATURDAY,31st May)
Chap.11Overview of energy metabolism (revsion)
Chap 12Gycolysis and pyruvate dehydrogenase(revision)
Chap13.TCA and oxidative phosphorylation(First read+video)
Chap14.Gycogen, gluconeogenesis and Hexose monophosphat shunt(first read+ video)
Chap15.Lipid syntesis and storage(first read+video)
SUNDAY, 1st June (first read +video)
Chap16.Lipid mobilization and catabolism
Chap17.Amino acid metabolism
Chap18.Purine and pyrimidine mteabolism
Thought for today,
What ever the mind of man can conceive and believe, it can achieve.- Napolean Hill
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| Melu
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Weekend,I am lagging behind in my schedule today.
I wonder how I am going to mange in the summer when my curious little, hyper energetic 7 yr old will be at home most of the time.
Luckily I have my sis helping me for a few months. Probably will slipping to the library for a couple hours!
Read Chileno's journal, a lot of good tips,decided to give more importance to PATHOLOGY, PATHOPHYSIOLOGY, BIOCHEMISTRY, NEURO and IMMUNOLOGY. His journal made me imagine how my exam day would be.One thing I realised out of this is, to ace USMLE it is not how much I know matters ,it is mainly my comprehension skills. Being an IMG I know to answer a clearcut /direct question.But to rule out the distractors and to understand the basic concept of a question is what I have to learn.
My pact from today is to crack atleast 5-10 questions,no matter I spend any time studying or not for that day.
If think you can't, you're right. If think you can, you're right. - Ken Hatton
BELIVE IN YOURSELF!!!
Edited by Melu on 06/01/08 - 12:46 AM
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| usmlesavvy
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Hi Melu!
How is Biochem going....with your 'hyper energetic 7 year old' .......Hats off to moms like you who juggle kids with studies!!!!!You get full mark for trying
Good Luck with your studies!
Yes you can do it.....and you sure will!
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| ShweHope99.9998
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Hi , just like to give little suggestion .
Give 7 y.o either summer.. sport day camp if in this West side of world .
Also have lots of books .. reading , coloring & let the child sit beside say lets race for pages of books reading without disturbing each for hr then 10 min break each for stretch, snack , talk .
This is best age in childhood for parents , & child too .
So best time to prep for exm .
It's the age mature , but not moody as teen [ hormonal effect , growing pain for child , parents too  ] . Also this age understand you , motivate u too .
Let the child as ur study monitor .. to remind u if u r wasting time or stuck at one non study things .
Way to go, study with latest material is best .
GL 
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| Melu
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Thanks usmlesavvy for the encouraging words, weekends I need to be remined that I am on a mission.
Well said ShweHope99.9998, those are some nice suggetions.I have enrolled her to some camps and classes, hopefully there is not going to be too much running around to maintain her schedule.Besides my younger sis is helping me out for a couple of months. So I will be able to manage few hours a day.
I liked your idea about using my daughter to mointor me.I remember the other day when I was sitting with my Kaplan books for couple of hours, she asked me about it and when I explained how mummy needs to take exam to work as a doctor ,she said, mom lets go to the library and borrow airplane pilot exam books(her latest ambition when she grows up is to be a airplane pilot:nod, so that I too can sit and study along with you..As you said 7 yrs old are simply adorable.Sometimes she just pulls a chair and silently watches the Kaplan videos along with me. She can definitely monitor me!!
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Melu
u hav so cute stories to tell.....
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| doctor123
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Well, thats what you should have done.
Your little cutie will pass usmles b4 she will become medical grad.
You know what thats the spirit.
ITs all in me the day I opened my Eyes.
Comeon, they willl make you do for them.
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| miti
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Hi Melu,
You are making a good progress. Try to make best use of time till your sister is around. Lucky you....you are having help. I am just in the opposite situation...first my in laws were here and after they left the very third day my elder brother-in-law arrived. It has been 3 months now since he has been staying with us. He is on a job hunt..so doesn't goes anywhere during the entire day. As he is in the house..I am basically spending my whole day in the kitchen cooking meals four times a day. Still I am trying to read something ( a few pages...if that is not possible atleast a few lines) everyday. My main goal at present is to atleast maintain the flow of studying. I know once I will take a complete break it will take me months or may be even years to get back to studies. Pray for me...may God give me the motivation and strength that I need to maintain my studies even during these hyperbusy times.
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| Melu
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Recovering from a sad news,will take few hours today until I can think right.
One of our friends 4 yr old son died yesterday of milk allergy at his day care.I just don't know what to say.It is just too shocking.
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| Melu
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I have a long way to go,need to get more serious.
Again did the mistake of over burdening myself.
Will do Chapter 14.Glycogen metabolosm and Chapter 15.Lipid synthesis storage today.
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| Melu
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Did not enter much to the Journal from past 3 days as I felt I had nothing to write.Was in front of the books but could not finish anything substantially .Would be half done with all the chapters.Somehow I slogged and now I am almost done with biochem.But definitely need to keep revising.Situation was to blame too, had a day of stomach upset ,another day wasted for other conflicts.But the good thing is, I did not loose motivation. yaayy......................!!!
POINT TO BE NOTED:I got stuck with biochem as I felt saturated. I was in front of the books more than ever but not much was registering in my brain.To avoid saturation, I am planning to revise a subject by side as I study a new one.
I am planning to start Physio from tomorrow and revise Biochem alongside,1hr/day.
Met an IMG mom who is doing her fellowship , she gave a lot of info to applying residency in the nearby hospitals.The thing that scared me was, she said that we need to spend around 16hrs/ day for USMLE preparation which I probably can't even dream off...
For today, my quote is,
A successful person is one who can lay firm foundation with bricks that others throw at him or her. -David Brinkley
AIM FOR TODAY :Complete biochem +Come up with a study plan .
THEY CAN CONQUER WHO BELIVE THEY CAN! -Virgil
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