Prep for USMLEPrep for USMLE Forum
   Forum    Step 1  Step 2 CK Step 2 CS Step 3  Match  IMGs Resources Search






Previous Topic | Next Topic  Disaster....is over thank God.. 




 
Kaplan Qbank USMLE



Author23 Posts
  #1

This is probably the shortest exam exp ever.... I reached the exam center late and couldnt give the examsadsadsadsadmadmad

I was supposed to reach at 8.... my cousin with whom i was staying told me she would drop me at the center which was a 30 min drive. we googled it and got the directions. left home at 6 :40 and totally lost our way...finally found a taxi.... stuck in traffic and i only reached at 9:15...... couldnt give the exam...

I am devastated... the next available date is dec 1 and dont know if i will be ecfmg certified in time for this match......

So any advice guys... do dates open up.. any chance of getting a date in july/august..? also a request to anyone planning on rescheduling to please please let me know when they do it....

thanks

  #2

thats sooo sad..sad thats our worst C.S night mare come true... that was real bad luck.. next time stay close to the center maybe.. dates do open up ..random cancellations are always there.. just keep a close tab also u can get alerts on the site..
ALL THE BEST..!!!
having aniticipated something like this..tho i was staying with my friends ..the night before the exam i moved on to a hotel next door to the center.. big cities always have horrendous early morning traffic...

___________________
It has never been so bad, that it couldn't be worse...”

  #3

Well thats a lesson for me for the next time......... i really hope something comes up.....

thanks tho,


  #4

hey prusiner, when i was trying to postpone my date, i got one which was 12 days later.

take that dec 1 date, and then you can prepone quickly, because when you try to reschedule, they hold the dates they had showed for 10 min for you until you can complete submitting.

generally people leave the dates just 15 days before .. so keep checking,,its like visa dates.

three of my friends also easily got dates that were within one week

you may have to pay a fee maybe, but I am not sure.. I think it is 150 $ or something.

Good luck!

Keep trying!








___________________
Do not pray for easy lives,Pray to be stronger men; Do not pray for tasks equal to your powers, Pray for powers equal to your tasks; Then the doing of your work shall be no miracle, but you shall be the miracle.

  #5

Thanks Milee..

thats reassuring.. The fee is 400$ but thats the least of my worries now....... My worry is this is the peak time for CS.. not sure if i can get a date in july/august

hoping for the some good luck,

Thanks


  #6

Hi. So sorry to hear of this. Just make sure that you're ready to face the test at all times, so that when a date gets available, you're ready to jump and go.

Apart from what milee told you above, on my test day, there was this guy I was talking to who told me that he only scheduled his test that day 5 days prior. He said he was only planning to take it in the next 1-2 months, but a date opened up and he just grabbed it.

You will certainly get a date, you just have to be very sharp and smart about it.

All the best!


___________________
Prepare as if you're the worst, Perform as if you're the best! As you dream, so you manifest. So, DREAM BIG!! When you face hardship, remember, God never gives you more than you can handle. Keep your face to the sunshine and you cannot see the shadows.

  #7

i m so sorry for u prusiner
even i failed in CIS
got result on 18th
want to take exam in july end or aug
but no date is moving
cud not find a date from last 3 days
i hav been trying continuously ...even subscribed to email notification ...dint get a single email
at the most only nov end gets displayed
i hav got mid nov
anyways good luck to u n me

  #8

hey.. thts so bad...

i am so sorry to hear tht..

do keep checking... sometimes the unexpected is just ahead...nod

btw.. whr was ur exam?


___________________
The better you feel about yourself, the fewer times you have to put someone else down to feel TALL!

  #9

Thanks for the support guys...

My exam was at Chicago todaysad...

Well best of luck to all of us



  #10

Kisna

Actually i got an email alert today that there was a date in la for 15 july but i couldnt take it bcoz it will be one more day before i can start scheduling a date..... So hopefully a few more dates will come up i guess.. I dont mind any day any center actually( as long as its an early one)...............

Dont worry.. god willing we will all make it there.......



  #11

Prusiner,

Sorry to hear that.

If you take the exam on Dec 1, your CS score will be out on Jan 28th. You still have enough time to participate the 2009 match as the ranking list will be sent in late Feb.


  #12

ya i know... but not sure how the programs will look at that.. i was really looking to get certified early............

well, thats water under the bridge and not much that i can do about it now.....

  #13

Really sorry to hear about your experience. I agree with milee and ganesha. Take the first available date and then keep an eye out for cancellations. This is only if you are desperate to match this year.

Next time stay close to the center.

  #14

I am desparate for the match.. in all other ways I am ready for the match.. this is about the only thing I need for the match sad


  #15

Such a sad eventmad The CS is a rather easy exam if you have no trouble in communicating and clinical data gathering. Even if you take the exam in Dec, you could probably apply this year to many programs. Best of luck in your pursuit.


  #16

Got a date guys... July 24.. so I am back in business i guessnodnodsmiling facesmiling face


Thanks to everyone for all the wishes and support

  #17

congrats prusiner!!nod


  #18

congrats prusiner!!nod
did u check dates whole day long or did u exchange dates?
plz help me!!
i also want to apply this yearsad

  #19

Thanks Kisna.. My cousin and sis kept checking for dates continually... was lucky to get hold of one.. i was ok with any center.. . so ..........i guess you need to keep trying... ask few more people to keep loookin for you... if u can be flexible about the center theres a better chance......


  #20

thanks prusiner for ur response
i l check whole day now
good luck for ur cs

  #21

All the Best!!

  #22

congrats ..!!!! all the best..smiling face

___________________
It has never been so bad, that it couldn't be worse...”

  #23

Thanks!







You don't have permission to post.




Login or Register to post messages in this topic





















Contact | Leaders | Disclaimer | Privacy

Copyright @ Prep for USMLE. All rights reserved.