steppingsam
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Guys I need help with anxiety: 
I am not scoring well with USMLEWORLD ques, I am doing block of 46 Q's in Timed mode and my overall correct score is 59%.
I tried couple of blocks just to see what score I get if I do it in Tutorial mode I get an average of 67% and I completed these tutorial mode blocks in 60 minutes duration each block with 2-3 min still remaining.
I get anxiety when I start the block in Timed mode.
I have 512 Ques still remaining to complete the Q bank, my exam is in 23 days. I am doing 2 blocks everyday with going over their answers and making notes.
Guy's I need help in getting over this anxiety thing, its deppresing me with the low score, I feel better when I do blocks in Tutorial mode with better score but still trying to complete it in time.
Is Arlete around? Anybody, Any suggestions?
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| ssssss
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no bpdy can help  unfortunetly everybody have the same feeling i guess my heart keep pounding and pounding i thuogh sometimes it will jump from my chest
u know face the 2 big challanges the time and the knowldge how to extratct the right information in the right time and forget about it and move on to other Q thats hard but nothing but practice can beat that resist ur desire to solve in atutorial mode solve all Qs remaining in timmed u will get used to it and u will get higher scores at the end of the bank GOD welling
BTW 59% is not so bad and can be corrected easiely to a better one dont rush the event wait till u finish revise ur notes and take NBME see what will happen
cheer up man the anxiety is nooooooooooormal but depresion is the one that u should worry about
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| egyusmler
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I used to have that feeling b4 with my start with uw..but now I`m dealing with uw as a just learning tool without paying any attention to my score...try to do so and u`ll feel better.
BTW I have just talked with my frnd Toledo who took his test 2day at the amideast/cairo...He reassured me that time is fair in the real test;some questions will need 2 minutes and others less than a minute,so the net result is that time is enough for each block..I want reassure u and me cuz I also have a test in 8/July....
Just keep doing practice and u`ll be fine
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| AnneGermany
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Hi guys,
I soooooo know what the pounding heart feels like.
Have it like crazy before the end of a block or just today before finishing NBME. I just can´t wait for the score the last 10 questions.
Have heard, that time is good on real test. Question length seems to be much fairer.
Having it in 4 days!!!!
Goooooood luck to everybody and God bless!
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| MAB
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thx egyusmler,
now my cummulative UW first time was 64%(all timed mode,unused,46 questions each)....my exam will be in the beginning of August...
and also my Kaplan Simulated exam score-68%
I will keep reading and repeating stuff...
thanks guys and you all have a good luck...I am done with step-1 and CS...I hope I will be able to participate in 2009...
thanks and God Bless....
Hey..AnneGermany,...I also wish you good luck for your scores..may God be with you on the test day....make sure you show me 99 exactly on the 3rd Wednesday from next week
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| steppingsam
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Thanks ssssss, egyusmler, AnneGermany,
For giving some hope and encouragement and I know this anxiety will pass off as everybody goes thru it, I like this forum who keeps supporting eachother.
Wish you'll good luck and hope you all guys including MAB have a very good score.
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| AnneGermany
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Thaaaanks! Needed some encouragement.
Now, please know, that a 59 on UW IS a great score and that a month before the exam.
Let me tell you: You´ll rock it!
And now, deeeep breath and....
...into the last 100 hours before my big day on Tueasday
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| MAB
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AnneGermany,
I know its very stressful time for you...just relax and keep faith in God...he always pays back to all our efforts....
If you have time I suggest you to tak a Kaplan Simulated Exam once before the exam.(I don't know maybe you took it)..just so that on the exam you won't get exhausted....I took it today and got 68%...my exam will be after 1 month and 1 week....practicing UW again..with Kaplan lecture notes...what is your UWsocre?NBME so far?I will keep you in my prayers.....take care and have a blessed day...
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| arlete
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Hey, steppingsam...
Sorry I missed your post! Did you go for it? How was it?
I would have told you you were in good shape, I bet everything was fine (and hope).
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