ultradocmansu
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hi guys.. i took the exam on 10th july..
its not that hard an exam.. jus stay calm and go take it.. but it needs alot of basic knowledge and thats what they really test. so donot leave basic chapters of any subject..
for my exam
-- anatomy and histo was tested, embryo was not. neuro , as expected was considerably tested.
-- reproductive system was heavily tested
-- questions were long , typically clustered in one or 2 blocks often 6-7 liners , so that they can screw us on time in those blocks
-- autonomic pharmacology , and overall pharmacology was considerably tested
--goljan is high yield
-- respiratory system pahophysio was heavily tested , with all graphs , acid base stuff
-- ethics and behavioral were heavily tested. ethics , as usual clueless, and remaining disorders were easy , but were very much around.
-- biostats was toughly constructed.. some questions were intermingled with genetics , probabilities and stuff
--genetics itself was tough , but doable..
-- receptors and stuff..
-- immunology was considerably around too.. with brain teasers here and there
-- micro was around , but easy
----expected but not tested topics
-- much of patho was not tested
-- metabolisms , hardly 4-5 qs
suggestions - improve ur stamina , many questions r thoughtfully constructed , while our mind simply stops thinkin after first 3-4 blocks..
improve reading habit , fast reading is required without getting tired  ..
concepts r required to be dugged in our mind.. they should always be present , even if we have gone 5 hrs tired of 250 questions , we should still be able to interpret graphs and feedbacks , as they coin all this stuff from top of their heads.. u require alot of thinking.. so, improve stamina of solving questions..
try to be calm thru out exam.. many questions u r not expected to know.. and its useless to think that we can ever know them..
nbme concepts r high yield..
any queries welcome
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| pau
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Hi , thanks for share ur exp
How woul you rate UW? or Kaplan ? with one was better for you ??
Did you have audio Q??
My exa is at the end of next month so any suggestion re more that welcome
ur confidence say's you will pass with a great score Best of the luck
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| usmlekiller
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gl wit score
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| ultradocmansu
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thanks guys.. well its needless to say uworld is better than kaplan qbank.. in fact i dint do kaplan qbank except in initial part of preparation.. but no firm conclusions till i get my score , coz i dont know whether i was right or wrong..
but questions r more like kaplan qbank.. all long ones , 7-8 liners , starting with useless information scattered all around in the stem of the questions. but the concepts tested r from uworld or kaplan text , nothing else..
so uworld qs r short and too the point , plus uworld tries to screw us by givin close options, while exam has useless info in stem of qs and actually they twist case history to confuse u on easy diseases , and they don usually screw around with options like uworld does.. but still uworld is still the best qbank around and all concepts in explanations and qs r actually tested there in exam in some form
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| ultradocmansu
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and i had one audio/video qs at the end of first block.. it was not that easy for me , but yeah , its usually a murmur they want u to hear and recognise , and partly u can guess from history what most likely its gonna be..
suggestion - do one or two nbmes before exam.. they r awesome predictors.. i did nbme 1,2,4,5 in course of my preparation.. and they were really good in telling me my weaknesses..
hope this helpss.. good luck
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| pau
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Oh yeah helps a lot thanks
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| usmlekiller
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i thought people said step 1 is more worded like uworld is....
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| skamran
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hi!!
my exam is on 17th july this thursday !!wat do u suggest i shuld do in these last 3 days!!
best of luck for ur result!!
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| yousefreda
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hey ultra im taking my exam in 3 days... what were u averaging.. it seems pretty clear to me that u will get a 99.. ive done goljan kaplan twice.. and im gonna do first aid 1nce before my exam.. i finished usmleworld with an average of 55-60% at the beginning to 64- 75% at the end... im just doing first aid right now and at night ill do my INCORRECT answers from usmleworld.. do u have any advice for me
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| ultradocmansu
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first of all , goodluck to both u buddies takin exam in next 3 days. well , right now , till i dont get my score i dont have a right to draw conclusions if what i suggest or i did is right..
but jus on a sidenote - revise all the stuff which one is likely to forget often. typically in last 3 days i did my notes of anatomy , uworld anatomy , webpath slides of neuroanatomy , immunologic diseases (the table in first aid) , notorious physio part like renal , cardio and endocrine (but that was easier to revise coz it jus has concept) , genetics from first aid , biostats and some behavioral (like major high yield stuff , i didnt revise ethics and sexuality chapter and stuff , considerin them low yield) , molecular biology from kaplan to which i had added notes from uworld molecular biology , an overview of cycles from kaplan though they were not much asked.. my avg in uworld was 76% cumulative
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| ultradocmansu
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and yes not to forget , i also revised autonomic pharma , which helped me alot , embryo from first aid and uworld
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| match2010
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hey ultra .....please can you tell me that what do you think helped you the most on the exam ....i have 70 days for my exam and am doing goljan and physio right now ...so please tell me what suld i put more focus on ??... like suld i do FA more times or revise kaplan more...and which Q.BANK is better to do acc. to you tht i suld go for tht will help more on the exam .....!! please help .....
thnx and good luck with the score
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| yousefreda
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okay thanks for your input ... ill let you know how my exam goes 
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| ultradocmansu
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match 2010
well first aid is one book that i never realized the value of , till my last days.. but its definately a very good review book.. i had kept it by my side since about 1 and half month before exam whenever i reviewed syllabus.. the point was to get sensitized to this book once or twice so that its not a new thing for me in last 2 weeks.. but i think it was a good technique. i know kaplan is enough , and along with uworld , the combo is really an explosive one , but in the end i couldnt think of revising each and everything from kaplan books , and going thru first aid at this point with reference to old kaplan books which i had studied earlier was a very nice idea ..so the answer for ur question , of 70 days , u should jus revise kaplan according to me , with uworld , and typically should forget first aid right now, as u can start after 20-25 days when u r done with syllabus once or twice, and do it along with another revision..
and things that helped me most during exam were - steven daugherty's dvd of behavioral science and biostats , goljan rapid review and audios , and first aid for all its mnemonics , memory aids and last moment summarization for me , kaplan biochem and immuno
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| yousefreda
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hey ultra doc, my exam is now after 2mor... i just burnt out so i went for a jog and came back showered and im just trying to relax .. then it hit me that u took the new exam with the new media questions... did u get any media questions??
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| ultradocmansu
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yeah yousefreda.. but it was jus one qs.. and it was not that easy , but yeah history gave away alot of things , but not everything.. and i m still not sure if i picked the right answer. but in exam u ll realize that its not to worry about 1-2 qs .. its a big exam , so look at the big picture .. u ll lose many qs which u know , and everybody does lose and flashbacks of those qs don let me sleep , but i know its usual.. the best u can do is , get a good sleep , relax ur mind , stay calm and reduce those careless mistakes by keepin ur mind in full functional state there , rather than being tired or anxious.
last minute tips for u - don panic about media qs , history will give away everything , if it doesnt , there r chances that its an experimental qs..
use breaktime wisely.. try finishing every block in 50 mins , use 5 mins for revision of marked/doubtful/left qs and 5 mins to go to restroom and wash ur face and have a sip of coke/redbull/coffee whichever u r comfortable with. go like this for first 3-4 blocks. then u can have lunch and break for 25-30 mins (believe me its important to have something in ur tummy after 4 blocks , even if u think its not important) , and relax .. its not that terrible a thing.. staff is usually compliant and there r other people and whole thing is comfortable.. jus get control of ur mind and go kill it
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| usmlekiller
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| indupriya
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hi i am going 2 take my exam this dec.. i am very much worried abt physio is kaplan sufficient for it? i notes did kaplan notes twice but nt confident enough.give me any suggestion plz...........
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| ultradocmansu
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hi indupriya , in general , physio from kaplan is sufficient.. u can listen to kaplan videos ( 2006 one preferably) along to have better understanding of the matter..
BRS physio is also a good book , but what i d say is - always be cautious before adding a new book to ur plan.. coz consider urself jus 4 days before the exam , and u see a pile of kaplan books + goljan to revise along with first aid , so when u add another book to ur plan , it might take place of some high yield material in the end..
and jus solve as many qs as possible , from after chapters in kaplan ( they r too many) , and usmleworld of course..
that should suffice
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| indupriya
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thankyou for ur suggestion.i will go with kaplan and do as many bits as possible.
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| mogazus
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Thanks for taking the time to reply to all these questions . I'm taking my test august 25th. I've been doing nothing but Uworld over and over again. Do you think that will be enough? How effectively does Uworld cover the tested concepts on the real test?? Thanks again and best of luck to you.
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| ultradocmansu
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hello mogazus..
i believe usmleworld nearly covers all concepts which ll be tested on exam , but i must advise u to add first aid to ur schedule and u can revise parts from review books ( whichever u read , like kaplan , brs) for the stuff u r weak in.. u still have time , so u can really do this
this is jus to keep ur hands up - 'pugilism'
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| mogazus
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Thanks bro. I appreciate your advice. I'm on it. Best of luck.
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| oyztr
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hi ultradocmansu...congrats n hope u d answer my querry or querries.thanx
a.wen did u graduate.img or amg.
b. (i tuk da exam 17/7/08 bt wasnt as lucky got 74 w/c in a way is gud.i dint wana be stuck wid 75 so i m takin it again in 3 months INsha Allah. i did online kaplan q bank for 3 months n i must tell all others dat its useless.it fools u instead of preparin u 4 da exam.)
dis time round i m gona do U world bt BOOK form instead of being stuck 2 da compu screen.Wud u recommend dat?
c.i had done BRS 4 patho bt not da goljan lectures.Is it wise 2 do BRS again With the goljan lectures.
hopin 2 hear 4m u soon.thanx.
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| oyztr
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hi.........ultradoc.... hopin 2 c ur reply.....besides hw did ur partner do u said somwhere u 2 used 2 read aloud b4 gettin in2 details
regards
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