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Well I thought I would start a journal and I hope it ends with I passed!
This is help reinforce the need to stick to the study plan
Things I did wrong
Both times Family problems and money problems causing me too much stress
Took it the first time and was not even ready a little
Then
Took NBME 2 and 4 online with looking some up Bad Idea
Then studied the downloaded NBME 1 - 4 OK but should have taken 5 and 6 without help
Then took book Q's no Kaplan nor UW Q's ( again bad idea)
Then worked through FA (OK but did not spend enough time)
Then Listen to Goljan Audio over and over ( I think this helped but not enough)
  
Things I plan on doing to correct my weaknesses 
Family, I love them but told them I need to focus so they are on thier own now.
Goljan RR Biochem revision
FA revision ( from the begining)
Goljan Path revision ( Take his test and read his notes)
UW Q's for 3 months atleast
Study for 3 Months at least
Take NBME 5 and 6 cold and get a 400 or better.
feel free to comment and cticize this, I need to/Have to pass this time!
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| tia
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hey ur avtarr is soooo cute
welcome and all the best...
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Hey DRFP, Hang on ,gray skies are just clouds passing over.
Any suggestions for prep appreciated .
All the best!
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| DRFP
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Thank you both
Was up today at 9 ( since I just ended an Oncall rotation I was messed up with time) and have to take my daughter to work. then Back to read through some Biochem. I hope to get through 1 to 2 chapters but I'm not doing this for speed but to learn this stuff better then before.
I'm using Goljan RR Biochem.
I'm planning on UW Q's tomorrow
Today its Biochem RR and then FA review in Biochem, I think between the two I can manage to understand this better.
Of course any comments are welcomed.
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| antidepressant
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DRFP, welcome to journal world, if you believe in yourself, you will get it done. all the best my friend.
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Hey the imp thing is u haven't given up. First write down the approx day when u r gonna give the exam. Then map out a study schedule.Work on ur weak areas. There is always friends to support us in this forum. So keep at it.And good luck.
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| DRFP
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I have finished 2 chapters Biochem so far and going for 5 today ( I may slow down speed is not the issue)! We will see I'm at it!
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oh yea current plan
OK my current plan
right now till end of month Biochem and UW Q's
with some FA Biochem
then next Physio and Path for 2 weeks
then Take an NBME and see where I am
Then go through FA completely
for 2 weeks
All along UW Q's
then after 1 more week working on weak spots take the NBME again and see where I'm at
this is 1 month and 3 weeks with 1 month and 1 week to go to take in October, so If I'm not over 400 on NBME by this time? I may extend the date a few weeks study 2 more and take yet another NBME after.
My goal is not to take it this time till I'm over 400 on the NBME
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Ok Ok bad day here, Family stuff
16yr old daughter out of control
16 yr old son ( wants to smoke)
19 yr old son who has not applied for FA at his college and does not want to go back but does not want to work and has Student loans he has to pay for............ All today Drama
SO I studied only 4 hours today so tomorrow the goal is 8 hours all this should be behind me for now till the next problem day........LOL I have the next 6 days to concentrate and will do so, work up to 8 to 10 hours a day I hope and will let you know.
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Ok reread Chapters 1 through 4 RR Biochem
Starting on chapter 5 today
Goal rest of day
Finish read through CHapter 5 RR Bio
50 UW questions 60% or better
Speed is not the answer, focus and learning is
Tomorrow shoot for
FA biochem Chapter read through
Chapter 6 of RR Biochem reread chapter 5
50 UW questions 60% or better
will post later how today went. 
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Ok could have went better, 57% on UW so have to work on that!
Got through the chapters in Biochem...................
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Morning, new Day, I have a belief, when is it a good time to start a diet? Always! Do not study tomorrow, do not put it off, every day is a study day, if you took an unscheduled day off or yesterday unfocused then today may be a good focus day.
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Review Chapter 5 RR ( fuels) again and then FA Biochem today
Will also do UW q set
Update to follow
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Update today
Ok stuck in Chapter 6 RR and did go through 10 pages Biochem FA
did not do UW set want to finish more study so I can do well, DID work through some Q's program I have and old LWW program that you can set to Biochem, but this program is in the old style just good for getting the brain going! LOL
My plan
I would give 2 to 4 weeks per how much time you have, I'm revising Biochem everyday for 2 weeks and then will spend an hour of study time a day after that, so I concentrate on a subject for 2 weeks then start another for 2 weeks,
I will divide it like this
Biochem 2 weeks
physio 2 weeks
Path 2 weeks
Pharm 2 weeks
8 weeks
then High yeild topics
All along spending at least an hour a day reviewing the other focus subject, this will be by the end, 4 hours, 1 hour for each and High yeild a day for about a month.
Also taking an hour to do Questions
I guess this is how you get to 8 and 10 hours a day of study.
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I changed my Avatar to Homer Reaching like me for, he's praying for Beer and Donuts for breakfast, I'm praying for a 99 this time!
Ok I have reread 2 chapters and almost finished the RR Biochem, I will go through the whole thing again
before Friday
I did 100+ questions on Biochem but still I'm rusty..............need more work
FA to go through still tonight.
I will tomorrow watch the Kaplan biochem lectures on video from 04, is it me or is that professor from florida the most boring thing............. Well.
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Finished Biocehm RR read through today, FA read through once too.
Now the 2004 Kaplan videos Biochem then tomorrow and a read through of RR again.
Those videos are torture!
One thing i noticed time, everyone is asking how much? I think this way, you are ready when you make 400 or better on an NBME, this seems to be true in most cases. So what ever time it takes, it takes.
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Yesterday I watched 4 hours of Biochem Lecture Kaplan and today I plan on the same with CHapter review in Rapid Review Biochem. Tonight I plan on 50 UW Questions Biochem. Update to follow
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Ok I changed gears over the last two days, concentrating on the Biochem 2007 videos, they are good and I think it is better to do the review now and then next week get back to Questions, I have some clinical time to do this weekend (48 hours) and then I can study again on Monday. I will try to see some more videos ( all on my laptop anyway) this weekend ( may get the Biochem done?) I did 10 hours worth today, Biochem and Physio Kaplan.
I think this is worth while.
UW here I come ( next week it seems)
I really want to review the concepts a little more before doing Questions at UW, I think by Tues I will be ready, I can do 100 at once and see how I did. 
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still doing the videos, over the weekend I had clinicals ( on call and rounds with Hospitalist Sat and Sun a longgggggggg weekend good rotation though)
I have access to downloads of the 2007 videos ( famous lectures ) you can PM me here and I can give you the links
I will do some UW Q's tomorrow I think I'm ready
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Hi,
Keep it going. You will succeed.
Best Wishes.
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| target
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Hi DRFP,
I admire your persistence. It must be tough with teenagers.........keep swimming ...this time you are bound to win!
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thank you everybody! I just have a little Attention deficit so thats why I need the videos as the course, I can rewind when I missed something, its all good, I think I need to go through them, I never did before, just the Goljan MP3's not enough for Boards as Pappy would say! LOL
Biochem was my biggest down fall so I'm spending Quality time with it!
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Keep pushiing getting the needed material that is new
I'm watching Pharm Videos and doing some FA today
you can download the 2007 K videos through here http://docs.torrents.ro
do a search medical
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keep at it bud gl
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DRFP,I admire your determination and spirit.Keep it up and keep going!!!
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