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Pinkydoc
Forum Newbie Topics: 2 Posts: 152 |
hi guys,after being a silent observer/reader of this awesome prep journals of yours, i decided to create my own journey, it seems to be soooo motivating... Planning to fight hour after hour for a stellar score not more then 2 month-3 months, it seems to work great when one does the last push up consistently nd surrounded by positive influences. Please, God, enlighten my mind and spirits nd help me be stronger every day!  Will start reviewing RR +UWQs system wise, also doing FA on the side every day. Lets go tday JULY 11th: 1)finishing up GI patho qs UW...have couple left 2)finish Renal patho review I finished all uw GI qs, very very interesting Qs...i found myself learning alot from Qs itself....should fast fast fast review GI chapt.from RR maybe tomorrow when i get bored of routine schedule... Renal Path...i will finish it tom very earlyAM, for now i just need a goodnight sleep so i can do 12h stud tom. God help me stay focuse and not thinking abt anythelse  GL everyone... Tomorrow's plan: 1)Cell injury mp3 lecture+Cell injury RR 2)finish Renal path RR -this is a review for me 3)Endocrino ch. RR 4)Female path RR(not sure if i finish it tough, might split in in half/half) UW Renal Qs -atleast 30+ Edited by Pinkydoc on Jul 11, 2010 - 7:18 PM
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Pinkydoc
| Forum Newbie Topics: 2 Posts: 152
Today JULY12th: cell injury mp3--->donesome UW Qs next-->i ended up totally absorbed in uw qs...finished 100Qsshall continue review RENAL tom+ENDOCR+FEMALE repro 1/2also INFLAM.mp3 is in plan Lets do this guys....no more distractions!!! now or never Edited by Pinkydoc on Jul 12, 2010 - 8:35 PM
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Pinkydoc
| Forum Newbie Topics: 2 Posts: 152
JULY13th: done inflammation!short break to enjoy a wonderful lunch, i learn that treating myself works better, shall fight more after a good treat! next will TRY MY BEST TO FINISH ENDOCR ch in RR in 3hwill update soon
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Pinkydoc
| Forum Newbie Topics: 2 Posts: 152
hello my dear jounal...im studyinggggg alot, i just got little busy tday with work...but ready to make it up for tday lost hours over the weekend! will give myself 7-9 MAXIMUM days to cover all RR +all goljan transcript nd some pgs every day of FA... I ll be doing DIT so FA is going awesome w DIT... trying my best to cover 50 path Qs/day, every day, usually 50 qs takes me 3-4 h top, but after those 3-4h i go BLIND  Okay Pinky, lets kill this test!!!
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arantius |
goodluck pinky great efforts On Jul 16, 2010 - 5:44 AM, Pinkydoc responded: Thanks Arantius, no pain no gain, you know the saying, right? Let's do it , i am sure is not all that hard, i just need to be fast nd sharp w knowledge, thas all.
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Pinkydoc
| Forum Newbie Topics: 2 Posts: 152
Good morning my journey...i feel little sick, but this matter is not going to stop me reaching atleast 75% of my goal tday If i have to, i'll nap in the afternoon... PLAN for tday: 1 mp3 Goljan aka Papi aka Big time2 chapters systemics1 chapter general,or i can just 2 general+1 systemic, it depends how i feel, considering i am not in my best mood tday, i ll allow this jumping around for tday, to feel kindof spoiled in a wayrounds of 50qsDIT daily, love the guyLets go Pinky, lots to do but dont forget to spoil yourself little bit ,so life feels still awesome!!!
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Pinkydoc
| Forum Newbie Topics: 2 Posts: 152
Good morning journal, 3 ch for tday+ 50Qs... i skipped FA totally y day, i was v tired...3 ch RR is alot in 1 day! 50 Qs also takes alot, but i am picking up the pace sooo yeahhh is possible! In AM i just review lil. bit endo, i went really fast over it! Will update soon...
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study499
| Forum Junior Topics: 16 Posts: 1940
Have a productive day....study reallllly hard On Jul 17, 2010 - 12:37 PM, Pinkydoc responded: Hi there study, honored to have guests along my journey, yeah, i am feeling lil slow now, i guess i need some powerful coffee.... how many blocks/day Qs are you doing? you said 2 blocks/day? LET'S work hard!!!
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Pinkydoc
| Forum Newbie Topics: 2 Posts: 152
Hello, journey! Hard to keep it up but i think i can do it...3 chapters every day is a challege and im slightly follow behind with Qs, i might take 3-4 days once i am done w every book to have all Qs down! Is working amazing for me  i am more determined now then ever and i hope i ll maintain this state throughout my all prep
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NileSurgeon
| Forum Newbie Topics: 3 Posts: 28
Goooooooooooooooooo Pinky you have the right to be more than just to score, and residency Pinky the one you wanna work for take that into account.... On Jul 22, 2010 - 8:21 AM, Pinkydoc responded: Hi Nile... i ve been very very busy last 2 days, y day i considered ny half day off for the week! Yes, lets gooooooooo, OMG time flies out my hands, i feel,is that how you guys feel it too??? Im going, i guess, at a good speed, yet to increase it though... GL and God be with me!
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Pinkydoc
| Forum Newbie Topics: 2 Posts: 152
Hello journal, been up nd down w little things that consumed my time...  Im very very mad now and NO MATTER WHAT, i ll stick to the plan... will report daily or atleast every other day from now onward! I AM VERY MAD at this st 1 and will KILL IT in strong force, b/c otherwise im loosing my speed instead of picking it up!!! I am done with RR Goljan , but i am not feeling strong in it...i will read it fast again +doing UW all patho Qs alon g w each system...MUST MUST do it this way! There it is from JULY30th for the for next 8-9 days 1 more round of RR 3th Goljan +mp3 lectures +UW PATHOLOGY QS =this is 60% of exam so Pinky dont be sorry for 1 more round Let's go!!! no rest till i see a minimum 250 on my result!!! Is a difficult task but manageable with right apprehension ans SET OF MIND!!!
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Doc_Uranus
| Forum Newbie Topics: 0 Posts: 44
hey Pinkydoc, You've been going great...keep it up! On Jul 30, 2010 - 5:51 PM, Pinkydoc responded: Hi Uranus, naaah, i can do soooooooo much better, i know my speed, im just not quite THERE! but im picking it up...i know myself so pushing it pushing it pushing it is the KEY!
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Pinkydoc
| Forum Newbie Topics: 2 Posts: 152
Ok my dear journay, tday i did 3 chapters, went pretty good, im finishing up pieces from 1 ch nd pieces from another chapter now.I get pretty bored so im stopping i chapter and start reviewing general path in parallel. I even found time to go work out for 1,5h, i came home sweaty nd ready for more RR...let's go Pinky! Now or never!Confidence up nd stick to the plan then get a sweet SHORT reward and go jog, exercise nd listen to fun music to regenerate your mind and COME BACK to KILL this exam!Let's get stronger!
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Doc_Uranus
| Forum Newbie Topics: 0 Posts: 44
hey pinkydoc, You were quick with that read of goljan!! Is it your 2 or 3rd read? i personally found it quite fact heavy and my read of just general path from Goljan RR took about 15 days Your speed is good...when's your step 1 date aprx? On Jul 31, 2010 - 6:05 AM, Pinkydoc responded: hi Uranus... 2nd read for general pathology nd some systemics chapters, few systemic chapters is 3th read though, the ones i felt i needed more time for...however i strongly believe all IMGs do 1 big mistake:we do take tooo much time in 1st reading...we dont know how to study for these exams...gotta be fast is the roule of thumb, i feel! The more you reinforce the more you undestand, i feel, the key is reinforcement, not staying too much on 1st read...it depends on every person, but we really dont have the correct training for this test compared to AMGs...ofcourse this applies to clinical practice as well, we are slow in reading, slow on the wards as well unfortunatelly! So i am glad i came to see this and yet trying my best to fix this problem!
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Doc_Uranus
| Forum Newbie Topics: 0 Posts: 44
Guess i know what u mean pinky. And i do agree. We perhaps come from a system of education where we have needed lots of straight recall n cramming and we feel uncomfortable moving on until we are very sure. Another reason i blv could be that as we read for step 1 we are for the first time REALLY understanding and building concepts--atleast in our part of the world emphasis has rarely been on concepts, we just get by u knw- so as compared to AMGs who did study the right way during their med school yrs we are starting out.. Also we are more anxious for a better score than em. But i do agree we overcompensate . Thats wht i learnt too in last few months...a relatively quick first read is preferable. On Jul 31, 2010 - 8:59 AM, Pinkydoc responded: hi there! yes as long as you get the big picture in 1st read in enough! then you get better by applying it nd reinforcing it! thas how AMGs are thought/nd thas how they live thier lives ...not being stuck for 1st read for 1 year...we all do same mistake nd thas okay, thas not wht bothers me, but eventually we gotta learn nd find the correct way... i hope i did find the correct way! we shall see it then reflected in my score
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Pinkydoc
| Forum Newbie Topics: 2 Posts: 152
ok journal...very good for tday, knock out almost 2 ch already... and i started kindof late... im in middle 3th ch now and i got TIRED..loaded up a cup of coffee...let's keep on going... maybe i ll stop and do FA immuno(last 6 pgs yet to finish) or some uw qs..will see...later on dear journal!
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nashed05
| Forum Newbie Topics: 1 Posts: 1
pinkydoc.... good work ... hope the coffee get you on the way faster GO AHEAD On Aug 01, 2010 - 8:57 AM, Pinkydoc responded: hi there nashed. yes i did few more pgs and stopped watched a movie nd relaxed.
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Pinkydoc
| Forum Newbie Topics: 2 Posts: 152
Hello journey TODAY is aug 1st!!!CRUNCH time officially starts TDAY AUGUST 1st: must must put in 11-12h effective study hours. HOW?dont know nd i could careless how, at the end my st1 SCORE is all i care about, at the end nobody asks me how i did it, they will ask me HOW MUCH i scored? isn't that an unfair game?yes it is but since when we are living in a fair world?  All these will be away soon, i am looking at my friends already in resy..they all seem to forget these bad schedule crunch times... Tday schedule as close to 100 pages as i can, if i cannot put down 100 pgs is fine, i will surely get stronger tomorrow/aftertom. but goal is pushing it pushing it closer closer to 100 pgs, then 100+. GL Pinky, eat, exercize and 100 pgs goal.... will update tnight
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Pinkydoc
| Forum Newbie Topics: 2 Posts: 152
i just read that Bcar posted nd copied&pasted in my journey, these are WORDS OF WISDOM, Pinky read these WORDS OF WISDOM 2 times/every day, AM and night time Daily do FA for 8 hours Daily 4 hours of UW "Bottomline: FA, FA, FA, FA, FA, FA........ or KME if you were using it. FA or KME is what determines whether you pass or fail and rest of sources just give the desire score of each individual. So here is how I look at this: master FA for passing then worry about the rest for a better score. If I can't master FA then for sure I can't get a better score."
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Doc_Uranus
| Forum Newbie Topics: 0 Posts: 44
Hope you get close to the 100 pg mark . . Am too trying to get to the stage where 12 h a day becomes a breeze . .keep going pinky !
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