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pray4md
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i was told that this is the forum to come to vent! well here it goes. i got about 3.5 weeks left guys. im gunning hard through all the kaplan material.....im almost done with path (3rd review) and then im HOPING (key word is hope) that i can have atleast a clean week to gun through first aid and just cram through questions. thus far, ive done half of qbank, but i find that even though its good, i find myself taking my sweet time doing it, so im gonna cram the rest of those questions in that last week along with first aid. what do u guys think? anything i should change or add in your guys opinion? its almost like im a garbage man and trying to make sure i got the high yield stuff and to cram as much low yield as possible. i also took nbme about a week ago which i posted on here. im gonna take nbme form 2 after this kaplan review and about 4-7 days before the exam. i cant wait until its over and hopefully i do decently. the higher the better, but i just want to move on with my life. here is some other additional info too.... im also at 66% cumulative for qbank...although it was going up higher towards the 2nd part. i started out at like 60% or so. im hoping to take it to about 70% clean average towards the end. kaplan qbook, i didnt do. i find its so nit picky, and id rather go over high yield stuff in kaplan personally. i hope i dont get punished for this. i might do the anatomy part for extra review (sigh, god help me hahaha). and nbme form 1 i got 440. form 2 im hoping i get atleast 500 with the cramming do with first aid to make the high yield fresher in my head. guys, the pressure is on. and although i thrive under pressure, i cant tell u guys how ready i am to move on. ive even thought about just taking the test and screw the score, moving up my test date. can u imagine that back in the day step 1 used to be a paper/pencil exam and was two days long? im not kidding, there were two parts that were on two days. hahaha. take care guys and good luck to all!!
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berkeleyboy
| Forum Elite Topics: 15 Posts: 360
I'm taking my exam 3.5 weeks as well. And I'm only 35% thru Qbank.... Hope the best to both of us and cheers to our 99s.... Best of luck to you buddy!!
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pray4md
| Forum Senior Topics: 13 Posts: 124
may god be with us both!!
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pray4md
| Forum Senior Topics: 13 Posts: 124
guys, this cortisol is hitting my belly and im putting on the pounds like crazy. i think since i started studying ive put on atleast 5 pounds. you guys might not think thats a lot, but since i started medical school its been a total of ten pounds. one thing i wish i WOULD have done was burn all the goljan on mp3 and play it on a discman and go workout. that is so key. like an every morning ritual. its too late for me to do it.... my test is on the 31st, but i would recommend to the people just starting to study. by the way, i havent done ANY goljan. i have just read the kaplan notes 3 times along with the kaplan videos 3 times. im confident in path, but thats basically the only thing im really confident in right now. off to work out....
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berkeleyboy
| Forum Elite Topics: 15 Posts: 360
listened to like 7 lectures and didn't finish. Just don't have any time to do goljan. Dood, you read the lecture notes 3 times and saw videos 3 times. thats great!! I think by the end of my review I'm only going to have some stuff read 3 times and phsio twice.... keep at it...and about your post... I'm getting fatter too, gained at least 5 pounds since my review. And I've cut out all workouts to get more studying in. happy studying berk
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Roxanita
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Hey Pray4md, Sure we will pray 4 you buddy it seems that you are in a big stress huh? :shock: , I know it's hard, and all this stress on this time preparing for the exam, actually I put on some weight too :lol: but I find that working out at the gym is helping me to release some of the tension beside getting my endorphines :icon_boom: so I do work out every morning, well it also helps me to get rid of those extra yuckies around my waist :wink: otherwise by the end of this I will just roll over the road to the test center :icon_bounce: I think if your Patho is good you have like half of the exam in your hands, maybe it would be better with Goljan though, but as long as you keep reading, doing lots of qs like Berk and getting the concepts cold you will be good Pray :wink: 3 more weeks to go Pray :wink: Keep it up you are doing good / Roxy.
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niti
| Forum Guru Topics: 36 Posts: 499
Hi pray4md, Yes..3 wks before exams..I only can imagine ..how stressful time it can be | But,I just can give u an advise that don't try to read new stuffs ( but,sure u can hear Goljan)..U got good score in NBME..so,u will pass definitely with good score in step1 too ( bec. I never heard that somebody who got good score in NBME..& failed in real test !! )..so,just revise your notes..do more Qs..u will be fine. One more thing..its not the time to think about your 5 lb wt gain..just 3 wks before Big Day 8) ...if u were not working out regularly..don't add this new regime in your routine now..bec it will make u more tired ..yes..a moderate walk in fresh air will work better...start Gym after march/31.. Good Luck for coming Exam... niti
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hi pray4md first of all a hearty welcome to the dairy forum.we will all pray for you.dont let panic and stress overcome you.you will definetly get thru this test with a definetly good score. you've got good scores in nbme....as niti saud just concentrate on the questions and the stuff you already know.learning new topics will raise your stress. good luck!!!
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pray4md
| Forum Senior Topics: 13 Posts: 124
you guys are all rockstars!! i appreciate the support so much. i will write back with a better update when i come back home at nite. for now, thanks, and godbless you all with power and success. p4md
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berkeleyboy
| Forum Elite Topics: 15 Posts: 360
I was considering pushing my test back another week but its best to not prolong the inevitable. U are right, We need to just gun thru this and close this chapter in our lives once and for all. All This agony is getting ridiculous. Thanks for the support pray!
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pray4md
| Forum Senior Topics: 13 Posts: 124
we're gonna do this berk. the only thing i recommend for the both of us is to take nbme. and then we gotta get some strong coffee and tea and start hitting that hard soon. we'll do this dog. ill pray for the both of us! p4md
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berkeleyboy
| Forum Elite Topics: 15 Posts: 360
I'm taking nmbe as soon as I finish this last revision which should be around march 18-19. I'm doing Qs for physio right now, and moving onto path either tommorrow or the next day. I have path, pharm, and anatomy left and than I'm taking nmbe. Are you taking both of them or just one of them?
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pray4md
| Forum Senior Topics: 13 Posts: 124
www.prep4usmle.com/communit...iewtopic.php?p=82359#82359 berk, check out that link. i already took form 1 and got 440. i posted it on it and supposedly im gonna pass according to that test. but im still a little weary, so im just hitting it hard. i just dont want to fail, and ideally would want to get as high a score as i can get. im gonna take form 2 like 7 days or so before the test. i havent done too many q's in a while, so im just focusing on hard review of the material right now. pure kaplan notes. i think we SHOULD be ok. p4md
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berkeleyboy
| Forum Elite Topics: 15 Posts: 360
don't scare me. I'm going to freak out if I jack the nmbe up. I have no clue what they did to figure out that correlation but the conclusion seems to say that there is a sig. correlation. Alright bro, hit it hard. I suggest at least 50Q after each subject just to asess your retention and understanding of the material. I know it doesn't exactly correlate but if I'm doing cool in a subject in Qbook, than I'm usually doing cool in Qbank and BSS. And this trend works the other way too...
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berkeleyboy
| Forum Elite Topics: 15 Posts: 360
where you stationed at? I'm from Cali--> southern cali, but I might as well be timbuktoo since I'm just stuck in my room all day.
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Moctopod
| Forum Elite Topics: 14 Posts: 423
Pray Welcome to Diaryland, buddy! We're with you on the journey. Three weeks might not sound like much but you're hitting it hard, have got good scores on QBank (70 is great - I'm just about hitting that doing QBook, which is quite a bit easier) and have this support forum. All the best, Moc
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pray4md
| Forum Senior Topics: 13 Posts: 124
moctopod, thanks for the support. berk, i didnt mean to scare you. i think youll find the NBME easier than kaplan. nbme questions were like one lines and first order, but the correlation is supposed to be legit. im just saying that i think youre in a better situation than u think u are. nbme is just a good correlation from what i hear and read. so i think if you take it, youll do ok with the studying youve been doing, and youll gain a good sense of confidence. thats what i think. anyhow, keep studying and following on your plan. im off..... p4md
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pray4md
| Forum Senior Topics: 13 Posts: 124
guys, i really suck at anatomy. i review and review, yet i get so many questions wrong on qbank. i have a 66% cum on qbank, but ive been getting 50% on pure anatomy questions. man, i suck. i guess i have to hit it harder.
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berkeleyboy
| Forum Elite Topics: 15 Posts: 360
keep at it! anatomy is my worst subject too, and I don't even want to talk about embryo. I might just leave both of those for the night before and try to memorize some random things outta FA. gotta take the hit somewhere! berk
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berkeleyboy
| Forum Elite Topics: 15 Posts: 360
if I could do it over, I would have just read kaplan...all kaplan. goljan's alright, a little too general for me. I like having specifics like in kaplan...very detailed...that way if you miss some of the details, you still have the general principles down. I never really had a problem with concepts...only a problem with the memorization that gets me there... keep at it, study 16-18 hours a day if you have to...thats what I'm going to be doing once there is only2 weeks left. peace out --> berk
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