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Hey guys..
this is a great forum..
The following things I feel u should avoid for USMLE Step 1:
1) No offline NBME; go for online evaluation. I did this mistake. I was well prepared and I even thought of evaluating myself but ran short of time..I got very less in step 1 behavioral science.
2) relying heavily on first aid; Do ur Kaplan notes as many times as possible. I read Kaplan twice but with huge intervals. did FA twice again with gaps...ultimately I messed up..read fa only when u r thorough with ur kaplan notes. add uw notes in FA.
3) USMLE World after 1st reading of kaplan: it is good but do it simultaneously with kaplan 2nd read. i made notes of uw that too it was very long (5 note books) make concise notes n kaplan 2nd read with uw..
4) Too much energy drinks..on the exam day I took 5 red bulls...well..I don't know is it right or wrong...but one thing is sure...under too much of these drinks u can become too euphoric n it may impair your ability to judge the right answers! this stuff is personal...kindly excuse me if u don't think so.
Guys I got 90 (213). gave my exam on 29th Oct.. just started to prepare for CK.
Guys i am aiming for internal medicine. I graduated in 2010. my preparation was not that bad. Got 71% in UW. Above are the mistakes I may have made which deprived me a good score. kindly suggest. what do u think ? is IM possible at this score...I'm working harder and aiming 99 in CK..god plz help me to achieve my dreams.
this is a great forum..
The following things I feel u should avoid for USMLE Step 1:
1) No offline NBME; go for online evaluation. I did this mistake. I was well prepared and I even thought of evaluating myself but ran short of time..I got very less in step 1 behavioral science.
2) relying heavily on first aid; Do ur Kaplan notes as many times as possible. I read Kaplan twice but with huge intervals. did FA twice again with gaps...ultimately I messed up..read fa only when u r thorough with ur kaplan notes. add uw notes in FA.
3) USMLE World after 1st reading of kaplan: it is good but do it simultaneously with kaplan 2nd read. i made notes of uw that too it was very long (5 note books) make concise notes n kaplan 2nd read with uw..
4) Too much energy drinks..on the exam day I took 5 red bulls...well..I don't know is it right or wrong...but one thing is sure...under too much of these drinks u can become too euphoric n it may impair your ability to judge the right answers! this stuff is personal...kindly excuse me if u don't think so.
Guys I got 90 (213). gave my exam on 29th Oct.. just started to prepare for CK.
Guys i am aiming for internal medicine. I graduated in 2010. my preparation was not that bad. Got 71% in UW. Above are the mistakes I may have made which deprived me a good score. kindly suggest. what do u think ? is IM possible at this score...I'm working harder and aiming 99 in CK..god plz help me to achieve my dreams.
