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04.27.08step 1 experiences :by ronHi all, I just received my score today. 221/90. I'm happy :) Posted my experience 4 weeks ago, right after my exam. It is copied below -- it answers the common questions of "what books to use" "Q-bank scores" "what types of questions on the actual USMLE." Hope this helps you all, and I'm happy to answer questions. And please make sure to help others after you've taken your exam. --ron ------------------------------------------------------ I just finished my exam about an hour ago. I had dreamt about being on “this side” of it for weeks now, and have looked forward to writing this post. It would ...
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04.23.08step 1 experiences :by dr mavhi folks,got my score a couple of days ago and i will try to pen down my experience with this exam which to say the least wanst pleasant, as expected.i am on an F1 and so doing a Masters in Biology. so i had to juggle b/w school and usmle preparation.i started preparing about an year ago. i wasnt aware of kaplan material at that time. so i started reading the text books.i did not study continuously all through the year. i took a couple of months break on and off and also had to do course work. but i ...
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04.20.08Is Kaplan enough for Step 1 Review?This is the question often asked by newbies in various USMLE forums. The usual answer is either a yes or no, but the honest answer is another question. Enough for what? For acing the exam? Probably not. For getting above average scores? Maybe depending on whether you are a fresh grad or not. For passing? Probably yes. It also depends on what you plan to do with Kaplan Notes. If you plan to read it once, probably you’ll fail. If you plan to read it 3 to 5 times, you’ll probably do well. But do you have the time? And probably not if that’s the ...
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04.13.08USMLE Advice from a friendGot this from a friend of mine who I asked for advice from. He recently took it and this was his take. Though I don't know about buying USMLE Rx (I have parts of it and its pretty easy) everything seems to hold true: "Step 1 is a more than doable exam. I studied really hard from what everyone suggested doing. First aid/ usmle world. But to tell you the truth if I went back I would have done questions from usmle r/x. I realized after the exam that the rx qbank which is basically first aid on the computer; really ...
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04.12.08How to get a 99 in step 1hey Docs , all the best to you for your step 1 you know what if you want a 99 it is possible, just follow these simple intructions, first of all decide that you want a 99, i mean if you decide that you want a 95 you will get a 90 so aim for 99 and nothing less. You are only limited by what you think. If i told you that you could never fail what would you do? Do not get frustrated easily, life has just started for you, take one step at a time and enjoy it. You have great intelligence ...
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09.16.07step 1 experiences :by ChadI'm an IMG and I just received my score..very happy! I thought I would give advice I wish I had been given before I started studying.For those who haven't started studying this is a rough outline of how I would prepare: 1) 3-6 months prep depending on your current level e.g. if you know pathology, pharm microbio very well then 3 months..if not then nearer 6. Probably much lesstime needed if you go to medschool in US... 2) begin by going through A rated books in first aid (BRS path, physio etc..MAKING SURE YOU UNDERSTAND EVERYTHING-pure fact learning is useless as theexam tests ...
