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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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04.23.08Usmle AdviceHi , I finished Step 1 a few months ago. My score was–99– (I could not believe it when I was holding the card and I almost fainted). I used so many resources for my study, but I have to say that KAPLAN IS THE BEST. I was working as a salesman, for a few months before I decided finally to stay home and study (of course I had some money saved aside at the time). When I started to study, I though that getting over 85 is just a dream but I made it all the way to 99. It’s all about ...
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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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04.13.08USMLE 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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12.16.07Usmle Step 3 Experiences-If you are travelling across timezones, arrive at your exam city two days prior to adjust. It is a long and tough exam, requiring max concentration. Day 1 is tougher, I feel. There are seven one hour blocks of MCQs. On either day, you have 1min 15 secs per question, and you’ll need it because the questions are long. -Because of the above, ALWAYS READ THE ANSWERS FIRST! This will focus what you are looking for when scanning the question. For example, the actual choices may be about what ethical decision to make, but the body of the question will contain lots of ...
