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About Time To Be Alloted To Each Subject
doctorst - 07-28-10 09:39
Hello everyone!
Can sumone plz let me know about how much time will it take to study each subject?
this will help me in making a proper schedule....
PLz help...I am worried as it seems to be taking more time than what I had planned....
Waiting for your responses..!
doctorst - 07-28-10 09:39
Hello everyone!
Can sumone plz let me know about how much time will it take to study each subject?
this will help me in making a proper schedule....
PLz help...I am worried as it seems to be taking more time than what I had planned....
Waiting for your responses..!
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Re:About Time To Be Alloted To Each Subj bingousmle - 07-28-10 10:45 the first thing that you should think about is when do you plan to take your exam, calculate the number of days you have. then chart down the resources that you are planning to use for your study. it should include atleast 1 question bank preferably usmle world and if you can manage kaplans.. find out what things you already know.. give them a quick passing reference. concentrate on your weaker subjects. and most important of all dont panic. you ll perform your best when you are clear headed. hope this helps.
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Re:About Time To Be Alloted To Each Subj babbu5508 - 07-28-10 15:25 i second bingo...because fear is the one which lets a person's performance..and therefore one has to be bold.................
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Re:About Time To Be Alloted To Each Subj
doctorst - 07-28-10 22:06 Thanks for all your kind words.............
But considering the fact that I have an average knowledge of each subject.......how much time does one should take for each subject on an average...?
Kindly help...as I have tentatively planned my step 1 exam in the month of Feb(may extend the date depending on my preparation..)and I have just started my preparation...
Waiting for your valuable responses...
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Re: About Time To Be Alloted To Each Sub bingousmle - 07-28-10 23:20 i would say if you have your exam in feb thats a lot of time and if you can devote even 7-8 hours on a regular basis you should do well. i would congratulate you that you are having an average knowledge on all subjects.. its great for a beginner.. focus on the high yields.. concentrate a lot a lot and a lot on patho as it is one of the major subjects tested on the day of exam and do it everyday.. know the high yields.. they ll save you.. before beginning your prep take a test.. there are so many free resources available for step one.. you ll know the pattern the questions are designed.. they also will give you an assessment of your weaker areas.. you need to lay more stress on.. so off your total prep time allot 1/3 rd time to pathology, and the rest to remaining subjects equally.. i have a time table prepared by a friend but since its in a tabular form i cannot put it here.. if you want it leave your email.. i ll send it.. so that you have a rough idea how to make your own.. if you wan tto know the high yield RESOURCES the kind moderator, adonis, has listed it in many of the posts.. hope this helps.. godspeed with your prep!
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Re:About Time To Be Alloted To Each Subj adeelmemon - 07-29-10 05:38 
posted by bingousmle on 07-28-10 23:20
i would say if you have your exam in feb thats a lot of time and if you can devote even 7-8 hours on a regular basis you should do well. i would congratulate you that you are having an average knowledge on all subjects.. its great for a beginner.. focus on the high yields.. concentrate a lot a lot and a lot on patho as it is one of the major subjects tested on the day of exam and do it everyday.. know the high yields.. they ll save you.. before beginning your prep take a test.. there are so many free resources available for step one.. you ll know the pattern the questions are designed.. they also will give you an assessment of your weaker areas.. you need to lay more stress on.. so off your total prep time allot 1/3 rd time to pathology, and the rest to remaining subjects equally.. i have a time table prepared by a friend but since its in a tabular form i cannot put it here.. if you want it leave your email.. i ll send it.. so that you have a rough idea how to make your own.. if you wan tto know the high yield RESOURCES the kind moderator, adonis, has listed it in many of the posts.. hope this helps.. godspeed with your prep!
i would say if you have your exam in feb thats a lot of time and if you can devote even 7-8 hours on a regular basis you should do well. i would congratulate you that you are having an average knowledge on all subjects.. its great for a beginner.. focus on the high yields.. concentrate a lot a lot and a lot on patho as it is one of the major subjects tested on the day of exam and do it everyday.. know the high yields.. they ll save you.. before beginning your prep take a test.. there are so many free resources available for step one.. you ll know the pattern the questions are designed.. they also will give you an assessment of your weaker areas.. you need to lay more stress on.. so off your total prep time allot 1/3 rd time to pathology, and the rest to remaining subjects equally.. i have a time table prepared by a friend but since its in a tabular form i cannot put it here.. if you want it leave your email.. i ll send it.. so that you have a rough idea how to make your own.. if you wan tto know the high yield RESOURCES the kind moderator, adonis, has listed it in many of the posts.. hope this helps.. godspeed with your prep!
my email ID is Adeel_sag@hotmail.com
can u plz plz email me the time line, i would be very thankful to u :-)
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Re:About Time To Be Alloted To Each Subj bingousmle - 07-29-10 05:58 yeah sure.. just emailed you the post.. though use it only as a rough guide and modify it according to your study preferences.. also focus on the high yield resources mentioned by adonis
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Re:About Time To Be Alloted To Each Subj adonis123 - 07-29-10 07:16 posted by doctorst on 07-28-10 09:39
Hello everyone!
Can sumone plz let me know about how much time will it take to study each subject?
this will help me in making a proper schedule....
PLz help...I am worried as it seems to be taking more time than what I had planned....
Waiting for your responses..!
Hello everyone!
Can sumone plz let me know about how much time will it take to study each subject?
this will help me in making a proper schedule....
PLz help...I am worried as it seems to be taking more time than what I had planned....
Waiting for your responses..!
Here is the high yield material for USMLE Step-1:
1.Kaplan Lecture Notes for Step-1
2.Goljan Audio for Step-1
3.USMLE World Online Q Bank
4.Kaplan Online Q Bank
5.Kaplan Q Book
6.WebPath for Histopathology Slides
7.First Aid for Step-1
8.WikitestPrep(Free Online Q Bank for Practice)
9.USMLE World Self Assessment tests (Before Exams)
Prepare at least for 5-6 months fulltime and try to score very high on it.
U can get some of the above books from leading book stores.U will have to get the photocopies of the Kaplan Lecture Notes as original material is too expensive.See if someone on the forum is willing to sell his/her material to u.U will have to subscribe online for the above mentioned Q-Banks .The websites r www.usmleworld.com and www.kaplanmedical.com .
As rightly said by Bingo that u need to concentrate more on Patho because it constitutes the bulk of the exam.But, this in no way means that u can ignore the other subjects.
So, yur priority shud be Patho, followed by Pharma,then Physio and Behavioural ,then others.Concentrate only on the clinically relevant material and do as many standard questions as possible and write down and revise their explanations.
Good Luck!
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Re: About Time To Be Alloted To Each Sub doctorst - 07-29-10 11:51 thank you all for your replies....
indeed they have decreased my anxiety...
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Re: About Time To Be Alloted To Each Sub babbu5508 - 07-29-10 12:05 thats the beauty of doctok....people similar to u..i mean in tensions ,fear can get them decreased by chatting with others of same kind...
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Re: About Time To Be Alloted To Each Sub bingousmle - 07-29-10 23:31 posted by doctorst on 07-29-10 11:51
thank you all for your replies....
indeed they have decreased my anxiety...
thank you all for your replies....
indeed they have decreased my anxiety...
glad that we could be of help to you doctorst. refer to the high yield stuff mentioned and you will ace your steps.. good luck with your prep.
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