kokushubila
08-20-2004, 06:01 PM
:D guys I made it and passed the test.... :-smiley7 though I haven't got my score 8) 8) 8) The key issue is PASSING!
Thank you for your support during my study and preparations .Thank you all, the chat group and all those who contributed to my success.
I know that I should have posted my experience after my exam but to tell you the truth I had mixed feeling,not sure of what I did and I promised myself that no matter what I will post it when I get my results.
Well , I took my exam a month ago after heavy/intense preparation of three month reading everyday for 10-16 hours per day.
I started by writting a fixed timetable and put it on top of my computer and beside my bed to remind me :wink: what to read. And because of my limited amount of time I had to STICK at it.Each day had a specific subject, time for qs (150-200 per day),time for chatting and time for Goljan stuffs.
I think if you have a deadline things work perfectly.
I used Kalplan Webprep/books ,BRS patho and physio,Katzung for Pharm
only and of course FA .And I used the Q bank along with WebPath qs ,usmleasy,NMS and many qs from the Internet .The Idea was to do as many qs as I could.
Two weeks before my exam I had a schedule of listening to Goljan everyday for -5 hours repeating the lectures as much as I could and I could hear his voice when I was doing the test.
On the exam day I was nervous during my first block I was running nuts but the block was ok.I could answer most of the Qs .The second block calmed me down as I thought it was useless to sweat as the brain won't function properly.The remaining blocks were ok except the last one, man I was out of my mind so tired and I couldn't think twice.
The exam was heavily tested in Pathology, almost more that 50%! So guys know pathology in and out !And what should I say about Goljan? He is the King of Pathology .He makes you understand why, how and that makes u answer most of the qs easier not only Path but also other subjects.
Pharmacology -Fa is just enough but know the graphs (from Katzung) I got lots of them : drug x and y stuffs .Know them know how to interprate them.
Physiology-got lots of graphs also but they were doable.
Anatomy -had few qs got like 2 qs per block mostly neuro...to sum up this is the low yield subject but please do not neglect it ...I read it during my last 4 weeks as I hate it :evil: and thank God there weren't so many qs..Can u believe it ? I had only one q from brachial plexus and nothing from histology (may be one q or two ???? not sure)
Behavioural -If you read Q bank Dr-Pt relationship explanations and understand them then that's all you need .My exam had qs mostly similar from Q bank.Generally wasn't so bad.
Biochemistry was heavily tested and I was weak and poor in it .I had to read it so many times before the test repeating the webpath everyday.And thank God was able to answer most of the qs in my exam.
So guys read it I had so many qs from Molecular biology ,genetics and very strange qs where I didn't waste my time much I just put an answer and move on forgetting about them coz I knew even if I had yrs of studying Bioch I wouldn't be able to answer those wierd qs.
Lastly for those who are preparing for the test :The EXAM IS VERY DOABLE and the key thing is :know the mechanism and understand everything u read.Join the chat group, discuss with friends if possible and do many qs make sure u do at least more than 2500 qs.
Pray,aim high and stay focused/positively everything is possible.
God bless u and Best wishes 8) !
Thank you for your support during my study and preparations .Thank you all, the chat group and all those who contributed to my success.
I know that I should have posted my experience after my exam but to tell you the truth I had mixed feeling,not sure of what I did and I promised myself that no matter what I will post it when I get my results.
Well , I took my exam a month ago after heavy/intense preparation of three month reading everyday for 10-16 hours per day.
I started by writting a fixed timetable and put it on top of my computer and beside my bed to remind me :wink: what to read. And because of my limited amount of time I had to STICK at it.Each day had a specific subject, time for qs (150-200 per day),time for chatting and time for Goljan stuffs.
I think if you have a deadline things work perfectly.
I used Kalplan Webprep/books ,BRS patho and physio,Katzung for Pharm
only and of course FA .And I used the Q bank along with WebPath qs ,usmleasy,NMS and many qs from the Internet .The Idea was to do as many qs as I could.
Two weeks before my exam I had a schedule of listening to Goljan everyday for -5 hours repeating the lectures as much as I could and I could hear his voice when I was doing the test.
On the exam day I was nervous during my first block I was running nuts but the block was ok.I could answer most of the Qs .The second block calmed me down as I thought it was useless to sweat as the brain won't function properly.The remaining blocks were ok except the last one, man I was out of my mind so tired and I couldn't think twice.
The exam was heavily tested in Pathology, almost more that 50%! So guys know pathology in and out !And what should I say about Goljan? He is the King of Pathology .He makes you understand why, how and that makes u answer most of the qs easier not only Path but also other subjects.
Pharmacology -Fa is just enough but know the graphs (from Katzung) I got lots of them : drug x and y stuffs .Know them know how to interprate them.
Physiology-got lots of graphs also but they were doable.
Anatomy -had few qs got like 2 qs per block mostly neuro...to sum up this is the low yield subject but please do not neglect it ...I read it during my last 4 weeks as I hate it :evil: and thank God there weren't so many qs..Can u believe it ? I had only one q from brachial plexus and nothing from histology (may be one q or two ???? not sure)
Behavioural -If you read Q bank Dr-Pt relationship explanations and understand them then that's all you need .My exam had qs mostly similar from Q bank.Generally wasn't so bad.
Biochemistry was heavily tested and I was weak and poor in it .I had to read it so many times before the test repeating the webpath everyday.And thank God was able to answer most of the qs in my exam.
So guys read it I had so many qs from Molecular biology ,genetics and very strange qs where I didn't waste my time much I just put an answer and move on forgetting about them coz I knew even if I had yrs of studying Bioch I wouldn't be able to answer those wierd qs.
Lastly for those who are preparing for the test :The EXAM IS VERY DOABLE and the key thing is :know the mechanism and understand everything u read.Join the chat group, discuss with friends if possible and do many qs make sure u do at least more than 2500 qs.
Pray,aim high and stay focused/positively everything is possible.
God bless u and Best wishes 8) !