Post by Admin on Apr 29, 2014 22:52:03 GMT -5
i have just got my score today
and thank allah it was 242/99
the mistakes i did in my preperation was ;
# i used first aid as a reading book and not as a main studying book and i didn't add the notes i take to the first aid
# useing prtest as a qestion bank while i was studying
# my exam time managment was very poor i answered about 2 questions randomly in each blok due to time shortage , i did good in time while doing USMLE WORLD but in real exam i was over anxious and i read the question about two to three times before saying an answer then reading all the answers and i was trying to justify why other choices r wrong
# studying for long time "about two years" with many breaks
# i did two unrelated exams in middle of usmle prep "MBBCh and 1st MS.c" the first one was unavoidable but i could avoid the second one if i did have the courage
things that helped me alot
# doing goljan audio and adding my own notes to "goljan word for word printed PDF"
# studying all subjects as a second read in systemic manner while doing pathology from goljan rapid review book
# doing USMLE world online in timed mode and all subjects plus taking notes from questions
# making a writen list of my weak points and my weakest subjects and study them from another different source "ironicly i got asterisks* only in my weak subjects"
# doing NBMEs forms and searching the answers in forums , books and wikipedia
# webpath for pathology , googling CTs and MRIs ,goljan images was very helpfull
# the most thing that helped me alot is : review any question i did it wrong and trying to figure why i did wrong and how could i do it right even if i didn't know the knowledge needed to answer the question "AKA the educated guess"
# reading the "conrad fischer USMLE MEDICAL ETHICS THE 1OO CASES YOU ARE MOST LIKELY TO SEE ON THE EXAM"
# having 7 hours sleep before the exam is a must , and try to train your body to do it at least two weeks before the exam , don't even think in studying in the morning of the exam ,u will need all your brain power in exam