hello everybody, today i did 20 questions of biostats which i left yesterday and took the notes in fa, then started behav sci videos but didn't do much still doing life in us.
@dr-raw, all the best with dit, let us know how you find it.
@vena, i think it took me 1and half wk doing anatomy(second read) esp neuro took me long, i'm slow, may be dr-raw and owlcity can tell you better. all the best
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thanks usmle2177,
im doing my 1st round of uw left with 35%qs,im planning to take by end of april
hey guys i dont think i can takwe nbme at feb end . still have quest in uw to do but will try maxto complete them .
problem was i focused mainly on fa & without referring kaplan in btn bocs was frustrated with this on & off study so to grab concepts again have to read kaplan (which i has been awhile ).
@owl: i suggest reading the entire uw explanation, u r just doing incorrects right? u r not taking notes anymore so it should go much faster. i think discussing only helps & if u have a good sp it's worth it.
wanted to add to what u said.
NNRTI's like efavirenz bind directly & non competitively to RT & inhibit it so they r irreversible.
NRTI's are nucleic acid analogs that competitively inhibit inhibit RT & r reversible.
@drrabbit: welcome to the thread!
@all: i think it's less time consuming to write down notes in kaplan than fa! kap notes have alot more info so i guess u r doing more hilighting & less writing. i've written all my notes in fa & my friend who writes in kap finishes the explanations alot faster than me cuz he says most of it is there already!
hey carpe..nice to see u after a while..how've u been??
haa im done with writing notes...that agonizing part..clock ticking and still on q.no.30 by the end of day..lol
so i did two lectures of dit...its really like im listening to one my friends sitting there and reading notes..not too impressive or anything..but it has given me company and that motivation and yes its filling up the gaps where i wud not highlight that one word or miss out reading that one line...also its helping me memorize...making reading fa less boring..so on the whole it is workin for me..
keep studying guys
tried to take a nap but couldnt wasted 2hrs. did physio resp in uw will read incorrects now.
@carpi did u finish uw ? when do u plan to take ur exam ?
ok guys i have a doubt . uw & fa are of the same knowledge but which one should we be more familiar compared to the 2 ? i like uw bcos in 1 quest u learn other 5 answers & also we can compare among the other ans y this y not that etc . it gives a better idea but at the end weeks before exam we have to do some blocks /day as everyone does but we must only read fa alot before the final day . both should have a good reading but which one to stick to more regarding memorizing ??? i know its fa but uw is tempting me !! just give me an ans to this so mind will just shut up & listen
i did virology all over fm kap today , did imuno fm fa and kap , i just ve the last chap in kap left -- lab test ,, am felling much happier and satisfied with my kap today .. and fa was much faster with kap .. will take my break and start the last chap and do the left over micro qs fm yest .. am so tired and my body is aching like mad ..
@carpidem ,, hey thanks for adding , i ll add it up in my notes ..good of u ..
i m doing the wrong qs and im doing the full exp of the ones i am not clear about , rest some i read educ obj and some which i feel confident i just rush off
@raw , am glad u are finally moving on with some zeal once again..
@2177
hey dont think too much, i think u ve already done fa before u did kap , so they shd be more familiar to u now .. i know u world is good , it teaches u to use ur brain , not plain mugging in fa,, but i guess u need to balance it ..maybe u can carry on like that and finish off uw , then u can start doing both side by side and at a much faster rate .. if everyone is saying fa , there must be something true about it , u cant solve a q if u dont have the data feeded in ur head ,, rt
i wanted to give nbme atleast by mid feb .
2177: fa 5hours+ UW 5 hours = wrap up your day
now reading the part in FA that the lectures covered..then in next hour will do uw for 2 hours
owl: yeah i totally had lost it..had gone completely crazy and hopeless...but now feel like i can do it..we all can do it
i did finished patho with goljan and now reading some pages of first aid patho .....some thing is familiar and others not ....some time i feel iam reading 2 different subject ,,from now i should give some time to first aid every day ,otherwise i cant do it ....
@2177....from now iam confused for the end months ,,ur right every thing is good but wich one is better to memorize mor quickly thats what every one should choose...
@owl ...thats good see you moving and controling every thing ...
@Raw,,,yes we can do it ,,we can ,,,,we will fight till the end and will pass with good score .....continue