can usmle1 studied in 3 months. suggestions..plz.. -

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saran

hi
I am ignorant about the study time and depth of knowledge needed for a successful attempt in usmle1.can any one advice me regarding this...plz..if so, can i take exams in february..? suggestions plz....

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tayybah - tbaig077

yes, you can take exams in three months it depends on you that how much time and efforts you devote for your preparation a day .
Studying 8 hrs a day actively is enough.practice as much as mcqs you can after reads of your books and you must have a schedule to follow and for each subject usually people follow one book but for more depth can use two review books for each subject for some topics which are not better in first book.

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saran

thanks for u,r information..

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irfan - igudaro

My advise to you is that :
1) EVALUATE YOUR READING SPEED----> how many pages you can read in 1 hour.
2) SET TARGET FOR A DAY-----> after evaluating your speed, you will know that how many pages you can read in 1 hour, so when ever you start studying, set your watch at 12:00 and decide about the numbers of hours/day of studying depending on your stamina and numbers of pages/day/hour. An average student can study for 6-8 hours/day.
3) STOP YOUR WATCH-----> When ever you leave your study table , stop your watch,and turn it on when you come back on your seat, because by this you will come to know about your""ACTUAL STUDY HOURS/DAY"by the end of your day.
4) DONT SET YOUR TARGET TOO BIG-------->Normally 80% of students are unable to reach their tatget for a day because it was too big for them, and when you dont acheive your target, you will get tense and besides of getting tense , your work for the next day will automatically increase, and then this will create a vicious circle and ultimately you will lose your regularity.
5) CREATE A RHYTHUM-----> You must have rhythum in your studies, that is, you should begin your day at a fix time EVERY DAY and finish your study at the same for the most of the days. Starting your day on a regular time is very important, because it will get your speed increase, its always better to start at 8:30 in the morning rather than at 10:00 a.m or later, because you are most effective early in the morning and after 2:00 p.m, you usually lose your speed and tempo, its normally because by that time we have had our lunch.
6) GET REGULAR SLEEP-----> Lack of regular sleep decreases your memory.If you will have a regular sleep, your deep sleep time will incresae and that very good for memory as we all know that.
7) DONT GO FOR TOO MANY BOOKS------> USMLE STEP 1 is an exam of concepts not an exam of extra knowledge. Clear your concepts from any book that suits your style and then stick to that book.
8) DO AS MUCH AS MCQs POSSIBLE-------> No one goes on to take the exam with out studying very hard for it. Most of the students do remember what they have studied for the past 5 or 6 months but when it comes to the application of that knowledge, most of students really have no idea how to do it. MCQs help in this part of the exam, they help you in furthur clearing your concepts and application of that concept in a situation.
9) REVISION IS THE MOST IMPORTANT THING------> I tell how i revise my stuff everyday. I only do 2 subjects at a given time, it doesnt matter which 2 subjects i choose, what matter is the revision of my target for a given day. As soon as i finish my target of 1 subject in a given time, i restart that target, and i try to memorize it atleats 6 times before starting my next subject and i do same to the next subject. I know its very hard to do a thing like that, but beleive me by doing this you will add 5-10 percentile in your score. And one more thing, when ever I start the 6 times revised subject after some days, i used remeber it >50%(isn't that great),and by remembering the subject > 50%, my #2 revision of all subjects will automatically take lesser time and even lesser time in my 3rd revision of all subjects. This #9 advise of mine to you is magical and largest one as the #9 is in mathematics.
So i hope that you have gained something from me because this will make feel great and if you think that you have some thing to advise me, please mail me because this will only make me more better than now.
Try hard this time.
So long.

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irfan

and by using this method of studying, you can give it a shot in 3 months

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SARAN

THANKS IRFAN FOR THE WONDERFUL ADVICES..FROM U,R EXPERIENCES...THANX VERY MUCH..IT WOULD BE AN ICING ON THE CAKE IF YOU COULD RECOMMEND A COMPLETE SET OF BOOKS FOR USMLE1 AND AN IDEA ABOUT THEIR AVAILABILITY AND RATES..
VERY MANY THANX AGAIN.........
SARAN

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bagu

irfan did u follow them for sucess....