Thanks to all!!!!!

[BoilingIce]

I scored 99 (252) in step 1. Thanks to all. I'm very very grateful to this forum which helped me a lot. I'm very very happy today.. i'm flying.. so i cant write anything more.. god bless u all.. gud luck to all the test takers...

[kniraz]

congratulations BoilingIce
best of luck for your future...

[Sanju]

Congratulations!!!

[de.malady]

that's superb & so inspiring -BoilingIce-
congratulations; don't miss to stop by again in this thread later & share on preparations & taking exam..

[jotsna]

hi congratulations!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
could you help us out also.........give us a few helpfull tips and hints..........what to read etc etc

[dejavu]

congratulation man! it's obvious to be flying after scoring 99. I'm also preparing for Step 1. Undergoing preparation. would u please circulate some of ur experience, tips n' tricks. Heard that the question pattern has changed for step 1?

[SUMAN-SAJAN]

congrats..................

[BoilingIce]

Thanx all once again.

Well I have very few tips only. Basically, I didnt follow any specific study technique. I studied as usual.

I found Kaplan lecture note series plus lecture videos to be more than sufficient. Only 2 or 3 questions were out of the books i followed. I did kaplan qbook n qbank that i downloaded from the links in this forum. There is nothing much to say about the preparation, except that dont go for many unyielding books. Try to confine urself in one or at most 2 books per subject. Practice questions as much as possible. and take kaplan's simulated test. It really helps you to know about ur preparation.

During exam, i managed to finish all the blocks well ahead of time. I didnt give much time to those questions which i thot i wont know the answers no matter how much time i spent. It seems time management is very important during exam. If u waste ur considerable time in one question u'll lose other questions which u may be able to solve. So remember DONT WASTE TIME !!!! choose one and move ahead as FA has told.. I forgot to tell u.. FA is very very helpful. Extremely helpful especially in the later part of ur preparation when u wont have to time to revise whole kaplan series..

Actual exam thing was much easier than those simulated exams. There were all sorts of mixed questions with more emphasis on pathophysiology part. Few microscopic slides were there. One of them i cudnt make it out at all, others were much easier to identify with CV given along wit it. Biostats were pretty much straight forward. Behavioural science was as usual with what will u do next or what will tell to the patient/father sort of things.

One last thing is during exam RELAX and DONT PANIC. There will be few questions which u wud hav never heard of. so be prepared for those questions, leave them and go on to other questions which u can do.

Well, this is my short advice/tip/tricks/experience.. whatever u say..

Thank you all once again. and may god bless you..

[SPRimal]

Congrats,,,BoilingIce

hope u'll be in regular contact in this forum!!

All the best for ur future!!!

[dejavu]

have to thank u for sharing ur experience n' passing on some useful tips ...those might be of really great help to the future examinees.