vrnda
i took exam in morning itself july 14 not on may 14 may be misunderstanding. for me CBT was fine. I did my dentistry in india and then advanced standing DDS in canada in dalhousie university, practised for 3 years,i just moved to US in april 2005. i started to prepare around mid april i wud say amidst shift and all. i wud say i prepared for 2.5 months and studies on weekends too. giving 5-6 hours approx .
i am not applying to universities as i have done DDS there is a reciprocal thing in canada and US they recognize each other DDS. so all i need is 75 in part 1 and 2 and the NERB or CRDTS the patient exam.
i will be taking a break for 1 week and then prepare for part 2.i have done my interviews applying i have already gone thru it once , not going thru again. i checked that and then only we moved here. if i ha dto go back to school again i was not going to move to US.
Jojo i read USMLe first aid and kaplan as i did not have any other books . did my basics for 1. 5 months and then did papers for last moth and did the decks at end to brush up to see if i had left anything important.
good luck to all
keep up the good work. just keep motivated and keep going. i is very easy to lose courage but thanks to my family especially my husband i made it to school and did my DDS.