class of 2007 step 1 here we come whos out there

[Ramoray]

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hey guys, now that pretty much all of 2006 has finished the grind, who is thinking and getting ready prepping etc for next years step? i figure since last year had such a solid showing of hardcore people who helped each other and so many people we should get the rally going so jsut curious to see whos out there? 2nd year here i come

 

[Idiopathic]

please dont start this now...

 

[omarsaleh66]

Im starting NOW!!!!

 

[RLMD]

Im here. This summer, for review, Ive been reading FA, Lippencotts Biochem, Costanzo Phys, and I plan on finishing HY Molec Bio, HY Neuro and the Immuno Chapter of Lange before school starts back up again in late August. I really want to kick ass on this test!

 

[omarsaleh66]

damn thats dedication. I wanted to review but i just chilled all summer. second year starts in 2 weeks so i got 2 more weeks to chill then im hitting USMLE prep hardcore with classes.

 

[HiddenTruth]

damn thats dedication. I wanted to review but i just chilled all summer. second year starts in 2 weeks so i got 2 more weeks to chill then im hitting USMLE prep hardcore with classes.

TRU dat dude--I wanted to start my study too. We have already had path so I should be doing a lot of reviewing, but I did jack all summer. I got an awesome research oppurtunity at penn and school starts in a wk or so- so didn't get any studying in. Go RLMD!! We know whose on top of it--well--gotta tear it up like this year's class! Go '07!

HT

 

[Row Jimmy]

I will not start until Idio posts his score. It seems the baton will be passed at that point. 😀

 

[Idiopathic]

I will not start until Idio posts his score. It seems the baton will be passed at that point. 😀

🙄 there are at least ten scores higher than mine already posted on this website...I mainly just wish it would get here.

 

[Ramoray]

true true, ok not necessarily who has started but atleast who is taking as its good to see whos in this years fight together.. agreed on idio passing the torch, some high scores this year seems like a tough feat to match them!

 

[Row Jimmy]

true true, ok not necessarily who has started but atleast who is taking as its good to see whos in this years fight together.. agreed on idio passing the torch, some high scores this year seems like a tough feat to match them!

I'll check in from time to time as I am hoping the good kharma from this board will continue.

Idio - Did you anger your mailman?

RJ

 

[kaos]

This is madness...MADNESS I say!

I got my First Aid book the day before yesterday.

 

[Idiopathic]

Idio - Did you anger your mailman?

My classmates who live in Tulsa got their scores yesterday, mine still did not come today 😡

edit: profanity removed

 

[Deuce 007 MD]

Im here. This summer, for review, Ive been reading FA, Lippencotts Biochem, Costanzo Phys, and I plan on finishing HY Molec Bio, HY Neuro and the Immuno Chapter of Lange before school starts back up again in late August. I really want to kick ass on this test!

😱 Man that's hardcore. A few of my classmates have talked about going over FA sections but it's been all talk. But I have read the immuno chapter in lange and have to say that it is really good, I only wished I had focused more on it while we were going over immuno in school then on the lecture notes.

 

[HiddenTruth]

😱 Man that's hardcore. A few of my classmates have talked about going over FA sections but it's been all talk. But I have read the immuno chapter in lange and have to say that it is really good, I only wished I had focused more on it while we were going over immuno in school then on the lecture notes.

What Lange book are you referring to? The one by Jawetz--the comprehensive one with like the last part of the book devoted to Immuno (that has like a FEW chapters on immuno--few pages each though)??

 

[Deuce 007 MD]

What Lange book are you referring to? The one by Jawetz--the comprehensive one with like the last part of the book devoted to Immuno (that has like a FEW chapters on immuno--few pages each though)??

Yeah that one, cause I read the brs immuno and it didn't seem to be enough 411.

 

[azzarah]

I am ready for this battle! Class of 2007, let's kick some major a$$!!! 😀 👍

 

[daisygirl]

You guys are crazy 😱 . I didnt' start studying for step one until the end of second year- when school was over.

I'm also freaking out right now since I'm taking the exam in three weeks and I don't feel prepared

 

[azzarah]

You guys are crazy 😱 . I didnt' start studying for step one until the end of second year- when school was over.

I'm also freaking out right now since I'm taking the exam in three weeks and I don't feel prepared

Daisygirl, don't freak out! You are going to do great! You can do this! I know you can! I wish you the best of luck! You have 3 weeks to prepare...You WILL kick a$$!!!!

 

[daisygirl]

Daisygirl, don't freak out! You are going to do great! You can do this! I know you can! I wish you the best of luck! You have 3 weeks to prepare...You WILL kick a$$!!!!

Awww, thanks so much azzarah 😳 . I hope I'll be ok. I'm not aiming for a high score, I really just want to pass this thing.

Don't worry about anatomy. It is not a highly tested subject. What I would do if I were you though is read a book like HY anatomy (referring to netter's or a text when you need something clarified) and make notes in first aid. Also, read HY to understand it- not memorize it. If you do something like this, you'll have everything in first aid when you need it (when you are studying for step one). I wish that I had annotated first aid throughout my two years of school.

As far as embryo- I never learned anything in that stupid class either since I blew it off. I don't really care though. I'm going to try to remember as much as I can from first aid, and then I'll pray that it doesn't hurt me on step one since I will be very underprepared for embryo. I understand that you simply cannot know everything for step one 😳

 

[AlexRusso]

Im here. This summer, for review, Ive been reading FA, Lippencotts Biochem, Costanzo Phys, and I plan on finishing HY Molec Bio, HY Neuro and the Immuno Chapter of Lange before school starts back up again in late August. I really want to kick ass on this test!

not to sound mean but....I doubt you'll remmeber anything you read now in 1 month, much less in about 10 when you will be taking the test. And with all that path and pharm that's gonna be thrown at you second year its gonna be even harder. Relax and enjoy your summer. 4-6 weeks of studying is plenty. Concentrate on LEARNING the stuff for classes not REVIEWING for the boards.

 

[azzarah]

Awww, thanks so much azzarah 😳 . I hope I'll be ok. I'm not aiming for a high score, I really just want to pass this thing.

Don't worry about anatomy. It is not a highly tested subject. What I would do if I were you though is read a book like HY anatomy (referring to netter's or a text when you need something clarified) and make notes in first aid. Also, read HY to understand it- not memorize it. If you do something like this, you'll have everything in first aid when you need it (when you are studying for step one). I wish that I had annotated first aid throughout my two years of school.

As far as embryo- I never learned anything in that stupid class either since I blew it off. I don't really care though. I'm going to try to remember as much as I can from first aid, and then I'll pray that it doesn't hurt me on step one since I will be very underprepared for embryo. I understand that you simply cannot know everything for step one 😳

Not only are you going to pass, but you are going to kick a$$ I tell ya! 😀 Thanks for your advice. I really appreciate it. I hope you get easy embryology questions straight out of FA! You can do this! Now go study hard!

 

[RLMD]

not to sound mean but....I doubt you'll remmeber anything you read now in 1 month, much less in about 10 when you will be taking the test. And with all that path and pharm that's gonna be thrown at you second year its gonna be even harder. Relax and enjoy your summer. 4-6 weeks of studying is plenty. Concentrate on LEARNING the stuff for classes not REVIEWING for the boards.

Well, Im not really studying for boards. Im studying the things that will help me get through second year (thats why Im not reviewing anatomy), with an emphasis on things that are more high yield on the boards. Im getting used to the review books that I should have been using during the year, so when the boards come around I will be really familiar with them. We had a really long summer break (15 weeks) and the school year was very short. I did well but there are a lot of things I wish I learned better. So Im tightening up some loose ends so it will be easier to build on the information I have without spending a lot of time reviewing during the year.

 

[bigfrank]

not to sound mean but....I doubt you'll remmeber anything you read now in 1 month, much less in about 10 when you will be taking the test. And with all that path and pharm that's gonna be thrown at you second year its gonna be even harder. Relax and enjoy your summer. 4-6 weeks of studying is plenty. Concentrate on LEARNING the stuff for classes not REVIEWING for the boards.

This is great advice. I would say that now is the time to RELAX and prepare for the emotional/intellectual grind of the 2nd year (with the cumulative stress of preparing for the Step I).

Trust me, in 7 months, you'll know what we mean!

 

[Discobolus]

Count me in! I had intentions of studying this Summer but never got it done. Now I've just got to settle in, stick to the plan, and we'll see what happens in a year. The first step is to learn the second year material really well and integrate it with the first year material. This also entails learning my M2 review books frontwards and backwards along with annotating FA. The second step is to constantly be doing some sort of review of previous material with review books (and FA) and question books. I'm not talking anything crazy here but on average 30 minutes a day, so none on some days and a lot on others. The third step is to always have my nose in First Aid (and Buzzwords for the rote memorization aspect) whenever I get the chance, lunch break, watching TV, on the throne, etc. I'm even planning on getting a copy laminated for bathroom use and so I can post on the walls around the house (nothing impresses girls quite like a laminated copy of the TCA cycle on your wall). Finally since I'm moving further from campus and will have a commute I'm going to get the Goljan audio lectures and listen to those as often as I can while integrating it with my use of Robbin's (text and review) and the Rapid Reviews: Pathology.

These are my review texts:

H-Y Gross Anatomy (supplement with a good radiology atlas and Moore blue boxes)
H-Y Embryology (supplement with Langman's Clinical boxes)
H-Y Histology (supplement with Gartner and Hiatt atlas or Histology Time CD)
H-Y Neuroanatomy (supplement with Nolte atlas)
BRS Biochemistry (I'm not a big fan of the Lippincott's for some reason)
H-Y Cell and Molecular Biology
Physiology by Costanzo (I absolutely love this book and will use in conjunction with the BRS physiology for the questions)
Rapid Reviews: Pathology
Medical Microbiology: Examination and Board Review (Lange)
Medical Microbiology Made Ridiculously Simple
BRS Behavioral Sciences
H-Y Biostatistics
Katzung and Trevor Pharmacology: Examination and Board Review (Lange)

For questions I already have Q-Book, A&L Review, BSS CD-ROM, and Robbin's Review of Pathology. I'll try to do the relevant questions from the first 3 when reviewing old subjects during the year and then during my dedicated study period (starting April 30-?)I'll start doing random blocks of questions with Q-Bank, NMS, and Rapid Reviews: USMLE Step 1. I also plan on doing the NBME 150 questions, Kaplan Simulated, and NBME Self-Assessments (A and B) as diagnostic tools.

I know the criticisms I'm going to get already so let me say that I'm quite the planner and will probably only follow through with about 1/4 of this. Unfortunately for studying purposes I'm really pretty laid back so don't accuse me of being a neurotic tool just because I laid out some plans that may not pan out.

Anyway, all you 2007 people we're in this together so lets make the most of it!

Let the Step 1 competition begin 😀

 

[Deuce 007 MD]

This is great advice. I would say that now is the time to RELAX and prepare for the emotional/intellectual grind of the 2nd year (with the cumulative stress of preparing for the Step I).

Trust me, in 7 months, you'll know what we mean!

Hey big frank I remember you saying you started studying around nov/dec for about 4 hours a day everyday for step 1 on top of what you needed to study for class. So how much time did you put into studying for class then? After studying for class 4 hours a day 5 days a week I'm to burnt out to study anything else.

 

[Ramoray]

These are my review texts:

H-Y Gross Anatomy (supplement with a good radiology atlas and Moore blue boxes)
H-Y Embryology (supplement with Langman's Clinical boxes)
H-Y Histology (supplement with Gartner and Hiatt atlas or Histology Time CD)
H-Y Neuroanatomy (supplement with Nolte atlas)
BRS Biochemistry (I'm not a big fan of the Lippincott's for some reason)
H-Y Cell and Molecular Biology
Physiology by Costanzo (I absolutely love this book and will use in conjunction with the BRS physiology for the questions)
Rapid Reviews: Pathology
Medical Microbiology: Examination and Board Review (Lange)
Medical Microbiology Made Ridiculously Simple
BRS Behavioral Sciences
H-Y Biostatistics
Katzung and Trevor Pharmacology: Examination and Board Review (Lange)

For questions I already have Q-Book, A&L Review, BSS CD-ROM, and Robbin's Review of Pathology. I'll try to do the relevant questions from the first 3 when reviewing old subjects during the year and then during my dedicated study period (starting April 30-?)I'll start doing random blocks of questions with Q-Bank, NMS, and Rapid Reviews: USMLE Step 1. I also plan on doing the NBME 150 questions, Kaplan Simulated, and NBME Self-Assessments (A and B) as diagnostic tools.

I know the criticisms I'm going to get already so let me say that I'm quite the planner and will probably only follow through with about 1/4 of this. Unfortunately for studying purposes I'm really pretty laid back so don't accuse me of being a neurotic tool just because I laid out some plans that may not pan out.

Anyway, all you 2007 people we're in this together so lets make the most of it!

Let the Step 1 competition begin 😀

wow that is pretty much exactly on my book list down to the moore blue boxes. however i was going to just skip alll together studying for histo and only do what is in FA for embryo.. any others have thoughts on that? Dont worry i have planned and done alot of planning this summer so atleast im not stumbling around and trying to see which books to find. Where did you get the appleton and lange question book?

 

[souljah1]

you all should relax this summer. all this talk about studying for boards so early makes me wonder what people are doing. enjoy your summer. do something fun. at most, glance through brs physio or something like that - but trying to get through a whole list of review books seems like a very inefficient way of spending your time. believe me, my classmates, and most people on the other side of that test - you will not remember all that stuff anyway. for me, the hardest thing about step1 was having to sit down and studying 4-8hrs a day for 4 weeks. by the end of 4 wks i couldn't wait to take that test. why anyone would want to spend their summer reviewing for step 1 (when a majority of step1 is on 2nd year material) is beyond me. ...but, as john lennon said - "What ever it takes to see the light is alright"

 

[Ramoray]

you all should relax this summer. all this talk about studying for boards so early makes me wonder what people are doing. enjoy your summer. do something fun. at most, glance through brs physio or something like that - but trying to get through a whole list of review books seems like a very inefficient way of spending your time. believe me, my classmates, and most people on the other side of that test - you will not remember all that stuff anyway. for me, the hardest thing about step1 was having to sit down and studying 4-8hrs a day for 4 weeks. by the end of 4 wks i couldn't wait to take that test. why anyone would want to spend their summer reviewing for step 1 (when a majority of step1 is on 2nd year material) is beyond me. ...but, as john lennon said - "What ever it takes to see the light is alright"

Hey no offense to your thoughts or any of the other poeple who keep on saying this same advice but quite frankly it is total crap. If you spend time learning something well, it will come back about a million times quicker even in a year. So you are saying what you learned in undergrad or a couple years ago wouldnt come back a hell of alot more quickly the second, or in reviewing during summer, a third time around when boards come? I think people keep hounding this advice in because they either didnt have the motivation that some of us others do to get an early start. Seriously im sick of and i think its the worst advice possible. Studying something well for 2 months is a HUGE benefit and will alow you to spend maybe a quarter of the time on it when boards role around. Considering you have 5 weeks or so total, i would think saving 2 weeks or 3 come time is HUGe. So please enough with this same old ****ty advice!

 

[jmattwilson]

Hey no offense to your thoughts or any of the other poeple who keep on saying this same advice but quite frankly it is total crap. If you spend time learning something well, it will come back about a million times quicker even in a year. So you are saying what you learned in undergrad or a couple years ago wouldnt come back a hell of alot more quickly the second, or in reviewing during summer, a third time around when boards come? I think people keep hounding this advice in because they either didnt have the motivation that some of us others do to get an early start. Seriously im sick of and i think its the worst advice possible. Studying something well for 2 months is a HUGE benefit and will alow you to spend maybe a quarter of the time on it when boards role around. Considering you have 5 weeks or so total, i would think saving 2 weeks or 3 come time is HUGe. So please enough with this same old ****ty advice!

Fourth year putting in my 2 cents. Frankly I find calling this advice total crap and ****ty a bit naive. Are you a first year? Sorry rising second year? Listen you think first year was tough, second year is much much more time consuming. It can quickly turn people into jaded bitter shadows of their former selves. Yes you do need to study hard to do well on second year tests and step 1. True studying thoroughly in advance is the best way to learn material and have it stick with you in the long run. But why add so much stress over a test that is 1 year away. Just chill out and do yourselfs a favor.

 

[RLMD]

Fourth year putting in my 2 cents. Frankly I find calling this advice total crap and ****ty a bit naive. Are you a first year? Sorry rising second year? Listen you think first year was tough, second year is much much more time consuming. It can quickly turn people into jaded bitter shadows of their former selves. Yes you do need to study hard to do well on second year tests and step 1. True studying thoroughly in advance is the best way to learn material and have it stick with you in the long run. But why add so much stress over a test that is 1 year away. Just chill out and do yourselfs a favor.

Who said that we are adding stress? Its not like we're talking about studying 14 hours a day, all summer, to memorize every detail from first year. I have been doing research full time and studying a little in my spare time, not necessarily to remember everything I need to know for the boards, but to tighten up some loose ends from 1st year and get used to my review books. This should make it easier to study for the boards when it comes time to get hardcore. Is this not true? Because Ive seen many people here say it is. For example, I read Lippencotts biochem then annoted the biochem section of First Aid with additional info i thought was important. Now I dont even really have to look at Lippencotts again when boards come around, I can just study from First Aid for that. How is this not helpful? Trust me, I am enjoying my summer because I am not studying anywhere near as hard as I did during the year and I am going out and faving fun. My summer has been really long so I want to be a little productive as well.

 

[omarsaleh66]

RLMD:

How is the lippincotts biochem? i have it but havent used it yet. I wish i used it aloing w/ biochem class but was thinking of going thru lippincott and FA like u did. How long did it take u?

 

[Howard Roark]

get first aid for usmle step 1 and use it all through second year. this will make real boards studying much easier when you start. good luck




.

 

[RLMD]

RLMD:

How is the lippincotts biochem? i have it but havent used it yet. I wish i used it aloing w/ biochem class but was thinking of going thru lippincott and FA like u did. How long did it take u?

I didnt really use Lippencotts when I took the class either. I tried for a little while but I was doing better by just going to class and using my notes only.
It took a little while to read this summer actually. I only read the biochemistry part of it (350 pages). The last 50 pages are molecular bio, but I am giong to read HY for that. I read about 20 pages a day (took about 2 hours for 20 pages if you take your time - I dont read quickly when Im trying to retain info). And I annotated first aid on the weekends. So it took me about 3 weeks at that pace, since somedays I just didnt study.

 

[Ramoray]

I think alot of people who were super duper students and learned every ounce of info during year 1 forget some of us or atleast me def. did not have to the time first year to fill in all the gaps and tie things together. I never felt like i had time to integrate info and tie up loose ends etc so in order to bring it all together and learn what i did not learn first year but i knew was important i needed and used time over summer. I think it just depends on what type of studier you are and how well you learned things first year or how happy you are with your grasp of a topic. Honestly learning something like the cerebellum well took like a week to do. Now if you just plain did not learn it the first go round who would want to waste a week of board studying on it.. just an example but get my point.

 

[DendriticCell]

i am there too..

i've been finished reading BRS path twice during summer... now i am starting to memorize it.. ha ha.. and starting pharm just 2 weeks ago.. 🙂

com'on.. would you guys really believe me?? yeah right..

 

[USFOptho]

Hey guys!

I took the whole summer off; Did a load of fun stuff..forgot I was a medical student. It was great!

Now it's time to lock and load. It seems that the class of 2006 did a great job of sticking together on these boards, and we need to do the same. Let's kick @$$!

I have so many resources for review, I dont know where to start, but apparently, the best thing to do is just work hard in your classes and do your best to not be burnt out with the onslaught that is 2nd year.

Class for me starts monday of next week. Anyone else start soon/already started?

 

[DendriticCell]

Hey guys!

I took the whole summer off; Did a load of fun stuff..forgot I was a medical student. It was great!

Now it's time to lock and load. It seems that the class of 2006 did a great job of sticking together on these boards, and we need to do the same. Let's kick @$$!

I have so many resources for review, I dont know where to start, but apparently, the best thing to do is just work hard in your classes and do your best to not be burnt out with the onslaught that is 2nd year.

Class for me starts monday of next week. Anyone else start soon/already started?

i did a poll recently.. and a lot of ppl strongly recommend Lipp's pharm and for comprehensive resource, besides FA, Q bank is a must-have.. so i decide to subscribe Q bank really early.. you can do a search on my post.. and find the poll for pharm and step 1 best resource.. good luck..

 

[USFOptho]

i did a poll recently.. and a lot of ppl strongly recommend Lipp's pharm and for comprehensive resource, besides FA, Q bank is a must-have.. so i decide to subscribe Q bank really early.. you can do a search on my post.. and find the poll for pharm and step 1 best resource.. good luck..

Thanks for the advice. I have BRS Pharm. Have any idea how it stands?

I already have Q-Bank; I have so many questions in my arsenal, I don't think I'll ever be able to get them all done!

I have FA as well.

w00t. Let's rock and roll!

 

[azzarah]

So I did Chapter 1 of HY Anatomy today and went through the related netters flashcards for that. I am going to take notes off that chapter and then do some yoga and then go to bed. I will report back tomorrow. 🙂
How's everyone else doing?
I actually like studying this way a lot better. I know I have plenty of time to learn and am not in a panic...I am actually enjoying anatomy! Who would've though! 😛

 

[USFOptho]

So I did Chapter 1 of HY Anatomy today and went through the related netters flashcards for that. I am going to take notes off that chapter and then do some yoga and then go to bed. I will report back tomorrow. 🙂
How's everyone else doing?
I actually like studying this way a lot better. I know I have plenty of time to learn and am not in a panic...I am actually enjoying anatomy! Who would've though! 😛

I catalouged my step 1 prep stuff today (took a long time), but I'll probably start slow on the prep next week. It is amazing what you can do when you view it as a marathon, and not a june sprint! 😉

 

[IOE]

hey peepz...well i had plans for this summer to review the material that we have covered in the first yr...and perhaps go thru the first aid book at least once...ya know....and maybe do some practice questions! Now...that plan failed with flying colors...as expected! However, i was able to go over the neuro and GI sections and thats when i got burnt out. I decided it was a baad idea...i figured i'd be much better off if i enjoy my summer, rest and prepare myself for whats comin'. I'm tryin to finish up the BRS phio book before school starts (23more days) but i wasn't really stressin much about it until i read wht RMLD posted!! whts even worse is that he's my classmate...and whats worst of all is that this is the 5th or 6th person in myclass from whom i heard very similar distrubing words....gunners gunners gunners...tse tse tse

 

[RLMD]

hey peepz...well i had plans for this summer to review the material that we have covered in the first yr...and perhaps go thru the first aid book at least once...ya know....and maybe do some practice questions! Now...that plan failed with flying colors...as expected! However, i was able to go over the neuro and GI sections and thats when i got burnt out. I decided it was a baad idea...i figured i'd be much better off if i enjoy my summer, rest and prepare myself for whats comin'. I'm tryin to finish up the BRS phio book before school starts (23more days) but i wasn't really stressin much about it until i read wht RMLD posted!! whts even worse is that he's my classmate...and whats worst of all is that this is the 5th or 6th person in myclass from whom i heard very similar distrubing words....gunners gunners gunners...tse tse tse

LOL
My bad, dog! I wouldnt worry about it at all though. You are probably doing the right thing by resting I bet. Things will be intense this year for sure, so I should be resting so that I dont burn out by October. Im just too damn neurotic and OCD to not study... 🙂

 

[RLMD]

I just got back from the book store. I compared BRS Path and Goljan RR for Path. I think I like the Goljan book much better than BRS. They are both in outline form, have about the same amount of info, but I was able to follow Goljan's much better for some reason (I think its a little more concise). And it has some pictures and a CD with 350 questions. I think I am going to buy it and toss/sell my BRS Path before the year starts, and use it along with Robbins and my lecture notes. Anyone else hear anything about the book or have any input or like BRS better as a primary source? I know its new so a lot of people did not have the opportunity to use it as a primary source when they studied for Step 1.

 

[Row Jimmy]

I just got back from the book store. I compared BRS Path and Goljan RR for Path. I think I like the Goljan book much better than BRS. They are both in outline form, have about the same amount of info, but I was able to follow Goljan's much better for some reason (I think its a little more concise). And it has some pictures and a CD with 350 questions. I think I am going to buy it and toss/sell my BRS Path before the year starts, and use it along with Robbins and my lecture notes. Anyone else hear anything about the book or have any input or like BRS better as a primary source? I know its new so a lot of people did not have the opportunity to use it as a primary source when they studied for Step 1.

I have not seen it yet, but:

If it is anything like the notes he hands out during his Kaplan reviews then IMO the book should be better than BRS for the simple reason that he likes to work in Physio, Path and treatment so at the end of a topic the mechanism of the pathology is clear. I tend to learn much better this way. He also seems to get feedback from recent Step 1 takers and so the book should be more up to date.

That being said, I always read the BRS in conjunction with lectures and Robbins (and Goljan Notes) as it is a proven Step 1 review book.

RJ

 

[azzarah]

I say don't toss out BRS...Everyone around here says that you sould know BRS cold. I am planning on studying both as much as I can during the year. 🙂

 

[automaton]

teamwork is for losers. let's make it a competition.

 

[Deuce 007 MD]

I bought Goljans audio lectures and started listening to them one a day during my workouts and started reading the notes during down time of my summer research projects. Man this guy is good he realy does intergrate physio, bio chem and other subjects into path.

 

[RLMD]

Does anyone else feel like they are spending a ton of money on board prep material? The boards are almost a year away and there are still more things to buy. I must have spent close to $300 on review books already, and I have bought most of them used.
Good thing I didnt buy any books for class first year. I hate textbooks. 👎

 

[RLMD]

I say don't toss out BRS...Everyone around here says that you sould know BRS cold. I am planning on studying both as much as I can during the year. 🙂

I think there would be more people saying to know Goljan RR cold if it came out earlier. I wont throw out BRS, but I dont think I can effectively use two review books during the year. Just not enough time. But I will keep it around to look at when the hardcore boards studying starts, while using Goljan RR as a primary source for path probably.

 

[AlexRusso]

Does anyone else feel like they are spending a ton of money on board prep material? The boards are almost a year away and there are still more things to buy. I must have spent close to $300 on review books already, and I have bought most of them used.
Good thing I didnt buy any books for class first year. I hate textbooks. 👎

Just wait till you have to hand over $435 to the nice people at NBME 😳