Nbde-1 my experience

[meeman]

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Hello everybody! I appeared for nbde part1 two weeks back. I wanted to share my experience because I have myself learnt so much from this forum, from others' experience. 🙂
I studied from decks, kaplan notes, question bank and thru' wiki. Googled most of the topics I was not sure of. Made notes of the things that I thought had to be memorized like different syndromes, biochem cycles, derivatives of vitamins, amino acids etc.Try doing the whole exam 2-3 times b4 u appear. It kind of helps u sit thru' the exam on that day.
A day before the exam just went thru' these notes.
Try to sleep early the night b4 the exam. You have to have a fresh mind to endure through the day. Take the break, it is needed. Eat something and try to relax.
First section was comparitively simple or may be I was not tired then. I was really tired during the second half. So had to think hard even for simple questions. There were 30-40 questions which I had never come across, not even anything similar. There were lot of questions on anatomy of tooth and anomalies, a few on DNA replication and cloning,coenzymes, encephalitis, dysguesia, nerve supply to larynx, foraminas, muscle attachments, artherosclerosis.
No queston on mandibular movt. for me, though I was hoping there will be quite a few. The testlets were simple. Could answer them but had doubts about 2-3 questions.
There is enough time for all the questions. Do not rush into answering. Read the questions slowly. I managed to finish both the sections an hour earlier, reviewed the marked questions and still had time to review most of the questions again.Please review all b4 u quit. I came across 2-3 questions which appeared unanswered though I had answered them. May be the response was not recorded.
If you have read the question before and still don't recollect the answer, it is mostly the first answer that comes to your mind which is correct, unless u can come to conclusion by way of deleting the wrong ones.
I was very nervous 2 weeks b4 the exam and tried some relaxation techniques. You can try that too...it really helps.
Lastly, all my best wishes to everybody who is appearing for the exam.It feels nice once it is over. So enjoy!!👍

 

[dmn]

Hi, I am taking my ndbe I in two weeks. 🙁
until which year do you recommend to go back in the release exams?
I am very nervous.... thanks for your help...

 

[NBDE Part1]

Hi, I am taking my ndbe I in two weeks. 🙁
until which year do you recommend to go back in the release exams?
I am very nervous.... thanks for your help...

atleast read till 98 exams. old exams will really help u. all the best 👍

 

[dmn]

atleast read till 98 exams. old exams will really help u. all the best 👍

Thanks a lot...

 

[foxydentist]

hey
I did few of the released papers, I score about 76% avg. is it bad ?!!!!how can i improve ?!!

 

[dmn]

which years did you study??

 

[drrohit81]

hi
i gave my part 1 3 days back.
i realized that most of the questions were from dental desk and from the released question papers.if one has studied dental desk thoroughly, he can get 80 percent right. i couldnt do well coz i had a bit less time for my prep due to my hectic schedule, so couldnt recollect many things. still was a good experience.
the bad part was that i gt jumbled up with answers, as in few questions released papers say some thing and desk says sthg else.
i feel we know most of the answers, just its abt concentrating and reading the questions properly.
i hope to get a decent score.else there is always a next chance.

 

[dmn]

hi
i gave my part 1 3 days back.
i realized that most of the questions were from dental desk and from the released question papers.if one has studied dental desk thoroughly, he can get 80 percent right. i couldnt do well coz i had a bit less time for my prep due to my hectic schedule, so couldnt recollect many things. still was a good experience.
the bad part was that i gt jumbled up with answers, as in few questions released papers say some thing and desk says sthg else.
i feel we know most of the answers, just its abt concentrating and reading the questions properly.
i hope to get a decent score.else there is always a next chance.

Thank a lot for sharing your experience... 😳...

 

[meeman]

Hi! I agree with NBDE part1 and drrohit81. Do the released exam papers atleast from the last 10 yrs. Do ur decks thoroughly. And yes at times the answers differ in decks and the released question paper keys. So confirm it referring to some textbooks or just google the topic. Even after all this one tends to get slightly confused during the exam. So don't worry. I guess happens with everybody.
All the best for ur exam!👍

 

[mfisl]

thanks a lot for sharing your experience with us. so r your results out. do share your scores with us as well.

 

[meeman]

Hi mfisl...I scored 92.

 

[chinnu96]

Hi mfisl...I scored 92.

congrats fr such a good score.. good luck.

 

[chato1234]

Hi mfisl...I scored 92.

how much time did it take for u to receive the scores?? i took it on 7th of jan.. havent received my scores yet..
cud u also share ur raw scores,if u dnt mind at all?

thanks

 

[harry bajwa]

hey meeman.... congratulations... excellent score indeed......
which books did u follow for the prep? im taking my part 1 on 17th of april.... wud be nice to hear from you... and thanks for telling us about ur experience... realy helped

 

[amita]

hey harry...im also takin d xam in april...hope we cn try 2 help eachotr...wat all ru readin?

 

[dmn]

Congratulations!!!!

 

[MMY]

im also takin in april
was doing anat from kaplan n decks now starting physio from tom will also revise anat with it like tom i will do git from physio 1st then hopefully rev anat's git
wht abt ur plans

 

[harry bajwa]

sure amita.... im sure i know u...... i sent u a private message

 

[meeman]

Hi! harry bajwa,dmn ...thanks!
I mostly studied from kaplan notes and whichever textbook is available for references. Also searched for different topics on wiki or googled. Studied thoroughly from decks.
Best of luck for ur exam!👍

 

[meeman]

Thanks Chinnu96 for ur wishes!
Hey Chato1234 I received my scores in about 2 weeks. You will get yours soon. Best of luck!!

 

[jaishreekrishna]

hi meeman. Congratulations for scoring so well. U indeed did it very well. Unfortunately i did not score so well, even though i had worked really hard. Can u please tell me how much time did u give for your preparation, and if i do decks and kaplan and wiki, will i be able to score good in my next attempt?

 

[meeman]

Hi! Jaishreekrishna...thank you. I really understand what u must be gng thru'. 🙁 All the time that I was waiting for my scores I was just praying that I do not have to do this again. But believe me, if I can do it...so can you.
I studied for almost 31/2-4 mnths. In the meanwhile I also appeared for my toefl and then could concentrate on nbde. Last one mnth is when I really studied very hard. I'm sure u did too, but I believe apart from how much you know it also depends partly on how calm you cld remain during the exam and may be an element of luck.
Apart from ur decks and notes do solve lot of question papers. I think it helps.
Best of luck!👍

 

[mfisl]

Hi Meeman,
Congrats on ur achivement. I have 1 more quick question for u, did u read thur kaplan Question bank?, does it help really?.

 

[meeman]

Hi! mfisl...thank you!🙂
I did a few of them from Kaplan question bank but did not have enough time to go thru' all. It does help when you start solving papers, especially biochem. I did not do any dental anatomy papers because there is a lot of conflicting information in Kaplan and decks. I preferred sticking to decks.
Hope that helps.👍

 

[skabbaraju]

Congratulations to those who took the exam and scored well. Good luck to the rest.
I have 1 question. Where did you guys get the last 10 yrs worth of Question Papers.? Do you know if anybody is selling them.? I have 2006 Decks, First Aid and Kaplan Material. I also have 1999 NBDE papers and thats it.
Thanks in anticipation.

Sravan

 

[dmn]

which one is the 1999 ndbe paper??

 

[drvir]

hi i m also going to take date in april

 

[minibracket]

QUOTE=meeman;6110415]Hi mfisl...I scored 92.[/QUOTE]


wow~!!😱
congratulations for your great scores~~! and good luck in your future

 

[gari]

mr meeman
great ya contratulations...
but i wished to know wat according to u is the best time to give the exam... during 4th year , during internship, or after intrenship... wen did u give it n wat do u suggest...

 

[shashi]

can u pls share ur experience with us . iam giving my exam on feb 16th so pls help me to score better .

 

[superstar2008]

hey meeman,
that's a awesome score and your hardwork with no doubt have paid you! good luck with the admissions! can you pls share the experience with us to get benefit with your tips and hints. thanks.

 

[meeman]

Thank you minibracket , gari, superstar 2008...🙂
Hey gari...I gave my exam after internship. I don't know if it is a good idea to appear for the exam in the 4th year. But during or after internship is good. you have to dedicate a lot of time studying for nbde. So..it is upto you..how much you can handle at a time.
Hi shashi, superstar2008...i wrote about my experience at the beginning of this thread. If you still have any queries please feel free to ask here or PM me... I would be glad to answer them.
shashi...Best of luck for ur exam. Keep the last few days to revise ur decks. It really helps.👍

 

[Shradha]

hi im giving my exams in march end . hi meeman how many hrs u used to study .

 

[meeman]

Hi! Shradha...best of luck for your exam!👍
To be honest...I started pretty slow in the beginning. But in the last mnth I studied for almost 8-9 hrs a day. But I feel there is a threshold for everybody. Sometimes I wld be more satisfied studying for 3-4 hrs and wld cover more than I cld in 7-8 hrs. So do the best you can! You can enjoy later....🙂

 

[docsmiley]

hi meeman,
am giving exam on 5th feb..doing old papers at this time wud b helpful or theory???
thanx..

 

[drmanglore]

Hi everyone , am a new member.
I took my NBDE-1 on jan-18 2008. It was not as tough as I anticipated.
I studied :
Anatomy - Text books , Diagrams - any atlas, or Decks 2006-2007
Biochem-Physio-Kaplan Notes
DA/Occlusion-Kaplan notes
Microbio-Kaplan notes + little bit from text books + Internet
Patho-Kaplan notes +text books- gen path, gen medicine (just basics)
Basics in pharmacology-Kaplan notes
+management of medical ER and ER DRUGS - Available on-line , just Basic Chart +DO NOT FORGET TO DO ALL DECKS +QUESTION PAPERS TILL 2000
Testlet based questions - 81 out of 400 on my exam
My score - 91

 

[drmanglore]

Hi everyone , am a new member.
I took my NBDE-1 on jan-18 2008. It was not as tough as I anticipated.
I studied :
Anatomy - Text books , Diagrams - any atlas, or Decks 2006-2007
Biochem-Physio-Kaplan Notes
DA/Occlusion-Kaplan notes
Microbio-Kaplan notes + little bit from text books + Internet
Patho-Kaplan notes +text books- gen path, gen medicine (just basics)
Basics in pharmacology-Kaplan notes
+management of medical ER and ER DRUGS - Available on-line , just Basic Chart +DO NOT FORGET TO DO ALL DECKS +QUESTION PAPERS TILL 2000
Testlet based questions - 81 out of 400 on my exam
My score - 91

 

[meeman]

Hi! docsmiley...I revised decks in the last 4-5 days b4 the exam just to make sure that I revised all the topics. If u feel u r well prepared then continue what you are dng. But i was comfortable just revising things for one last time. Best of luck for ur exam. 👍
Hey drmangalore...that is a very nice score! Congrats!! 🙂

 

[docsmiley]

hey meeman, thanx a lot for ur opinion..

 

[Shradha]

Hi! Shradha...best of luck for your exam!👍
To be honest...I started pretty slow in the beginning. But in the last mnth I studied for almost 8-9 hrs a day. But I feel there is a threshold for everybody. Sometimes I wld be more satisfied studying for 3-4 hrs and wld cover more than I cld in 7-8 hrs. So do the best you can! You can enjoy later....🙂

hi thanks meeman n one more thing is first aid for nbde part1 is useful coze i wanted to buy.

 

[blissonearth]

Hi Meeman, congratulations on your great score... I have question, I am not a very good reader, I listen better, I have USMLE part I lectures and live lectures, Goljan for Pathology, do you think it is worth to listen to in terms of taking the NBDE Part I ? Thanks.

 

[chinnu96]

hi thanks meeman n one more thing is first aid for nbde part1 is useful coze i wanted to buy.

ive the book if u want it. its good n i used it..

 

[skabbaraju]

Hi chinnu96,
Can u tell me if you will get a raw score after the part I exam?
Like no.of correct responses etc.?

 

[chinnu96]

Hi chinnu96,
Can u tell me if you will get a raw score after the part I exam?
Like no.of correct responses etc.?

hi
yes ull get the correct responses out of 400 n the percentile given to u.. approximatelyy if u score 320+ its 90 . so there ugo..did u get what i sent?..or else ill send u again..bye.

 

[meeman]

hi thanks meeman n one more thing is first aid for nbde part1 is useful coze i wanted to buy.

Hi! Shradha..I cannot tell u for sure how good the book is, I did not use it...but just like chinnu96 said, some of my friends also told me that it is a good book...I am planning to get one for my part2.🙂

 

[meeman]

Hi Meeman, congratulations on your great score... I have question, I am not a very good reader, I listen better, I have USMLE part I lectures and live lectures, Goljan for Pathology, do you think it is worth to listen to in terms of taking the NBDE Part I ? Thanks.

Hi! blissonearth...good for you that u r a good listener....very few people are!😉. It wld be wrong for me to suggest anything abt this because I have not tried it and I have not heard these lectures. But I think it is a good idea to listen to topics in these lectures and then gng thru' the notes/textbook abt the same to find out how much you have retained. If you do then good for you...Hope this helps🙂

 

[skabbaraju]

Thanks for the response. So, basically we will know how much we are going to score on the same day of exam, atleast approximately.
No, I have not received it yet. I ll let u know once I receive it. Thanks and good luck!

 

[meeman]

Thanks for the response. So, basically we will know how much we are going to score on the same day of exam, atleast approximately.
No, I have not received it yet. I ll let u know once I receive it. Thanks and good luck!

Hi! I know this question was directed to somebody else but just wanted to tell you that you do not get any raw score on the day of the exam.Atleast I did not get any.
Good luck 👍

 

[Doc17]

Hi im new member here n just gathering basic informations.......all i wanna know is what is the procedure for NBD??? n heard that pattern of exams has changed.......i jst read on e member here studied pharmacology also
Can u plz tell me wot exactly is a new pattern n wot kind of questions r they???
I want to buy Kaplan notes n from where should i buy them???dorectly from the institute or i knw some shop in Canada selling Xerox copies of same in $100
Im really confused n dont knw from where to start but this site is definitly a big inspiration for starters...........🙂

 

[NBDE Part1]

Hi im new member here n just gathering basic informations.......all i wanna know is what is the procedure for NBD??? n heard that pattern of exams has changed.......i jst read on e member here studied pharmacology also
Can u plz tell me wot exactly is a new pattern n wot kind of questions r they???
I want to buy Kaplan notes n from where should i buy them???dorectly from the institute or i knw some shop in Canada selling Xerox copies of same in $100
Im really confused n dont knw from where to start but this site is definitly a big inspiration for starters...........🙂

yep, the pattern has changed. The exam has 400 questions from Part 1 topics; all mixed. Some questions r in testlet form in which they give u a case & then ask 4-5 questions based on the case; others r one-line questions. u'l hav 7 hrs to answer wid a 1hr break i,e: first 3 & half hrs for 2oo questions followed by a 1 hr break & then next 3 & half hrs for NEXT 2oo questions.
REMEMBER: u cannot go back to the 1st batch questions in the 2nd half.
PS: pharmacology is a Part2 topic NOT part1.
Kaplan notes r really helpful so buy them from wherever u get them just make sure they r not very old. No need to buy Kaplan Q-bank; its a waste of money.
All the best 👍