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Can you please provide some feedback? Appreciate it!
Took it yesterday, it was the same as the released practice exams pretty much as far as question content. I didn't have any new format style questions (Multiple answer, extended matching, and such) which was kind of surprising.Can you please provide some feedback? Appreciate it!
Took it yesterday, it was the same as the released practice exams pretty much as far as question content. I didn't have any new format style questions (Multiple answer, extended matching, and such) which was kind of surprising.
How did you have so much time to study? Are you not a dental student?The exam was difficult, yes, but passable. When I refer to difficulty, it is in the sense that many questions I was unsure of because I was not familiar with the material (or the question was worded very strangely). I read the dental decks 2009-2010 3 times and supplemented this with NBDE First Aid and Kaplan Lecture Notes, as well as released papers. I prepared for 6 months. The first 4 months about 7 hours a day, the last 2 months about 10-12 hours. I knew the material on the cards very well...one of the big difficulties is question wording.
How did you have so much time to study? Are you not a dental student?
hey stillmaticbeat,
congrats for ur result...all da very best.cld u let me from which year question papers did u start studyin as well as. the books u r plannnin to sell-the edition/year...n cost ...
thnk u..
The exam was difficult, yes, but passable. When I refer to difficulty, it is in the sense that many questions I was unsure of because I was not familiar with the material (or the question was worded very strangely). I read the dental decks 2009-2010 3 times and supplemented this with NBDE First Aid and Kaplan Lecture Notes, as well as released papers. I prepared for 6 months. The first 4 months about 7 hours a day, the last 2 months about 10-12 hours. I knew the material on the cards very well...one of the big difficulties is question wording.
i did decks
kaplan blue book
kaplan q banks
first aid
releasedexams
2 months 4 hours a day until 1 week before 7 hours a day
Can some one tell me, is it possible to go back your previous block after your BREAK?
I mean to say, we can change answer of any question up to end of exam. Is it true?
Please, reply soon, as my exam is after 1 week.
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Thank you.
I have the 2012-2013 Decks and the released Qs from the 90s-2009..... Kaplan is not only a waste of time but also it makes you want to quit on studying! the wording and organizing of the book is terrible. the USMLE videos is boring and too many details you will never be asked about... there Q bank is very confusing! don't spend one minute on the Q bank, spend every minute on the released questions YOU have to do hundreds of released the more you do the more you close to pass.. I also used first aide for dental anatomy as it was about 30 pages after I finished decks and it was very organized, straight to the point and from my experience they DO use a lot of first aide dental anatomy wording in the exam. GOOD LUCKhi samial7ayer!
best wishes for ur results! it would be helpfull if u could share ur source,kaplan sources does not work me either! but every1 in the forum keeps talking high abt kaplan.whats ur advice on this
Thank you for your response! Could you please tell us if you had any new pattern multiple choice questions?
hello everyone i took the NBDE part 1 in march 12 .... i still didnt get any results is it normal ??? i started to feel soo depressed especialy tht the exam wasnt easy at all and i have low hopes .... it says on the website 4 to 5 weeks ... im now at the 6th week is it normal??
hello everyone i took the NBDE part 1 in march 12 .... i still didnt get any results is it normal ??? i started to feel soo depressed especialy tht the exam wasnt easy at all and i have low hopes .... it says on the website 4 to 5 weeks ... im now at the 6th week is it normal??
Hi i got my result delayed for a month ... i called ADA after a month ,, they said it has been two weeks since we posted it . . so i requested them to repost it ...they did it free of charge .. got my result a week laterhello everyone i took the NBDE part 1 in march 12 .... i still didnt get any results is it normal ??? i started to feel soo depressed especialy tht the exam wasnt easy at all and i have low hopes .... it says on the website 4 to 5 weeks ... im now at the 6th week is it normal??
thanku so much for the reply..guess i should just stick with decks,papers and firstaid. and many thanks for clearing my doubts about kaplan.
Hello!..... can you tell me where I can find the release practice exam please?Took it yesterday, it was the same as the released practice exams pretty much as far as question content. I didn't have any new format style questions (Multiple answer, extended matching, and such) which was kind of surprising.
HI!..... can you tell me where I can buy the decks of 2012-2013??I have the 2012-2013 Decks and the released Qs from the 90s-2009..... Kaplan is not only a waste of time but also it makes you want to quit on studying! the wording and organizing of the book is terrible. the USMLE videos is boring and too many details you will never be asked about... there Q bank is very confusing! don't spend one minute on the Q bank, spend every minute on the released questions YOU have to do hundreds of released the more you do the more you close to pass.. I also used first aide for dental anatomy as it was about 30 pages after I finished decks and it was very organized, straight to the point and from my experience they DO use a lot of first aide dental anatomy wording in the exam. GOOD LUCK
I just gave my exam today and i will definitely say that exam wasn't easy!!!!!!
There were so many questions i wasn't sure of !!!! many things are not given in decks about which they ask..........Reading kaplan book is a must!!!!!!!!
Good Luck for those preparing for the test!
Thanks for sharing. What materials did you use in your preparation? I was confused by the kaplan book. Are you talking about the blue"kaplan review-dentessentials" or the regular,thick kaplan lecture notes?
I have the 2012-2013 Decks and the released Qs from the 90s-2009..... Kaplan is not only a waste of time but also it makes you want to quit on studying! the wording and organizing of the book is terrible. the USMLE videos is boring and too many details you will never be asked about... there Q bank is very confusing! don't spend one minute on the Q bank, spend every minute on the released questions YOU have to do hundreds of released the more you do the more you close to pass.. I also used first aide for dental anatomy as it was about 30 pages after I finished decks and it was very organized, straight to the point and from my experience they DO use a lot of first aide dental anatomy wording in the exam. GOOD LUCK
HI!..... can you tell me where I can buy the decks of 2012-2013??
thanks!!