...he he..just kiddin') ) well, i don't want to wander from your question..just finish the decks completely once before going in for a second reading.(i personally feel thats a right approach coz you get the satisfaction of having completed something...anyways, opinions vary too...find what's right for you).when the time comes, the right stuff will show through. ..sure enough the second time around the revision seems to move at a faster pace, though I took along time the first time & morever that is very encouraging when you have answered right.Just have to get the magic score 
, till then must keep the positive feeling going.Kindly keep all of us motivated with your suggestions.God bless you.elementz said:It's true you get the feeling you've been doing the decks for a long long time when you are studying for the first time but don't worry about that.like i said in another thread..it's ok to feel that way (infact it's good lest you get too overconfident too
Don't try remember everything...just go through the stuff.It's all there in the mind.It just takes a little brushing up(thats why we do a revision right
I would also like to say that you and all those who get to the second round of revision will find it much comforting when you check your pace(you will be pretty fast).At this stage i suggest you use some page markers or stuff like that and mark those cards which you find something which
you need looking through again.so, incase you don't find the time later you can just go through the cards that you marked.(so you can give more attention to the stuff you find tricky)...hope that helps.Good luck with your preparation...
.........and i m planning to give my exam in july end....God knows what ll happen.......bcoz of this i m down &scared too.
dent_ist said:i wanna know @ the kaplan book ....do i need to read that book also......if yes :- (thoroughly)........
what other things i have to read except these 2 & Qp........
..that happens the first time you read anything...the stuff is all there in the head, it just needs some revisions and additions and brushing up.Don't worry you'll be fine( and with your pace you may even get to revise 3-4 times ).This is April...so cheer up you have time to go through and stress the topics you feel you are lagging in. ). . ) elementz said:Hi dent_ist,
Thats a real fast reading of decks if i may say...wow! I wish i could be that fast.
Good luck with your efforts...and think positive.
cheers,
elementz
.......i mean it...&.i need it .....!!! i m very lazy I hate to read the xplanation part ..on top of it i take almost 1 day for 1 answer key..Does it usually take this long?? r is it only me... plzz suggest r say somethng.
That will help ease the stress of doing the papers (trust me it's real stressful when you are trying to pull out all the things from inside your head within a short timespan of 1 hr or so.) . )...eat and sleep well .. Good luck to you all... .I keep saving your posts for motivation. ....(without ur written consent ...hope u don't mind ).Thanx a lot buddy for helping us all out with ur valuable suggestions .All The Best n Good Luck in whatever you do elementz said:Hi!
well seems like you are done with atleast one reading of decks.Good!
Are you doing the papers along with the second revision of decks side by side?
I didn't understand if you meant doing 1 paper(as in 1 subject) or one year papers(all subjects)..when you said it took you the whole day.If you mean all subjects then you are pretty much on the right track according to me
If not then don't worry it's just the first time you are going through the papers so just try to take in as much input as possible.Like i said in another thread don't go by numbers go by quality..
TIPS for a stress free study:
...try changing subjects if you feel you are spending too much time on one subject
...take frequent (small) breaks , listen to music etc.
...go out for a walk or a little excercise....helps make your mind more attentive.
...jot down points you don't know in a small book while you study or do the papers...(it will also be helpful on the last day before the exam so you can go through only those points so you have a quick brush up.)
... MOST IMP..(according to me
and don't get disheartened if you couldn't finish something you thought you would within a specific time frame.Just tell yourself what else did you do that was important.
and finally...........tell yourself every morning when you wake up.."I'm happy,confident and i'll do well"...try it, it's a form of self motivation.
I am sure all you guys who are taking up their exams soon are all gonna do great! It's just a matter of having confidence and putting in that LITTLE EXTRA.
hi elementz........give me my dose.......................dent_ist said:Thanks elementz!!!!
i hope i may talk with this confidence after 2 n 1/2 mths.i.e 15 days before my exams.....
& keep giving me dose
keep in touch .........
bye n take care
dent_ist
.........
)...find the right balance....don't worry we have all been there and now i'm siitting here and giving you guys a suggestion...you'll be doing the same in a while too.. ...don't worry.If it gets too much close your books for one full day and see...the next day automatically you will get stuck to them.Try that coz you have time... !!! and when in the exam hall everything comes like out of a waterfall...its all there in the head the stuff comes out when the time is right...another tendency all of us have is to keep checking out our memory if its working or not by trying to remember something while studying and when we can't....well...P-A-N-I-C!!!! (Atleast i used to have that problem) DON"T DO THAT....you will just end up wating time and worrying that you can't remember anything........... ) so, think positive and keep a cool frame of mind....relax...thats the key! ...and if you feel down and low...what are we all at SDN there for??? elementz said:Dear Toothzone,
don't worry you guys...when you are set out on a path there is definitely a destination...it's in your frame of mind how you want your destination to be(too philosophical...eh....enough dose Dent_ist & MEETLIFE????
THANKS ALOT DOC!!!!!
I HOPE I LL GET WELL SOONNNNNNNN
.It's making so much of a difference n makes us feel there is somebody to encourage us all the way n constantly too..It puts us back in track..
Could u be more specific abt the fee.? meetlife said:hi elementz........give me my dose.......................
well doing just fine i guess........still at null...........well...to slow ..........or too freaked out........micro patho decks left...........................dental anat left...............suggest the dose......and medicine both.......
thanks alot.....
may GOD bless u.......
p.s.......good karma to u........
so far sorta crammed thro' anat n bio/physio!kaplan is so vast n literally taking me eons to read it .....so for now finally settling down to decks n referring it n texts only when in doubt.For me it looks like days are passing away so fast... .....so let's keep up the timing n study motivating each other n by elementz's wonderful tips meetlife said:hi all..............................................
we all will do well..............do not worry......i am just doing decks and papers........i have done physio decks once ...doing anat..........what u can do is.....
1.seperate..all decks related to teeth
oral cavity
pdl and gingiva
oral micro organism
TMJ
tooth components
make a bundle of these.....and finish in one day.......saves a lot of time.....
2.i am doing anat...so what i do is i pick up the related or same topic in physio and revise eg........if i do muscles......then i do muscles in anat and same topic in physio.....
saves time
better undersatnding
3.and one tooth in DA.......and decks for same.....
4.biochem.............................................god only knows................
all the best to all.....
hope this helps......
b/w wiz.........................relax dear...u will do good...i guess all in same boat.........all the best...i will pray for u...............................
. ur micro/path study staretegy is good.....but don't do micro qss n patho qss seperately....after u finish both micro n patho theory then do the micro-path paper.might be u meant this way only....n i got confused ann..i was under the impression that u were already done with ur part 1?????? or are u retaking it???Ann 03 said:oh my ghosh,....here i just began studying for part1 .. and everyone out here is already into revisions.......
kudos to ur speed..............................dent_ist said:Thanks meetlife!
Hope this ll work,i ll try to follow this .........and i think its a nice way of studing .....
now a days i m doing micro ..:-from kaplan notes......i gave only 2 days to read kaplan micro.notes...& and then i m doing micro from DD.....
i don't know.....@ its output ...but doing something....
as per my plan i gave 5 days to micro.,2days for kaplan & 2 days for DD....1 day for papers ..........i know i know 1day is not enough to da QPs...but solving paper only tell me ,how much i remember?
well .......the same thing i ll do for path also.........
hope this ll also owork.......
if i m going wrong ,u can always make me correct......
all the best to all of you
bye n take care
dent_ist
: wiztooth said:Hi meetlife,
Thanx a lot for ur wishes buddy....good luck to u too
ya doing anat n physio at the same time saves lots of time
Hi dent_ist,
U r so cool finishing decks in 10-12 days.....way to go buddy
That's really very motivative
Good luck friends
..........hi......do not worry.relax......all the best...............do well........dent_ist [B said:hey meetlife ![/B]
thanks to u also .........but i dont know how much i remember so .....
& i dont think i ll be able to revise more than 2 times bcoz to finish DD& kaplan's notes it ll take around 2 mths......i e.....may n june......i ll do QPs in jully ......and in aug 1st wk i ll give my exams.........
lets see how things goes!!!!
bye n take care
dent_ist
hi elementz............this is not fair......i want my separate dose........y r u biased...........elementz said:Dear Toothzone,
don't worry you guys...when you are set out on a path there is definitely a destination...it's in your frame of mind how you want your destination to be(too philosophical...eh....enough dose Dent_ist & MEETLIFE????
P.s.:..I charge a considerable amount for my regular dose sessions...interested parties can get their dose by prior appointment only!!!!
..........i m going very slow.......... dent_ist said:HI !!!!
i m not doing well ,pl tell me what to do?
since 12 days i m doing only micro/path from kaplan & DD........and not yet finished with it
bye n take care.......
dent_ist
,but i feel so happy doin that]as n when u finish it..u'll get a rythm n fel like finishing the remaining...hope this helps.. hi relax.........................dent_ist said:HI !!!!
i m not doing well ,pl tell me what to do?
since 12 days i m doing only micro/path from kaplan & DD........and not yet finished with it
bye n take care.......
dent_ist
planned it long time back. how extensive is kaplan? i am reading frm the 2001 decks now .its time consuming reading allthese threads make me even more nervous. its frustrating to do something which i have already done b4. 
.Don't worry buddy....if u continue this pace u'll 've enough time.....get going.Are u able to do decks and refering the texts simultaneously...!?If am in doubt I'll start referring n end up being stuck with hardly some 20 decks/day ...not to forget my day dreaming/getting side tracked
But frankly speaking, I think I can do better than that. The problem is that I am addicted to Computer games and I am using my computer to study..I DID uninstall all the games a few days back..But ended up playing minesweeper relax.......stick to the pace u are comfortable with............all the best do well.......may GOD bless u.....AjayDas said:Hiya all..This is how I am preparing..
I read about 40 decks per day. I make sure that I stick to this speed and be thorough with the decks at the same time..
The next day, before I start with the next 40, I go back and read though thr previous 40 to cement it better in my brains.. So far, i have just managed to finish 2 subjects..Started with physio/biochem..left with DA.. After reading the thread, I guess I should jump to 50 per day now...Doesn't feel good to know that I am amongst the minority who haven't finished decks even once
HI KARNA.................AjayDas said:Thanks for making me feel a lot better friends
I managed to finish 94 decks today...But just becoz I slogged like crazy for it....So if I add up tmorrow's revision, it means 46 decks/day! sounds too good to be true...just hope the petrol doesn't run out
p.s reading this will surely scare a few people and motivate them I hope
Well Wiztooth, I am not using any books. I have this feeling that I am related to KARNA [of Mahabharatha fame ] I gave up all my books to my juniors thinking that I would join some management PG seat. I always wanted Ortho and I KNOW I cannot make it within the top 3 in CET. So it's just Decks for me. I have heard that decks are enough.
p.s to guys...NO! Just becoz I am related to Karna doesn't mean that you get my girl
) lolAjayDas said:Vacant Seat!
One slot available for studymate in the HOT HELL {Chennai} Looking for a partner who wouldn't daydream every 5 minutes....someone who can put in a few hrs everyday.
p.s please apply with your asl
Heya Meetlife, By the ten heads of Ravana!!! I am an amazing archer..The only problem is that the targets keep changing
dhee said:How much time are u left with? try to finish the materials asap ,dont try to remember in the first time ,just go through it atleast once. As u start revising it,u will remember the answers. or u can start with revision each day a little bit as u go through the fresh portions.
AjayDas said:
....I have time and again been repeating that it's the quality that matters not the quantity and by that I mean even if you just have the time to study once (with concentration) study well rather than study with a weak foundation again and again!!!... and that what we have studied is in the mind...but brushing is necessary! ) and doing the papers side by side when we revise for the second time...then we are also in a position to analyse a question rather than blindly think about what the answer may be ... ...have confidence and keep cool! 
