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Well folks finally took my exam,
was not that bad,there were 40 ques of 400 too wierd,the rest was basic.Testlets were too simple.
To get a 90 i can finally formulate the exact study material


THE HARD WAY
1.tons of released ques,i mean tons,all old ques are recycled.
2.Biochem do kaplan ,lipencort for collagen and basics like
dna library,pcr,restriction endoneuclease the whole works.
3.micro & path decks...google all topics.
4.anat........head and neck..full body blood ,nerve and lymp drainage.
bone,nerve and muscle histo.....kaplan.,nbde first aid.
5.phsio ...kaplan.......hormones,receptors,muscle,nerve conduction,well all basics.
6.tooth morph wheelers very imp..occlusion kaplan q bank.

THE EASY WAY
have decks in ur fingertips [i mean know them inside out,its not 3 or 4 times],ques bank all released from 1978 till today,300 ques are recycled repeats.[the same stuff from old papers but twisted,google the ques bank and create ur own bank.
the rest 100 ,as i told u 40 are wierd andthe rest 60 if u have a basic knowledge
a raw score of 320 is 90

forget the remembered q banks papers ,the unreleased papers,they are way wrong ,i wasted a whole lot of time cracking them,not worth it.they undermine ur confidence.

finally loads of luck and prayers,[too bad if u r an atheist],just kiddin
things may go wrong ,bad things do happen,dont panic,carry 2 id cards on u [i did not]..........
Come what may, be a Braveheart .
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Thanks..for your advice.
when did you take the exam?
Well folks finally took my exam,
was not that bad,there were 40 ques of 400 too wierd,the rest was basic.Testlets were too simple.
To get a 90 i can finally formulate the exact study material


THE HARD WAY
1.tons of released ques,i mean tons,all old ques are recycled.
2.Biochem do kaplan ,lipencort for collagen and basics like
dna library,pcr,restriction endoneuclease the whole works.
3.micro & path decks...google all topics.
4.anat........head and neck..full body blood ,nerve and lymp drainage.
bone,nerve and muscle histo.....kaplan.,nbde first aid.
5.phsio ...kaplan.......hormones,receptors,muscle,nerve conduction,well all basics.
6.tooth morph wheelers very imp..occlusion kaplan q bank.

THE EASY WAY
have decks in ur fingertips [i mean know them inside out,its not 3 or 4 times],ques bank all released from 1978 till today,300 ques are recycled repeats.[the same stuff from old papers but twisted,google the ques bank and create ur own bank.
the rest 100 ,as i told u 40 are wierd andthe rest 60 if u have a basic knowledge
a raw score of 320 is 90

forget the remembered q banks papers ,the unreleased papers,they are way wrong ,i wasted a whole lot of time cracking them,not worth it.they undermine ur confidence.

finally loads of luck and prayers,[too bad if u r an atheist],just kiddin
things may go wrong ,bad things do happen,dont panic,carry 2 id cards on u [i did not]..........
Come what may, be a Braveheart .
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hi,
thanx a lot for sharing ur experience....and al the best for a great score...
cud you tell me how was the neuroanatomy section?

1)was it easy or tuf..like the tracts, nuclei, ganglia etc.....
2)is decks enuf for anat??or no???bcoz, its quite volatile....
3)how many clinical vignettes in each subject????
4)all subjects r together?or separate?
5is it realli harder than old tests or similar?
i wud realli appreciate it if you cud answer these questions...
am giving the test in feb 1st week...
take caren thanx....
 
hi,
thanx a lot for sharing ur experience....and al the best for a great score...
cud you tell me how was the neuroanatomy section?

1)was it easy or tuf..like the tracts, nuclei, ganglia etc.....
2)is decks enuf for anat??or no???bcoz, its quite volatile....
3)how many clinical vignettes in each subject????
4)all subjects r together?or separate?
5is it realli harder than old tests or similar?
i wud realli appreciate it if you cud answer these questions...
am giving the test in feb 1st week...
take caren thanx....
The exam is simple and straight .very basic
The testlets are very simple,one is always from diabetes ,one from downs syn.
neuro anat do the basic........cranial nerves origin with intra cranial courses,spinal nerves ..ganglia.Csf,dural venous sinuses,pain and motar pathways with ascd and desc tracts,the areas and lobes of cerebral cortex,cerebellellum and basal ganglia.decks are enough but evry word of decks...u can try texts as its more easy to remember.Decks gives u information u cannot understand if u dont do ur texts.try nbde part 1 i heard its good for anat [ i never did it though] or any basic ant head and neck textbook.Only 10 ques out of 100 are from gen ant [full body,its only blood supp,nerve, mediastenum,lyp drainage u can do decks for this]
the ques are all mixed.
IT IS A VERY SIMPLE EXAM GET UR BASICS RIGHT.
GOOD LUCK
 
Did u get the raw score rt after u gave ur exam. Pls tell me how do u calculate the scores.
All the best for a good result.
 
One more question......Did u do Crack the NBDE question bank. If yes then did it help and how much were u scoring in those exams.
Thanks.
 
One more question......Did u do Crack the NBDE question bank. If yes then did it help and how much were u scoring in those exams.
Thanks.
hey what is crack the nbde que. bank.from where can i get them????????
 
One more question......Did u do Crack the NBDE question bank. If yes then did it help and how much were u scoring in those exams.
Thanks.
I DID THE ASDA PAPERS FROM 1976 TILL 2006.
THATS IT
 
hey thanx for your quick response
realli helpful.....
lot of people r saying to do decks thoroughly.....
vl follow that advice..
al the best for ur scores...
take care...
 
What happens if you fail? Sorry but i'm not optimistic!

kindly read my entire post above
THE HARD WAY
1.tons of released ques,i mean tons,all old ques are recycled.
2.Biochem do kaplan ,lipencort for collagen and basics like
dna library,pcr,restriction endoneuclease the whole works.
3.micro & path decks...google all topics.
4.anat........head and neck..full body blood ,nerve and lymp drainage.
bone,nerve and muscle histo.....kaplan.,nbde first aid.
5.phsio ...kaplan.......hormones,receptors,muscle,nerve conduction,well all basics.
6.tooth morph wheelers very imp..occlusion kaplan q bank.

THE EASY WAY
have decks in ur fingertips [i mean know them inside out,its not 3 or 4 times],ques bank all released from 1978 till today,300 ques are recycled repeats.[the same stuff from old papers but twisted,google the ques bank and create ur own bank.
the rest 100 ,as i told u 40 are wierd andthe rest 60 if u have a basic knowledge
a raw score of 320 is 90
READ ALL THIS U WILL NEVR FAIL
 
I have just 6 asda papers. The latest one on their web site of of 2005. U mentioned 2006, where did u get that from. pls reply.
 
Just type crack the nbde on google. Its a website that sells u 3 question papers. Everything is online.
 
Thanks for the quick reply. R u also using the 1998 conversion chart for the score conversions.
 
you can find the released exams in any library... I don't think the ADA sell them anymore however you can ck with them...
 
Hey drknali,
Good luck with your scores! When I took the test last year sametime(old format) the biochem and physio was head spinnin. Most of them were from the Genetics. Please advice us how to ace this off and come across this trouble and explain your experience in those parts. That would be exceptionally contributory for the future test takers like me. Thank you.
 
hi
i took my exam in mid of jan and i scored a 92. i think everyone with hard work n motivation can do it.. all drknali said is true.. do all the material well..its not how many books u read its jus how strong ur basics are and how often u revise them. i wud say 2 go thru the textbokks.. if uve time at least fr some difficult topics.. which r vague in decks. finally.. the old saying in my place--
E= M CROSS C square.
e= examination
m=memory
c=concentration.
stay focused, belive in god.. and u all can do it.. cheers 2 all.🙂
 
hey chinnu...congrats...u got a gr8 score....wic all buks did u read..?
 
Hi drknali,

Have you received your score yet? Could you let me know where you found the papers from before 1985?
Thanks!
 
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