02-26-2012, 10:03 AM
ranali, i am 1996 graduate, passed step 3, got gc, was practising till 2006 when i came here, got post grad from home country, got research publication, volunteering in big university in research now but for last 2 years no interview. it is really hard. since u are old grad , thinking u will have family, and comes geographical boundary. before even thinking of usmle, make sure u know u might not get anywhere. i did not mean u won't get it. it is hard once u r out of practice for long time. if u still working in medical field then yes u should at least try.
regarding how to start, no course can make u pass. watch kaplan video, read kaplan, do uw, and best of all is find good sp that suits u. i would not have passed if i had not got good sp. i easily passed ck and cs on my own but step 1 i cancelled exam date 3 times, lost money, really hard to get those basic science after many years. so sp, sp sp. i never did any class, but did buy uw. that is must.
regarding how to start, no course can make u pass. watch kaplan video, read kaplan, do uw, and best of all is find good sp that suits u. i would not have passed if i had not got good sp. i easily passed ck and cs on my own but step 1 i cancelled exam date 3 times, lost money, really hard to get those basic science after many years. so sp, sp sp. i never did any class, but did buy uw. that is must.