Wednesday, August 30, 2017

Four Weeks

The STEP 1 exam has been scheduled. Four weeks from tomorrow (Thursday, September 28 in Tulsa, Oklahoma), I take the longest and most difficult exam (8 hours of fun) of my life. And I'm not too excited.

I thought I was doing okay, but I took a simulation test and scored merely a 190. Passing is 192, and to be even remotely competitive, you want to have a score over 205. So I have four weeks to smash more knowledge in my brain. Granted, the test was UWorld, and therefore more difficult than what I may expect on the real thing, and the questions given seemed harder than usual for UWorld, but I am still (rightfully) in a bit of a panic. So I will be attempting to study for (at least) ten hours every day until the exam, with one official day off per week. (Though workout days do admittedly take some time out).

In the midst of this, I am also trying to spiritually awaken. Because I of course reach out to my God in heaven in such times of desperation, since this was all His idea anyway. I am also still planning my trip to NYC. Between couch surfing and friends in the area, it looks like I will not be homeless.

Anyway, back to it.

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