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My USMLE Step 1 is in 5 month's time. I have revised only one subject up until now. The second one was a half hearted try so I am doing it again side by side with the third subject. Since there is little time left I have to put in some extra to get to the point of perfection. I InshaAllah hope to reach there in time to save the day. It is pretty hard to concentrate on a book that you know is part of your syllabus. Such is human nature that I would otherwise read hundred pages a day of something that is irrelevant and is not going to be tested at all at any platform but when it comes to reading course material prescribed for the exam the progress gets annoyingly slow and agitating. Anyways by my age all doctors have learnt to take all this in a stride; so I believe have I.
   I will not be listening to all the lectures for Step 1. Will go through only lectures for Behavioral Sciences and Biochemistry and that too selected portions of the subjects. Most of my seniors do not recommend wasting time over these lectures. I do plan to make full use of the online Q Bank sometime near March or April InshaAllah.
   Another drastic change in plans is my Step 2 CS schedule. To be certified by ECFMG by November I need to have all my test results by that time. Since ECFMG will no longer be offering rollover test result scheme starting January 1st 2006 I will have to take my Step 2 CS before September 9th 2006, at the latest. This is a drag really. Now I will have to apply for my visa somewhere in April of 2006. This will waste another atleast one week from my Step 1 prep. I can hardly afford that but there seems to be no other choice. If I have to match for 2007 I have to finish everything by November 2006. If there are better suggestions please enlighten me with your precious thoughts I will be delighted.
I have been, thus far, able to avoid the nocturnal pattern. Get up at 10 in the morning and get to work by 11 and from there on it is work work and still more work till 9 in the night. Ofcourse there are long breaks in between but I am cutting down on them or atleast trying to!

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