Amount of Time for Step I

[LowlyPremed]

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I have been looking at some of the posts and it seems that people have a lot of time to study for step 1. My school gives 6 weeks which inlcudes vacation time if you want any. I just wanted to get an idea of how this compares with other schools.

 

[lankysudanese]

we are only required to do 80wks of work during the 3rd and 4th year (which spans 104wks) so students can take up to 24wks to prepare for Step 1 and Step 2 if they want.

however, most people take 6-8wks for Step 1, and 2-3wks for Step 2.

 

[alpha06]

My school is really flexible. I believe they provide 6-8wks of prep for Step 1, but if more time is needed they work with you.

 

[CanIMakeIt]

Our school gives us about 7 weeks of vacation between 2nd and 3rd year, so it upto us when we want to take it. There were people who did it in 3 weeks and then there were people like me who waited till last possible minute :-D. Most took 5-6 weeks.

 

[nowai]

As a Canadian student, I plan to study lightly during the school year and then put in a solid month or two of studying during the summer. I feel like our curriculum is much much weaker on pharmacology and microbiology than in the States/what's in the USMLE so I will probably spend more time on that than you guys.

 

[PeepshowJohnny]

Our school gives us about 7 weeks of vacation between 2nd and 3rd year, so it upto us when we want to take it. There were people who did it in 3 weeks and then there were people like me who waited till last possible minute :-D. Most took 5-6 weeks.

Essentially Ditto.