agree w/drdrtobe and much of what has been said. get 09 or 10 now, put annotations in while they're fresh (keep one color for all your school annotations). you need to be seeing this book for the first time way earlier than may of next year. and don't go crazy on what you add, you don't need too much detail for step 1, but you need to see FA several times before step 1. as soon as 11 comes out, transfer everything and as soon as possible so you're not wasting time doing that close to the boards. then i suggest (and others may not agree) DIT, at which point you will go thru 11 again, using a different color to annotate DIT stuff in there, much of which is very hi yield. then, as you go thru kaplan or usmle world questions and answers (and if youre a DO student, Combank), add any pertinent info from those answers in as well, in a different color. i know it sounds like a rainbow of color, but i think it works well, esp if you have neat handwriting. try something that doesnt smear too bad, like staedtler triplus fineliners. try to get thru FA at least 3 times. if you need to supplement, pick highly recommended resources (eg Goljan audio, again, in a different color) but only 1 or 2, maybe 3. don't spread yourself too thin. goal is try to have FA be annotated so well its the only thing you need to review come boards crunch time.
