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PGY4 here, with a question for those who have taken the initial ABPN certification recently.
My dearest friend has scheduled her wedding the Saturday two days before the Monday-Tuesday board exam. The difficulty is that her wedding is in California, and I live in Boston. I am feeling very torn as this is truly my dearest friend in the universe, but I understand the consequences (financial, professional) of failing the boards. It's not something I am willing to risk, which she understands as she is also a physician.
So, assuming that I study adequately in the months beforehand, and am very good at standardized tests,
do either of these options seem reasonable?
- Fly out on Friday night or Saturday AM for wedding and don't stay up late. Study on Sunday. Take test locally on Monday-Tuesday.
- Fly out on Friday PM / Sat AM, return home on Sunday. Take test at home on Monday-Tuesday.
I realize that another option is to get there earlier, give myself more time to adjust to the time difference, and then take the test locally, but I won't have enough vacation time yet at my new job to do this.
Thanks for your honest opinions.
My dearest friend has scheduled her wedding the Saturday two days before the Monday-Tuesday board exam. The difficulty is that her wedding is in California, and I live in Boston. I am feeling very torn as this is truly my dearest friend in the universe, but I understand the consequences (financial, professional) of failing the boards. It's not something I am willing to risk, which she understands as she is also a physician.
So, assuming that I study adequately in the months beforehand, and am very good at standardized tests,
do either of these options seem reasonable?
- Fly out on Friday night or Saturday AM for wedding and don't stay up late. Study on Sunday. Take test locally on Monday-Tuesday.
- Fly out on Friday PM / Sat AM, return home on Sunday. Take test at home on Monday-Tuesday.
I realize that another option is to get there earlier, give myself more time to adjust to the time difference, and then take the test locally, but I won't have enough vacation time yet at my new job to do this.
Thanks for your honest opinions.