Ramoray said:
I think it is impossible to advise on this. It really comes down to how well you learned things the first 2 years. If you LEARNED everything the first 2 years then id say 5 weeks to read through things once and refresh yourself is more than enough. Myself however was weak in numerous topics becasue i never had the time to learn them. Many pharm drugs, some path topics, etc i had to actually LEARN and i needed more than 5 weeks. I also know myself when i feel ready.. most people know when they feel ready. I mean nobody ever knows everything but you know when you have reviewed everything you know and feel good about what YOU know.. it may not be everything someone else knows but what im saying is you feel ready when you know what you know if ya know what i mean
Agree 100% with all of this. I think it's a bunch of horsecrap when people say, you only need 3 or 4 weeks. That only holds true under certain cicumstances, and if you really look at it, these people had been studying all along their 2nd year, doign q's or some sort of studying (at least those that claim the "3-4 week title" and actually did well) or have had some clinical exposure. All I am saying is that, there are very few people who probably did not work hard during the first 2 years, or had a sucky curric. and did nothing to compensate, and only studied 3-4 weeks literally, and did well. This is very unlikely. Take the time period with a BIG grain of salt--it's very subjective, and it really depends on your innate ability to read, comprehend, and retain the material. While, it may take someone multiple reads to retain something, it may take others only once. It really depends on your fundamental baseline knowledge. If you had a crappy curriculum and/or you were a lazy/poor student, then you have to put in more time. Albeit, if it's the latter, then those habbits will likely carry over. So, be a good judge of yourself, and see how much you know, and how much you need to refresh yourself on. Plus, I think those that have a P/F curric can really benefit by studying board worthy material from the get go, rather than studyin all the crap you have to for classes at the expense of getting a pass. Just my two cents.
I took step 1 last year, could've used the inspiration then. I'm studying for step 2 right now though, so I may go rent it. Bring it bitch!
